SHEEP.

and flannel, and a hundred other fabrics, and is then made up
into shirts, jackets, stockings, coats, caps, shawls, blankets, and
I cannot remember how many things besides.

Sheep are found in all parts of the world. It is well that it
is so, for it would seem impossible for any civilized people to do
without them. Each country has its peculiar kind of sheep.
In Egypt and Syria there is a singular variety with a long,
heavy tail which sometimes trails on the ground.

In the Rocky Mountains there is a species of sheep which
runs wild, living in retired parts of the mountains. At the
approach of danger it scales the rocks with the greatest ease and
speed. The horns of these sheep grow to an enormous size.

The moufflon is another species of sheep, which is found in
Egypt and other countries. It really looks more like a goat
than a sheep. It has two long curved horns, and its covering
is more like hair than like wool. Under its lower jaw is a long
silky beard. The beard on the jaw is from two to four inches
long, while lower down on the throat it is about a foot in length.
Its fore legs are also covered with a long thick fringe of hair,
reaching nearly to the ground.

The merino sheep is among the most prized of domestic
sheep for the length, fineness, and silkiness of its wool. The
finest and softest of woollen fabrics are made from their fleece,
and it is used in the manufacture of imitation cashmere shawls,

which nearly equal the genuine in appearance, and are more
durable.