Ussay on Sheep, — Appendix, 181 



Dogs, — This Is one of the severest maladies 

 under whicli our sheep labour; it generally 

 attacks a whole tlock suddenly, in which they 

 run from each other in every direction; then; 

 wool and flesh appear to be torn to pieces; 

 many, when the disorder is seated on ihe throat 

 and neck, die suddenly; others appear to be 

 wounded in different parts of their bodies, and 

 die in great torment. Sometimes the greater 

 part of a flock are carried off' by it in one night, 

 and the expense and trouble incurred for years 

 in raising a fine flock are instantaneously de- 

 stroyed; for such is the nature of this com- 

 plaint, that no attention on the part of the ow^- 

 ner can prevent it. The remedy is good whole- 

 some laws, steadily persisted in — firmness in the 

 magistracy in carrying them into effect — suflfi- 

 cient good sense in the people to aid in enforc- 

 ing them, a readiness to. respect the property 

 of their neighbours, and to sacrifice boyish at- 

 tachments to the general interest of the com- 

 munity. 



Method of bleeding sheep, — In inflammatory 

 disorders bleeding may be necessary. This is 

 performed by cutting the ear, or the tail, or in 

 the temple. The first and last do not yield 

 much blood, and cutting the tail leaves a 

 considerable wound. Daubenton recommends 



