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pose the staggers to attack suddenly, the sturdy 

 to come on more gradually : convulsions, other vi- 

 olent symptoms and sudden death, more frequently 

 to occur in staggers, than in sturdy. The only 

 decisive mark is the softness on the top of the 

 skull, which is described in sturdy, but never oc- 

 curs in staggers. But, as this symptom is said not 

 to occur in every instance of sturdy ; where it 

 does not, much doubt must attend our decision : 

 for water in the ventricles of the brain will 

 always be attended with more violent symptoms 

 and more sudden death, than where it presses on 

 the outward surface ; as it does in all those cases 

 of sturdy which are accompanied by the softness 

 on the skull, and in which I believe trepanning or 

 wiring, to be the only remedies : and as in this 

 case, it can be easily performed, trepanning is un- 

 questionably to be preferred. 



Claveau^ Sheep Pox. Of this fatal disease I 

 have had but too much experience. It was 

 brought to me last fall in a small flock of twenty- 

 five sheep, purchased by Messrs. Murray and 

 Sons, from Mr. Havens ; and about the same 

 time was brought to my neighbour, Mr. Broom, 

 in a number of very sickly sheep, sent to him by 

 Mr. Vigars, of New-York. Of those sent to me, 

 three died before I received them ; and soon after 

 several more, before I suspected any other com- 

 plaint than the scab, and othv^r consequences of 

 confinement during their voyage from Spain. At 



