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OBSERVATIONS ON 



the loss of the fleece, which may occasion 

 an alteration in their appearance, as from 

 the defect of that notus odor, discriminating 

 each individual personally ; which also is 

 confounded by the strong scent of the 

 pitch and tar wherewith they are newly 

 marked ; for the brute creation recognize 

 each other more from the smell than the 

 sight ; and in matters of identity and di- 

 versity appeal much more to their noses 

 than their eyes. After sheep have been 

 washed there is the same confusion, from 

 the reason given above. White. 



RABBITS, 



Rabbits make incomparably the finest 

 turf, for they not only bite closer than 

 larger quadrupeds, but they allow no bents 

 to rise ; hence warrens produce much the 

 most delicate turf for gardens. Sheep 

 never touch the stalks of grasses. White. 



