How to Tell the Age of a 



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A POCKET MANUAL OF GREAT VALUE. 



Written by PROF. HEARD, a member of the Royal 

 Colleg-e of Veterinary Snrg-eons, London, and one of the 

 Professors of the New York Colleg-e of Veterinary Surg-eons. 



The importance of knowing- 

 how to tell the ag-e of a horse 

 by an examination of his teeth; 

 cannot be over-estimated by 

 those who have occasion to 

 BUY HORSES. Such knowl- 

 edg-e is VALUABLE alike to 

 the FARMER,MERCHANT 

 and MECHANIC, and may 

 often save many dollars to itV 

 possessor. By a study of thi?* 

 book, all may learn in a short- 

 time to become experts. En- 

 g-raving-s are g-iven showing* the 

 shape of the teeth from the ag-e of Two-and-a-Half Years 

 up to Twenty Years. The TRICKS of horse traders 

 who *•' Doctor-Up" the teeth of OLD HORSES to make 

 them LOOK YOUNG, and thus deceive purchasers, are 

 full.y EXPOSED, and the matter explained so clearly that 

 no one need be cheated. This is the most practical book o( 

 clie kiud ever published. There is a chapter also on Horse 

 Character, or How to Tell the Disposition of a Horse ; 

 whether Kind and Gentle, or Vicious and Unreliable, 

 Bound in extra cloth, with ink side-stamp. Price jo cents. 

 Sent by mail on receipt of this amount in postag-o stamps* 

 or otherwise. Address 



M. T. RICHARDSON CO.. Publishers, 



P. 0. Box 2348, New York, 



