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manner as the Hare. They are very tender ani- 

 mals, and susceptible of cold, and should there- 

 fore be provided with warm receptacles to retire 

 into in bad weather. If fed too long on very 

 succulent food, as cabbage, sowthistle, .Sec. thev 



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receive injury by it, and should be relieved by 

 allowing them more solid food, as bread, grain, 

 c. They have often been used as an article of 

 food, and are in some place considered as a deli- 

 cacy. In their habits they are extremely neat, 

 and may be frequently observed in the act of 

 smoothing and dressing their fur, somewhat in 

 the manner of a Cat. In their quarrels they not 

 only bite but kick each other, like horses, with 

 their hind feet. It is observed, that the male 

 and female seldom sleep at the same time ; but 

 seem alternately to watch each other ; the one 

 sleeping while the other is feeding, &c. Their 

 general voice is a sort of grunting ^queak, and 

 sometimes a shriller or sharper cry. 



