S6 HOG. Class I. 



hclplefs years ; but this animal will devour infants, 

 whenever it has opportunity. 



The parts of this animal are finely adapted to its 

 way of life. As its method of feeding is by turning 

 up the earth with its nofe for roots of different 

 kinds ; fo nature has given it a more prone form 

 than other animals-, a ftrong brawny neck; eyes 

 fmall, and placed high in the head ; a long fnout, 

 nofe callous and tough, and a quick fenfe of fmel- 

 ling to trace out its food. Its inteftines have a 

 ftrong refcmblance to thofe of the human fpecies ; 

 a circumftancethat fhould mortify our pride. The 

 external form of its body is very unweildy ; yet, 

 by the ftrengthofits tendons, the wild boar (which 

 is only a variety of the common kind) is enabled to 

 fly from the hunters with amazing agility : the 

 back toe on the feet of this animal prevents its flip- 

 ping while it defcends declivities, and muft be of 

 Angular ufe when purfued: yet, notwithtiandingits 

 powers of motion, it is by nature flupid, inadlive, 

 and drowfy; much inclined to increafe in fat, which 

 is difpofed in a different manner, from other ani- 

 mals, and forms a regular coat over the v/hole bo- 

 dy. It is reftlefs at a change of weather, and in 

 certain high winds is fo agitated as to run violently, 

 fcreaming horribly at the fame time: it is fond of 

 wallowing in the dirt, either to cool its forfeited 

 body, or to deftroy the lice, ticks, and other in- 

 fers with which it is infefled. Its difeafes gene- 

 rally arife from intemperance i meafles, impof- 



tumes. 



