BEER. 



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sed of a cart load of wood, and that it contained 

 two eaglets, which were not as yet feathered — 

 that they were eaten, and made very good food. 

 I think that Boccacio in his Decameron, serves 

 up a falcon as a choice dish. 



The Americans have selected the eagle as the 

 symbol of national power. In the ancient my- 

 thology he was the bird of Jove, and in ail na- 

 tions he is the sign of strength and majesty. His 

 eye can see to an immeasurable distance, and his 

 flight is as rapid as the vollied lightning. 



LETTER XLIV. 



Western Region, August, 1S20. 

 My Dear Sir, 



On 7 my way to the west I passed a few days at 

 Albany, and among oilier public places I visited 

 the Museum of Natural History. Here I saw the 

 largest of the cervus genus called the moose. It 

 was mounted in the museum. Its height above the 

 shoulders IK feet, and its weight 1000 lbs. It 

 horns had fallen off before it was killed. Twen- 

 ty-five it is said were killed in the country north 

 of Whitestown last winter, at different time?. 

 This one belonged to a herd of five: The great 

 lepth pf the i facilitated 'he fucccss of tin 



