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THE BROWN LLAMA. 
vation, more insensible to cold, and with a thick 
and longer fleece ; and the Guanaca. Among these, 
however, the synonymy is still somewhat confused ; 
and in the accounts of travellers, one animal is often 
named for another. The facts of their habits and 
domestication in their native regions is therefore al- 
so not always to be depended on. It W'as one of 
these animals which was employed by the ancient 
Peruvians at the conquest. They are still used for 
transporting burdens. They \)ecome very docile, 
are trained to kneel when loading, and the drove is 
generally preceded by one old and well broken in as 
a leader : his head is oniamented with ribbons, small 
streamers of cloth, and little bells, and he has rings 
in his ears; the rest follow regularly after, and the 
Indian driver in the rear whistles to the cadence of 
their feet. In this manner they will travel from fif- 
teen to twenty miles daily through the rugged passes 
of the Andes, with a weight of 150 lb. 
Another of these animals, at least it has not been 
identified correctly with any other, the Chilihueque 
of Molina, W'as employed for the cultivation of land, 
and to draw a kind of cart. The wool or hair of 
them all is used in the manufacture of dresses, which 
have the brilliancy of silk. Their milk is also es- 
teemed, and the venison of both the young and old 
is eaten ; and the bezoar which is found in the sto- 
mach is in repute as a charm. They are hunted, 
and either shot, or taken by the lasso. 
