NATURAL HISTORY. 



POEPIIAGUS. (Gr. HW?, grass; ^uyo, I eat.) 



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Grunmens (Lat. yntntijty), tJ<c Yak. 



the Tartars. They weave it into cloth, of which they not 

 only make articles of dress, but also tents, and even the roju-.s 

 which sustain the tents. 



THE MUSK OX. 



The MUSK Ox is a native of North America, and is not 

 very unlike the Yak in appearance. It is covered with very 

 long hair, which reaches almost to the ground. Its flesh is 

 tolerably good when fat, but at other times it smells strongly 

 of musk. The homs of this animal are united together at 

 their base, forming a kind of shield or helmet covering the 

 forehead. When the hunters wish to shoot the Musk Ox they 

 conceal themselves, and fire without permitting the oxen to 

 see them. The poor animals seem to fancy that the report 

 of the guns is thunder, and crowd together in a mass, so that 

 they afford a good mark. If, however, they catch sight of 

 one of their assailants, they instantly charge at him, and then 



