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should be understandingly and for a
purpose, which is to produce discharge
OF matter. This will naturally come out
where there is hole for it, and may he in
creased by a salve OF cantharides. In ap-
plying this, the string running through the
wound should be long enough So that the
part outside can be washed then put the
salve Cd II and draw it in wash the part
nfaWn out and next day proceed AZ before
ihis Will Keep up the irritation desired
swEENY.
The disease known as "Sweeny" is
atrophy Of the muscles of the shoulder.
throwing it forward. This disease is
much more common in the West than here.
A good treatment for sweeny, or chest
founder, Is to turn your horse out To pas-
ture, shOd with a high-heeled shoe to give
his foot rest. The damp earth and the dew
bathing his feet, with chance tu use his
muscles as much or as little a. he CHOOSES.
will do great deal toward Its cure
Horses with a long or big toe arc more
subject to this trouble. Many black smiths
produce a tendency to this disea-e. by
leaving the toe too long and cutting away
tie heel too much thus causing AN uhnarur-
al and severe strain on the tendon running
over the navieular bone.
NO. XII.
The subject OF this lecture was Teeth.
az previously announced. Prof. Owens
found the typical animal had fOrty-four
teeth. BY process Of degradation some Of
these had been lost, in the horse two pre-
molars on each jaw leaving forty Man had
lost two more, and those corresponding TO
the corner nippers In the horse, leaving
thirty remaining.
The CANNES are present IN the male horse
but not in the mare, though they are pre-
sent in germ state. la the bear the cannes
s.-e very prominent, as they also are IN the
hog.
Tho three posterior grinders are not pro
ceeded by milk teeth. and the milk set of
the typical animal is thirty-two.
In the permanent set o. the horse, there
are but SIX grinders, three nOlars, and
three pre-molaTs. the first pre-molar of the
milk set being generally lost in the perma-
n6nt set, as it will generally be taken out
" ith the second as bush will ba taken out
by taking out q large stump near which it
stands; but if standing apart frou the Sec
oBd it will sometimes remain and then 1t is
that fruitful source of all opthalmic diff
Guilty and almost every other disease with
which horse may b. troubled. This
little tooth has no nerve. and though there
tooth, making the pain on the lower
Jaw. felt in the upper jaw. There
can be no such action from one side
To the other, while cases are common where
the tooth is ON one side, and the trouble
with the eve is on the other bile 1t Is
equally common to lind Opthalmlc trouble
when there is no wolf tooth. and he knew one
instance of horse fifteen years old who
never had bad eye in his lie, but had
two wolf teeth. 1t is sometimes found in
the lower Jaw, but is almost unknown,
The wOlf-tooth is sometimes troublesome,
as when in breaking colts the bit may come
back against it creating irritation and sore
ness, causing often serious trouble, and
again from the prejudice Of people against
il, and the Professor named cases where the
horsebuyer would make :he presence of the
woIf-tooth pretext. for getting the horse
at cheap figure, pull the tooth, and then
he is all right for gooL price
These teeth should never be broken oil or
knocked out, but carefully drawn with
fOrceps. and in e short time he gum will
heal and all trouble be removed.
Wind, and change ot climate Lay bring
on some Opthalmie trouble, running at the
eyes. etc. As an index oil age In the horse,
Two broad teeth appear at three years DID,
fhr corner nippers or horse teeth, appear
AZ five years old the cups in the central
teeth are gone at six. in the next two at
seven, and in the corner niLpers at eight
years old. These marks should be observed
in the lower jaw only. So from three 10
sight years old We have u good almanac for
telling age by the teeth, which may have
but will hold good as Il rule.
NO. XIII.
"Bishoping" is the cutting or digging
6 -.t,, ha 3 Il
initiate those in younger horses. The tooth
is then colored by burning or by use of
nitrate Of silver. This deception eau be
discovered by using magnilying glass,
which will generally disclose the marks Of
he chisel, and the presence of nitrate of
silver may be detected by applying a
chemical agent.
HOW TO TELL THE AGE OF A HORSE.
Prof Cressy gave directions for ascertain
ing the age of horses by their teeth. The
.olt until he reaches three years old has 3
ull mouth of six milk teeth at three years
TWO central incIsors appear at four, the
.wO lateral incisOrs. AT live the corner
,ippers, giving the colt IA full mouth of
permanent teeth; at SIX the cup in the
central incIsorS has disappeared 3; at seven
he same will have taken place IN the
atersls and III the ccrner nippers at
eight. Beyond that age other means
must be taken to ascertain the age.
he younger the horse the greater the rela-
i've lateral diameter ot the tooth which les
'ens a. years pass TILL at fifteen years. The
steral and longitudinal diameters are
.qusl, and after this time she long itndinal
iiameter grows to be the greater. tIll at
twenty seven years (as shown by speei-
nen) IL Is twice a. great as the lateral.
Often when the horse has become old. the
,uter edge OF the teeth on the upper jaw
lecOmes sharp, creating irritation and sore
,ess OF the cheek inside. ln such case this
harp edge should he rasped of. which will
,ure the trouble. Sometimes horse has
oose tooth, and the mouth should be exam
ned occasionally to see If any such difficulty
xists.