ETHIOPIAN HOG. 
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which they were placed. The men then row to- 
wards them in a lateral direction, and the women, 
armed with long javelins, stab as many of the swine 
as they can reach. For those beyond their reach 
they are furnished with smaller spears, about six 
feet in length, which they are able to throw to the 
distance of thirty or forty feet with pretty sure 
aim. As it is impossible, for them to throw mats 
before all the rows, the rest of these animals swim 
.off in regular order, to the places for which they 
set out, ,and for this time escape the danger; As 
the dead swine are found floating around in great 
numbers, they are picked up and put into larger 
boats, which follow for that purpose. 
Some of these swine they sell to the Chinese 
traders who visit the island ; and of the rest 
they preserve in general only the skins and fat. 
The latter, after being melted, they sell to the 
Maki Chinese ; and it is used by the common 
people instead of butter, as long as it is not ran- 
cid, and also for burning in lamps., instead of cocoa* 
$211 1 oil. 
Ethiopian hog. 
This animal is much allied, in its general ap* 
pearante, to the common hog ; but is particularly 
distinguished from it by a pair of large semicircular 
lobes or wattles placed beneath the eyes. The 
snout is also much broader, and very strong and 
callous. — It is a native of the hotter parts of Af- 
rica, and is a very fierce and dangerous animal. 
It resides principally in subterraneous recesses, 
w hich it digs with its nose and hoofs ; and, when 
attacked or pursued, it rushes on its adversary 
w ith great force, striking, like the common boar, 
w ith its tusks, which are capable of inflicting the 
$nosi tremendous wounds. 
