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im, and gives way to no remedy yet difcovered. The mofl part of the 
milk and burter requirctl by the Europeans ; tbc natives ufing neither ; 
is fup plied by them ; and the milk is richer than what is there produced 
by the cow ; but not in the fame quantity. 
Thougli we have given to the ca^'hw, the name of huffake^ it is an 
animal very different from that koown in the fouthern parts of Europe, 
by the fame appellation, from the hide of which the buflT leather is fup- 
pofed to be manufaftured. This, from the defcriptlon given in fome 
of our books of natural hi l!ory, refembles what we call in India, the 
^ladagafcar bull; efpecially in the flefliy protuberance rifing from the 
neck, and extending over the fhouldcr. The carbow is a bcaft of greater 
and more equal bulk, in the extent of the barrel. The legs are ftiorter 
than thofe of the ox ; the hoofs larger ; the horns, which ufually turn 
backward, but fometimes point forward, are alwnys in the plane of the 
forehead, differing in that rcfpeft from thofe of all other cattle. Ex- 
cepting near to the extremities, the horns arc rather fquare than round ; 
contain much foHd fubftance, and are valuable in manufacture. The' 
tail hangs down to the middle joint of the leg only, is fmall, and termi-. 
nates in a bunch of hair j which is very rare In all parts of the body ; 
fcarcely ferving to cover the hide. The neck is thick and fincvy, nearly 
round, bur fo mew hat flatted at top ; and has little or no dewlap depen-- 
dant from it. The organ of generation in the male, has an appearance, 
as i f the extremity were cut off. It Is not a falacious animal . The fe- 
male goes nine months with calf, which it fuckles during fix, from four 
teats. When crofTing a river, it exhibits the fingular light, of carrying 
the young one on iis back. It has a weak cry, in a fharp tone, very un- 
like the lowing of oxen. 
The luxury of the carbow coniifts in rolling icfclf in a muddy pool, 
which it forms in any fpot, for its convenience, during the rainy wea- 
ther. This It enjoys in a high degree, dexteroufly throwing with its 
horn, the water and flime, when not of a fufficient depth to cover it, over 
its back and fides. Their blood perhaps is of a hot temperature, owing to 
whicb 
