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colour of the paco is that of a dried rose-leaf j 

 the manufacturers seldom give its wool any other 

 dye, but form it into quilts and carpets, which 

 exceed those from the Levant. This manufac- 

 ture forms a very considerable branch of com- 

 merce in South America ; and probably too, 

 might be extended to Europe, were the beauty 

 and the durability of what is thus wrought up 

 sufficiently known. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



THE NYL-GHAU. 



THIS animal, the name of which is. pronounced 

 Nylgaw, is a native of India, and has but lately 

 been imported into Europe ; it seems to be of a 

 middle nature, between the cow and the deer, 

 and carries the appearance of both in its form. 

 In its size, it is as much smaller than the one, as 

 it is larger than the other ; its body, horns, and 

 tail, are not unlike those of a bull ; and the head, 

 neck, and legs, are very like those of a deer. 

 The colour, in general, is ash or grey, from a 

 mixture of black hairs and white ; all along the 

 ridge or edge of the neck, the hair is blacker, 

 larger, and more erect, making a short, thin, and 

 upright mane. Its horns are seven inches long ; 

 they are six inches round at the root ; growing 

 smaller by degrees, they terminate in a blunt 



