REAL UNICORNS. 69 
as'is perfectly beyond controversy, is the 
Rhinoceros.” 
““ The Rhinoceros, Uncle!” exclaimed 
George: ‘“* What, is it the Rhinoceros that 
is painted like a Horse, as a supporter to 
the King’s arms ?” 
“IT believe that f have detected the sources 
of every part of that strange compound form 
which is the Unicorn of picture; but the 
Unicorn of nature, and of the Book of Job, 
(which latter is so commonly appealed to 
upon the subject,) is certainly no other than 
the Rhinoceros. I shall surprise you, if, some 
day, I tell you, from what accumulations it 
has evidently happened, that the Unicorn of 
picture has become compounded of the Rhi- 
noceros, the Hippopotamus, the Antelope, 
and the Horse; but you must be contented, 
for the present, with what I can say about 
such parts of the figure and description of the 
Unicorn, so called, as have their origin in the 
Antelope. You know that the Unicorn is 
painted with cloven-hoofs, like a Deer, or like 
an Antelope; and with a single horn upon 
its forehead, spirally twisted. Now, the An- 
tholopos, or Pantholopos, of the early Greek 
