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they breed very fast ; but in our temperate latitudes. 
they are not known to multiply.. Its voice is strong-. 
er than that of the cat, and. has some resemblance to. 
the cry of an enraged dog. The teeth are strong 
and fharp ;. but its claws are weak. It is very ac-. 
tive and nimble, leaps like a cat, and runs with great: 
swiftnefs. It lives by hunting, surprises small a-. 
nimals and birds, and like the weasel will sometimes. 
steal into the yard and carry off the poultry. The 
perfume of this animal is so strong, that it infects. 
every part of its body: the hair and the ‘kin are so. 
thoroughly penetrated with it that they retain it, 
long after being taken from the body. If a 
person be fhut up in the same apartment, it is al- 
most insupportable ; and when: heated with rage it. 
becomes still more pungent. 
It is doubtful if the ancients knew the civet itself; 
though it is certain:they were we]l acquainted with 
the pomatum, and ascribed to it certain powers of ex- 
citing love, for which purpose it still. constitutes one 
of the luxuries of the east. It.is probable it is to 
this perfume Horace alludes in describing the fine 
ea, in Rome, when he says, Pastillo. Seyi 
: Rufillus smells of perfumes. 
ON THE USE AND EFFCTS OF ANIMAL AND: 
VEGETABLE FOODS. 
For the Bee: 
Concrrwine the nourifhment proper for mankind, as 
well as in regard to all our other wants, powers, and: 
eomponent parts, there are certain common place no.. 
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