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the Turk and .T(mv, being considered by chem the emblem of 

 gluttony and lillli, ;nid has always been proscribed by the Eastern 

 legislat'iis. liut auuing us no animal atiords a more extensive 

 series of sa\oi\ l^Mjd, ;ind every portion of tlie animal is made 

 use of in our doiuoiic economy. The hog by nature is indolent, 

 and liltliy in his i^ciieral habits; still, nothing delights him more 

 than a comt'orlaMc sly well replenished with fresh straw. 



There is no niiat in domestic use that will take salt so readily 

 as pork; th;it is pn/uably the reason \^i\y it is so much sought 

 after I'oi- naval stor, s. Deer, as food : deer, or venison, forms a 

 delightl'ul, hi.i;!ily n iiritive, and very wMiolesome, food. Buck 

 venison is gcncrallv ineli^rnd, and is in season from November 

 to Fcbi-ii.ii-y. The yiain of the meat is vtry like that of mutton, 

 but t)ic taste entirely different. Tlie moose, or elk, affords a 

 most delicious, digestible, and exceedingly nourishing fjod. The 

 Indians on our northern conlines dechire that they can travel 

 twice as iar tui a meal of moose liesli as they can on any other 

 animal food. The tongue and nose are both considered great 

 delicacies by the inhabitants of Canada. 



The goat in former days was held in high estimation as food 

 The mei.t of the wether goat is considered the best; it is very 

 lilvc, and but littk-. inferior to, venison. The flesh of the kid is 

 vtiy fine; I ate it onee on the Mount St. Gothard, in Switzer- 

 laufl, and really imagined I liad ntver before tasted any meat 

 equal to ii. I was very much Jatigutd and hungry from the 

 ellecisola long ramble among tlie nujuntains, wliich may account 

 for it in some.nn asuie; but siill I am inclined to think it a very 

 fine dish. The milk is coiisideied to be more Avholesome, as a 

 diet, than that "f any other animal. 



Ral>bi!s: I lie Ih >h of this animal is apt to be dry and void of 

 fat, if ial<(n for ihe table in a WMld slate. The large, domesti- 

 cated w!iite i;i''bi. iias a white, delicate, and high flavored flesh, 

 which, w!ieii '■ - i in the most approved style, is quite equal 

 to tnrke.N . 



'J'j V i. .1'' ' . ■;• come iievt in order as f.od for man, and 



they rur"i^ ..iisi(!er;d)lc and varied supply, which may 



be d,\ idti! • a... e: — 'he (itmiesti attd, such as the goose, 



