314 THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. 



order to fhut up the wound. In this ftory there 

 is nothing impoffible ; but how could P. Labat 

 difcover fuch a fingular operation ? 



Befide the ufes to which the fkin and teeth 

 of the hippopotamus are applied, we are aflured 

 that the Indian painters employ the blood of 

 this animal as one of their colours. 



The 



