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its only worth therefoi'e, when stripped of its supposed 

 mysterious, charm-Hke influence over his state, consists in the 

 authority, with which it invests the buyer to proceed against 

 the seller in a court of law ; qualifying him to expend many 

 times the amount of the purchase money, to prove, that he 

 has been either wilfuUy, or ignorantly deceived. Now instead 

 of placing implicit confidence in such an instrument, as this, 

 or resting satisfied under its pi-otection, it would be mucli 

 wiser, upon makhig a fresh purchase, in addition to the 

 warranty to have the horse examined by a veterinary 

 surgeon, who will at once detect any loalpahle defects, that 

 may present themselves ; and then, being armed with the general 

 warranty on the one hand, and the veterinary surgeon's 

 certificate on the other, to set steadily and perseveringly to 

 work by good shoeing, a loose box, and plenty of exercise, 

 to endeavour to make him sound. 



