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pable of being tamed, and rendered extremely docile. — 

 One of them, fhewn in London fome years ago, was 

 taught to fit at table, make ufe of a fpoon or fork in eat- 

 ing its victuals, and drink wine or other liquors out of a 

 glafs. It was extremely mild, affectionate, and good-na- 

 tured; much attached to its keeper, and obedient to his 

 commands. Its afpect was grave, and its difpofition me- 

 lancholy. It was young, and only two feet four inches 

 high. Its body was covered with hair of a black colour, 

 which was much thicker and clofer on the back than on 

 the fore part of the body ; the hands and foles of the feet 

 were naked, and of a dufky colour. 



A variety, called the Pigmy, is found in Guinea, 

 Ethiopia, and other parts of Africa, much fmaller than 

 the laft, being not more than a foot and a half in length. 

 It is very tractable, good-natured, and eafily tamed ; is 

 fuppofed to have been the Fithecos of the ancients. It 

 lives in woods, and feeds on fruits and infects. — Troops 

 of them affemble together, and defend themfelves from 

 the attacks of wild beads in the defert, by throwing a 

 cloud of fand behind them, which blinds their purfuers, 

 and facilitates their efcape. 



