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NEW E N G L A S DEAR M E R 



JVLV 3 I 8 '19. 



MISCbLLANEOUS 



THE POCKET FARRIER. 



Hind. — If his flanks beat even iind slow, his 

 wind may be good, but if ihey heave double and ir- 

 regular, <jr if, (while he stands in the stable) he 

 I blows at (lie nostrils, as if he had just been gallop- 

 Tr;j before you huy. — If you meet with a horse ing, they are signs of a broken wind. Deceitful 

 you like, and are desirous of buying him, do not fall 1 dealers have a draught which they sometimes give 

 in love with him before you ride hiin, for though to make a horse breathe regularly in the stable ; 

 he may be handsome he may start or stumble. the surest way therefore to judge of his wind, is to 



To discover a slunibler. — If you Duy of one who give him a good brushing gallop, and it is ten to 

 hnows you, it is not unreasonable to desire to ride one, if his wind be broken, or touched, that he will 

 for an hour. If refused, you may suspect he has | cough and wheeze very much, and no medicine can 

 some faults ; if not, mount him at the door of the | prevent him doing so. 

 stable where he stands; let him neither feel yourj Cure fir broken it'inrf.— A broken wind may be 



about it, add with a iiot brick applied to it, soak in 

 the oil, till it be dry. 



H'indgalt. — Windgalls are several little swell- 

 ings just above the fi;t!ock joints of all the four 

 legs ; they seem, when felt, to be full of wind or 

 jelly, but they never lai..e a horse; the splint and 

 spavin always do. They all three proceed from 

 one and the same cause, which is hard riding, tra- 

 velling too far in one day, or carrying too great a 

 weight when young. 



spurs, nor see your whip ; mount him easily, and 

 when seated, go gently off with a loose rein, which 

 will make him careless ; and if he is a stumbler, he 

 will discover himself presently, especially if the 

 road in wliich you ride him be anything rough. 



The best horse indeed may stumble (a young one 

 of spirit, if not properly broken in, will frequently; 

 and vet if he moves nimbly upon the bit dividiiig 

 his legs true, Ije may become a very good saddle 

 horse;) the best horse, I say, may stumble; but if 

 he springs out, when ho stumbles, as if he feared 

 your whip or spur, depend upon it he is an old of- 

 fend^ A horse should never be struck for stum- 

 bling, or starting ; the provocation, I confess, is 

 great, but the fear of correction makes him worse. 

 In the purchase of a horse, examine four things 



his teeth, his eyes, his legs, and liis v.ind. 



To hioie his njre. — Every treatise on farriery has 

 instructed us to know a horse's age by the marks in 

 Ills mouth ; but no one in five hundred (a dealer ex- 

 cepted) can retain it in mind. 



Every horse has six teeth before in each jaw, un- 

 til he is two years and a half old, they are all 

 smooth and uniform in their upper surface. 



At two years and a half old he sheds the two 

 middle teeth, (by the young teeth's rising and forc- 

 ing the old ones out,) which at three years old are 

 replaced by two hollow ones. 



When he is about three years and a half old, he 

 sheds two others, one on each side the two middle 

 ones, which at four years old are replaced by two 

 others, which are also hollow. 



The sharp single teeth in horses, begin to appear 

 in the lower jaw when the horse is about three and 

 a half, or four years old, they are full grown, point- 

 ed, and concave in the inside. 



When he is four years and a half old, he sheds 

 the two corner teeth, wliich at five are replaced also 

 with two hollow ones, grooved on the inside, which 

 groove marks the age precisely. 



At six years of asje this groove begins to fill up, 

 and disappear; so do the hollows of the rest of the 

 teeth, which continue till near .seven and a half or 

 eii^ht years old, when all the teeth become uniform- 

 ly full and smooth. 



Crafty jockeys will sometimes burn holes in the 

 teeth to make them appear young, which they call 

 bishoping; but a discerning eye will soon discover 

 the cheat. 



Eifes. — If a horse's eyes are lively and clear, and 

 you can see to the butloiii, and the image of your 

 face be reflected from thence, and, not from Ihe sur- 

 face of the eye, they are good, but if muddy, cloudy, 

 or coal black, they are bad. 



Legs. — If his knees are not broken, nor stand 

 bonding and trembling forward (wliich is called 



cured, if the following be a|iplied on the discoveiy 

 of it: A quarter of a pound of common tartar, and 

 the like quantity of honey ; beat them well toge- 

 ther, then dissolve them in a quart of new milk ; 

 let the horse fast two hours before you give the 

 drench ; walk him an hour after, and let him fast 

 two hours ; give this drench every second day with 

 warm meat and drink. 



A Draught Horse. — A horse with thick shoul- 

 ders and a broad chest laden with flesh, hanging 

 I too forward, and heavily projecting over his knees 

 and feet, is fitter for a collar than a saddle. 



./i Snildlt Horse. — A horse with thin shoulders 

 and a flat chest, "ivhose fore feet stand boldly for- 

 ward and even, his neck rising semicircularly from 

 the points of those thin shouldeis to his head, may 

 justly be said to have a light fore-hand, and be fit- 

 ter for a saddle than a collar. As most horses in 

 the hands of farmers are drawn while they are 

 young, which notwilhstinding their make, occa- 

 sions th'emto move heavily ; if you desire a nimble 

 footed horse, choose one that has never drawn. 



In buying a horse, inquire into four other things 

 viz : — biting, kicking, stopping, and starting. 



A horse may be sound, though guilty of all four, 

 which you can hardly discover by barely looking at 

 him ; so I refer you to his keeper. 



\\ hen you.are buying it is common for the owner 

 to say in praise of h:s horse, that he has neither 

 splint, spavin, nor windgall. 



That you may not be imposed upon,- those three 

 are thus described ; 



The splint. — The splint is a fixed callous excres- 

 cence or hard knot, growing upon the flat of the 

 in or outside (and sometimes both) of the shank- 

 bone ; a little under and not far from the knee, and 

 may be seen and felt. 



To take it ofl"siiave the part, and beat it with a 

 stick, prick it with a nail in a flat stick, clap on a 

 blistering plaster as strong as you can make it, let 

 it lie on three days; then take it ofl', and rub the 

 place with half a drachm of the oil of origanum, 

 and as much oil of vitriol, mixed : if the first does 

 not do, rub it a second time with the oils ; if you 

 find any remains of the splint, apply a second hlis- 

 •toring plaster for twentyfour hours: walk him mo- 

 derately to prevent any swelling or excrescence 

 from settling. 



Most young horses have splints, more or less, 

 and they will occasion lameness while they are co- 

 ming upon the bone ; but after they are grown to 

 the firmness of bones, they do not lame a horse, 

 nor is such a horse worse for use, though he may 

 not look so well to the eye. 



Tlie spavin. — The spavin is of the same nature. 



ki'uckling,) his legs may be good ; but if he stops land appears, in like manner, on the instep bone be 

 short, and digs his toe.s in the ground, it is a sign; hind, not far below the hough. To take it ofl" beat 

 iie will knuckle. In short, if the hoof be pretty flat the bone with a bleeding-stick, and rub it; then 

 and not curled, you need not fear founder. i anoint it with the oil of origanum, tie a wet cloth 



S.WLE'S UAKUI^M K.\GI.«K 



For sale at Ihe New England Agricuuuial Warehouse 

 Nos. fil and 52 iNorlh Market Street. Sayle's (Sarden Enaiiies 

 This Engine is a splemliH article, and will throw a constant 

 stream of water to the distance of 50 or 60 feel, wiih great 

 force, and in case of fire wouLI be a good suhstiuie lor a fire 

 engine. It is the most perfect article for Ihe purpose ever in- 

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BUXE lUAMIRK. 



The subscriber informs his friends and the public, that, 

 alter ten years experience, he is fully conviuced thai ground 

 hones lorm the most powerful siiniulaot that can be appliad 

 to the earth as a manure. 



He keeps constantly on hand a supply of Ground Bone, 

 and solicits the patronage oi the agricultural conieiunity. 

 Pr-ce at the Mill 35 cents per bushel ; put up in casks and de- 

 livered at any part of the city at 40 cents per bushel, and no 

 charge lor casks or carting. 



Also, ground Ovster Shells. 



Orders left at the Boue Mill, near TremonI road, in Roi- 

 bury, at Ihe New England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, No 52 North .Vlarkei Slreel, or through the Post 

 Odice will receive prompt attention. 



March 27. NAUUM WARD. 



TU UARDKNEIiS ANU PARDIEUSi. ~ 



The subscriber has constantly for sale at his Garden, in 

 Brighton, the best varieties ol the lolluwing plants: 



Ear y and l.ale Cauliflowers, 



Purple and White Broc oli, 



Ciibbage of every kind, 



Celery, Peppers, Tomato and Lettuce, 



Martynia, OUra, &c. iVc. 

 jl/so— Cucumber, Melon and Squash Plants, in potf, ready 

 for tran planting. J. L. L. F. WARREN. 



Brighton, June 5. 



For bikw vork. 



Cabin Fare $^ 00— Deck Fare $1 50. 



T'e Steamer JOHN W. RICHMOND, Capt " m. H. 

 Towasend, will leave Provi ence on MONDAYS and 

 THURSDAYS, at 1 ocpock, P M. 



gj' Cars to meet the boat will leave Boston at half past 

 2 o'clock, P. M. 



Mondays and Thurndays^ will he her regular days of leav- 

 ing Providence^ until I'uriher notice. 



For liirtlier information, apply to S. Q. Cocksan, 30 Con- 

 gress Street, Boston. 



N. B. Freigln taken at 6 cents per cubic foot. 



Sheet Lead nilii Lend Pipe. 



Sheet Lead and Lead Pipe all sizes constantly for sale at 

 No I Citv Wharf, by A. FEARING it, CO. 



May 22. 8w 



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 p-jy-dble at the end of the year — but those who pay wiiliin 

 sixtydays from the time of subscribing are entitled to a de- 

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