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rife, and appear in paln^ he will drop down 

 behind^ before he is half rifen. You mud then 

 examine his tail near the tip or bottom, and 

 by pinching or holding it up you will find the 

 bone entirely wafted ; which fo much alFedts 

 the fpine of the back-bone, and caufes fuch a 

 weaknefs in it, as to prevent the animal from 

 rifing. 



If you apply a remedy in time, the diforder 

 is eafily and certainly cured. My method is 

 to amputate about two or three inches of the 

 tail, according to the ftage of the diforder. You 

 will find the bone, as the farriers, who have no 

 knowledge of the caufe of this diforder, exprefs 

 it, "eaten in two," that is, entirely decayed: 

 and this they tell you has been occafioned by a 

 worm feeding upon the bone. But amongft the 

 great nurqber of tails I have cut, I never yer, 

 after the moft diligent fearch, could difcover 

 one of the worms they talk fo maich of. It 

 would be morejuft, in my opinion, to attri- 

 bute this diforder to a caries of the internal part 

 of the bone. Amputadon is the rcadieft, fafeft-, 

 and fureft cure. No internal medicine is ne- 

 cefTary. You need only be cautious that the 



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