MUSK. 
bright red color •, but the penis fo hid as fcarce to 
be difcovered. 
Female lefs than the male : nofe fliarper : wants 
the two tufks, and has two fmall teats. 
Inhabits the kingdom of Tibet y the province 
of Mohang Mqng in China , Tonquin , and Bant an j 
about the lake Baikal , and near the rivers Jenefea , 
and Argun. Found from Lat. 60 to 44 or 45 ; 
but never wanders fo far fouth, except when forced 
thro’ hunger by great falls of fnow, when they 
migrate fouth to feed on com and new-grown rice. 
Inhabit naturally the mountains that are covered 
with pines : love folitude: avoid mankind. If 
purfued feek the higheft fummits, inaccelBble to 
men or dogs. 
That noted drug the mufk is produced from the 
male. It is found in a bag or tumor of the fize 
of a hen’s egg on the belly of that fex only. It is 
fitrnifhed with two fmall orifices % the largefl is ob¬ 
long, the other round ; the one is naked, the other 
covered with long hairs. The mufk is contained 
in this, for Mr. Gmelin tells us, that on fqueezing 
the tumor, the mufk was forced thro 3 the apertures 
in form of a fat brown matter. The hunters cut 
off the bag and tie it up for fale ; but are very apt 
to adulterate the contents, by mixing other matter 
with it to encreafe the weight. Thefe animals muft 
be found in great plenty, for 'Tavernier fays, that 
he bought in one journey 7673 mufk bags. The 
mufk of Tibet is far fuperior to that of other places, 
and of courfe much dearer. The flefli of the males 
h much infe&ed with this drug, but is eaten by the 
Ruffians 
