Panama and the canal . turies ago in ( )Id ]Mexic(.). Xative hunters usuaUy traJc them to their Inirrowswith dogs, Avhicli gi\-e notice if an occupant is at hunter then using his bushd-;nife as a piclc, and hishands as a sho\-el, commences with the utmost dispatchto dig out the animal, which all the while endeavors toescape Ijv scratching deeper into the ground. It is a racebetween the armadillo and the man, and an even chancewhich succeeds. The tail is the first part seized Ijy thehunter, and then after a short struggle, the victim suc-cumljs. The flesh of the armadillo is tender, wh
Panama and the canal . turies ago in ( )Id ]Mexic(.). Xative hunters usuaUy traJc them to their Inirrowswith dogs, Avhicli gi\-e notice if an occupant is at hunter then using his bushd-;nife as a piclc, and hishands as a sho\-el, commences with the utmost dispatchto dig out the animal, which all the while endeavors toescape Ijv scratching deeper into the ground. It is a racebetween the armadillo and the man, and an even chancewhich succeeds. The tail is the first part seized Ijy thehunter, and then after a short struggle, the victim suc-cumljs. The flesh of the armadillo is tender, white, andusually esteemed adelicacy. The flesh of thetapir also is used forfood ]jysome ofthe Indians in vari-ous pjarts of CentralAmerica. This ani-mal is common inthe jungle of Pana-ma, though here the San Bias Indians seldom hunt for the armadillo it is very different from any animal withwhich we are familiar in the United States. In fact, it isseldom found even as far north as the City of The Tapir. A Native of Panama. 66 AN UGLY BEAST
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