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is to keep them low, arid give them the tare thistle 

 to eat. 



It has been remarked, that, when a warren is 

 attempted to be stocked with domestic Rabbets, 

 both they and their offspring continue to live upon 

 the surface; and that they never begin to dig holes 

 for protection, till they have endured many hard- 

 ships, and passed through several generations. 



An imposition is practised by the game dealers 

 in several parts of France, in selling tame Rab- 

 bets for wild ones. It is a well known distinction 

 betwixt these animals, that the former have the 

 hair under the feet of a much lighter yellow than 

 the latter. The dealers, therefore, often singe 

 the feet of tame Rabbets, by which many people 

 are deceived. The deception, however, is easy ta 

 be detected by the smell. 



The name by which the Rabbet is known in 

 Wales, is owning en : in France, lapin: in Italy, 

 coniglio : in Spain, conejo : in Portugal, coelho : in 

 Germany, kaninichen, koniglen : in Holland, konyn : 

 in Sweden, kanin : in Denmark, kanine : in Austria, 

 kuniglhaze: in Poland and Russia, krolek. 



PECORA, 



