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will run as fwift as they did before the aiforder 

 feized them. The fhepherd went behind to 

 catch it : but the moment the lamb perceived 

 him, it ran away, and continued running for 

 about ten minutes. It was an excellent chace, 

 and afforded fine fport, which I relifhed highly. 

 The fhepherd, who was a famous runner, was 

 terribly enraged againft the poor lamb ; and, 

 as foon as he overtook it, began to pull and 

 twirl it mofl violently round by the ears. As 

 it was at a confiderable diflance when he caught 

 it, he had full time to gratify his revenge. I 

 immediately cut off the ears, and in two days 

 the lamb was perfectly cured. 



I had fucceeded pretty well before the time 

 now fpoken of, in curing the diflemper by 

 only cutting off the ears : but repeated prac- 

 tice has proved to me- in the mod fatisfadory 

 manner, that pulling the ears violently before 

 they are cut off is the beft method of enfuring 

 the cure : you may depend upon faving nine 

 out of ten, at leafl. I have never known this 

 diforder to return after having been once 

 cured. 



Thofeewes which have or have had this dif- 

 order are no wcrfe for breeding, as the lambs do 

 not take the diforder from their dams. The 



