448 THE MULE AND THE HINNY. 



years, be rendered highly serviceable, either for 

 the saddle, for draught, or burthen. 



Although both the Mule and the Hinny are so 

 far sterile, that they will not breed with each other, 

 yet M. de Buffon has recorded several instances of 

 their producing young ones with both the parent 

 stocks. He, however, asserts, that this seldom 

 takes place, except in hot climates. 



The former of these animals is, in Wales, called 

 mul: in France, mulct: in Spain, mulo, mula, 

 macho, azemila: in Italy, mulo, macho, azemila, 

 garannon : in Portugal, mula, mu : in Germany, 

 maulthier, maulesel : in Holland, muyl-eesel: in 

 Sweden, mulasna : in Denmark, muul-esel : in Rus- 

 sia, laschak, mul, mesk. 



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