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Show St? Htlples Wfcea Turned oa Iu JUtk. There ar so many ways la which sheep ens and do die that It Is a wonder an of then sr lft alive. The most peculiar method of all Is that called "dln on their backs." writes A, B. GHnllan In Atlantic Monthly. Whoa Iiqcms or doss roll tfcey either roll all the way vr or roll bade to the position from, which they started; they are UDb!e to balance bal-ance rhemselres oa their spine, m ft were. But when a sheep rolls and reaches a. position with Its togs pointing point-ing upward It is often nnable to com pletc the turn, especially If It has a heavy coat of wool, as Is the case In spring. The reason for this Is that a sheep's legs, being very thin, ore not able to exert any pull to one side or the other oth-er and thurf aid the sheep In righting Itself. Its only chance Is to twist Itself It-self violently. In the hope that some movement rany turn It on Its side. If unsuccessful In tiii3 the unnatural position for some reason causes gas to collect In Its body and It begins to bloat. Finally the pressure of this gas on Its heart and lungs becomes so terrific that tliesc organs cease to function. If the ewe Is found at any time before life Is extinct and Is turned over on her stomach she will get up, stagger off and deflate, looking look-ing meanwhile like a misshapen balloon. |