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them blazes or stars precisely alike. This may be 

 done in the following manner: 



Number 1. Take a razor and shave off the hair the 

 form and size you wish the blaze or star to be made : 

 then take a small quantity of oil of vitriol, and with a 

 feather anoint the part once, which will be quite suffi- 

 cient. After the application of the vitriol, the part 

 will become a little sore and inflamed ; which may be 

 readily removed and healed up, by washing the sore 

 with copperas water. Great care should be used to 

 prevent the vitriol from getting on clothes, as it will 

 entirely destroy them. 



Number 2. Take a piece of oznaburgs the size you 

 want the blaze or star: spread it with warm pitch and 

 apply it to the horse's face : let it remain two or three 

 days, by which time it will bring off the hair clean, 

 and make the part a little tender ; then take of elixir 

 vitriol a small quantity ; then anoint the part two or 

 three times; or, of a very common weed. called as- 

 mart, a small handful, bruise it and add to it about a 

 gill of water, use it as a wash until the face gets well, 

 when the huir will grow out entirely white. 



HEAD. 



THE head of a horse should be small, bony, thin, 

 and delicate ; his jaws wide apart, yet thin ; his throttle 

 large and arched; his ears long, thin, narrow, high 

 and pointing together ; his eyes prominent, large, and 



