. American turf register and sporting magazine . f the head, just above the throat, are enlarged oneach side, to the size of small apples, but more flattened; which causes himto carry his head awkwardly, as if with a stiff neck. It is true, he is sprung from a stock in which there is much breedingin-and-in, and it may be a scrofulous disease, in confirmation of thattheory: if so, what is the remedy? Since being weaned he has run in mycornfield. I am not aware of his sustaining a hurt of any kind. Being a plain unlettered man, unacquainted with anatomy, and itsterms—temporal fossa, zygomatic ar
. American turf register and sporting magazine . f the head, just above the throat, are enlarged oneach side, to the size of small apples, but more flattened; which causes himto carry his head awkwardly, as if with a stiff neck. It is true, he is sprung from a stock in which there is much breedingin-and-in, and it may be a scrofulous disease, in confirmation of thattheory: if so, what is the remedy? Since being weaned he has run in mycornfield. I am not aware of his sustaining a hurt of any kind. Being a plain unlettered man, unacquainted with anatomy, and itsterms—temporal fossa, zygomatic arch, superior maxillary orbit,orbital foramen, infra orbital foramen, alveolar, malar bone, &, I ask for language that I may comprehend. Nor should I more un-derstand how to apply the remedy to the disease,—to excite superficialinflammation. Please use plain words (such as nostril for nasal open-ing) when you, Mr. Editor, are disposed to instruct and serve A Plain Farmer and 234 AMERICAN TURF REGISTER [Jan. TWO DAYS SPORT WITH THE WASHINGTON Editor: Washington, D. C. Dec. 8, 1834. I rejoiced to see you, on the morning of the 4th, accoutred for thechase; and with you the veteran President of the Washington Hunt,members of Congress, citizens, gentlemen attached to foreign missions,and officers of the army and navy, whose presence gives a sanctionto the manly, animating, and delightful sports of the field. Here letme remark, en passant^ that I wish you would stimulate more of thesegentlemen, particularly foreigners, who are unacquainted with the in-stitutions, manners and customs of our country, to mingle with us inour amusements, where, unshackled by forms, free from the care ofbusiness, and forgetful of political prejudice, the finer feelings of thesoul are developed, and soon kindle into friendship. Should othersenter the field with the same ardor, amenity of manners, and socialfeelings, which characterize the foreign gentlemen who at p
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