Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . lengthof the back-bone; the longtail, with the tuft at the endof it; the brawny extremitiesand the matchless strength;the extraordinary size andthickness of the neck; and,in the bison, which is a kindof ox, the shaggy mane whichcovers it — all proclaim theright of the English to ideal-ize their national symbol intoa lion—especially as JohnBull himself, who is the personcarnivorous. The liking of the English foithe flesh of these animals, andthemselves, may be illustrated the epithet of John Bull thatthe influence of this kind
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . lengthof the back-bone; the longtail, with the tuft at the endof it; the brawny extremitiesand the matchless strength;the extraordinary size andthickness of the neck; and,in the bison, which is a kindof ox, the shaggy mane whichcovers it — all proclaim theright of the English to ideal-ize their national symbol intoa lion—especially as JohnBull himself, who is the personcarnivorous. The liking of the English foithe flesh of these animals, andthemselves, may be illustrated the epithet of John Bull thatthe influence of this kind offood upon him increasesthe resemblance. Hewishes his national char-acter to be that of a car-nivorous ox; and hencethe badge of his nation-ality, which he choosesabove all others, is &liAnd the resemblance be-tween the ball and thelion is very striking. Thebroad, deep, and power-ful chest; the deep, re-verberating sounds thatswell from it; the graveand noble aspect of thecountenance ; the looseface, giving the appearance ofof the body, and the strength. intended to be represented, is horned cattle, their liking fortheir likeness to the animalsby the following description, THE OX. 117 drawn by Dickens : The blessings of Smithfield are too wellunderstood to need recapitulation; all who run (away from madbulls and pursuing oxen) may read. Any market-day theymay be beheld in glorious action. Possibly the merits of ourslaughter-houses are not yet quite so generally appreciated. Slaughter-houses, in the large towns of England, are al-ways (with the exception of one or two enterprising towns)most numerous in the most densely-crowded places, wherethere is the least circulation of air. They are often under-ground, in cellars; they are sometimes in close back-yards;sometimes (as in Spitalfielda) in the very shops where the meatis sold. Occasionally, under good private management, theyare ventilated and clean. For the most part, they are unven-tilated and dirty; and, to the reeking
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