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under the eyes, in the ear, neck, fore leg, above the 

 ham, and in the feet. 



Q. Has a better method of bleeding sheep been 

 'discovered ? 



A. Another method of bleeding, which appears to 

 be best, has been obtained : it is easier and less liable 

 to inconvenience. 



Q. On what part of the body is this new method 

 of bleeding performed ? 



A. This bleeding is made at the under part of the 

 sheep's jaw, at the root of the fourth grinder, which 

 is the thickest of all the teeth, as is also the root : the 

 space, which it occupies, is marked upon the outer 

 surface of the bone of the upper jaw, by a small 

 swelling sufficiently projecting to be very sensibly- 

 felt by the finger, when you touch the skin of the 

 cheek. This tubercle is a very certain index to find 

 the angular vein, which passes under it : this vein 

 extends from the lower edge of the under jaw, near 

 its angle, quite under the tubercle, which is at the 

 root of the fourth grinder; a little further on, the 

 vein is bent back, and continued quite to the hollow 

 of the eye brow. 



Q. In what manner are sheep bled in the cheek ? 



A. To bleed in the cheek, the shepherd begins by 

 putting an open lancet between his teeth : he then 

 places^the sheep between his legs, and ties him to 

 restrain him, keeping his left knee a little forward of 

 the right ; and passing the left hand under the head 

 of the animal, while he grasps the under jaw, in such 

 a manner, that his fingers placed upon the right 



