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room they sleep in, nor the one they are in on wet days, 

 has any draught in it, and is free from damp ; and, if 

 possible, get a room with a large loft above it ; the 

 chill that strikes through a level iron roof towards day- 

 break is very fatal to them ! ! See that no cold wind 

 blows on them through the doorway of the room I ! 

 Keep them out of the hot sun ! 1 See that their food is 

 cut up very small, and that it is not of a young, succu- 

 lent growth ; if lucerne, it should be in blossom ! ! A 

 change on to another farm has undoubtedly proved 

 beneficial in some cases, whilst it has failed in others. 

 We do not think the good is in the change of air; the 

 benefit is, that if there is any aggravating cause, such 

 as dampness or bad housing where they are, when 

 changed to another farm this is avoidecj. It is generally 

 supposed that the system wants supporting; and such 

 things as giving them meat and milk, or tonics in the 

 shape of sulphate of iron in their water, peppercorns, 

 chilies, small doses of spirits and other things, have had 

 their advocates, who have often been loud in their cry 

 of having found an infallible remedy ; but none of these 

 things have stood the test of prolonged experience. As 

 is the case when any sickness becomes prevalent, and a 

 farmer has a lot of sick animals : he gives them some- 

 thing, or changes their diet, and they recover. He at 

 once rushes to the conclusion that what he did was the 

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