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The cure is in lightly cauterifing the 

 flefh with a hoc iron, taking care that it 

 does not penetrate too deep, fo as to fcale 

 off the thin bone that Hes under the up- 

 per bars ; the part may be anointed with 

 burnt alum and honey, which is proper 

 for moft fores in the mouth. 



This- operation is by fome thought to Obferva- 

 be entirely unneceflary •, it being a gene- t'O"* 

 ral obfervation with them, that all young 

 horfcs have their mouths more or lefs full 

 of what are called lam pas ; and that fome- 

 times they rife higher than the fore-teeth : 

 but they further obferve, in proportion 

 as a horfe grows older, the roof flattens 

 of itlelf, and the teeth then appear to rife. 

 We are obliged to the ingenious M. La 

 Fofld for this remark, and hope it will be 

 the means of aboliOiing this cruel and un- 

 neceffary operation. 



Barbs are fmall excrefcences under the Bubs 

 tongue, which may be difcovered by J^'^;^^' ^"^ 

 drawing it afide, and are cured by cut- J^;^^^ 

 ting dole off, and wafhing with brandy, 

 or lalt and water, 



A horfe is faid to have wolvej teeth, Wolves 

 when the teeth grow in fuch a manner, |^^^^^» 

 that their points prick or wound either ''' 



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