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and cheese are obtained from 

 it, which can replace meat as 

 food, and form almost the 

 only diet in some countries. 

 Cheese indeed supports and 

 developes the strength of the 



Cow. The quantity of milk which 



cows yield, varies very much according to their breed and food. 

 Some of the breeds have long horns, others short horns, and 

 some are hornless. The Alderney cow is particularly esteemed 

 for the quantity and quality of its milk. Cows will yield 18 or 

 20 quarts of milk per day, or more. They are milked twice or 

 thrice a day, and the milk is put into large bowls ; the cream, 

 which is the fatty part of milk, rises and swims on the surface ; 

 it is skimmed off, and beaten in a churn to make butter. The 

 rest of the milk curdles ; it is then put into a kind of sieve to 

 drain. What runs off is the whey ; and a solid mass is left, which 

 is converted into the different kinds of cheese by various processes. 

 But the best cheese is made of fresh milk, which still contains 

 all the cream. 



The bu/alo is an animal closely allied to the cow, but which 

 only inhabits the warmer parts of the Old World. It is used as 

 a beast of burden, and is reared for its flesh, leather, and milk. 

 The buffaloes like water, and delight to bathe in it, while the 

 cows which accompany their herds always remain on the bank. 



The yak is another species of ox which comes from China, and 

 is remarkable for having a tail like a horse. 



THE MUSK DEER. We have still to mention a small rumi- 

 nant animal which is found in Asia, and yields the well-known 

 perfume called musk. It is enclosed in a pouch under the skin 

 of the animal's belly. They kill the animal, remove the pouch 

 with a knife, and export it at once. 



