THE PIG. 



The Wild Pig. 



THE wild forefathers of our present pig of the 

 sty, the wild pig, wandered in herds, amidst 

 the woods, thickets, brambles, and jungles that 

 at one time long, very long ago grew over a 

 large portion of the world's surface. 



These wild pigs had a hard struggle to live, 

 for they had many enemies. The wild bear, the 

 wolf, and the panther knew, long before man 

 knew, how sweet was a dinner of pork, and so 

 these beasts of prey were always on the look-out 

 to capture and kill a stray pig for dinner. 



These wild pigs were tall, long, lean, scraggy- 

 looking animals, with large, narrow, sinewy 

 frames, with an arched back, the bones of which 

 stuck up in a very ugly manner. Their snouts 

 were long and powerful. 



In appearance these wild pigs were very 

 different to the round-bodied, short in the leg, 

 long in the back, short in the snout pigs that 



