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The fame author mentions another animal of this kind, 

 called at the Cape the Wild Red Cat the fkin of which 

 is fuppofed by the natives to poffefs great medicinal 

 powers, and give eafe to perfons afflicted with the gout, 

 lumbago, and pains in the joints. The fur is very fine 

 and foft: And, probably, there are many other fkins, 

 which, if applied with an equal degree of good faith, 

 might have the fame falutary effects. 



The colour of the upper part of this creature is of a 

 very bright- red ; towards the fides it is mixed with white 

 and grey ; the belly is white ; the upper part of the ears, 

 which have tufts of hair on the tips, is dark-brown, 

 fprinkled with grey. Its body is long, and about two 

 feet in height. 



The WIL D-C A T 



The hiftory of this animal is fo intimately connected 

 with that of the common or domeftic kind, that we (hall 

 include our account of both under one general head, and 

 defcribe them as conftituting the fame fpecies. 



The domeftic Cat, if fufFered to efcape into the woods, 

 becomes wild, and lives on fmall birds and fuch other 



