THE BULL. 



which, when foftened by water, become fo pliable as to be formed into 

 transparent plates for lanthorns. The invention of this has been afcribed to 

 King Alfred, who is faid to have firft ufed them to p refer ve his candle time 

 meafurers from the wind. The fmalleit. fragments and dull of horn are very 

 ferviceable for manuring cold lands. The Jlough, on which the horn is 

 formed, is ufed, when dry, for making walls and fences, and is very durable, 

 if kept from the wet; it is likewife of great ufe in mending foft roads, its 

 glutinous quality, when dhTolved, rendering it amazingly binding with gravel. 

 Horn faw-duft, mixed with mould, is an excellent compoft. for flowers. It is 

 ufed likewife to harden and give a proper temper to metals. Common glue 

 is made of the cartilages and griftles, and the finer pieces of the cuttings and 

 parings of the hides, boiled in water till the gelatinous parts are thoroughly 

 dhTolved, and then dried. Mechanics ufe the bones as a cheap fubftitute for 

 ivory, and by that means are enabled to furnifh many neat conveniences at 

 an eafy rate. An oil is procured from fome of the bones, which is much ufed 

 by coach-makers and others in drefling harnefs, &c. and the refiners employ 

 tells made of calcined bones. The blood is an excellent manure, and is the 

 bafis of that beautiful colour called Pruflian blue. Saddlers and others ufe a 

 fine fort of thread prepared from the finews, which is much ltronger than 

 any equally fine. The hair is very valuable, and ufed in many different 

 manufactures, and the refufe of it makes a very good manure. The fuet, fat, 

 and tallow are ufed to make candles, and for other purpofes ; and the value 

 of cream, milk, cheefe, and butter is well known to every one. 



The mofl bulky and heavieft of animals neither fleep fo found, nor fo long 

 as the fmaller ones. The fleep of the Bull is therefore fliort and light ; the 

 lead noife awakens him. He generally lies on the left fide, and the kidney 

 on that fide is ufually larger than on the other, and has more fat about it (a), 



(a) There is now, April 8, J /Q4, in the pofleffion of Mr. Talbot, Salefman, in Newgate Market, the hind 

 quarter of an Ox, the kidney belonging to which is inclofed in a bed of fuet of a moft enormous growth, it 

 meafures one yard and a half round, and weighs one hundred and twelve pounds. The animal which 

 produced it was of a middling feature, and although the fuet is in very fine condition, the fleih is very 

 different, being lean and poor ; the fat inclohng the other kidney is lefs than ufual : it is probable the 

 extraordinary increafe of this part was in confequence of the animal having always lain on one tide. 



