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flies, which deposit the eggs from which the mag- 

 gots issue, will be pointed out when the manage- 

 ment of sheep is considered. 



12. Sore Nipples. 



Lambs very often die of hunger, from their dams 

 refusing them suck. The cause of this is sore nip- 

 ples, or some tumour in the udder, in which violent 

 pain is excited by the striking of the lamb. Wash- 

 ing with sugar of lead and water, or spirits, will re- 

 move the complaint. 



13. Wounds. 



The manner of treating wounds has been already 

 ■detailed ; and the same method which is found use- 

 ful in the case of one animal is equally so in another. 

 The cure of all wounds is affected by adhesion, or 

 by suppuration ; and the adoption of either of these 

 modes must always depend on cii'cumstances. 



14. Poisoned Wounds. 



Not unfrequently sheep are bitten by snakes. As 

 the wound inflicted by these reptiles is very small, 

 the injury is never perceived till the poison has en- 

 tered into the system. Sheep are often observed to 

 become sickly and to swell. These symptoms are 

 often attributed to braxy or rot, when in reality, an 

 adder or viper has occasioned the mischief. When 

 it is suspected that a sheep has been bitten by a 

 snake, doses of oil should be given, or, if at hand, 

 small but frequent doses of volatile salt mixed with 

 water. 



15. Fractures. 



The mending of a broken bone, though some- 

 what tedious, is by no means difficult, when the 



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