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tentioh and daily, almost hourly, watching to 

 defend them from the fly, or to preserve them 

 from its effects. On wide heaths, where the 

 sheep are often small, and consequently of less 

 individual value, and where also they cannot 

 be so often and readily seen, great numbers 

 fall a prey to the flies, and die the dreadful 

 death of being devoured by them and their 

 larvae. In my summer rambles I see continual 

 instances of this melancholy nature ; no doubt 

 often resulting from the indolence of the shep- 

 herds. Heavy, long-woolled sheep, too, are in 

 danger of being overset, in which situation 

 they will destroy themselves by their struggles. 

 From these dangers they are relieved by the 

 annual washing and shearing, which now take 

 place. Haymaking in the earlier districts is 

 now going v on busily. The poor find some 

 employment in cutting heath on the wastes for 

 making besoms. In the garden, the chief oc- 

 cupations consist of weeding, watering, and 

 destroying insects. 



ANGLING. 



If we except roach, most fresh- water fish is 

 now in season : bream is excellent, and may be 



