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worm. The horns of the female are short, and first 

 turn round backwards, then bend down, and turn 

 round before, so much, that they end near the eyes ; 

 and in some their circumference and direction vary. 

 The male and female goat of Angora, which I have 

 setn, are such as I have described ; and these goats, 

 like all the animals of Syria, have the hair so very 

 long, and thick, and fine, that stuffs have been made 

 of it, almost as handsome and glossy as our silks. It 

 is, in fact, what is commonly termed mohair. 



THE HOG. 



I shall treat of the sow, the hog of Siam, and the 

 wild boar, at the same time, because they form all 

 three but one and the same species ; one is wild, and 

 the other two are domestic. 



Aristotle first divided quadrupeds into beasts with 

 the hoof entire, those with cloven feet, and the species 

 which have claws. He allows that the hog is of an 

 ambiguous nature ; but the only reason he gives, is 



