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the fed, and the tongue, when properly prepared, may 

 all be eaten. The dung of the hog is much colder 

 than that of other animals, and should not be used for 

 any but hot and dry lands. The skin hath its use, for 

 sieves are made of it ; and brooms, brushes, and pen- 

 ciMbrushes, are made of the hair. The flesh of this 

 animal takes salt and salt-petrc better than any other, 

 and will keep longer salted. 



This species, though abundant, and greatly spread 

 in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia, was not, however, 

 found on the Continent of the new world : they were 

 transported by the Spaniards, who have carried black 

 hogs to the Continent, and to almost all the large is- 

 lands of America. They are multiplied and become 

 wild in many places ; and resemble our wild boars, 

 with this difference, however, that the body is shorter, 

 the head larger, and the skin thicker. Domestic 

 hogs in warm climates are all black like wild boars. 



The Hog of Siam resembles the wild boar more 

 than the common hog. One of the most evident signs 

 of degeneration is the ears, which become much more 

 supple when the animal changes into the domestic 

 state : in short, those of the domestic hog are not 

 near so stiff, are much longer, and more pendant, than 

 those of the wild boar, which should be regarded as the* 

 model of the species. 



