. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . and plunged around the canoe. The first firedat, of course without injury, though almost within aguns length off, roused a multitude from the bottomof the river, which gave chase to the canoe, and itwas with the utmost difficulty that the party might extend our pages upon this animal withextracts from Clapperton, Owen, Sparrmann, andothers, but we have said enough to
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . and plunged around the canoe. The first firedat, of course without injury, though almost within aguns length off, roused a multitude from the bottomof the river, which gave chase to the canoe, and itwas with the utmost difficulty that the party might extend our pages upon this animal withextracts from Clapperton, Owen, Sparrmann, andothers, but we have said enough to give the readersome idea of the tremendous power of this formida-ble animal, and of the danger of attacking it. Hisbones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are likebars of iron. He lieth under the shady trees, in thecovert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees coverhim with their shadow; the willows of the brookcompass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river,and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw upJordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes:his nose pierceth through snares. Job xl. 15—24. 61 SCRIITIRE NATOTKAl HISTORY. THE ELEPHANT, Ukder —Fachyilcrmata, or Quadropedi. THE ELEPHANT. TnE elephant is well known as the largest, strongest,and, excepting perhaps the dog, the most intelligentof any existing species of quadruped. There are twokinds, the African and the Asiatic. The latter differsfrom the former not only in its greater size, and in thecharacters of the teeth and skull, but also in the com-parative smallness of the ears, the paler brown colourof the skin, and in having four nails on the hind feetinstead of three. The height of a full-grown one isnine, or perhaps ten feet, and the body has been foundto weigh between four and five thousand pounds. The trunk, or proboscis, is an organ peculiar to thisanimal. It is composed of many thousands of smallmuscles, variously interlaced, so as to render it capableof extension, contraction
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