I'l.lvSU OF TJli: KANtJAIlOO. 



aroiiiul till' front part of tlie In-ad, hiiiio- tird 

 boliin<l hy striii<;'s nl' ilip saiiir material : it is 

 worn by iiialrs ;niil females, and colonred with 

 'red <3ichte or pipe -clay, ajec«5a?dmg to tiie taste of 

 tlie wearer ; the stoek-feeejw valine thet^d^s 

 for whip-lasliL'S, and say ttotlimg can surpfitsa 

 tliem for diirahility. 



The part of tlie kangaroo most esteemed for 

 eating h th^ lolnf ; mi tke Ml, ^M«li a^iixsli 

 iu gelatiiie^ fttmishea an exoellmt md mn^lmg 

 sonp; the hind legs are coarse, and n.^nally fall 

 to the share of the dogs. The natives (if they ean 

 be said to have a choice) give a preference to the 

 hm^* Tk^ ft^ l&e fuU-growifc aaJtoal may 



to veal ; they are destitute of fat, if we except a 

 little being oceasionallv seen between the mnscles 

 and integuments of tlie taiL The colonial disli 

 edM a ^1^0991^, eoit^s ^ lite ik& of 

 animal dm^, slices liam. Thelirer^ 

 when cooked, is crisp and dry, and is considered 

 a snbstitiite for bread ; but I cannot coincide in 

 this opinion. 



WHle visiting the BlowrinFlat/' on hunt- 

 Is^ and Qther exms^iis, X ^^i:r€in% obm^ei 

 marks ufm Hit pais ^fete liao^a«m*bad 



herding; at one place tlje grass was beaten 

 down, and a i|iiantity of their fur strewed about 



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