10^ Essay on Sheep, 



because of the closeness of their coats and the 

 delicate texture of their skins; I have, however, 

 found very little trouble with it, though it has 

 appeared several times among individuals of my 

 flock. The care that I take to have the flock 

 drawn up and examined at least once a month, 

 has prevented its spreading when it appeared, 

 as the infected sheep were immediately sepa- 

 rated, and means used for the cure, which 

 has never in one instance failed to be effectual 

 after having been three or four times applied. 

 For a particular account of my remedy, and 

 several others that are applied to this disorder, 

 I shall refer to the Appendix, in which I shall 

 enumerate the diseases of sheep, with the most 

 approved remedies. 



The staggers, or dizziness, which is also 

 known by various other names, has occurred 

 in three instances in my flock, and always at- 

 tacked lambs under one year old ; and, indeed, 

 I believe it is confined solely to lambs. They 

 were taken very suddenly, and without any 

 previous symptoms, by a sj^ecies of convulsion, 

 in which the neck was twisted to one side; they 

 lost the use of their legs; when raised they 

 would attempt to follow the flock, but turned 

 round and fell; in a few days they were inca- 

 pable even of standing, of moving their heads or 



