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H o G Crass I. : 
helplefs years ; but this animal will devour infants, 
whenever it has opportunity. - 
The parts of this animal are finely adapted to its 
way of life. As its method of feeding is by turning 
up the earth with its nofe for roots of different 
kinds; fo nature has given it a more prone form 
than other animals; a ftrone brawny neck; eyes 
fmall, and placed high in the head; a long fnout, 
nofe callous and tough, and a quick fenfe of {mel- 
ling to trace out its food. Its inteftines have a 
{trong refemblance to thofe of the human fpecies ; 
a circumftance that fhould mortify our pride. The 
external form of its body is very unweildy; yet, 
by the ftrength of its tendons, the wild boar (which 
is only a variety of the common kind) is enabled to 
fly from the hunters with amazing agility: the 
back toe on the feet of this animal prevents its flip- 
ping while it defcends declivities, and muft be of 
fingular ufe when purfued: yet, notwithftanding its 
powers of motion, it is by nature ftupid, inactive, 
and drowfy; much inclined to increafe in fat, which 
is difpofed in a different manner from other ani- 
mals, and forms a regular coat over the whole bo- 
dy. Itis reftlefs at a change of weather, and in 
certain high winds is fo agitated as to run violently, 
{creaming horribly at the fame time: it is fond of 
wallowing in the dirt, either to cool its furfeited 
body, or te deftroy the lice, ticks, and other in- 
fe€ts with which it is infefted. Its difeafes gene- 
rally arife from intemperance; meafles, impof- 
tumes, 

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