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The Secretary of the Bath and Weft of England 

 Society to Dr. Anderson. 



THHE Secretary of the Bath and Weft of Eng- 

 -*■ land Society begs leave, in the moft refpe£l- 

 ful manner, to convey to Dr. Anderson fome 

 few remarks, and queries, which arofe in the 

 Committee, refpefting his excellent paper on 

 wool-bearing animals. In general, as might be 

 fairly expefted, this paper was much approved ; 

 but doubts ariling on two or three fentences, 

 they will be fet down in order, and the Doflior 

 will greatly oblige by giving them a reconfidera- 

 tion and reply, as early as Ihall be convenient 

 to him. 



ift. " And is it not alfo a faft, that though it 

 " be now proved to demonftration, by repeated ex- 

 " periments, that the wool of (heep brought from 

 " Spain does not degenerate in Britain* there has 

 " been 'till this hour no attemjit made to obtain a 

 "Jingle individual of the fineft breed of ftieejt^ from 

 " S/iainr 



* Query from the Committee. On what experi- 

 ment or experiments is this-faEl, if it be one ^ 

 founded? 

 § From the fame. Has not the attempt been made 

 by the King, andfuaeededF Or, at any rate, are 

 not the Rams jeleEied and fent to him by the 

 Marchionejs Dei Campo, to be confidered as 

 the befl f zdly. Nor 



