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the bones of the lower leg should form an 
angle at the hock with the cannon of 
about sixty degrees. If this angle is 
greater we have what is known as a 
straight leg, and consequently a hock 
predisposed to curbs. If the angle is 
much less a “sickle hock” results. 
Deflection of the hocks inward causes 
what are known as “cow hocks.” Bad 
conformation in the hock joint and light 
development of the joint predispose to 
spavin, one of the most serious forms of 
unsoundness. 
This, in a general way, covers the 
points to be looked for in conformation 
and the reasons for them. Next, we 
should look for quality. This is shown 
in the cleanness of the head, neck, and 
hones of the leg, by the clean-cut 
appearance of the tendons, the softness 
and fineness of the hair, and the texture 
of the skin. Quality is an index of the 
breeding of a horse and of his stamina 
and durability. 
THE EDITOR’S TALKS 
(Continued from page 211.) 
the silk to be chosen to accentuate 
some color in the room, preferably dull 
yellows or pastel shades of rose or 
green. 
There is nothing more objectionable 
in the living-rooms of the house than a 
glare of electric light. The ordinary 
stock central fixture is usually lighted 
from a switchboard; all lights turn to 
the ceiling and an unpleasant glare re¬ 
sults, whereas shaded drop lights in 
various parts of the room, with a single 
electric lamp for reading, serve well to 
light the room. There are, however, 
certain manufacturers who are making 
a specialty of getting something unusual 
at moderate cost in this line. 
The lighting of the dining-room is 
usually covered in moderate priced 
houses by a single fixture. This is either 
a spreading shade, holding a cluster of 
bulbs and hanging by chains from the 
ceiling, or a combination fixture with a 
globe, the electric light in the center and 
single arms on four sides for the gas jets. 
Such fixtures as this latter are especially 
to be avoided. Side lights are at present 
much favored in the dining-room, parti¬ 
cularly where candles are habitually 
used upon the table. The bracket side 
lights to be found in stock may be set at 
proper intervals about the room, and 
serve to light it attractively, particularly 
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