204 Uses rf Cattle The Buffalo. 



to stand still as soon as the lasso is thrown, with 

 his fore feet well braced to meet the shock. 

 Sometimes a bull thus caught by the horns in 

 full career turns a complete somerset, and, 

 falling heavily on his back, is so thoroughly 

 jarred that he is disposed to be very submis- 

 sive, and trots on quietly with the herd. 



3. Millions of cattle feed on the vast grassy plains of 

 Texas, Mexico, and South America. Their value 

 lies chiefly in their flesh, which is called beef; their hides, 

 which are manufactured into leather; and their tallow, 

 which is used in making soap and candles. 



4. Cattle are numerous also in Russia, India, and 

 our Western States and Territories. 



What does the cow give us ? What is made from 

 milk? What is the flesh of calves called? Veal. 



5. Leather is made from the hides and skins of cattle, 

 horses, goats, sheep, deer, and buffalo. Its manufacture 

 is one of the most important industries in the United 

 States and England. 



6. Here is a herd of BUFFALOES, which are 

 more properly called bisons. Indians are pursu- 

 ing them. They are killed with guns, arrows, and 

 spears (see chart). Their flesh is used for food. 



7. An Indian has been known to send an 

 arrow with such force that its head has gone 

 entirely through the body of a buffalo. The 

 dressed skin of the .buffalo is called a buffalo 

 robe, and many of them are used in this coun- 

 try in winter, when people go in sleighs over 

 the snow. 



