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natural and best determined of the whole class. This is done by 

 their ruminating- or chewing their f ood a second time. Apart from 

 various characteristics of the mouth and teeth as well as the nature 

 of the feet which are divided. Being also termed clovenfooted. 

 Behind the hoof there are two spurs with some interesting pecu- 

 liarities. 



It includes the greatest measure of useful animals to man. 

 Among these the Camel diverges more in form than the others. 

 There are two Cameis inhabiting Asia and Africa, the Lamas 

 of the Andes, the Pouched Musk of the Asiatic Watersheds. 

 As well as the Mu s k s having no pouch, in their variety, in the 

 warm parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. As observed and named 

 by various Authorities which form both the smallest and most ele- 

 gant of the order. All the other ruminants have two horns, in the 

 wild state subject to certain variations. We now come to the stag 

 genus with the E 1 k or Moose deer of the Northern parts of both 

 continents. Rein deer of the Arctic regions, the F a 1 1 o w 

 deer supposed to have spread widely from Barbary. Common 

 stag or Red deer native of the forests of Europe and the 

 temperate parts of Asia. Canadian stag of temperate North 

 America, the small and elegant stags of South America. That is 

 Virginian stags inhabiting warm parts, the R o e of Tem- 

 perate regions. Having forms in India, Ceylon and Java. The 

 Giraffe of the deserts of Africa. This genus Covers much 

 ground but little interfered with by our immediate subject. Then 

 we come to hollow horned animals. Making genera through diffe- 

 rences of the horns. Among the Antelopes we have the 

 Numidian Gazelle of North Africa. With a .number of 

 others. It forming a prey to the lion and the panther on the one 

 hand. The others appearing in various parts of the Globe. One 

 interesting Gazelle is the Springer of Cape Colony 

 which intimes of drought visits cultivated lands devastating asit 

 goes along. Then the Addax antelopes, known in various 

 tracts, in different Species. Some noted by the ancients, while 

 some are easilly domesticated. Then we come to the Bush 

 antelopes. The great Bush antelope being the largest 

 with others such as the oryx which can climb rocks, these all 

 prefer covered ground. The E 1 k of the Cap ebeing as large as 

 any horse. While others are small animals. Some living in herds 

 others single. The Zebra is an interesting example, with its 

 strips aswell as the Harnessed Antelope. The C a b r i 1 

 of the Canadians is representitave of the R o e of Britain, Another 

 having horns which scoop away the snow. Then we have another 

 in India and so on. The only one in Western Europe comparing 

 with the Antelopes is the Chamois. Agile climbers, staying 

 on the middle ground of the highest mountains. There are several 

 Species. Then we have an Antelope which is by some sepa- 



