But the latter, when they find themselves in the sheep's stomach, make their way straight to the bile-ducts, up which they travel to the liver.

Here, in a few weeks, they grow up into full-blown flukes and begin the important business of producing eggs.
"Such is the pathological romance of 'liver-rot'; and now what is its connection with this mysterious discovery?
It is this.

After the outbreak of 'liver-rot,' above referred to, the ground landlord, a Mr.
John Bellingham, instructed his solicitor to insert a clause in the lease of the beds directing that the latter should be periodically cleared and examined by an expert to make sure that they were free from the noxious water-snails.

The last lease expired about two years ago, and since then the beds have been out of cultivation; but, for the safety of the adjacent pastures, it was considered necessary to make the customary periodical inspection, and it was in the course of cleaning the beds for this purpose that the present discovery was made.
"The operation began two days ago.

A gang of three men proceeded systematically to grub up the plants and collect the multitudes of water-snails that they might be examined by the expert to see if any of the obnoxious species were present.