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rectcd by this sense, ■with unerring sagacity he seeks for food 

 beneath the surface of the earth, and his vexation, anger and 

 regret may be imagined when, by the cruel insertion of a ring 

 in his snout, a stop is put to his researches for palatable food 

 which his keen sense of smell assures him is at hand, perhaps 

 directly beneath his nose. 



In some parts of France and Italy, hogs are regularly trained 

 to hunt for truffles, a sort of mushroom of delicate flavor and 

 highly prized, found beneath the surface of the ground. When 

 the hog scents a truftle ho expresses his satisfaction by a grunt, 

 then digs up the ground with his snout, seizes the truffle carefully, 

 and carries it to his master, who gives him a handuful of grain 

 as a reward. 



And it is a well known fact that in the midland counties of 

 England, some intelligent breeds of hogs have been trained to 

 hunt for partridges, woodcocks, and other game, and have mani- 

 fested the valuable qualities of thorough-bred and sagacious 

 pointers. ****** 



The loyalty of the hog is beyond question. He has great re- 

 spect for the stars, and almost idolizes the stripes. Indeed, one 

 of the swinish tribe was once publicly exhibited to the good people 

 of Norfolk County, even in this highly favored town of Ded/m»i, 

 as a rare prodigy in the shape of a promising pig which bore a 

 striking resemblance to the American flag — with stars about its 

 head and stripes along its back and sides, a living emblem of 

 Republican nationality. This striped jng received the homage of 

 the admiring multitude with good-natured grunts of satisfaction, 

 and offered strong inducements to his visitors to follow his example 

 and get well corned! ***** 



The hog may be regarded as an animal of inestimable val- 

 ue. It possesses extraordinary fecundity, lives and thrives on 

 almost every variety of food, and converts a given quantity of 

 aliment into fat sooner and more satisfactorily than any other 

 created being. If it be true that every one has its mission, it is 

 clear that it is the mission of the hog to eat and grow fat, and thus 

 become converted into nutriment of the most juicy and luxurious 

 description, to gratify the epicurean propensities of the genus 

 homo. Other animals are known to be useful in various ways 

 while they breathe the breath of life, but a liog — although erro- 

 neously, as I have endeavored to show — is regarded by the mass 

 of mankind as of no value until he has " shuffled off this mortal 

 coil ! " When skilfully slaughtered and neatly dressed, almost 

 every part of this animal may be made available for food, and the 

 few parts wdiich cannot be eaten may be profitably used for other 

 purposes. 



