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experienced in this county, called the Goggles ; it 
attacks them at all ages, and no remedy is at pre- 
fent known for it; the firft fymptom is a violent 
itching, which is very foon fucceeded by a dizzinefs 
in the head, ftaggering, and a weaknefs in the 
back, as if the fpinal marrow was affected ; under 
which they fometimes languifh a few weeks; and 
this diforder has been known to be fatal to the 
greateft part of a flock, and is confidered as the 
moft calamitous circumftance the fheep-owners 
have to dread. It is very difficult to affign the 
caufe of this diforder; but fome of the old-fafhioned 
farmers think that, as no fuch difeafe exifted prior 
to the introduction of the breed from other coun- 
ties, confequently its origin may be imputed to 
this caufe; but this is an argument perhaps of pre- 
judice, grounded merely on conjecture, tho’ ] own 
I am inclined to give it fome credit. F 
HORSES, 
+ Every Gentleman of reflection, like Mr. Claridge, will have rea- 
fons for his opinion; and it is to be wifhed that he had fo far digreffed 
from his ftyle of narration, as to have given his reafons for being in 
the leaft degree of this opinion. The fubject is important, in pro 
portion to the deftruction made in flocks by this difeafe, even were it 
peculiar to the county of Dorfet; but the idea of its being introduced 
by mixture, implies the exiftence of the difeafe elfewhere, and indeed 
it is a fact too generally known by experience. Particular diftricts, 
and races of fheep, and at particular feafons, may be more fubject to 
jt than others ; but it is a diforder incident to the animal. ‘That it 
has been fo little treated on, in our beft publications on Agriculture, is 
gaatter of furprile ; and this fociety has, for a number of years, inef. 
fectually 
