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verted to the use of poison, which in their case is wholly 

 inadmissible on this account. Where crows are common 

 hogs generally run at large, and to poison the crows 

 would equally poison them; the crows would die, and 

 fall to the ground, where they would certainly be eaten 

 by the hogs. 



Crows, when caught young, learn to talk plainly, if 

 pains be taken to repeat certain phrases to them, and 

 they become exceedingly impudent and troublesome. 

 Like all of their tribe, they will steal and hide silver or 

 other bright objects, of which they can make no possible 



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