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germs; that much is sure. And why do this thing, 

 when all these germs will perish (we believe) in one 

 year unless they find their host, a sheep, deer or 

 goat, in which to undergo part of their life cycle? 



The writer is very glad to give credit to Dr. W. 

 H. Dalrymple of Louisiana, for having performed 

 by far the most useful series of experiments ever 

 made in attempting to rid sheep of parasites in much 

 the manner that he has described in the foregoing 

 paragraphs. It is remarkable that a far southern 

 state should undertake a work fraught with so much 

 import to men in the sheep growing regions further 

 north, the explanation of course being that Dr. 

 Dalrymple is a Scot. 



