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but driving them into a bare place like a road, and 

 keeping them in motion j — but it is (o fudden, there 

 is not time for that in general. It is a diforder not 

 unfrequent in cattle j and having a cow taken in 

 manner, I had heard that, by dabbing her.in 

 the maw, I flood a chance of faving her life — I did 

 thiss the matter flew out, gave inftant relief to the 

 cow, (he did well, artd has had two calves fince. I 

 therefore refolved to try the fame with my fheep, 

 and have fucceeded to my wifh. The way I per- 

 form it is as follows : — 



The fheep will fwell confiderably on the left fide 

 (or what you would call the nigh fide of a horfe) 

 near the kidneys, behind the ribs, which is near the 

 flank j the fwelling is very protuberant, and there 

 is mark enough, (about three inches) where if you 

 dart your knife in, you mud at this time go inftantly 

 into the maw; the food or matter immediately flies 

 out, gives relief, and with only Common applica- 

 tions of a horfe-doclor's mixture of bees-wax, rofin, 

 greafe, &c. the fheep is fure to do well. All my 

 neighbours were furprifed at my fuccefs, as it was 

 quite new to them and to all the fhepherds around. 



I am, Sir, your humble fervant, 



Wm. potticary. 



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