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liquors. The animals assemble to enjoy the unexpected re- 

 past: they drain the vessels, and the consequence is, that 

 they become intoxicated, fall asleep, and are then easily taken. 



ALWAYS keeps its erect posture, even when it walks upon all 

 fours, its arms being as long as its body and legs put together. 

 We have seen one of these animals alive : it was but young, 

 and not then more than three feet high ; though we must 

 presume that it had not attained its full size, but that when it 

 is adult, and in its free state, it is at least four feet. It had no 

 appearance of any tail : it had a circle of gray, bushy hair 

 all round the face, which gave it a very remarkable appear- 

 ance : its eyes were large and sunk in its head ; its face re- 

 sembling that of a man, tanned, and its ears well proportioned. 

 This Ape appeared to us to be of a gentle and tractable dis- 

 position : its motions were neither rash nor precipitate. It 

 was fed on bread, fruit, almonds, &c., and calmly received the 

 food that was presented to it : it was very averse to cold and 

 wet weather, and did not live long after being brought from 

 its native country. It is a native of the East Indies, and par- 

 ticularly found along the coasts of Coromandel, Malacca, and 

 the Molucca islands. 



THE MAGOT. 



THIS animal is generally known by the name of the Bar- 

 bary Ape. Of all the Apes which have no tail, this animal 

 can best endure the temperature of our climate. We have 

 kept one for many years. In the summer it remained in the 

 open air with pleasure and in the winter, might be kept in a 

 room without any fire. It was filthy, and of a sullen disposi- 

 tion : it equally makes use of a grimace to show its anger, or 

 express its sense of hunger: its motions were violent, 

 its manners awkward, and its physiognomy rather ugly than 

 ridiculous. Whenever it was offended, it grinned and showed 



