ILLUSTRATIONS. 8 



He theu divides the class mammalia into the following orders : 



1 . Cetacea. 



2. Ruminantia j all cloven-footed. 



3. Pachvderinata ; more than two toes to the foot ; inciiive teeth in both 

 aws, and frequently enormous canine teeth. 



4. Solipeda j having only one apparent toe to each foot. 



5. Tardigrada ; toes united by the skin and cannot be moved separately , 

 no dentes incisorcs. 



6. Edentata ; resembling the former in the little freedom of the toes 

 aad the want of the incisores ; have a simple stomach. 



7. Rodentia ; claws j long incisive teeth at the end of each jaw, without 

 any canine teeth. 



8. Sarcophaga j like the former in the claws, but a more complete set of 

 teeth ; incigores short and strong ; canine teeth and molares. 



9. Amphibia. 



10. Bats. 



11. Quadrumana, which of all the mammiferous animals are those tha.t 

 inost resemble man. 



For the remaining outlines of this system see G. Cumr's Lectures on Compar- 

 ative Anatomy, translated by William Ross, vol. I. art. 5. 



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The traditions of the Indians, and the speculations of philosophers, respecting 

 this enormous animal, have been various j and, perhaps, on the whole, unsatisfac- 

 tory. It is certain that the Indians had some notions respecting the mammoth, 

 which they might have derived from tradition ; or, after seeing it* remains, they 

 might have invented the fables which exist. Charlevoix, in his Voyage to North 

 America, (vol. 1.) says, " There is also a very diverting tradition among the 

 Indians of a great elk of such a monstrous size, that the rest are like pismires in 

 comparison of him ; his legs, they say, are so long that eight feet of snow are not 

 the least encumbrance to him ; his hide is proof against all manner of weapons, 

 and he has a sort of arm proceeding from his shoulders which he uses as we do 

 ours. He is always attended by a vast number of elks, which form his court, and 

 which render him all the service he requires." This description respecting the 

 arm appears like the proboscis of an elephant. Kalm, who travelled in thi 

 country in 1749, says, " Some years ago a skeleton of an amazing great animal 

 Itad been found in that part of Canada where the Illinois live on the river Ohio, 



