INDEX. 313 



like beef, the fat of the young like pork, and the lean like 

 veal, iii. 274. 



Manchineel-tree, its shade fatal, i. 278. No plant will grow 

 under it, 350. 



Mandril, the largest of the baboon kind; its description ; when 

 displeased weeps like a child ; is a native of the Gold Coast, 

 iii. 300. 



Mangabey, a monkey of the ancient continent ; its description, 

 iii. 316. 



Manis, or Pangolin, described, iii. 219. 



Manufactures, the woollen manufacture not carried on here 

 till several ages after sheep were propagated i,n England : 

 unavailing efforts of our Kings to introduce and preserve 

 it : the Flemings possessed the art in a superior degree : 

 the inhabitants of the Netherlands improved us in this art, 

 and when : the woollen manufacture supposed for some time 

 decaying amongst us : received every encouragement from 

 Queen Elizabeth, ii. 258. Of stuffs of the wool of the 

 pacos, a considerable branch of commerce in South Ame- 

 rica, iii. 382. 



Marcasites, their composition : experiment by way of proof, 

 i. 68. 



Mares, their exportation prohibited by a law in Arabia, ii. 

 186. Studs in Persia of ten thousand white mares, with 

 hoofs so hard that shoeing is unnecessary, 187. A law in 

 England, prohibiting the exportation of mares and stallions ; 

 and one similar to this obtained so early as the times of 

 Athelstan, 199. 



Marikina, a monkey of the sagoin kind, with a mane round 

 the neck, and a bunch of hair at the end of the tail, like a 

 lion, iii. 319. 



Marmose, only differs in size from the opossum, being less : 

 instead of the bag to receive the young, has only two longi- 

 tudinal folds, within which the premature young continue 

 to suck : when first produced not above the size of a bean ; 

 but stick to the teat until they arrive at maturity, iii. 328. 



Marmot, or Marmotte, a native of the Alps : its description : 

 is easily tamed, readily taught to dance, wield a stick, and 

 obey the voice of its master : it has an antipathy to the 

 dog : strength and agility : ludicrous saying that the Savoy- 

 ards, the only chimney-sweepers of Paris, have learned their 

 art from the marmotte they carry about for show : is apt to 

 gnaw the furniture : other affections of this animal : its 

 food : is cleanly, but has a disagreeable scent : sleeps dur- 

 ing winter : form of its hole resembles the letter Y : man- 

 ner of making it : they live together, and work in common 

 to make their habitations snug and convenient : when they 

 venture abroad, one is placed as a sentinel upon a lofty 

 rock : M. Buffon says it does not sleep during winter, is 



