wind,  are  sufficient  evidence  that  there  arc  many 
eases  in  which  the  departure  from  the  healthy 
sound  is  not  80  marke«l  aa  to  bo  readily  distin¬ 
guished.  Extraordinar>'  cases  of  roaring,  in 
which  it  has  been  rmposaible  to  dwido  at  first 
whetlier  the  Bounds  were  merely  the  result  of 
some  peculiar  lialdt  or  depended  on  disease  of 
the  respiratory  organs,  hare  been  from  time  to 
time  recorded.  Tln?se  cases  arc  very  unsatisfac¬ 
tory  to  co'otyhofly  concomod.  the  ]»rofcssioiial 
examiner  cs|iecialiy,  because,  whatever  view  ho 
may  take,  Ihere  are  facts  to  ho  wlvanccd  oti  the 
opj)Osite  side.  That  there  are  a  few  ecOfiutric 
horses  which  make  unnatural  noises  at  times, 
quite  irrospoctive  of  any  disease  of  the  air  tubes, 
is  beyond  all  doubt.  I’ortunately,  roeli  cases  are 
very  rare,  and  if  tlie  exlsteiioo  of  a  l>a«l  habit 
oixposes  the  horse  to  the  stigma  of  Iwilng  an  un- 
HOiiAd  animal,  no  one  ought  lo  complain.  It  is 
prfil>at)lo,  however,  that  the  (rwner;- who  knows 
the  animal’s  quiilitica,  does  not  take  this  view  of 
the  nxatter,  and  protests  against  a  verdict  of  un- 
soundnoss  in  the  case  of  a  horse  which  long  ex¬ 
perience  has  eonviuced  him  is  perfectly  sound, 
notwithstanding  the  objeeftionahh'*  noises  whicli 
he  makes  on  occasion  in  his  breathing. 
Various  causes  of  roaring  and  whistling  are 
enjimerak^d  by  veterinary  pathologists.  Whist¬ 
ling  is  most  likely  k  be  catised  by  some  obstruc¬ 
tion  in  the  nasal  cavitios,  which,  by  diminishing 
the  size  of  Uio  tube  tliiv>ngh  which  the  air  pusses, 
causes  the  pitch  of  the  note  piUKiuced  to  tH>  ek*- 
vated.  The  same  offeet  will  resxilt  from  thidten* 
ing  of  the  iiutcouK  momhrauo  at  the  oisoiing  of 
the  larynx.  Distortion  of  the  cavity  of  the  larynx 
or  trachea  is  a  hot  uncommon  cahSo  of  niirrlng — 
the  one  condition  is  due  to  toss  of  power  of  the 
laryngeal  muscles  on  one  side,  generally  the  'left 
one  ;  the  other  is  a  tiatnral  consequence  of  fho 
bent  position  of  the  nock  which  follow's  from  the 
improper  use  of  the  bearing  rein. 
The  prosonco  of  a  tumor  in  the  guttoral  pou¬ 
ches,  in  sneh  a  i)OHitlon  that  the  side  of  the 
larynx  is  pressed,  is  an  occasional  cause  of  roar¬ 
ing,  and  the  syrtiploms  induced  are  v«M'y  nmrked 
in  such  cases;  the  animal  under  exertion  lat- 
comos  exccBsivcly  distressed,  and  it  is  necessary 
to' allow  him  to  rest  In  order  to  avoid  suffoeation. 
If  the  ttnhor  is  kmporary  in  its  nature,  as  in  the 
case  of  an  aheess,  It  is  essential  to  keep  tlio  iiui- 
mal  perfectly  (pilot  until  the  process  of  suppura¬ 
tion  is  completed,  and  tho  contents  of  the  tumor 
are  excavated  by  bui  sting,  or  by  the  aid  of  tho 
lancet;  but  in  eases  of  p.-omnturo  tumors,  as 
those  of  a  scrofulous  kind  or  libro-fatty  struct¬ 
ure.  there  is  no  hope  of  euro,  because,  from  tho 
position  of  the  doiwsit,  an  ojieration  would  bo 
attended  with  a  groat  amount  of  risk,  and  would 
besides  be  of  doubtful  efficacy,  as  there  would 
generally  bo  left  enough  deposit  on  the  mucous 
twsnc  to  cause  some  noisf;  in  respiratioii,  although 
tho  actual  relief  to  the  animal  might  ho  consid¬ 
erable. 
Treatment  of  ordinary  cases  of  roaiing  or 
whistling,  with  a  view  to  tho  restoration  of  sound¬ 
ness,  is  generally  a  very  unsatisfactory  affair. 
Different  plans  have  been  at  vai'ious  limes  advo¬ 
cated,  and  if  it  can  be  truly  alleged  that  any 
metliod  has  succeeded  in  ciu'ing  a  whistler  or 
roarer,  tho  system  is  straightway  lauded  as  infal¬ 
lible  ;  and  the  result  is  that  contidiiig  horsemen 
subject  thoii'  unfortunate  animals  to  various  de¬ 
grees  of  punishment,  in  most  cases  without  any 
bouotit.  When  tho  abnormal  sound  depends  on 
some  recent  deposit,  which  would,  in  all  proba¬ 
bility,  be  removed  by  a  natural  process  of  absorp¬ 
tion  as  the  acute  disease  which  gave  rise  to  it 
subsides,  any  form  of  couutor-irritatiou  w  ill,  to 
some  extent,  assist  tho  removal  of  the  morbid 
matter,  and  thus  would  have  done  in  time,  but  iii 
cases  of  roaring  and  whistling  of  long  standing, 
counter-irritants  arc  quite  jiowerless,  and  their 
appheation  only  inflicts  pain  on  tho  animal,  witli- 
out  any  chance  of  removing  tho  cause  of  tho 
mischief. 
Severe  blistering  of  tho  surface  along  the 
course  of  the  trachea,  firing  the  same  part,  ap- 
plj-ing  seatons  from  the  jaw  to  tho  chest,  are 
jflans  of  conntiir-irritation  which  have  been  advo¬ 
cated  as  moans  of  cure,  but  in  reahty,  in  most 
cases,  the  use  of  them  amounts  to  an  act  of  un¬ 
meaning  brutality.  The  ojicration,  wliich  lias 
been  successfully  adopted  in  some  cases,  of  re¬ 
moving  a  portion  of  cartilage  at  tho  opening  of 
tlio  larynx,  is  only  likely  to  be  beneficial  wlien 
the  disease  is  due  to  loss  of  power  of  tho  muscles, 
which  allows  the  walla  of  tho  organ  to  fall  in¬ 
ward,  and  thus  diminish  the  area  of  tho  cavity. 
As  this  is  a  common  cause  of  roaring,  the  opera¬ 
tion  maybe  sucoessful  in  many  instances ;  but 
there  are  no  means  of  determining  beforehand 
whether  this  condition  exists,  and  if  it  is  nut 
present  no  benefit  would  be  gained,  and  possibly 
injury  might  result.  The  proceeding,  therefore, 
borders  on  the  empirical,  and,  except  as  an  ex¬ 
periment,  should  seldom  bo  attempted.  A  roarer 
may  be  kept  in  workable  condition  by  a  careful 
I  system  of  management,  regulatiou  of  diet  and 
exercise,  and  the  avoidance  of  irregular  and  se¬ 
vere  work;  but  it  is  rarely  worth  while  to  at- 
I  tempt  a  radical  cure  by  the  aid  of  medicine  and 
I  surgery. 
gument  in  favor  of  cutting  off  shoops’  ears. 
Any  proiiosal  on  the  part  of  husbands  to  nip  off 
their  wives'  ears  for  tlio  purjsise  of  distinguish¬ 
ing  tliem  from  other  people's  wives  would,  it 
may  bo  imagined,  be  ro(M-ivod  with  disapproval, 
and  Increase  tho  aiiimoslty  with  which  man  is 
regarded  by  woman.” 
We  never  did  believe  it  right  to  inflict  tho 
cmelty  of  docking  or  cutting  off  tlio  tails  of 
either  colts,  hogs  or  sheep. 
ones,  and  am,  therefore,  obliged  to  cramp  my 
favorites  in  a  box  or  pot. 
liast  Spring  I  <X)llccl<>d  Painted  Trillium, 
Blood  Boot,  Spring  Beauty  and  (lolumbine,  and 
planted  them  in  a  box  outside  of  tho  wimlow  on 
the  east  side  of  tlic  bouse.  Uliey  did  very  well 
all  Hummor,  and  I  am  now  (Peb.  22)  anxious  to 
know  how  they  have  passed  the  winter. 
There  Is  a  swamp  In  this  neighhorhofsl  that 
contains  an  abundatico  of  the  showy  Lady  s 
Slijipor,  Ci/pripediuin  s^pevUihile.  I  observed 
also  seven  different  siiecjes  of  plants  belonging 
to  tho  Orchis  familj'. 
It  is  four  years  since  I  commenced  tho  study 
of  botany.  1  Umglit  Gray's  School  and  Field 
Botany  and  stuck  to  it  until  I  have  jiriitty  well 
mastered  it,  working  in  tlio  factory  at  tho  same 
time  and  botanizing  when  I  had  a  chance.  It  is 
surprising  how  many  more  plants  a  jsirson  ■will 
.sec  after  ho  lias  become  interested  in  it. 
I  made  a  great  effort  to  find  AreUtum  hutbom 
and  fktrrno4>nia  puiyntrea  last  summer,  hut 
could  not  sueoeed.  Do  you  think  they  arc  likely 
to  ho  met  with  in  this  locality  ?  [Yes.]  Al¬ 
though  I  do  not  own  a  foot  of  land,  ray  Mawkal 
gardf^i  is  ipiito  extensive,  including  the  noble 
Grayloiik  Mountain.  I  have  planted  seed  of 
Pnmula  vulgaris  and  Dntnra  Wrujhii  in  a  box 
in  the  house.  Do  you  think  they  will  do  well  in 
tho  house  ?  [Yos.J  Yodnq  Botanist. 
.South  Adaias. 
SHEEP  HUSBANDRY  IN  SOUTHWrEBTERN 
KISSOURI. 
improved  in  late  years,  their  legs  being  shorter 
and  tho  wool  more  glossy,  yet  tho  lleoee  not 
iKung  equal  in  quantity  or  (piality  to  that  of 
some  otlicr  brcsjds,  they  have  not  met  with 
general  favor,  and  are  rarely  adopted  by  our 
wool  growers  as  a  breed. 
Fourth  -ITio  Houthdown  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  breeds  both  in  Furojic  and  the  Lnifced 
Ktatos,  and  have,  by  crossing,  iirodnced  what 
aro  called  Hampshirodowus,  ShropshirtHlowns, 
Oxforddowns,  and  perhaps  others,  all  larger  and 
coarser,  hut  retaining  tho  Southdown  marks  aisi 
ebaraoten sties,  all  produeing  valualdo  wool  and 
making  good  mutton.  But  tho  Hoiithdowus 
must  be  n^garded  as  at  the  hoad  of  all  thowi, 
Imth  for  wool  and  table  use.  the  crossing  of  this 
brood  having  added  nothing  to  tlio  originals  in 
oither  <piaUty.  The  Southdoums  are  exceedingly 
neat  in  form,  both  in  head  and  body,  with  gray 
ftwxi  and  legs,  forehead  and  legs  well  covered 
with  wool,  the  fleciN}  short,  thick  and  soft,  the 
outer  surface  often  aiipoaring  as  smooth  as  the 
nicely  cUppod.  The  body  is  straight,  with  woU- 
spnuig  ribs,  broad,  level  hack,  and  deep  flanks, 
all  well  covered  with  wool.  Tills  breed  stands 
at  the  hoad  of  nil  the  breeds  of  shetjp  fur 
Biiis'rior  table  <pmlities,  but  does  not  rank  so 
high  for  quantity  and  quality  of  wool.  The 
Southdowns  derive  their  origiti  and  namo  from 
the  Chalkdowns  of  the  south  of  England,  but 
ai‘0  not  adapted  to  a  cold  cliiwale. 
PiftVi— The  most  important  and  valuable  of 
all  breeds  of  sheep  is  the  f'otswold  or  Gloucester, 
tho  wool  of  which  has  boon  hold  in  groat  esteem 
since  the  foartoenlli  century,  and  has  generally 
comraandod  a  higher  inico  than  any  other.  In 
IKG  Edward  IV.  of  England,  sent  a  present  of 
Gotswold  rams  to  Henry  of  Castile,  and  in  14G8 
ho  sent  a  similar  present  to  John  of  Aragon. 
Ho  the  (kitswolds  reach  back  to  a  right  honorable 
age  and  right  royal  patrons.  Bat  in  modern 
times  tho  Cotswolds  have  been  greatly  improved 
by  crossing  with  tho  I.elcester,  juoditring  a 
I  HAVE  read  with  some  interest  tho  stateniouts 
made  by  John  HnEJ,noN  in  the  Kurae  in  regard 
to  sheep  raising  and  w<k>1  growing  in  Colorado. 
I  have  often  wondered  why  people  go  so  far 
West,  whore  tiiey  find  nothing  but  waterless  and 
treeless ^iroiries,  wlten  in  Houtberii  Missouri  there 
are  oceans  of  grass,  t  he  eonutey  well  supplied  with 
choice  timlier,  and  watered  with  innnumerablo 
streams  and  springs  of  the  clearest  and  purest 
water.  Tho  climate  is  as  mild  and  genial  as  that 
of  Italy,  and  all  the  acoompauiments  of  civiliza¬ 
tion,  such  as  scJiools,  churches  and  the  best  of 
refined  society,  are  In  abundance. 
I  have  sjieiit  much  time  in  Christian  and  Stone 
Counties,  and  must  candidly  say  that  I  know  of 
no  portion  of  the  United  Klnles  that  offers  such 
encouraging  Inducements  fOr  sheep  raising  and 
wool  growing,  as  well  as  fruit  growing  in  all  its 
branches  and  general  agriculture.  The  portion 
of  country  of  which  I  sj»eak  extends  southward 
to  the  northern  lino  of  Arkansas,  starting  from 
the  line  of  tho  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railroad.  It 
is  In  a  latitude  lower  than  f'/olorado,  and  on  tho 
score  of  climate  far  surpasses  it,  while  in  all 
otlKT  rosjMA’its  it  is  infinitely  superior. 
I  am  intorcsted  in  giving  information  to  my 
fellow-citlzons  In  regard  to  this  laud  of  plenty, 
healthfuhiOSK  and  quiet.  More  than  100  families 
from  Southern  Now  York  have  Iix^ated  at  Billings 
and  have  secured  most  dosii  ahlo  homes. 
Ttoira  Co..  N,  Y.  Elijah  Osborn. 
FLORICULTURAL  NOTES, 
“  miy,"  says  IltimiouiT,  “have  not  every¬ 
where  the  nainoa  been  preserved  of  those  who, 
in  place  of  ravaging  tho  earth,  have  onriched  it 
with  plants  useful  to  tlio  himian  rao<!?"  (Wo 
should  like  to  have  this  (jiiestiou  answered.] 
A  plant  fliat  slionld  be  found  in  every  garden, 
whether  for  niTiament  or  uso — Asjiaragus. 
T/ic  following  tmiching  pai-agraph  wo  copy 
from  a  letter  to  JAsr£3  Vh'K  : 
“  And  now,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two,  and  in 
feeble  health,  I  »ro  compelled  to  give  up  my 
llowors,  except  a  few  of  those  easiest  cultivated. 
Nothing  has  afforded  mo  greater  plea«urc  than 
my  flower  garden,  and  it  is  hard  to  tliink  1  can¬ 
not  enjoy  it  longer.  But  I  ahall  soon  go  to  that 
world  wlicre  flowers  forever  bloom,  and  there  I 
shall  meet  that  dear  mother  who  taught  my  httle 
hands  to  culUvato  them  hero !” 
UNSOUNDNESS  OF  WIND 
WiiAT  R  blessed  thought  of  tho  dear  old  Rurae, 
this  exchange  of  flower  seeds!  Now  wo  iioor 
flower  lovers  have  nothing  left  to  wish  for.  I 
have  a  few  sce'Js  of  I’ortulaca  (mixed),  lisch- 
sclioUzia  Californim  (California  I’oppy)  and 
Celosia  (CockscomVO  that  I  wish  to  exchange 
for  stock  (Gillitlower),  mixed  colors. 
Many  thanks  for  Jiririlego  of  floral  exchange. 
Makv  Walev. 
Poquonoc  Brtage,  New  London  Co.,  Ct. 
tnay  uot  bo  known,  'Ilie  Tjoudon  Field,  ni  rofer- 
ring  to  these  diseases  under  tho  name  of  “  un¬ 
soundness  of  w  ind,"  says  : 
Roaring  or  whistling,  when  they  arc  fully  de- 
velojiod,  may  gonorally  he  detectijd  without  diffi¬ 
culty  by  putting  Uie  horse  into  a  cantor ;  but  in 
some  cases,  when  tho  diseaso  is  in  tho  iueipiont 
stage,  tho  sounds  can  only  be  heard  when  the 
pace  is  vei'y  moderate,  and  often  only  when  the 
animal  starts  off.  The  reason  of  this  is  that  tho 
obstruction  to  the  passage  of  air  into  the  lungs  is 
so  slight  tliat  tho  expansion  of  their  air  tubes 
during  excited  breathing  removes  it  altogether, 
and  the  horse  appears  to  bo  sound ;  but  iu  very 
decided  cases  of  roaring  tho  sound  becomes  more 
marked  as  the  exertion  is  oontiuuod,  and  tho 
fact  of  tho  animal  becoming  disti'essed  and  mak¬ 
ing  more  noiao  at  tJio  end  of  a  gallop  than  ho  did 
at  tho  Iw^gluning  is  a  clear  proof  tliat  tho  affeo 
tion  is  thoroughly  established,  and  likely  to  get 
worse  ill  tiio  future.  In  making  an  examination 
of  a  horse  which  is  suspected  of  being  a  roarer,  the 
best  plan  is  to  start  liim  suddenly  at  a  cantor  for 
a  short  distance,  and  then  pull  liim  up  as  short 
as  iwasiblo.  Slight  sounds,  which  aro  not  dis¬ 
tinguishable  when  the  horse  is  going,  will  be 
very  audible  to  the  our  if  placed  close  to  the  nos¬ 
trils  immediately  the  movement  is  arrested ;  and 
in  this  way  slight  defects,  Avliich  might  other¬ 
wise  escape  notice,  are  deteoted.  It  may  apiioar 
that  a  sound  which  is  so  slight  as  to  escape  ob¬ 
servation  while  a  horse  is  going  at  a  modoi'ate 
speed  is  not  of  sufficient  imiwrtauoe  to  demand 
special  notice,  and,  if  it  were  tho  case  tliat  abnor¬ 
mal  sounds  showed  a  tendency  lo  remain  in  a 
fixed  condition,  the  objection  would  have  some 
wtaght ;  but  tbo  slightest  noise  of  an  uuhealtliy 
character  is  an  indication  of  the  commencement 
of  a  disease,  which  is  almost  certain  to  advance 
to  the  conditioii  iu  which  it  seriously  affects  the 
horse's  respu-atory  iiowors.  I'here  is  no  way  of 
describing  in  so  many  words  the  pcouUarities 
which  distinguish  au  unhealthy  from  the  healthy 
respiratory  sound.  Close  obsen'ation  is  ueces- 
logs,  with  hoad,  jaws  and  logs  covered  with 
wool,  and  altogether  a  pretty  and  stylish  body, 
covered  with  long,  flue,  wavy  wool,  which  is 
glossy,  and  very  valuable  and  in  great  demand. 
The  face  iu  this  breed  is  sometimes  gray,  but 
not  generally  so.  They  are  more  docile  than 
any  other  brood,  and  take  on  flesh  very  kindly, 
making  good  mutton,  hut  are  not  considered,  ui 
this  respect,  equal  to  tlie  Southdowus.  Yet,  all 
tilings  considered,  tho  Cotswold  is  tho  best  and 
most  profitable  brood  fur  the  wool  growers  of 
Kentucky,  and  wo  would  earnestly  adrisc  them 
to  continue  to  improve  their  flocks  until  they 
shall  bo  as  near  thoroughbred  as  possible.  It 
costs  as  httle  to  raise  and  take  care  of  a  goixl 
animal  as  an  indifferent  one,  while  the  thorough¬ 
bred  will  yield  a  fleece  of  from  twelve  to  twenty- 
five  pounds,  worth  twice  as  much  per  fKiund  as 
tho  fleece  of  a  common  sho<?p,  which  w'ould 
weigh  tlu-oe  or  four  pounds. 
IMPROVED  BREEDS  OF  SHEEP 
In  an  essay  road  by  Dr.  L.  E.  Brown,  before 
tho  Kentucky  Wool  Growers’  Association,  brief 
reference  is  made  to  tho  liistory  and  value  of  flve 
of  tho  most  ))opular  breeds  of  slioop,  which  will 
doubtless  interest  some  of  our  readers: 
First  -The  Merino  is  a  bivied  originally  Span¬ 
ish,  but  now  generally  existing  over  Euroiie  and 
the  United  States,  and  very  extensively  in  Aus- 
traUa.  Merino  wool  constitutes  a  groat  part  of 
tho  wealth  which  flows  into  tlio  now  continent 
from  its  ex^xirts.  Tho  Merino  has  largo  limbs 
and  the  male  has  large  spiral  horns  which  do  not 
rise  above  tho  head.  Tho  skin  of  the  nock  is 
loose  and  pendulous,  tho  cheeks  and  forehead 
bearing  wool.  Tho  fleece  is  line,  long,  soft  and 
twisted  in  silken  spiral  ringlets  ahounding  iu  oil 
which  attracting  dust,  gives  it  a  dingy  api>ear- 
ance  until  scum-oii,  after  which  it  is  silky  and 
white.  TIum  variety  fattens  slowly  and  is  valua¬ 
ble  mainly  for  the  excellence  of  its  wool,  but  as 
a  general  thing,  lias  not  l>oen  found  profitable  in 
and  is  not 
CRUELTY  TO  SHEEP 
outting  off  as  much  as  half  tho  oars.  He  did 
this  to  mark  them.  It  was  tu-god  in  defence 
that  it  is  the  usual  custom  among  farmers  and 
butchers  to  mark  sheep  in  this  way.  A  veteri¬ 
nary  surgeon  said  tlio  sheep  sufferetl  little  or  no 
pain,  tbo  vessels  lieing  few  and  small  in  tlie  ear. 
Laihes  had  their  ears  pierced  for  rings  and  did 
not  suffer  from  tho  operation.  He  (the  veteri- 
nai-y  snrgoon)  “  would  not  mind  having  part  of 
his  own  cars  cut  off.”  It  was  lees  painful,  ho 
added,  to  the  slieop  to  cut  off  their  ears  than 
their  tails.  Tbo  defendant  was,  nevertheless, 
fined  .f5  ($25),  much  to  the  eurpriso,  it  is  stated, 
of  several  farmers  and  butchers  present.  AJ- 
thongh  tho  veterinary  surgeon  would  not  mind 
having  his  ears  clipped,  there  was  certainly  no 
evidence  to  prove  that  the  sheep  were  equally 
indifferent  to  this  disfigurement  and  tho  annoy¬ 
ance  attending  Die  operation.  Moreover,  tbo 
fact  that  ladies  have  theu'  ears  pierced  is  no  ar- 
Englaad  or  tho  United  Htate.s. 
reckoned  by  some  as  being  strictly  one  of  the 
long-wool  sheep. 
Jiocoiid — The  Leicester  sheep  is  regarded  iu 
Europe  as  one  of  the  moat  valuable  of  tho  long- 
wools.  This  breed  in  the  present  improved 
condition,  is  tlie  result  of  the  skill  and  care  of 
Mr.  Bakewoll  of  England,  who,  soon  after  tho 
middle  of  tlio  last  contwy,  liogantoraako  experi¬ 
ments  for  the  improvement  of  tho  old  Loicoster 
sheep.  It  was  then  n  large,  coarse-boned  sbeop, 
not  easily  fattened,  with  coarse  wool  weighing 
about  ten  ixmnds  to  the  fleece.  Tho  new  Lei¬ 
cester,  or  present  breed,  has  wool  moderately 
long  and  of  bettor  quality,  weighing  seven  or 
eight  pounds,  and  is  easily  made  veiy  fat.  Tho 
color  is  wliite,  and  both  sexes  are  hornless  with 
bald  face  tinged  with  blue,  and  low  carriage. 
ation.  When  there  is  a  disuuct  wmsuo  or  roai-, 
no  one  can  fail  to  recognize  it  as  au  unhealthy 
sound ;  but  there  are  noises  which  are  close  on 
the  confines  of  tho  natural  sotuids,  and  Uie  prac¬ 
ticed  observer  requires  his  attention  to  bo  con- 
(mntratofl  on  tho  exiiminatiou  in  order  to  decide 
whether  or  not  any  defects  exists. 
Tlie  differences  of  opinion  which  are  constantly 
met  with  among  oomi>etont  horsemen  as  to  the 
existence  or  otherwise  of  uusoundness  in  tho 
