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tion. I particularly wish to draw attention to the circumstance 
that the deaths of cattle, the hides of which are in such a state of 
what is well called " rottenness " as to justify the belief that they 
have died from warble sickness (that is, from the effects of the 
general ulceration, inflammation and other disorder of the hide, on 
the system), are often ascribed popularly to internal illness. 
: Early in the past season I was desired by various leading 
butchers and representatives of the trade to procure a report from 
Fig. 7. — Piece of under side of warbled hide ; warbles about half size. 
some known authority as to the cause of the condition of the surface 
of the carcass, often to be found beneath badly warbled hide, and 
commonly known (from the belief that it is caused by the cattle 
licking themselves) as " licked beef," and to publish the results. 
This I have done in the form of a leaflet, of which some copies 
have been distributed by the Society, and many thousands by myself : 
and as I am happy to forward this and the companion leaflet on 
warble attack and the simple measures found serviceable for its 
prevention and cure to all applicants, it is not desirable to take up 
