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them condantly ftirring. For as it is their greedi- 

 jicfs in fwallowing the mouth-fulh too fad, and 

 before it is fufficiently chewed, which occafions 

 thefe accidents ; if they are interrupted every two 

 or three mouth-fulls, fo as to give time for the balls 

 to fink into their maw before the next follows, it 



will efFcftually prevent fufFocation. Whenever, 



notwithftanding this precaution, any of my cattle 

 have fwelled, I have immediately opened a vein, 

 and ftabbed them in the flank near enough the hip- 

 bone to prevent wounding the intrails. As foon 

 as this was done, I put a quill or reed into the ori- 

 fice to keep it open, that the wind might have a 

 free pafTage out, and keep the animal warm till it 

 recovered its breath. By this means I never loft 

 ryipr^ than one, and that was occafioned by the re-. 

 jT^edy being applied too late* 



I am^ &c, 

 ijsfear Halfwortb^ May 20, 1779. 



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