MONGOOZ» 
for fruits, sugar, and sweetmeats, and would 
r-eadily open the boxes which contained them* 
It .was with difficulty seized; and bit cruelly, 
€ven those with whom it was best acquainted* 
It uttered a low, grunting noise, almost perpe- 
tually; and, when tired of being alone, would 
croak like a frog, so loud as to be heard at a 
great distance. This Mongooz was a male, 
and his testicles were extremely large in pro- 
portion to the size of his body» He wa^s fond 
• of the she cats; and even satisfied his desires 
without any intimate union: his embraces, of 
course^ were ineffedtuaL He dreaded cokl and 
moisture ; never willingly departed from a fire ; 
and stood upright to warm himself. He was 
fed with bread and fruits. His tongue was 
rough, like that of a cat : and, wlicn permit- 
ted, he licked any person's hand till it was in- 
flamed; generally concluding this operation 
with a severe bite^ The cold of the winter 
nSO, killed this Mongooz, though lie never 
quitted his station near the fire. His move- 
ments were extremely brisk ; and, sometimes, 
petulant. He often slept during the dav ; but 
his slumbers were so liirlu, that the smallest 
noise aw»akcd him> 
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