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grease as this ley will dissolve, a small quantity of tar, and a- 

 bout an eighth of the whole mass of the spirits of turpentine. 

 This ointment is to be rubbed on the part affected, and for 

 some little distance around it, at three different times, with an 

 interval of three days after each washing. With timely precau- 

 tion, this will always be foimd sufficient. 



Sir Joseph Banks, in a communication to the society for the 

 encouragement of the arts, directs, also, for this disorder, pure 

 quicksilver one pound, of hoo-*s lard, four pounds, to be tritur- 

 ated in a mortar till the mercury be completely incorporated 

 with the ingredients. The method of using this ointment is as 

 follows: the head of the sheep must first be rubbed, after which 

 a furrow is to be drawn with the finger from the region be- 

 tween the ears, along the back to the point of the tail, so as to 

 divide the wool till the skin be exposed to the touch. Next, the 

 fingers, being shghtly dipped in the preparation, should be 

 drawn along the skin. Similar lines should be opened down 

 the shoulders and thighs, as far as the wool extends ; and if the 

 animal be considerably infected,:two other furrows are directed 

 to be traced parallel to that on the back, and one should like- 

 wise be drawn downward on each side between the fore and 

 hind legs. After this application, the sheep may be turned a- 

 mong the flock, without any danger of the infection being 

 communicated. 



Another remedy is, an ointment composed of three parts 

 grease, and one of spirits of turpentine. 



Ticks. These may be destroyed by oil, a strong decoction 

 oT tobacco, or tobacco smoke. The smoke may be taken mto 

 the bellows, the wool opened^ the smoke blown in, and the wool 

 closed. This should be repeated at proper distances, over eve- 

 ry part of the body . 



A still easier method, though perhaps not so immediately ef- 

 ficacious, is, to part the wool of the animal on each side of its 

 spine, from its head to its tail, and drop some Scotch snuff in 

 (the opening. 



I Staggers is a species of the apoplexy, arising from too 

 Igreat fuUnes of blood. It principally attacks young lambs, 

 , which fall down, and if not timely relieved, immediately perish. 

 ui'^j^l"^^''' of cure, generally adopted by shepherds, is to 

 I bleed the creatures frequently in the eve vein, and to remove 

 |them scarce to a pasture, with a view to prevent a relapse. 



