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warbled hides, both fresh and tanned, exhibited at the then forth¬ 
coming Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England at New¬ 
castle, in order to draw attention of the many cattle-owners who 
would be present at the meeting to the importance of taking steps to 
prevent the attack, and to let them judge for themselves of the serious 
loss occasioned by it. 
The time having been passed at which, according to rule, applica¬ 
tions for standing ground for exhibits could be received, some difficulty 
occurred, but, in consideration of the importance of the subject, special 
permission was obtained from the Royal Agricultural Society, and 
Mr. Jacob Wilson as Manager of the Royal Show granted an excellent 
site for the exhibition of warbled hides, and I had the pleasure of in 
some degree co-operating by lending specimens, &c. 
The exhibits consisted of the hide freshly taken from the infested 
animal, so as to show the horrible state that such a hide presents where 
the flesh side can be seen with the great swellings containing the 
maggots more than an inch long, with the putrescent matter oozing 
where the swellings have been cut across and other evils no way 
observable on the outside of the hide of the living animal. Tanned 
hide was also shown, and hung against the light, so that the riddled 
state caused by the maggot holes could be clearly seen, and amongst 
these I exhibited the hide of a yearling (presented to me by Messrs. 
Parsons, of Taunton), which had died of mortification of the back, 
consequent on the presence of more than four hundred Warbles. 
Maggots and other specimens were also shown, and copies of my 
own four-page illustrated note* giving an account of the method of life 
of the Warble maggot, and the very sure, cheap, and simple way in 
which the attack may be remedied and prevented, were presented to 
the visitors by one of the Staff of the Hide Inspection Society, and 
one of the members of the Committee devoted the greater part of four 
days to attendance in the tent to give all necessary information to 
visitors. The great interest excited by the exhibits was reported to 
me from various quarters, but is best conveyed in the following portions 
of a semi-official account with which I was favoured by Mr. Jos. 
G. Angus .... “As a Member of the Committee of the Inspection 
Society, I take considerable interest in the Warble question, and 
devoted the greater part of four days in attendance at the tent. 
“I am sure you will be glad to learn that the experiment succeeded 
beyond our most sanguine expectations. Thousands of visitors I 
* This four page note was printed for distribution, and as the main points of 
the method, and means of preventing or remedying attack, could hardly be put in 
fewer words, I reprint most of the “ note” with the figures, as an addition to this 
paper, and shall be happy to forward copies gratuitously to applicants, or to offer 
any information on the subject. 
