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countenance and gestures give birth: the whole race, whether wild 
or tame, have an eye full of mischief, and are never, on any occa- 
sion, to be trusted.” 
It is commonly understood that Providence has allotted to 
every animal a climate suited to its nature; and a general review, 
throughout the universe, will add no small weight to this opinion. 
Whether it be from the original order of things, as arranged by the 
Great Founder of the world; or, that, supposing some chance to 
exist, such animals as were not in their habits or constitutions, 
suited to particular soils, or temperatures, necessarily perished, 
and became extinct in such situations, we find the most marked 
attention to that system. But to this general rule we have to 
plead one exception: namely, that the butfaloe of India is by no 
means suited to the climate of the country: that animal not only 
delights in the water, but will not thrive unless it have a swamp 
to wallow in: there rolling themselves, they speedily work deep 
hollows, wherein they lay immersed. No place seems to delight 
the buffaloe more than the deep verdure on the confines of pools 
and marshes, especially if surrounded by tall grass, so as to afford 
concealment and shade, while the body is covered by the water: 
in such situations they seem to enjoy a perfect extasy; having in 
general nothing above the surface, but their eyes and nostrils, the 
horns being kept low down, and consequently entirely hidden 
from view. 
The civet-cat (viverra civetta, Lin.) so called, though not of 
the feline, but weasel genus, is a very ferocious animal, and unless 
taken young, extremely difficult to tame: it is larger than a com- 
mon cat, the body and feet shaded with dark stripes over a brin- 
