THE GOAT.

A goat is some'-thing like a sheep; but he has hair in-stead' of wool. The white hair is val'-u-a-ble for wigs; cloth may al'-so be made of the goat's hair. The skin of the goat is more use'-ful than that of the sheep.

Goats seem to have more sense than sheep. They love to feed upon hills, are fond of browsing upon vines, and de-light' in the bark of trees. Among moun'-tains, they climb the steepest rocks, and spring from brow to brow. Their young is called a kid the flesh of kids is esteemed; gloves are made of their skins. Persons of weak con-sti-tu'-tions drink the milk of goats. Goats are very play'-ful, but they some'-times butt a-gainst' little boys and knock them down, when they are teased and pulled by the beard or horns.

EXERCISES.-What is a goat something like? In what does he differ from the sheep? For what is his white hair valuable? Where do goats love to feed? What are they fond of browsing upon? What is the young of the goat called? What are made of the skin of the kid? Who drink the milk of goats? Against whom do goats sometimes butt? When do they do this?

THE DOG.

The dog is en-dowed' with that sa-gac'-i-ty, vig'il-ance, and fi-del'-i-ty, which qual'-i-fy him to be the guard, the com-pan'-ion, and the friend of man ; and hap-py is he who finds a friend as faith'-ful as this animal, who will rather die by the side of his mas'-ter than take a bribe of a stran'-ger to be-tray'

him. No other animal is so much the com-pan'-ion of man as the dog. The dog un-der-stands' his master by the tone of his voice; nay, even by his looks, he is read'-y to o-bey' him.

Dogs are very ser'-vice-a-ble to man. A dog will con-duct' a flock of sheep, and will use no rough'ness, but to those which strag'-gle, and then mere'-ly to bring them back. The dog is said to be the only animal who always knows his master, and the friends of his fam'-i-ly; who dis-tin'-guish-es a stran'-ger as soon as he arrives'; who un-der-stands his own name and the voice of the do-mes'-tics; and who calls for his lost master by cries and lam-en-ta'-tions.

A dog is the most sa-ga'-cious animal we have, and the most ca'-pa-ble of ed-u-ca'-tion. In most dogs the sense of smelling is keen; a dog will hunt his game by the scent; and in fol'-low-ing his master, he will stop where the roads cross, try which way the scent is strongest, and then pur-sue' that.

EXERCISES. With what is the dog endowed? What do these qualify him to be? What will a dog rather do than betray his master? By what does the dog understand his master? How does he call for his lost master? Which of the senses is keen in most dogs? By what will a dog hunt his game ?

THE ELEPHANT.

The el'-e-phant, though not only the largest, but the stron'-gest of all quad'-ru-peds, is, in a state of na'-ture, neither fierce nor mis'-chie-vous. Pacif-ic, mild, and brave, it only exerts its powers in its own de-fence' or in that of the com-mu'-ni-ty to

which it be-longs'. It is so'-cial and friend'-ly with its kind; the oldest of the troop always appears as the leader, and the next oldest brings up the rear. As they march, the forest seems to tremble be-neath' them; in their pas'-sage they tear down the branch'es of trees, on which they feed; and if they enter cul'-ti-va-ted fields, the la'-bours of ag'-ri-cul-ture soon dis-ap-pear'. In Af'-ri-ca, el-e-phants, perhaps, are the most nu'-mer-ous, but in A'-si-a, they are the lar'-gest, and most use'-ful to man.

The el'-e-phant is from seven to fif'-teen feet high; and its huge body is covered with a cal'-lous hide without hair. The eyes of this animal are very small; but though their mi-nute'-ness may at first appear de-formed', on a more care'-ful ex-am-i-nation they are seen to ex-hib-it the va'-ri-ous sen-sa'tions by which they are moved.

When the elephant is once tamed, it is the most gen'-tle and o-be'-di-ent of all animals. Its at-tach'ment to its keeper is re-mark'-a-ble, and it seems to live but to serve and o-bey' him. It is quick'-ly taught to kneel in order to re-ceive its ri'-der: ca-ress'-es those with whom it is ac-quaint'-ed; u'-şeş its trunk as a hand, to assist in taking up a part of its load. The tusks of this animal are of great val'ue, and fur-nish the ar'-ti-cle of i'-vor-y. For the sake of these alone, elephants are fre'-quent-ly killed; and the hunter who is for'-tu-nate enough to obtain such a prize, thinks himself amply rec'-om-pensed for

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his dan'-ger and trouble in the chase. The elephant is said to live upwards of a hundred years.

EXERCISES.-Which is the largest and strongest of all quadrupeds? What is it in a state of nature? Which of them appears as the leader? Which brings up the rear? In what country are they the most numerous? Where are they the largest and most use ful to man? How high is the elephant? With what is its body covered? What kind of eyes has it? To whom is its attachment remarkable? What do the tusks of this animal furnish? How long is the elephant said to live?

THE REIN DEER.

Of all the animals in the nor-thern re'-gions the rein deer is the most use'-ful, and the most wor'-thy of our at-ten'-tion. It is found as near the pole as man can go; and, as if in-tend'-ed for the ser'-vice of the na'-tives of those cli'-mates alone, it is in-ca'-pa-ble of ex-ist'-ing under a mild-er sky. From the rein deer sin'-gly, the Green'-land-ers, Lap'-land-ers, and other in-hab'-it-ants of the north frig'-id zone, de-rive' a supply for their most press'-ing wants. It an'-swers the pur'-pose of the horse in con-vey'ing them from one place to another; that of the cow, in af-ford-ing them milk, and that of the sheep, in fur'-nish-ing them with clo'-thing; while the flesh serves for food, as the ten'-dons do for bow'-strings; and which last, when split, supply the want of thread.

The horns of the rein deer are very large, but slender, pro-ject-ing for'-wards, and pal'-mated toward the top. The height of a full-grown animal of this kind is about four feet and a half; but it is

very strong-ly built, has thick hair, and always a black space round the eyes. The pace of the rein deer is rather a trot than a bound'-ing, and this it can con-tin'-ue for a whole day; its hoofs are cloven and move'-a-ble, so that it spreads them a-broad' as it goes, to pre-vent' its sinking in the snow; and as the animal moves along, they are heard to crack with a pretty loud noise.

The prin'-ci-pal food of these animals du'-ring winter is a white moss, with which almost all the des'ert parts of the country are covered, like snow, and which the deer ea'-si-ly turn up with their no'-ṣes, even when it is deeply buried in snow. A Lap'land-er re-gards the rein deer as his prin'-ci-pal source of wealth, and some persons pos-sess' a thousand of them in a sin'-gle herd.

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EXERCISES. What animal, in the northern regions, is the most useful, and worthy of our attention? Where is it found? Who derive from the rein deer a supply for their most pressing wants? How does it answer the purpose of the horse? How that of the cow? How that of the sheep? For what does the flesh serve? For what are the tendons used? What is the height of a full-grown rein deer? What is the principal food of these animals during winter? How do they turn it up when deeply buried in snow? As what does the Laplander regard the rein deer? How many do some possess in a single herd?

THE CAMEL.

The height of this animal is, in general, about six feet, and the bod'-y is covered with dusky or ash'-col-oured hair. It has a short head, small ears, and a long bending neck; and is rendered re-mark'a-ble, not only by the lumps on its back, but by