OF THE MOOSE. 



Owing to the color of his coat, it is 

 hard to detect a moose sometimes in 

 " black growth," that is, spruce or hem 

 lock, for his upper part is brownish black, 

 and his legs tone off into gray or yellow- 

 ish white. The shanks are esteemed 

 by residents of the woods country for 

 making boots or " shoepacks," the hair 

 being left on and turned outward. Such 

 foot covering lasts indefinitely and sheds 

 water perfectly. The hoof is peculiarly 

 flexible, and divided farther, for example, 

 than in the case of the ox. This en- 

 ables him to walk easily on slippery sur- 

 faces, and through bogs, by spreading 

 the hoofs. It is said that he can pass 

 through a swamp where a man would 

 become foundered, while the speed with 

 which he passes over moss-grown bould- 



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