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The only other breed of European fhctp I have' 

 heard of, that promifes to anfwer our prefent pur- 

 pofe, is one that has been lately difcovered in the 

 Crimea, which carries a fleece of a grey colour, 

 and very fine quality: but it is not yet enough 

 known to enable us to fpeak of it with any decree 

 of certainty. It is, however, well worth enquiring 

 after, on account of the warmth of the climate, as 

 it would probably be greatly ameliorated by being 

 tranfported hither. 



The fined wools, however, that are brought to 

 European markets are the produdlion of Afia. 

 Perjtay CaJJjemirey and Thibety are the countries from 

 whence they come^ and it would be an objedt of 

 great importance, and highly worthy of fuch a fo- 

 ciety, to obtain fome of the beft breed of the iheep 

 of each of thefe countries. This muft, indeed, be 

 t. work of time, and will be attended with diffi- 

 cukies and expence j but thefe difficulties are nor 

 of fuch a nature as to be unfurmountable. The. 

 fheep is an animal that, when young, can be eafily 

 tamed, and can become fo entirely domefticated 

 as to follow man like a dog, partake wich him in 

 any kind of vegetable food, and lie in his chamber. 

 To fheep fo trained, a journey either by land or 

 by fea, is not a matter of great hardfhip; and in 

 this , way they may be brought hither. Some of 



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