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But it is wisdom to profit by the errors of others. Let us 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. 



