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He says the merino sheep of Spain are subject 

 to the following diseases: 



77te Scab — Cured by juniper-oil, when the 

 weather is wet, or by a decoction of tobacco, in 

 dry weather. 



Basquilla — Occasioned by too much blood. Cu- 

 red by blee.ding in the dug, as before mentioned. 



Moderez — (Lethargy) occasioned by pustules 

 formed on the brain. The sheep keep turning, 

 while feeding, to the sides where the pustules are 

 formed. Few recover and the disease is infectious. 

 Some get well in part by pricking the part affect- 

 ed with an awl; but those attacked with this dis- 

 order should be killed off. 



Smallpox — Being blisters, which first appear 

 on the flanks, and spread over the body. It is 

 produced by drinking stagnant waters. The dis- 

 eased sheep are to be kept apart from the rest, as 

 the disease is infectious, and when the blisters 

 break anoint them with sweet oil. 



Lastly, Lameness — This appears to be the same 

 as is described by Mr. Livingston. 



He observes that the legs of sheep are furnish- 

 ed with a duct which terminates in the fissur^ of 

 the hoof; from which, when the animal is in health, 

 there is secreted a white fluid; but when sickly 

 these ducts are stopped by the hardness of the 

 fluid. 



He adds that he had, in some instances, found 

 the sheep relieved by pressing out the hardened 

 matter with the finger from the orifice of the duct 

 m each foot. Perhaps it may in some cases be 

 proper to place their feet in warm water, or to use 

 a probe, or hard brush, for cleansing this pass£ige. 

 He concludes by observing, that probably the 



