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FRUIT EATEN BY DOGS, ETC. 



berries from a gooseberry busb, and have heard of another 

 who had a similar taste. House dogs will eat strawberries, 

 grapes, and most kinds of fruits. 



Grapes. 



ESTHER. 



That foxes will eat grapes, we have the testimony of Scrip- 

 ture, where Solomon speaks of the " little foxes that spoil 

 the vines;"* and most travellers mention the depredations 

 committed by these animals among the grapes. Jackals also, 

 will destroy whole vineyards and gardens of cucumbers; and 

 the "cottage in the vineyard," mentioned by Isaiah,f was 

 doubtless a shelter for the watchmen, who were obliged to 

 guard the vines from these nightly depredators. 



MRS. F. 



The Greek writers also mention the havoc committed by 

 * Solomon's Song, ii. 15. t Isaiah,!. 8. 



