. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . bout three or four feet from the ground: They thendrive a herd of thefe animals towards them, and theyare fo terrified by the flutter of the rags, that they darenot pafs, but huddle together, and fuffer themfelves to bekilled in great numbers. Their wool is a valuable article of commerce, and iismade into gloves, ftockings, bed-cloaths, carpets, &c. The Pacos is domeflicated; and, like the Lama, isemployed in carrying burdens, but cannot bear more 15S HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. than from fifty to feventy-five pounds ; and is ftlll
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . bout three or four feet from the ground: They thendrive a herd of thefe animals towards them, and theyare fo terrified by the flutter of the rags, that they darenot pafs, but huddle together, and fuffer themfelves to bekilled in great numbers. Their wool is a valuable article of commerce, and iismade into gloves, ftockings, bed-cloaths, carpets, &c. The Pacos is domeflicated; and, like the Lama, isemployed in carrying burdens, but cannot bear more 15S HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. than from fifty to feventy-five pounds ; and is ftlll morefubjedl to capricious fits of obftinacy. When once theylie down with their load, no blows can provoke them torife. The great advantages derived from the wool of thefecreatures, induced the Spaniards to attempt their intro-dudlion into Europe. Some of them were brought overto Spain; but, by not fufficiently attending to the necef-fity of placing them in fituations fimilar to thofe whichthey had always been accuftomed to, the experimentproved HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 159 THE HOG KIND. Animals of the Hog kind feem to poflefs a middlenature, between thofe that live upon grafs and fuch asare carnivorous,, and unite in themfelves moft of thofedIftin£tions which are peculiar to each clafs. Like theone, they will feed on animal fubflances, and do not ru-minate j like the other, they are cloven-hoofed, livechiefly on vegetables, and feldom feek after animal food,except when urged by neceflity. The moft numerous breed of Hogs in this ifland isthat generally known by the name of the BerkJJjire Pigs^now fpread through almoft every part of England, andfome parts of Scotland. They are in general of a red-difh-brown colour, with black fpots upon them; havelarge ears hanging over their eyes ; are fliort-legged,fmall-boned, and are readily made fat. Some of thefchave been fed to almoft an incredible fize. Mr Culley,in his Treatife on Live Stock, gives an account of onethat was
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