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Faneuil Hall at the rate of five miles an hour, and you 

 have an idea of tlieir extremely ornamental appearance. 



" They are remarkable for producing bono, and as re- 

 markable for producing oflfal. I have had one analyzed 

 lately by a celebrated chemist, with the following result : 



100.00" 



A peculiarly well-developed faculty in this extraordinary 

 fine breed of domestic fowls is that of eating. " A toler- 

 ably well-fed Bother' em will dispose of as much corn as a 



common horse," insists Mr. S . This goes beyond me; 



for I have found that they could be kept on the allowance, 

 ordinarily, that I appropriated daily to the same number of 

 good-sized store hogs. As to affording them all they would 

 eat, I never did that. 0, no ! I am pretty well off, pecu- 

 niarily, but not rich enough to attempt any such fool-hardy 

 experiment as that ! 



But Snooks is correct about one thing. They are not 

 fastidious or " particular about what they eat." Whatever 

 is portable to them is adapted to their taste for devouring. 

 Old hats, India-rubbers, boots and shoes, or stray socks, are 



