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WANDERINGS IN 



FouBTH the size of a large lien's ega,-. In dark and cloudy weather, 



Journey. 



and just before a squall of rain, this Monkey will often 



howl in the daytime ; and if you advance cautiously, and 

 get under the high and tufted tree where he is sitting, 

 you may have a capital opportunity of witnessing his 

 wonderful powers of producing these dreadful and dis- 

 cordant sounds. 



Flesh of the His flesli is cfood food ; but when skinned, his appear- 



Monkey. 



ance is so like that of a young one of our own species, 

 that a delicate stomach might possibly revolt at the idea of 

 putting a knife and fork into it. However, I can affirm, 

 from experience, that after a long and dreary march 

 through these remote forests, the flesh of this Monkey is 

 not to be sneezed at, when boiled in Cayenne pepper, or 

 roasted on a stick over a good fire. A young one tastes 

 not unlike kid, and the old ones have somewhat the 

 flavour of he-goat. ' 



I mentioned, in a former adventure, that I had hit upon 

 an entirely new plan of making the skins of quadrupeds 

 retain their exact form and feature. Intense application 

 to the subject has since that period enabled me to shorten 

 the process, and hit the character of an animal to a very 

 great nicety, even to the preservation of the pouting lip, 

 dimples, warts, and Avrinkles on the face. I got a fine 

 specimen of the howling Monkey ; and took some pains 

 with it, in order to show the immense difference that exists 

 betwixt the features of this Monkey, and those of man.. 



