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followed by eruptions, swelled legs, and probably 

 terminate in farcy. But the symptoms being limited 

 to the first stage as above, the horse not old, with a 

 probability that the malady has originated merely in 

 neglect or starvation, it need not hinder the purchase 

 of a well formed and apparently eligible animal. 

 Warbles, or small tumours on the back and but- 

 tocks, are generally indications of high keep, and want 

 of exercise and purging. A constant succession of 

 them, with inflammation and weeping of the eyes, are 

 often the precursors of that species styled by the 

 farriers, humour blindness. The dreadful and incura? 

 ble glanders is denoted, with some exceptions, by 

 leanness, and deadness of the coat, by a dejected and 

 spiritless countenance and action, and essentially, by 

 a fetid discharge from the nostrils. Should this dis- 

 charge have been temporarily impeded by an astrin- 

 gent injection from the dealer, one of their knowing 

 tricks, the nostrils will yet appear raw, and the scent 

 from them and the breath, fetid or unhealthy. The 

 hair of the coat also, will most probably come off with 

 a slight pull. The teeth of a new purchase (see 

 teeth in an early page) will, in course, be one of the 

 first objects of inspection. Young horses are some- 

 times troubled by a tumid inflammation of the first 

 bar of the mouth, adjoining the upper fore teeth, pre- 

 ventive of their chewing. This affection, of temporary 

 duration, and giving way to the proper remedies, is 

 styled the lampas, from the Latin lampascus. It 

 should have been remarked that, the teeth being 

 filed down to hide the appearance of age, often has 

 the miserable effect of preventing the poor victim 

 from chewing his food. Gigs, bladders or flaps 



