. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . moiantainous parts ofEurope, fupply the natives with many of the neceflariesof hfe : They he upon beds made of their Ikins, whichare foft, ,clean> and wholefome; they hve upon theirmilk, and oat bread ; they convert part of it into butter,and fome into cheefe. The flefli of the kid is confider-ed as a great rarity; and, when properly prepared, isefteemed by fome as little inferior to venifon. The Goat produces generally two young at a time,fometimes three, rarely four: In warmer climates, it iamore prolific, and produces fou
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . moiantainous parts ofEurope, fupply the natives with many of the neceflariesof hfe : They he upon beds made of their Ikins, whichare foft, ,clean> and wholefome; they hve upon theirmilk, and oat bread ; they convert part of it into butter,and fome into cheefe. The flefli of the kid is confider-ed as a great rarity; and, when properly prepared, isefteemed by fome as little inferior to venifon. The Goat produces generally two young at a time,fometimes three, rarely four: In warmer climates, it iamore prolific, and produces four or five at once; thoughthe breed is found to degenerate. The male is capableof propagating at one year old, and the female at fevenmonths; but the fruits of a generation fo premature aregenerally weak and defective : Their beft time is at theage of two years, or eighteen months at leaft. The Goat is a Ihort-lived animal, full of ardour, butfoon enervated. His appetite for the female is exceflive,fo that one buck is fufficient for one hundred and 8o HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS.
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