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of the mutton: they generally weigh from twenty 

 to fifty pounds each. 



The Sheep bred on the mountains of Thibet, pro- 

 duce wool of extraordinary length and fineness, of 

 which is made the Indian shawl, frequently sold in 

 this country for fifty pounds or upwards. 



THE WALLACHIAN SHEEP. 

 (Oms Strepsiceros, Linn. La Chevre de Crete , Buff.) 



IN Wallachia, they have Sheep with curious 

 spiral horns, standing upright, in the form of a 

 screw; long shaggy fleeces; and, in size and form, 

 nearly resembling ours. They are also found in 

 the island of Crete, and in many of the islands of 

 the Archipelago. This is said to be the Strepsiceros 

 of the ancients. 



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