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tion, and drops them suddenly; yet horses whose wind 

 is perfectly good, may breathe thick, in foggy weather, 

 or if foul fed and without sufficient exercise. 



There are other particulars that should be observed in 

 choosing a horse. If his head be large, and his neck 

 fleshy, he will go heavy. It is well to ascertain the 

 temper of a horse. If it is good it gi'eatly adds to his 

 value ; but if bad, it is always unsafe to use him : this 

 can be easily ascertained by a short trial. 



These few instructions may be of great use in pur- 

 chasing horses ; but it requires experien je before trust- 

 ing to one's own judgment, for probably in no business 

 are the arts of deception carried farther than by the 

 horse-dealer; and the best judges are often much de- 

 ceived. 



We come nov/ to treat of the diseases of this noble 

 animal, with their symptoms and treatment. 



BOTTS AND NATORMS. 



INIuch has been said respecting worms in horses, with 

 but little knowledge. Many horses are kept weak, and 

 low in flesh, and are killed by them. Horses that are 

 well kept are not so subject to worms as those that are 

 haid worked and badly fed. There are different species 

 of worms, but the worst kind is the long round worm, 

 resembling the common earth-worm, of from five to eight 

 inches in length. They are very hard, and inhabit the 

 small intestines. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms are various, as the animals 

 are constitutionally different, and the difficulty seated in 

 different parts of the body. When the botts are in the 

 rectum, they are not dangerous, but are often thrust out 

 with the dung. They sometimes breed in the stomach, 

 and often cause convulsions and death. Violent agonies 

 of the creature are an indication of their existence in 

 that part of the body. The eye, also, is dull and glazed. 

 They are often attended with a voracious appetite, which 

 continues to the last. 



Cure. — A strong dose of physic, or an injection of lin- 

 seed oil, will sometimes effect a cure. If physic is pre- 

 ferred, take 1 oz. aloes, 1 dram of calomel (8 drams to 



