CHAPTER VIII 



THE POLISH RABBIT 



THIS variety, as far as my experience goes, is neither 

 so extensively kept or shown, as it was some years 

 since, and yet it has many good qualities. The animals 

 are neat and pretty in themselves, may be bred to a 

 weight making them useful for table commodities, and 

 their fur, from its purity and colour, can be turned to 

 good account, when produced in sufficient quantities for 

 the furriers. I have been given to understand they are 

 largely bred, on the Continent of Europe, for the latter 

 object. 



As to its place of origin, it has been doubted by 

 many whether it really was a native of Poland, but it is 

 not material to go into the question ; it is certain the 

 variety has been bred more or less extensively in Europe 

 for the last fifty years, and has been during all that 

 period known as Polish. 



No doubt, its resemblance to what was known as 

 the common white rabbit, probably derived from albino 

 specimens of the wild bunnies, has been against it, but 

 there are several marked distinctions which may be 

 noticed between them. 



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