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live longer if they v are not put to work until they are four years old. 
Those of a black colour are judged the most durable. The pied 
often prove not so good. They have been more numerous than 
they are now. The best of them are to be had in Sanston and 
Eston; also they are good in Waes and Yell. Those of the least 
size are in the northern isles of Yell and Unst. The coldness of 
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the air, and the barrenness of the mountains on which they feed, 
and their hard usage, may keep them little ; for if bigger "horses 
are brought into the country, their kind will in a little time dege¬ 
nerate: and, indeed, in the present case, we see the wisdom of 
Providence ; for their way being deep and mossy in many places, 
these lighter horses come through where the heavier and larger 
would sink down. They leap ditches very nimbly ; yea up and 
down rugged mossy braes or hillocks with heavy riders on them. 
I have even seen them climb braes on their knees, when otherwise 
they could not overcome the height ; so that large horses would 
be but little if at all serviceable there.— Brand's Description of 
Orkney , Zetland , and Caithness , in Pinkerton's Travels , vol. iii, 
p. 77 L 
Cochin Chinese Delicacies. 
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Fat pork and rotten eggs they seem to consider as delectable 
morsels, and are not sparing in their powers of consumption. It 
will appear scarcely credible to an European, that both here, and 
in many parts of China, fresh eggs are looked on with indif¬ 
ference, while those w T hich have become putrid are much esteem¬ 
ed, and the latter cost in the market thirty per cent, more than 
the former. Eggs that contain young ones are still more highly 
esteemed; and amongst the numerous dishes sent to us by the 
king, w r ere two plates full of hatched eggs, containing young 
that were already fledged. We were assured that this was con¬ 
sidered a mark of the greatest distinction^ Doubting still the 
fact, we sent them to the soldiers appointed as our guard, who 
gobbled them up in haste, with the most luxurious voracity.— 
Finlayson's Mission to Siam and Cochin China . 
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,TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
“ C-We cannot unprovokedly and uselessly wound the feelings of 
one to whom the veterinary profession is not a little indebted. 
Mr.-. The facts have been fully and fairly stated—our opinion has 
been freely expressed—any thing beyond this would be useless and malicious 
annoyance, 
