450 THE COMMON HOG. 



destroyed ; and some years ago, General Howe did 

 the same in his forests in Hampshire,, to the great 

 terror of the neighbouring inhabitants, who soon 

 rose upon and killed them. 



All the females of this tribe are very prolific, 

 bringing from four to ten or twelve young ones, 

 and upwards, at a litter. 



The muzzle of the Swine terminates in a strong 

 tendinous and moveable snout, by means of which 

 they are enabled to dig up roots, and other ali- 

 ments, that lie hidden beneath the surface of the 

 ground. In their cloven feet, these animals seem 

 allied to the ruminating quadrupeds ; but in every 

 essential respect, both of external and internal 

 structure, they are perfectly distinct. 



THE COMMON HOG*. 



OF all the quadrupeds that are inhabitants of 

 Great Britain, either in a native or domestic state, 

 Swine are those, the general manners, disposition, 

 and character of which, are, by far, the most dis- 

 gusting. Their appetites are so gross, that they 

 devour, with the same eagerness, nearly all sorts 



* Sus scrofa domesticus. Linnceus. Le Cochon. Bitffbn. 

 See the Synopsis, p. 70, No. 44. 



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