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Sparrman mentions an animal of this kind, found 

 at the Cape of Good Hope, which he calls the Tiger 

 Cat, and supposes it to be the same with the Serval. 



The same author mentions another animal of this 

 kind, called at the Cape the Wild Red Cat; the skin 

 of which is supposed by the natives to possess 

 great medicinal powers, and to give ease to persons 

 afflicted with the gout, lumbago, and pains in the 

 joints. The fur is very fine and soft ; and probably 

 there are many other skins, which, if applied with 

 an equal degree of good faith, might have the same 

 salutary effects. 



The colour of the upper part of this creature is 

 of a very bright red ; towards the sides it is mixed 

 with white and grey; the belly is white; the upper 

 part of the ears, which have tufts of hair on their 

 tips, is dark brown, sprinkled with grey. Its body 

 is long, and about two feet in height. 



