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FOURTH jjis flesh i s good food ; but when skinned, his 



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appearance is so like that of a young one of our 



Flesh of the J 



Monkey, own species, that a delicate stomach might pos- 

 sibly revolt at the idea of putting a knife and 

 fork into it. However, I can affirm, from ex- 

 perience, that after a long and dreary march 

 through these remote forests, the flesh of this 

 monkey is not to be sneezed at, when boiled in 

 Cayenne pepper, or roasted on a stick over a 

 good* fire. A young one tastes not unlike kid, 

 and the old .ones have somewhat the flavour of 

 he-goat. 



I mentioned, ' in a former adventure, that I had 

 hit upon an entirely new plan of making the 

 skins of quadrupeds retain their exact form and 

 feature. Intense application to the subject has 

 since that period enabled me to shorten the 

 process, and hit the character of an animal to 

 a very great nicety, even to the preservation 

 of the pouting lip, dimples, warts, and wrinkles 

 on the face. I got a fine specimen of the howling 

 monkey ; and took some pains with it, in order 

 to show the immense difference that exists betwixt 

 the features of this monkey, and those of man. 



I also procured an animal which has caused not 

 a little speculation and astonishment. In my 

 opinion, his thick coat of hair, and great length 

 of tail, put his species out of all question ; but 

 then his face and head cause the inspector to pause 

 for a moment, before he ventures to pronounce 



