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becomes the burry wool of commerce, and the presence of the burs 

 reduces the price of such staples. The wool from Buenos Ayres is often 

 charged with burs of the Medick. 



(E) The upper part of the neck gives an irregular staple that is often 

 infested by the spinose leaves of wild prairie plants and seeds. 



(F) In the central part of the back the wool is similar to that of 

 the loins of a delicate staple. 



(G) The belly portion includes the wool from the fore and hind 

 legs. The staple is deficient in quality and of a tender nature. 



(H) The tail of the sheep has a coarse, short, and glossy staple, 

 often intermixed with kemps. 



(I) The woolly fibres from the head, chest, and shins is of a stinish 

 and straight nature. The fibres from the shins are often termed " the 

 shanks." 



Grading of Staples. The discrimination of the staple from a fleece 

 gives rise to a great many names. 



The finest, most elastic, and strongest staple is described as the : 



1. Picklock. 6. Downrights. 



2. Prime. 7. Seconds. 



3. Choice. 8. Abb. 



4. Super. 9. Breech. 



5. Head. 



In worsteds the grades of wool are given as follows : 



1. Blue. 5. Breech. 



2. Fine. 6. Cow Tail. 



3. Neat. 7. Brokes. 



4. Brown Drawing. 



Superfine, middling, and common are applied according as the quality 

 (of the staple is determined in Botany wools, and this grading is dependent 

 on adaptability to spin certain counts of yarn either up or down. 



Wool Sorters' Disease (Anthrax) is caused by Bacillus Anthracis, 

 which may enter the system either by the skin or by the internal organs. 

 In the former case it gives rise to pustules, which become painful and 

 <?ause perspiration, fever, delirium, and other disorders. In the latter 

 case it produces the most serious ailments, such as blood-poisoning and 

 inflammation of the lungs, which often prove speedily fatal. 

 . With a view to the protection of the workpeople from attacks of 

 Anthrax, the following rules have been recently issued to woolcombers by 

 the Secretary of State : 



11 For the purpose of Rules 1, 2 and 17 'opening' of any wool or hair means the 



