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thofe animals, and fo divided them into two fpecies : 
_ but the moft accurate obfervers have been able to 
= difcover only one kind; that, whofe head and nole 
~refemble thofe of the dog. 
The {kin of the badger, when drefled with the 
hair on, is ufed for. piftol furniture, The Highland- 
ers make their, pendent pouches of it. The hair 
is frequently ufed for making brufhes to foften the 
fhades in painting, which are called fweetening tools. 
Thefe animals are alfo hunted in the winter nights 
for the fake of their flefh; for the hind quarters 
may be made into hams, not inferior in goodnefs 
to the beft bacon. The fat is in great requeft for 
ointments and falves. 
In China it feems to be more common food than 
in Europe: for Mr. Bell * fays, he has feen about 
a dozen at one time in the markets at Pekin; and 
that the Chivefe are very fond of them. It does 
not appear that this animal is found in the hotter 
parts of Afia, but is confined tothe cold, or the 
temperate parts of the world. 
* Bell’s. Travels, I, 82, 
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