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upper jaw, but possesses two long and strong dog-teeth, which 
extend beyond the lower lip ; these teeth are the exclusive attri- 
bute of the male. Musk Deer have a muzzle like Stags, but no 
tear-pits ; and their tail is short. The smallness of their size, the 
elegance of their shape, combined with the grace and nimbleness 
of their movements, cause these animals to be much admired. 
The Musk family comprehends but a small number of species, 
which chiefly inhabit the Indian continent and adjacent islands ; 
not a single representative of it is found in America. The two 
principal are the Tibet Musk ( Moschus moschiferus , Linn.), and 
the Napu (Tragulus javanicus, Pallas). 
The Tibet Musk is about the size of the Poe; it inhabits 
the mountainous regions of the centre of Asia, and is distributed 
over an area of more than a thousand leagues in latitude, and 
about fifteen hundred in longitude ; it is met with as far as 
southern Siberia. It lives in solitude on inaccessible rocks, in the 
vicinity of glaciers, during summer ; in the winter, it descends 
into the woodlands. As it is very timid, and flees from the 
presence of Man, to capture it, therefore, it is necessary to have 
recourse to snares and traps. The Toungouses, the nomadic 
inhabitants of Tartary and Asiatic Pussia, kill this animal with 
bows and arrows, having enticed it within reach by imitating 
the cry of their young. 
This animal is hunted for the sake of a strongly- scented sub- 
stance, which is secreted in a pouch situated under the abdomen, 
known as mush , a perfume insupportable to some noses, but with 
which others love to impregnate their persons. The male alone 
produces this scent. In winter, at the pairing season, it is of 
the best quality ; this, therefore, is the season chosen for the 
animal’s pursuit. 
Musk is not only made use of as a perfume, but is also em- 
ployed as an antispasmodic medicine ; it is sold in trade along 
with the receptacle which contains it, and its price is always very 
high. 
We append a most interesting description of the habits of this 
animal, written by a celebrated sportsman, and published in Land 
and Water : — 
“ From the first high ridge above the plains, to the limits of 
the forest in the snowy range, and for perhaps the whole length 
