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flesh of the Deer into a number of portions, which 

 it conceals in the earth, to serve for future pro- 

 vision. 



The motions of the Glutton are slow. There are 

 few quadrupeds that cannot escape from it, except 

 the Beaver, which it frequently pursues and over- 

 takes. In America, it is called the Beaver-eater. 

 It sometimes lies in wait, and surprises those ani- 

 mals coming out of their burrows, or breaks into 

 their habitations, and kills great numbers of them. 



The Glutton often defeats the labour of the hunts- 

 men by stealing away the Sables and other animals 

 that have been caught in their traps; and it is 

 sometimes taken in the snares laid for them. 



When attacked, it makes a strong resistance. It 

 w r ill tear the stock from the gun with its teeth, or 

 break the trap in pieces in which it is caught. 

 Notwithstanding its fierceness, it is capable of 

 being tamed, and of learning several entertaining 

 tricks. 



It is hunted only for its skin, which is very valu- 

 able, of a most beautiful glossy black, w r hich shines 

 with a peculiar lustre, and reflects the light like 

 damask silk. 



The skins are sold in Siberia at five or six shil- 

 lings each, at Jakutsk at twelve, and still dearer in 

 Kamschatka. There the women dress their hair 

 with its white paws, which they esteem a great 

 ornament. 



The furs of this animal, from the North of Europe 

 and Asia, are infinitely finer, blacker, and more 

 glossy, than those of the American kind. 



