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When a sheep has grub in the head it lets its 

 head hang down to the ground, grinds its teeth 

 frequently, turns its head to one side, then to the 

 other, and then back towards its shoulders, and 

 often walks around in a circle. A green liquid may 

 run out of its nose, and of course it has also lost 

 its appetite. When sheep become infested with 

 grub in the head it is a very fatal matter, as no re- 

 liable cure for it has as yet been found. 



Some years ago the writer took a trip to Europe 

 to study sheep husbandry on that continent. He 

 there met some of the oldest shepherds, who had 

 spent their whole lives in herding and caring for 

 sheep and had therefore gained much practical 

 experience. These shepherds claimed that some 

 sheep could be saved by letting a little snufif to- 

 bacco thoroughly mixed with linseed oil run into 

 the sheep's nostrils. By holding the sheep's head 

 high when the mixture was poured into the nostrils 

 it would find its way to the place where the grubs 

 were lodged. The grubs would be disturbed by 

 this snuff and the sheep would begin to sneeze 

 and thus force the grubs out of the head. This 

 may be a good remedy, and those sheepmen who 

 are troubled with this pest might give it a trial, 

 but the author has had no occasion to test it as he 

 has always succeeded in preventing grub in the 

 head by the method which follows. 

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