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did not appear quite satisfactory in the case alluded to, death 
having resulted so soon. 
Continuing the report of the College sheep, it is next to 
be observed that the remedy was continued to the middle of 
June, and this, not only without any apparent benefit, but 
seemingly with some disadvantage, as these three sheep were 
more emaciated than the other two. 
This untoward circumstance evidently depended on the 
nauseating effects of the medicine, as the animals would often 
refuse their food after its exhibition, and sometimes even till 
the latter part of the day. 
It may be here remarked that the medicine contained some 
oleaginous material which had a very unpleasant smell, not 
unlike fetid animal oil, and which had probably to do with its 
sickening effects. 
On the 20th June, being two months from its first exhi¬ 
bition, the medicine was discontinued to the College sheep. 
All the animals were kept, however, about six weeks longer, 
by which time they had become so emaciated that it was 
determined to destroy them, which was accordingly done. 
A post-mortem examination was made of each, and it was 
found that no real differences existed in the lesions wrought 
by the disease in the sheep which had taken the medicine 
from those of the others which had not. Living flukes 
existed in large numbers in the livers of all the animals. 
To return to the sheep at Oakington. It has been already 
stated that for the first fortnight subsequently to April 22nd 
no material alteration had taken place in this moiety of the 
animals. By the end of May, however, it was very evident 
that three of the sheep were gaining flesh, and presenting a 
far more healthy appearance than the others. Two of these 
were sheep not taking medicine, and one which was. The 
other three were wasting, and becoming day by day more 
debilitated; but, nevertheless, when compared with the sheep 
at the College, they were in far better condition. 
On June 6th, forty-five days after the commencement of 
the experiment, one of the animals died, and this, as in the 
instance at the College, was one which had taken the medi¬ 
cine. The lesions met with on examination of the body 
agreed with those already described, and need not, therefore, 
to be repeated. The medicine was continued with the other 
two—up to the 20th of the same month with one, and for a 
fortnight longer with the other; the latter being an emaciated 
and gradually declining animal. The three sheep spoken of 
as doing well were by this time so much improved that I had 
no apprehension of their death. The weather was dry and 
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