quadrupeds. 
Clafs I. ] 
by the licentioufnefs of the fportfman, or be¬ 
ing devoured by the obje&s of his diverfion ; 
for this reafori, the fubjedfs of a delpotic go¬ 
vernment ftill experience the inconveniences 
of vaft waftes, and forefts, the terrors of the 
neighboring hufbandmeri*; while in our well 
regulated monarchy, very few cliaces remain : 
we ftill indulge ourfelves in the generous 
pleafure of hunting; but confine the deer kind 
to Parks ; of which England boafts of more 
than any other kingdom in Europe. Our 
equal laws allow every man his pleafure; but 
confine them in fuch bounds, as prevent them 
from being injurious to the meaneft of the 
community. 
The flag and buck agree in their nature ; 
which is fo univerfally known as to render 
any account of it Unneceflary : the firft is 
become Ids common than it was formerly; 
its exceflive vitioufnefs during the rutting 
Feafori; and the badnefs of its flefh induce moft 
people to part with the fpecies. Stags are ftill 
> , ; 
found wild in the mountains of Kerry in Ire ~ 
land\ and add greatly to the magnificence of 
the romantic fcenery of the lake of Killarny. 
The ufes ofthele animals are alnioft fimilar; 
the fkin of the buck and doe is fufficiently 
known to every one; and the horns of the ftag 
are of great ule in mechanics; they* as Well as 
the horns of the reft of the deer kind, being 
exceflively compaa, folid, hard and weighty; 
3 nd make excellent handled for couteaus^ 
knives, and feveral other utenfils. They abound 
in that fait, which is the bafis of the fpirit of 
Hartjhorn ; and the remains (after the falts are 
extraaed) being calcined, become a valuable 
aftringent in fluxes, which is known by the 
name of burnt Hartjhorn: Befides thefe ufes 
in mechanics and Medicine, there is an in- 
ftance in Giraldus Camhrenfis , of a countefs of 
Chejler , who kept milch hindes, and made 
cheele of their milk; fome of which fhe pre- 
fented to archbilhop Baldwin , in his itinerary 
thro’ Whales , in the year 1188.“{*. 
* In Germany the peafants are often obliged to watch their 
grounds the whole night, to preferve the fences and torn from 
being deftroyed by the deer. 
"f Girald. camb. Itin. p. 216. 
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