OR, PLAIN TEACHING. 



185 



rolling in the mud, which cools 

 the thick hide with which they 

 are covered. 



10 



531. 



A party on horseoack in India had proceeded 

 to a wood, when in a marshy place they came 

 upon a rhinoceros and her young one. The mo- 

 ther, on seeing them, arose and drove her young 

 one towards the wood, and when it stopped as if 

 in sport, pushed it forward with her snout. 

 One of the company, out of bravado, rode up, 

 and drawing his sword, cut at the hinder parts 

 of the old one, but the blows did not penetrate, 

 on account of the hide, and some white marks 

 only appeared. The mother bore all patiently 

 till her young one was safely hidden in the 

 bushes and brushwood. Then the scene was 

 changed. The irritated beast turned suddenly 

 on her persecutor, whose life was saved by his 

 frightened horse, which galloped back to the 

 party followed by the infuriated rhinoceros, 

 overturning trees and everything in her way. 



As soon as she saw the rest of the company 

 she attacked them, and they avoided her by 

 getting behind two great trees, scarcely two 

 teet apart, between which the rhinoceros in the 

 blindness of her rage rushed, making them 

 Iremble like reeds Whilst she was thus entan- 

 gled, they used their fire-arms with fatal effect 

 and slew her. The rash man who attacked her 

 by himself had a very narrow escape ; for she 

 turned short upon him with a terrible roar, 

 and seized him by the boot, which fortunately 

 for him was made of light stuff and gave way, 

 by which accident he escaped.* 



* i artiog ton's British Cyclopaedia. 



So LID UNGUL A. 



The animals of this order are 

 by some naturalists included with 

 the pachydemtata ; but they more 

 properly form a distinct order of 

 solipedes (entire footed), or soli- 

 dungulous mammalia, having hoofs 

 that are not divided. The horse, 

 ass, mule, zebra, &c, are of this 

 order. They all resemble each 

 other in the structure of their 

 skeletons, and the number and 

 form of their teeth. The chief 

 | differences upon which distinc- 

 tions of species are founded, are 

 external, consisting in the diffe- 

 rent lengths of the ears, the 

 various character of the hair, 

 more especially that of the mane 

 and tail, the different markings, 

 and what are called " points " of 

 form and expression, 14. 



The horse is so valuable to 

 man, that its various breeds have 

 been studied with great care, and 

 the anatomy of the horse elevated 

 into a science, and made the 

 principal study of the veterinary 

 profession. 



The parts of a horse essential 

 for observation in the selection 



