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penetrated by a common musket-ball; those made 

 use of for shooting the Buffalo are mixed with tin; 

 and even these are frequently flattened by the con- 

 cussion. 



In Italy the Buffalo is domesticated, and consti- 

 tutes the riches and food of the poor, who employ 

 them for the purposes of agriculture, and make 

 butter and cheese from their milk. 



The female produces but one at a time, and con- 

 tinues pregnant twelve months ; another striking 

 characteristic difference between the Buffalo and 

 the common Cow. 





THE MUSK-BULL. 



INHABITS the interior parts of North America, on 

 the west side of Hudson's Bay, between Churchill 

 and Seal rivers. They are very numerous in those 

 parts, and live in herds of twenty or thirty. The 

 Indians eat the flesh, and make coverings of their 

 skins. They are brought down in sledges, to sup- 

 ply the forts during the winter. , Notwithstanding 



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