The American reformed horse book, a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all the diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America, also breeding, rearing, and management . n when suffering from a constitutional disease, has beentubjected to this torturing operation, with a view of demonstratingthe sagacity of the groon», and thereby has got added *o his othei DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE OEGANS. 161 ailments a foul, sloughy, carious sore upon the roof of his may be said to be the fruits of the removal of lampas. Supposing that the existence of lampas is owing
The American reformed horse book, a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all the diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America, also breeding, rearing, and management . n when suffering from a constitutional disease, has beentubjected to this torturing operation, with a view of demonstratingthe sagacity of the groon», and thereby has got added *o his othei DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE OEGANS. 161 ailments a foul, sloughy, carious sore upon the roof of his may be said to be the fruits of the removal of lampas. Supposing that the existence of lampas is owing to the teeth,surely the teeth should be removed, and not the bars of the cutting or burning away the lampas, we are mistaking the effectfor the cause. If it be contended that lampas do not owe theirproduction to the irritation of teething, then I should like to beinformed wliat does give rise to them ; and, let what will give riseto them, I do not imagine there is any veterinarian hardy enoughto contend that the cause resides in the palate, and becomes re-moved by the hot iron. Those who are entering private practice,and find themselves compelled, at all times, to belie their con-. BURNIKG A HORBBB MOUTH FOR LAMPAS. (A cruel and unnecessary operation.) bciences by the performance of unnecessary operations to pleasetheir employers, may be told that burning out lampas is, after all,j)referab]e to lancing or cutting the bars ; for, unless the palativeiirtery is wounded, very little blood is obtained by stabbing themouth : and the wounding of this vessel, which will certainly takeplace, should the punctures be made along the sides of the palate,or extend forward beyond the fourth bar from the front teeth, isnot always a very safe proceeding. It is an unfortunate occurrence that men can be found who will perform barbarous and unnecessary operations just to please their employers. If men were true to themselves and their profession, neither threats nor promises of reward w
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