BUFFALO. 



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The blood is used for clarifying syrups, wines, etc., and 



in refining sugar. From the intestines are made strings 



for musical instruments, and the 



gall is used as a soap for clean- -Fio. 176. 



ing delicate fabrics. 



Cattle, like all domestic ani- 

 mals, are greatly modified by the 

 influence of climate, food, and 

 habits of life. In the temperate 

 zones the height is greater, the 

 flesh is more tender and juicy, 

 and the skin is thicker. North- JERSEY cow. 



ern cattle furnish more and better 



suet than those of the South. Those that live in the 

 mountains have compact bodies, very short necks, legs, 



FIG. 177. 



THE CAPE BUFFALO (Bos caffer). 



and heads, the rump large, and the horns projecting 

 laterally ; those on the plains have longer and more slen- 

 der bodies, long legs and neck, and the horns are directed 



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