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skeleton of the hog. Technical terms will be aroided as 

 far as possible. 



" A, the lower jaw ; B, the teeth ; C, the bones of the 

 nose ; D, the upper jaw ; E, the frontal bone : F, the orbit, 

 or socket of the eye ; G, the occipital bone, or bone of the 

 top and back of the head ; H, the first bones of the spine ; 

 I. the spinal bones of the neck ; J, the spinal bones of the 

 back ; K, the spinal bones of the loin ; L, the bones of the 

 tail ; M, N, the true and false ribs ; a, the shoulder blade ; 

 b, the round shoulder bone ; c, the breast bone ; d, the 

 elbow ; e, the bone of the fore-arm ; f , the navicular bone ; 

 g, the first and second bones^of the foot ; h, the bones of 

 the koof; i, the haunch bones; j, the thigh bone ; k, the 

 stifle bone ; 1, the upper bone of the leg ; m, the hock 

 bones ; n, the narvicular bone ; o, the first bones of the 

 foot ; p, the second bones of the foot, 



THE HEAD. 



Youatt says : " As roots, and fruits, buried in the earth, 

 form the natural food of the hog, his face terminates in a 

 strong, muscular snout, insensible at the extremity, and 

 perfectly adapted to turning up the soil. There is a large 

 flexus of nerves proceeding down each side of the nose, and 

 ramifying over the nostril, and, in these, doubtless, resides, 

 that peculiar power which enables the hog to detect his 



