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THE OX TRIBE. 



THE ZEBU. (Far. /3.) 



These Indian Cattle are extremely gentle, and admirably 

 adapted to harness. Some of the eastern princes attach 

 them to their artillery; but generally they employ the 

 finest to draw their light carriages, which in form are very 

 similar to those of the ancients. In mountainous countries, 

 they have them shod. Their pace is a kind of amble, and 

 they are able to sustain a journey of about twenty leagues 

 a day. Guided by a cord which passes through the nasal 

 cartilage, they obey the hand with as much precision as 

 a horse. 



In the same provinces are seen a race of dwarf Bisons, 

 which are scarcely as tall as our calves of two months old, 

 generally described under the name of Ttebu. They are 

 lively, well proportioned, and trained to be mounted by 

 children, or to draw a light car. In both cases their 



