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THE ZEBU. 
The zebu, like the bison, is extremely gentle 
when tamed, and very useful to mankind, 
both as affording food, and serving for a beast 
of draught and burden. These animals are 
employed in pairs to draw a two-wheeled ve- 
hicle called gadee, which holds but one person, 
and is used by the wealthy Hindoos. When 
destined for this purpose, their horns, when 
young, are bent so as to grow nearly upright, 
bending backwards a little towards the top. 
They are often covered w'ith rich carpets ; 
adorned with rings and chains of gold or other 
metal ; and their legs and chests painted with 
various colours. The women of the lower 
classes in India frequently travel on bullocks, 
which they ride astride upon a very large 
saddle : the animals have bells hung round 
their necks, and are guided by means of a 
cord passed through the nostrils. 
There are specimens of the zebu in the 
Zoological Gardens. 
