COMMON ox. 307 



in continent; and nii^ht liavc 

 . made to aiisucr CM i\ pUTpOtC ot* the Kuro- 

 |)c;in C'oxr; but tin- natives, bcin^ in a vt\ 



id living chiefly by cliacr. bad i 

 tempted thi ;u ation ot' the animal. 



ox. 



THIS js. in reality, the i duccd to a do- 



tate; in \vhieh, in different parts of the 

 \\orld, it runs into as many \ ai ietics. ;ts tlu 

 (iitKrinu; widely in ->i/c. ti.nn, and ((.lour, accord- 

 ing to elimutc and otlu i i ircnm>t:ineeN. Its ini- 

 jiortance in this it> donustic slai -t be 



one kn<<\^ that the C'o\v tnr- 

 ni.shcs some ot' the chief article** both ot' use 

 luxury in civilized life, and the animal is, t! 

 . universally rcaud, except anumi; s;: 

 nations. " \\ ithout the aid of this useful 

 mal, " both thi jmor and the opu- 



lent would liiul ililliculty in pi' 



ronncily the < he \\ hole 



es of nuinkind ; and lie IN still th> I the 



rieho of n \\hich MI!-- urish in 



pro;. oid\ t" tin i-u!ti\aliin ..f their lands 



number of their tattle: tor in these all 



real ucaltii < i\ other kiiui. < \ < n gold 



and heinij only lit titious representat i 



\\hi me, but \\luit is conferred on 



them by the product i' the eaitli." lie pro- 



v^ith but too much truth, tool**; 

 those men \slio breed and multiply our cattle, 



