The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-02

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From the Milton Gazette.
A wonderful discovery recently made
in an old horses age
"'TiS to the pen and press we mortals
owe,
All we believe and almost all we know"
Mr.. EDITOR:
Sir-olnce the age of that noble animal,
he horse, after certain period Of lie,
Chat is to say after the marks in his incis-
sorS and cuspia0ti are entirely obllerated,
20 be able to ascertain his age with any
degree of certainty, appears to the gene
rality of "horse age judges" to be d sub
ject OF very much uncertainty. 1 now
take the liberty to lay before The public
through the medium of your paper, an liz
tailible method, (subject to very few ex-
ceptlons, )of ascertaning ii in such ID III III
| ner after horse loses his MARKS, or at.el
he arrives to the aye of nine years o. over;
SO that any person concerned in horses, -
ven OF the meanest capacity, may not be
imposed upon IN horses age, from nine
years OF age and over, more than three
years at the t,s,hest, until the animal ar
| rlVes at the age Of twenty and upwards,
by just feeling the submaritLary bone, on.
t"e bone ~ Tie lOver JAZZ.
The method discovered by making
! many Anatomical observations on the skull
OF dead horses md repeated dissections.-
In order the. eiore, 10 elucidate the above
must III the first place beg leave to re-
mark, thai the SuOmlxiliary bone, or the
lower jaw bone of a young horse, about 4
oro years OF aye, Immediately above the
bllurcation, is invariably thick and very
round at the bottom; the cavity of SAID
I hone being very small, contains e ,od
deal OF marrow, and generally continues
Ill this state until The animal arrives at that
period which IS generally termed an Gagged
horse" or until the animal acquires his full
size in heighth or thickness: or according
to sporting language is completely ,,nlshed,
with very little variation. But after lhls
period, the cavity as aforesaid becumes
larger and more marrow is Contained ,here-
IN. Hence the submaxIiltry bone be-
comes thinner and sharper lntle above
the biturcation.
This lndellbIo mark may always be OBJ
served in small degree in horses abou 8
years OF aye but at 9 years old IL is Sill
more perceptihe. 1t continues growing
little thinner and sharper at the bottom,
until 10 years of age. From thence until
Is, 1T is still thinner and about as sharp as
! he back OF a case knife near the handle.
From this period until the ages IS, 10, 20
and upwards, il is exceedingly SO and is
as sharp in many subjects as the dull edge
of that instrument.
LIST. Put your three finger about half an
inch or an inch Immediately above the
b'turcation, and grasp the submaxllary
bone, or lower jaw bone. If it is thick
| at the sides and very round at the bottom.
the animal is most certainly under 9 years
of age.
"a. If the bone is not very thick and
peceivably not very round at the bottom,
| he is from 9 20 IL, and so on. From IL
10 Is the bone is sharper at the bottom :.
thinner at the sides, the bottom is general
ly as sharp as the back of a case knife &
from Is to IS, 10, 20 and upwards, with
out many exception, the bone when dives
ted OF its integuments, is as sharp as the
dull edge OF that instrument.
Sd. Allowances must always be made
between heavy, large western, or Wagon
horses, or carriage horses, and fine blood
ed ones. By practising and strictly at
tending to the above rules, upon all de-
scriptions of horses, the performer in lit.
tie lime, will become very accurate in the
accomplishments of his desires, more es.
pecally if he attentively observes the low.
er jaw bone of dead horses.
| BOSCAIvANE.
June %, 1928.