THE HOG. 



Chase of the Wild Boar. 



Boar hunting is a sport by no means unattended with danger to the hunter himself, as well as to his 

 dogs. As practised during the middle ages, the animal, when brought to a stand, was attacked sometimes 

 on horseback and sometimes on foot; and either by swords which were struck into his flesh, or by strong 

 spears which were protruded against him till he either rushed upon the point, or exposed himself to a thrust 

 from the person by whom the" weapon was held. The parts into which it was attempted to plunge the 

 spear, with the view of inflicting the most deadly wounds, were the forehead, between the eyes, and the 

 breast, immediately under the shoulder-blade. The above engraving presents a spirited sketch of this mode 

 of attack. It sometimes happened, however, that the Boar would, by a sudden movement, contrive to seize 

 the haft of the protruded spear between his powerful jaws, in which case his assailant was exposed to the 

 most imminent danger of destruction. One crunch was sufficient to grind the wood to fragments ; and the 

 next instant, unless some one was by to renew the attack, the enraged beast had his unarmed enemy upon 

 the ground under his hoofs, and was ripping him up with his tusks. When horses were employed, they 

 were frequently wounded in this way. Boar hunting is still a favorite amusement in India ; but there the 

 sport appears to be always followed on horseback, and the animal is attacked by long spears or javelins, 

 which are not usually thrust into his flesh, the hunter retaining a hold of the weapon, but are lanced at 

 him from a distance of twenty or thirty yards as he flies before his mounted pursuers. 



A Domestic Hog. 



Domestic, Hog 



Peccary. 



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