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will suffer no restraint without discovering 1 the 
most furious resentment ; neither the voice nor 
the menaces of his keeper have" any effect upon 
him ; he equally growls at the hand that is held 
out to feed, and at that which is raised to correct 
him. 
The excessive cruelties practised on this poor 
animal in teaching it to walk upright, and to regu- 
late its motions to the sound of the pipe,, are such 
as make sensibility shudder. Its eyes are fre- 
quently put out ; and an iron ring being passed 
through the cartilage of the nose to lead it by, it 
is kept from food, and beaten, till it yields obedi- 
ence to the will of its savage tutors. Some of 
them are taught to perform., by setting their feet 
upon heated iron plates, and then playing music to 
them while in this uneasy situation. If is truly 
shocking to every feeling mind, to reflect that such 
cruelties should be exercised upon any part of the 
brute creation by our fellow, men. That these 
should be rewarded by numbers of unthinking peo- 
ple, who crowd around to see the animal's rude at- 
tempts to imitate human actions, is not to be won- 
dered at ; but it is much to be wished that the 
timely interference of the magistrate would pre- 
vent every exhibition of the kind ; that in Eng- 
land, at least, we might not be reproached with 
tolerating practices so disgraceful to humanity. 
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American rear. 
The American bear differs from the European 
species, principally in being smaller ; and in having 
a more lengthened head, pointed nose, and longer- 
ears. The hair is also more smooth, black, soft, 
and glossy. The cheeks and throat are of a yel- 
lowish brown colour. 
It is found in all the northern parts of America ; 
