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would, they will frequently be affected with a fort 
of white flux; their faeces coming away in a fluid 
ftate, and with a white and very fingular appear- 
ance; while the animals themfelves appear wretched, 
and greatly diftreffed, and their flefh to be daily 
falling away. In this cafe, they are to be immedi- 
ately removed, and other food given them, (where 
it may be found) and they will recover without fur: 
ther harm; and when the proper feafon arrives, as 
above defcribed, they may again be introduced to 
thefe roots, without danger of their being again fo 
affected. There will fometimes, in a dry feafon, and 
where on a dufty furface fheep may the day before 
have dropt their urine, be feen a caft of a deep red 
colour, as if they were affected with the red water, 
or made bloody urine; this, however, will not be the 
cafe; and as no harm has been known to have ac« 
crued from it, no attempts have been made to invef= 
tigate its caufe. It appears wholly to refult from a 
junction of the fpecific uriti’ Glts, derived from the 
plant, with thofe of the earth wey unite with; per- 
haps local, and peculiar to few foils only. 
As a proof of the permanent, warm, and nutritive 
qualities of this plant, ufed in its proper fea/on as 
above defcribed, if hay be given to fheep feeding 
thereon, and while they are allowed their fill of the 
roots, it may be obferved, they will for the moft part 
reject it; or, however, taking only a little, as it were 
to change their palates, their confumption of this 
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