



114 THE BROWN LLAMA. 



vation, more insensible 10 cold, and with P thick 

 and longer fleece; and the Guanaca. Among these, 

 however, the synonymy is still somewhat confused ; 

 and in the accounts of travellers, one animal is often 

 named for another. The facts of their habits a?id 

 domestication in their native regions is therefore di- 

 sc not always to be depended on. It was one of 

 these animals which was employed by the ancient 

 Peruvians at the conquest. They are still used for 

 transporting burdens, They become very docile, 

 are trained to kneel when loading, and the drov< is 

 generally preceded by one old and well broken in as 

 a leader : his head is ornamented with ribbons, small 

 streamers of cloth, and little bells, and he has rings 

 in his ears; the rest follow regularly after, and the 

 Indian driver in the rear whistles to the cadence of 

 their feet. In this manner they will travel from fif- 

 teen to twenty miles daily through the rugged passes 

 of the Andes, with a weight of 150 Ib. 



Another of these animals, at least it has not been 

 identified correctly with any other, the Chilihueque 

 of Molina, was employed for the cultivation of land, 

 and to draw a kind of cart. The wool or hair of 

 them all is used in the manufacture of dresses, which 

 have the brilliancy of silk. Their milk is also es- 

 teemed, and the venison of both the young and old 

 is eaten ; and the bezoar which is found in the sto- 

 mach is in repute as a charm. They are hunted, 

 and either shot, or taken by the lasso. 



