A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . foster mother, n rommon rat, which ha<l ailojMcil andJpTcnrnl to Iw very fon\ lor scver:il weeks,•tiprrKHinj; imnh nflertionate soliriiude when ho wandcriil fnim her, ni)twilhst!indingtlir frMjumi un
A book of the United StatesExhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution, and government ..and presenting a view of the Republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land, from its first discovery to the present timeThe biography of about two hundred of the leading men: a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . foster mother, n rommon rat, which ha<l ailojMcil andJpTcnrnl to Iw very fon\ lor scver:il weeks,•tiprrKHinj; imnh nflertionate soliriiude when ho wandcriil fnim her, ni)twilhst!indingtlir frMjumi ungrateful biles inflicted by her vicious (oundlin^. Ilow lonj; this sinrul»r rrlntKin mi;;ht have eontinurd, or to what result it would have led, is unknown. 1 too far from his enutious nurse, fell from the platform of n tall stair- • id. and was killed ; the jxxir cat evinced as much sorrow for her loss a* U i! :.-:. .„- ii really her own oflspring. PmSlCAL GEOGRAPHT. 183 Opossum.—This animal is found in the southern parts of the UnitedStates, ind is easily distinguished from all others by two peculiarities : thofirst is that the female has a cavity under the belly in which she receivesand suckles her young; the second is, that the male and the female haveno claws on the great toe of the hind feet, which is separated from the. Virginia Opossum, )thers as a mans thumb is separated from his fingers. The opossum pro-duces often, and a great number of young at a time. It walks awkwardly,and seldom runs ; but it climbs trees with great facility, and hangs fromthe branches by means of a very flexible and muscular tail. Thoughvoracious and greedy of blood, it also feeds on reptiles, insects, sugar-canes,potatoes, and even leaves and bark of trees. It may be easily domesticated ;but its smell is strong and offensive, though its flesh is eatable, and muchliked by the Indians. So tenacious is it of life, that it has given rise toa saying in North Carolina, that if a cat has nine
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