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SHE Cond or third succeeding day, ac- cording to the exigency of the case. 12. The Staggers; 13. The Foot-halt ; 14. The Foot-rotj 15. The Pelt -ROT, 1(3. The Gall; 17. The Rickets; 18. ^hc Flux ; for w lich respe6live disord Ts the reader is referred to the alphabet. 19. The Sheep-fagg, or Hippo- losca ovina, is an insect well known to shepherds. Its be;ik, consisting of two valves, is c/lin- drical, obtuse, and pendent ; and the feet have several claws. These depredators live among the'wool : they materially prevent sheep from thriving, in consequence of the severity with wiiich they bite, and the blood they extraft from the tortured animals ; but, on account of the hard sliell, or cover sur- rounding them, they are with dif- ficulty destroyed. — The remedy suggested by Sir .Foseph Banks for curing ihe Rot (which see), may also be safely applied to the extermination of t'.ie Sheep-fagg ; as thus the quality of the wool will not be in the least impaired. 20. OOstrufiions in the laSieal duSs of the udders of eives, after the lambs are yeaned. The whole udder is covered with Lard tu- mors or knobs, which, in a short time, become inflamed ; and, if the parts atfefted be not speedily le- iieved, a mortification will take place in the course of 24 hours ; and the animal must consequently perish. As soon, therefore, as the tumors appear, it will be proper to chp olf the wool closely to the skin, and to open the principal milk vessels with a razor, or simi- lar sharp instrument ; the morbid matter should then be expressed, aod a Htde fresh butter applied to the wound. The ewe, thus af- SHE t^i fe6ted, ihust be separated fronr the l^ock; and, though perhaps losing the use of one teat, she may be suffered to suckle her lamb ; but, if both teats be diseased, the latter must be reared by hand, and the dam fattened for sale. Sheep are farther liable to be bitten, torn or worried, from the cardessness, or impatience of tlie shepherd ; or, from his dogs not being sufficiently Irohen in, as well as from the dogs of other persons ; in consequence of which, the wool is often injured, and its value greatly reduced. Such accidents, however, may be prevented by proper care and attention. Lastly, to preserve the health of sheep, it will be advisable that every farmer, or breeder, daily in- spect his flock, and take particular care, that their tiiils be kept per- feiStly clean : nor should they be folded two successive nights on the same spot ; being more tender and obnoxious to disease than other quadrupeds. No animal is more useful than the sheep, which supplies man with food and clothing, wh.ile it furnishes numerous poor families with constant employment, in the various branches of the woollen manufaAure. Its milk is very nu- tritious (seevol. iii. p. 201); and its flesh is a grateful and whole- some food (see Mutton) : far- ther, the principal parts of the skin are advantageously converted into parchment ; and the clippings, or shreds, are boiled into Glue; a substance which is indispensable to carpenters, joiners, and cabinet- makers. The horns are formed into buttons, and various other ar- ticles of conveniency : the trotters aflx)rd, on expression, an oil which is uset'ully employed in several branches