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it) every other animal, proceeds from a greenish 

 oil contained in a vesicle placed, as in the pole-^ 

 cat, near the anuf?. When the animal is at- 

 tacked, it elevates its posteriors and scaiters this 

 loathsome liquid upon its assailant. Nothing 

 can equal the oficnsiveness of its smell; it pene- 

 trates everj where, and may be perceivea at a 

 great distance. Garments that are infected with 

 it cannot he worn for a long time^ and not until 

 repeated washings ; and the dogs, after having 

 been engaged with the chinghue^ run to the 

 water^ roll themselves in the mud, howl as if 

 they were mad, and will eat nothing as long as 

 the smell continues about them. 



The cliiugliue^ when attacked, never makes use 

 of its teeth or claws, but relies entirely upon this 

 singular mode of defence. It appears to be at- 

 tached to the society of men, and approaches 

 them without the least apprehension, boldly en- 

 ters the country-houses to search for eggs^ and 

 passes fearlessly through the midst of the dogs, 

 who instead of attacking him ger.erally fly at his 

 approach. The liusbaniimen theniselves are 

 averse to shooting tiiis animal on su( h occasions, 

 lest, should thsy fail of killing it outright, they 

 should be annovod by its nauseous stench. In 

 order to free themselves from tins unwelcome vi- 

 sitor, they have recourse to another method, 

 whicii i"? attended with less risk. Some of the 

 cerspany begin by caressing it, until an oppor- 



