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<¢ nine madnefs, befides twenty-four others, who, 
‘¢ within the two preceding months had been bitten, 
<¢ and ftill remained in a dreadful ftate of fufpenfe! 
<< That in Suffolk, and fome of the neighbouring 
counties, live ftock, of the value of more than 
s° y2sol. had beenbitten by mad-dogs! Nor is it (adds 
“ Mr. Younc) the mere amount of the lofs that is 
“© fuftained; it is the apprehenfion a man muft feel 
“. at fuch a time, that going to bed free from calamity, 
«© he may rife involved inruin. Such a ftate of infe- 
<“ curity is dreadful, and ought not to be the fate of 
«¢ men, whofe induftry feeds the whole community.” 
During the two Jaft years, many inftances of its 
deplorable effects have occurred, not only on this, 
but on the other fide of the Atlantic; the difeafe ha- 
ving fpread through feveral provinces of the United 
States, as appears from fome late publications. 
In the prevention, therefore, of fo dreadful a ca- 
lamity, all ranks of people are materially concerned 3 
but certainly none more fo than country gentlemen, 
farmers, and agriculturifts, whofe perfons and pro- 
perty are fo peculiarly expofed. The fubje&, then, 
claims the attention of every patriotick affociation, 
inftituted for the encouragement of agriculture, and 
the ufeful arts, and particularly that of the Bath and 
Weft of England Society, including a large diftri&, 
abounding with flocks and herds; and at the fame 
time, apparently fuper-abounding with the canine race. 
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