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pened that the Hind became intimidated,, and en- 

 deavoured to escape. She has been known to 

 make prodigious leaps in attempting, but in vain, 

 to surmount the high barrier of the inclosure*. 



Notwithstanding these instances cited by Son- 

 nini, another French writer of authority informs us, 

 that Stags may be so far domesticated, as to be 

 broken into harness. Bomare says, that in Ger- ' 

 many he has seen six of these animals in harness, 

 and perfectly tractable to the bit and whip; and 

 that in the year 1770, there were at Chantilly two 

 Stags, which suffered themselves to be harnessed 

 into a small chariot, in which they drew two per- 

 sons with the greatest quietnessf. 



The flesh of the Fawn is very delicate eating; 

 and that of the Hind by no means bad: but the 

 fiesh of the full-grown Stag has always a strong 

 and disagreeable flavour. The skin, when dressed, 

 is manufactured into breeches, gloves, belts, &c. 

 and forms a very excellent kind of leather. The 

 horns, when full grown, are solid, and are used 

 by cutlers and other mechanics; and from them 

 a volatile salt is extracted, called salt of harts- 

 Iwm. 



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* Addition a 1'article du Daim, par Sonnini. Buff. Sonn, xxiv. 

 p. 147. 



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