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The horse is now as fat as possible, and is fed on lbs. 
sugar, lbs. fine flour (Maidah), lj lb. clarified butter 
(Ghee), besides sweetmeats of all sorts. He can neither eat 
grain nor grass. 
I saw several mares in foal by him, and I bought some of 
his produce for dragoon remounts, but he is now very uncer- 
tain as a foal- get ter. 
66 Cabouterah” is an enormous favourite with the Sikhs, 
who treat him with the greatest kindness, and are loud in his 
praise. The horse will put back his ears, champ his bit, 
lash his tail, paw the ground, and show every symptom of 
rage, and in this state rush open-mouthed at any one calling 
his name, but upon reaching them, he stands to be patted 
until some one else attracts his attention. 
After the death of Runjeet Sing, the horse was sent to the 
Temple of Ulnritza, as a present to one of the priests who 
attended the devotions of the Maharajah. 
This “ gooroo,” or priest, passed through Puttecallah on 
his way to visit the holy river Ganges. The father of the 
present Maharajah of Puttecallah gave the gooroo many 
valuable presents, and took possession of Cabouterah, wdiere 
he has remained ever since, serving mares at Puttecallah. 
I consider this horse’s age to be fully thirty-five years. It 
is eighteen years since the death of Runjeet Sing, and the 
Maharajah of Puttecallah informed me that the horse was 
very old when he came into the possession of his father, and 
when a native allow r s a horse to be aged, he must be very 
very old. 
ON COMPRESSION OF THE FALSE NOSTRILS 
IN ROARING. 
By H. Flower, M.R.C.V.S., Derby. 
Seeing an article on roaring in the last month’s number 
of the Veterinarian , from the pen of Mr. W. G. Reeve, I beg 
to say that I can add my testimony to the value and utility of 
the method adopted by him for its relief, from the fact of an 
aged cart-mare, that is an inveterate roarer, belonging to a 
farmer in this neighbourhood, having for years w orn a steel 
spring, covered with leather, projecting from the bridle and 
compressing the false nostrils ; so that there is nothing new' 
