HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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thick and tough, and of great ufe in making thongs and 

 harnefs ; it is fo hard, as not to be penetrated by a com- 

 mon mufket-ball ; thofe made ufe of for (hooting the 

 Buffalo, are mixed with tin ; and even thefe are fre- 

 quently flattened by the concuflion. 



In Italy, the Buffalo is domefticated, and conftitutes 

 the riches and food of the poor, who employ them for 

 the purpofes of agriculture, and make butter and cheefe 

 from their milk. 



The female produces but one at a time, and continues 

 pregnant twelve months ; — another fhriking characleriftic 

 difference between the Buffalo and the common Cow, 



The M U S K-B U L L 



inhabits the interior parts of North-America, on the 

 weft fide of Hudfon's Bay, between Churchill and Seal 

 rivers. They are very numerous in thofe parts, and live 

 in herds of twenty or thirty. The Indians eat their flefh, 

 and make coverings of their fkins. They are brought 

 down in fledges, to fupply the forts during the winter. 

 Notwithftanding the flefh is faid to have a ftrong flavour 

 of mufk, it is reckoned very good and wholefome. 



The Mufk-Bull is fomewhat lower than a Deer, but 

 more bulky. Its legs are fhort; and it has a fmall hump 

 on its fhoulder: Its hair is of a dufty red colour, very 

 fine, and fo long, as to reach to the ground: Beneath 

 the hair, its body is covered with wool of an afh colour, 

 which is exquifitely fine, and might be converted into 

 various articles of ufeful manufacture ; — Mr Jeremie 

 fays, that flockings made of it are finer than filk : Its 

 tail is only three inches long, and i3 covered with long 



