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the patients die under their hands* I have 

 cured great numbers of this diforder by a very 

 eafy and fimple method, I take the fheep 

 by the ears, which I pull violently, and then 

 e*ut off as clofe as poflible to the head : this is 

 the bed remedy I ever tried ; and the trial is 

 never attended with danger. I do not pretend 

 to explain how this effects a cure : it is fufficient 

 for me to affert the fact. Perhaps the violent 

 pulling of the ears may difturb the collection 

 of watery matter ; and the cutting them clofe 

 to the head may give vent to it by the hae- 

 morrhage which follows of courfe. Whatever 

 may be the caufe, the remedy is pretty fure. 



It was by accident I difcovered this more 

 perfect cure for the giddy. When I lived with 

 my father, one of our lamb-hogs had taken 

 the turn, I ordered the mepherd to catch it, 

 that I might cut off the ears. When fheep 

 have this diforder, they will frequently turn 

 round for a long time together, have a flupid 

 heavy look, quit their companions and feed 

 by themfelves. You may go very near them 

 before they difcoveryouj which feems to indi- 

 cate that they lofe their hearing. But as foon 

 as they become fenfible of your approach, they 



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