DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



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Roman. Saddles and harnesses were at first made of skins 

 and sometimes of cloth. 



Among the Tartars of middle and northern Asia, and 

 also among some other nations, mare's milk and the flesh of 

 the horse are used for food. Old and otherwise worthless 

 horses are regularly fattened for the meat markets of France 



FIG. 166. PERCHERON HORSE (THE DRAFT TYPE) 



and Germany. Various uses are made of the different parts 

 of a horse's body. The mane and tail are used in the manu- 

 facture of mattresses, and the same parts furnish a hair- 

 cloth for upholstering ; the skin is tanned into leather; the 

 hoofs are used for glue, and the bones for making fertilizer. 

 Climate, food, and natural surroundings have all aided in 

 producing changes in the horse's form, size, and appearance. 



