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Flesh of the dog sometimes eaten. 



in holes like rabbits. When found young, they 

 instantly attach themselves to mankind, and 

 never desert their masters to rejoin the society 

 of their former companions. These animals have 

 the appearance of the greyhound, carry their 

 ears erect, and are said to be excellent in the 

 chase. 



Some nations admire the flesh of the dog as 

 an article of food. In some of the South Sea 

 islands, dogs are fattened with vegetables, which 

 the natives cram down their throats when they 

 will voluntarily eat no more. They are killed by 

 strangling; and the extravasated blood is pre- 

 served in cocoa-nut sliells, and baked for the 

 table. The negroes on the coast of Guinea are 

 extremely partial to this food ; and Hippocrates, 

 and even the. Romans considered young whelps 

 as a great delicacy. 



THE SIBERUN DOG. 



THIS animal, which is found in most of the 

 climates about the Arctic Circle, is used in 

 Kamtschatka for drawing sledges over the frozen 

 snow. The number of dogs usually employed is 

 five : four of which are yoked two and two, and 

 the other acts as leader. The reins are fastened 

 to the collar ; and the driver has to depend prin- 

 cipally on their obedience to his voice. Great 

 care and attention are consequently necessary in 



