496 HORSE-DEALING. 



theless, the warranty of " free from vice"' in a horse 

 we know nothing of, is by no means an unnecessary 

 precaution ; for we know that, in the London Re- 

 positories, horses are sold over and over again, 

 (which is called, amongst the fraternity of low 

 horse-dealers, " going round the mill,"") which will 

 neither draw nor carry, and are consequently per- 

 fectly unserviceable. 



AlthouD'h anatomical knowledo^e would be want- 

 ing to discover the various causes of diseases in the 

 following various parts of a horse, still the follow- 

 ing directions for examining the seat of them, as 

 given by Professor Stewart, may be very useful to 

 a purchaser : — 



" The head. For the eyes ; for cataract, glass- 

 eyes, and^pecks. The nostrils ; for glanders, 

 tumours, ^d cold. The glands between the 

 brooches of the lower jaw, for enlargement. The 

 throat ; for mark of crib-biting strap, and the 

 tenderness which accompanies cold. The teeth ; 

 for the age, and marks of crib-biting. The veins 

 of the neck ; to see that both are entire. 



" The fore-leg and shoulder. The seat of the 

 collar ; for tumours. The point of the elbow, for 

 tumours. The knee ; for blemishes and stiffness 

 of that joint. The shank ; for speedy-cut, splent, 

 and strain. The fetlock-joint ; for enlargement, 

 windgalls, unnerving, and marks of cutting. The 

 pastern ; for ring-bone. 



" The foot ; for side-bones, sandcrack, contrac- 

 tion, thrush, corns, and flat-soles. The shoe ; for 

 signs of cutting. 



