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NATURAL HISTORY 
ASS. 
The Ass is naturally as humble, patient, 
and quiet, as the horse is proud, ardent, and 
impetuous. He is contented with the hard- 
est and most disagreeable herbs, which the 
horse and other animals will leave with dis- 
dain. He is very delicate with respect to 
his water, for he will drink none but the 
clearest. 
The Ass, is a beast of burden: of greater 
strength comparatively than most animals 
of his size. He is generally of a dun colour, 
and wears the form of a cross on his back 
and shoulders. He lives nearly to the same 
age as the horse. The females milk has 
often proved beneficial in consumptions. 
