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than the Horse for the plough or the draught. 

 There is scarcely any part of this animal without 

 its use : the skin is made into various kinds of 

 leather; the hair is mixed with lime for plaster- 

 ing; the bones are made use of as a substitute 

 for ivory, and, being calcined, are used by the 

 refiner as an absorbent to carry off the baser 

 metals in refining silver, &c.; combs, and many 

 other articles are made of the horns; we are, sup- 

 plied with candles from the tallow; and from the 

 feet is procured an oil, of great use in preparing 

 and softening leather ; besides the well-known 

 benefits derived from butter, milk, and cheese ; 

 its blood, gall, liver and urine, have their respec- 

 tive uses in manufactures and medicine. 



