OR, A TREATISE ON PILE. 173 
But it is wisdom to profit by the errors of others. Let ws take warning, and manufac- 
ture our flannels from a fleece that will not shrink. It can be produced in this country by 
selecting the best breed of hair-bearing Sheep, and taking care to keep them separate 
from the other species. 
In turning his attention to this particular branch of industry, the American farmer will 
be without a competitor; for it is well known that in Russia, Prussia, Hungary, Saxony, 
&c., &c., where attention is paid to the raising of fine wools for cloth, the fleece for manu- 
facturing articles that are required not to shrink, is much neglected.* Here is a fine field 
open for American enterprise, in which the industrious farmer has only to walk the course 
and pocket the purse. 
* Perhaps cannot be grown in perfection. 
