140 OX WARBLE FLY. 
“‘T have used and also recommend the following mixtures as a 
preventive :—Flour of sulphur, 4 0oz.; spirits of tar, 1 gill; train 
(whale) oil, 1 quart. Mix well together, and apply along the spine of 
the cow once a week with a small brush. The smell drives off the 
flies, and prevents them depositing their eggs, and the cattle are left 
at peace to graze, and warbles thus prevented.’’-—Henry THompson, 
Aspatria. 
In the whole course of my reports of warble prevention I have 
named the authorities to whom I was indebted, and thus they give 
(verbatim), to save danger of mis-statement, the views of known 
writers,—on the more especially veterinary points, for instance, as of 
Dr. George Fleming, C.B., Prof. Penberthy, President of the Royal 
Veterinary College, Mr. Henry Thompson, M.R.C.YV.S., &¢.; on treat- 
ment, the contributions will be found there of Mr. Stratton, Mr. 
Duckham, Mr. Farrell (on success of treatment of two hundred and 
fifty of his herd of eight hundred head of cattle), and of others, in 
scores or rather perhaps in hundreds of many of whom the names are 
well-known to all conversant with cattle treatment. 
I take no credit to myself for the work beyond careful presentation 
of the views intrusted to me for the public use; but I certainly think 
that it is right to note for the benefit of those concerned that those 
records of almost every imaginable detail of life-history and preventive 
measures against this pest do eaist and are procurable. 
And in regard to distribution, I should be only happy to distribute 
the remainder of my 62-page abstract of information gratuitously to 
all applicants so long as I still have copies, and also to continue 
distribution of my leaflet—which has now reached the hundred and 
fifty-first thousand—gratuitously in any numbers desired. 
