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but, oil hearing them bark, are readjrwith fire-arms, 
as the dogs rarely bark if a hear is not at hand. 1 
Was surprised to find tliat they are fed only with 
bread and milk. The head shepherd is paid 120 
bvres a-year wages, and bread ; the others 80 lirres, 
and bread ; but they are allowed to keep goats, of 
which they have many, which they milk every day. 
Their food is milk and bread, except the flesh of 
such sheep or lambs as accidents give them. The 
head shepherd keeps on the mountain top, or an ele- 
■'"ated spot, from whence he can the better see around, 
while the flock browses the declivities. In doing this, 
the sheep are exposed to great danger in places that 
are stony ; for, by walking among the rocks, and es- 
pecially the goats, they move the stones, which roll- 
'ng down the hills, acquire an accelarated force, 
enough to knock a man down, and sheep are often 
hilled by them; yet we saw how alert they were 
to avoid such stones, and cautiously on their guard 
gainst them. I examined the sheep attentively. 
hey are in general polled, but some have boras, 
"hich, in the rams, turn backwards behind the ears, 
and project half a circle forward ; the ewes’ horns 
|atn also behind the ears, but do not project; the 
tags white or reddish ; speckled faces, some white, 
.Some reddish ; they would weigh fat, I reckon on an 
average, from 151b. to 18 lb. a quarter; some tails 
® ort, some left long. A few black sheep among 
t am ; some with a very little tuft of wool on their 
aveheads. On the whole, they resemble those on 
