THE DEER KIND. jy 



Their chief, and almoft their only food, in winter, is the mofs, which, 

 from its being fed on by this animal, obtains the name of the rein-deer 

 lichen (lichen rar.giferirtus). This is of two kinds; one white, which 

 covers almoft all the dcfert parts of the country lik- fnow ; the other 

 black, which covers the branches of the trees. The deer purfue their 

 food, though covered in the dcepeft fnow, even though its furfacc be 

 frozen : They turn it up with their nofcs, like fwine, for the hide by ufe 

 is hardened in that part. 



The rein-deer of this country are of two kinds, wild and tame. The 

 wild are larger and ftrongcr, but more mifchievous than the others. No 

 creature can be more aftive, patient, and willing than the tame ; when 

 hard pulhed, they will trot nine or ten Swedilh miles, or between fifty 

 and fixty Englifh miles, at one ftretch : but the poor obedient creature 

 fatigues itfelt to death. In general, they can go about thirty miles with- 

 out halting, and without danger. 



They go with young about eight months and generally bring two. 

 The dam is fond of her young, and often, when they are feparated from 

 her, returns from pallure, keeps calling round the cottage for them, and 

 will not defift, till they are brought and laid at her feet. They are at 

 firft of a light brown, but become darker wiih age. The old ones al- 

 moft approach to blacknefs. The young follow the dam two or three 

 years ; do not acquire their full growth rill four; are then broke in, and 

 managed for drawing the fledge, and continue ferviceable four or five 

 years longer. Live about fifteen or fixtcen years. 



OF THE 



MUSK ANIMAL. 



MUSK is brought to Europe in fmall bags, about the Hze of % 

 pigeon's egg, containing a kind of dii|]ty reddifti fubftance, like 

 coagulated blood, which, in large quantities, has a very ftrcng Imell; 

 but when mixed and diffufed, becoiiics a very agreeable perfume. No 

 fubftance known has a ftronger or more permanent fmell. A grain of 

 mufk perfumes a whole room j and its odour continues lome days with- 

 out diminution. In a larger quantity it continues for years, and feems 

 fcarce wafted in weight, though it has filled ;he atmofphere to a great 

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