The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-30
FROM Tie Boston Gazette.
THE RHINoCERos

in tAio animal. Its rafIFad bah;
the difficulty and danger n taE;n !. 81 ilaDiI
in keeping it, render Il an ob;ec, &c .a ansg, az
euriosiIy' not only here, but thfoughon, r.
! Iope., = supposed to be the Unicorn of ~
SSalP.u.gs; That those who may embrace mi
! opportunity or seeing 90 rare an an;,aal ma
know something of lie history amt h.h;.. Il,
mos. ro"arkapie circumstances relating 10 il
given by natualis.s, are here briefly stated.
| Inc ahLnoeros 10 genus of nlammaIia. O
.he oraeI Feree; II is exceeded in size only b,
the elephant. Its usual length, not including
tne TAU IS twhVe feet and the circumference,
OF Its body Is nearly the same. There are wv,
species; the one horned and the two.horned
They vary vey little, if any, from each Other
excepting that the two-horned animal has
snort horn Immediately back of the long one
Inc animal now exhibiting here is apparontl,
"a v' the ne-horned species. II is vet loo vonns
| 20 nave norm. A blunt rojseaion l. v;s;bIs I.
i,s pice. III is situated about Quarter mari
me dstance from the nose towards the back oj
the iead' In the full grown animal, the horn
- marry thFee ieet In length. 1t is sharp
sLoig' ana curved and is a weapon so formid.
aDe, as not only to secure it from the attack
ofalmost every animal, but to strike terror in
tAe largest and strongest. The elephant is said
AVOID and fly from the Rlinoceros.
me upper lip Of this animal is long and nil
ane' terminating internally with kind of fing
er or nipple, similar to that which terminates
lns trunk OF the elephant, and used for the same
purposes. With this it grasps the shoots of
tres, heritage, and other substances and = on
vey' them ifto the mouth Its food consists
entirely of vegetables, principally the young
any ttnder branches of trees, or the bark, of
"h,cn VIII deyour immense qualities. In
s idolls ana disposition it bears striking re-
sInoiahce 10 the hog. 1t delights in watery
,ha u" ~ iond OF rolling and wallowing in
Inc mud. Like the hog, it IS also intracta6Is
stupid, anil obstinate showing M nart;cnI,r,
regard 70 is keeper but very greedy and inn.
patient for food. When calm and oniet ;ts
eIuht \ much like that of hog but when an.
gry' itscry is very loud and piercing. IL mo,
Usually quarreisome or dangerous unless when
Provok o. when it is extremely ferocious and
dangerous. ""u
The Rhinoceros is found in BENGAL Siam
ohiha ana IN several countries of Africa. n
- lar Iss numerous than the elephant. and is
u seqEslereo, solitary habits. 1t does not as. |
.a'iln heidS IKE the elephant, but lives So
t aione, near the banks of rivers. 1; |
10 saIqto be shy and its senses of SMELLING !
and pairing being very acute, it is huntaS |
~ am the wind and occasion is taken. when |
ne isging down and asleep to discharge mus. |
Ket 1ils into his belly,-the only part' excent !
~, els dtld behind his ears, that is vulnerable.
ms tn IN all other parts, is so hard and tough,
40 tque'y SWORDS, spears, and musket bullets
IL IsfiKe q coat of mail, stiff and unbendlno
excat at the junction of the head and linIs
"iti|he body, where it hangs in pliabIe folds.
70 PRINT Inc Tree motion OF those parts This
that of an alligator 1t is of a
- w.h9p fR Rsstls and appears as stud
The Efilnoceros runs with great swiftness,
ann IN lying, passes directly over the brush
and suAl trees, breaking or bending them down
ana ~il their recoil, wOunding or embarrass.
ing hipursuers. The eyes are small, and can
dIstingish only what is directly in front. The
tai, wlch is Pendulous, reaches about half |
way tohe ground, and is terminated with
spinouS3w OF sun hairs or bristles, projecting !
back of le tail as it hangs
The faaie produces only one at a birth
The hoF, at the age of two years, is only an
hch log and at six, only nine inches 1t is
suppose That the Rhinoceros is full grown a,
about llFty years OF age, and that it may live
ill sefnty or eighty. This, however, Is moi
we'll aaertained. When full grown. its weight
is saidb be about that of full grown elephant.
Besres is single horn, and the peculiar To-
cation q t, the Rhinoceros is remarkable for
another wndertnl peculiarly; which, as is not
oeileve mentioned by the naturasts, have
purposly neglected to notice, till at the con.
clusion, TN might moro conveniently quote
my author;y' tits said, that this animal has
ttc0 tOHgas; circumstance not known to ex-
list with reard 10 any other animal.
In the lie Baron de Grimm's memoirs and
the second, notice is taken
OF the Natral History of Button and Dauben.
ton, then l1641 in course OF publication. The
remarks o. de Grimm terminate with the fol.
lowin paragraph.
!" Let uiconcinde with an important fact Of
which dootless NJ. de Button is ignorant. since
he does mt notice it. have il from the Able
de GaliaS who has established the fact by his
own observation 1t is, that the Rhinocercs |
has two distinct tongues, placed one over the |
other, in ach a manner that the under one is I
like tho tague OF other animals, and the upper I
one Gomez over 1t about half way from the |
root. To' understand the nature of this me- |
ehanlsm, 1T must be recollected, that the Rhi. !
noceros, having short and stiff neck, would !
not be abe to take its subsistence without very
long snGit, at the end of which the upper lip, |
advancing very much beyond the lower, serves
him, lie the elephants trunk, to gather up his
n0urislfneDt, and convey it to the first tongue. /
and tbs conveys 1t to the second winch assists [
in swallowing it. Our tongues follow a similar |
kintof mechanism they rise like bridge in
thenlddle, and it is the bridge which carries |
thelood, after mastication, to the orihce Of the
thrat."
lEpANTRv REPRoyEp. A young man
whs was student in one of our colleges,
being very vain Of his knowledge OF the
LEln language, embraced every opportuni-
~ that offered, to utter short sentences in
Latin before his more illiternte companions.
ATnncle of his, who was seafaring man,
hying just arrived from long voyage, in
WED his nephew to visit him on board Of
tie ship. The young gentleman went on
hoard, and was highly pleased with every
tiing he saw. Wishing to give his uncle
an idea OF his superior knowlenge, he tap
ped him on the shoulder, and pointing TO
the windiass, asked, "Quid est hoe 2" His
uncle being man who despsed such yani-
", took chew of tobacco from his mouth,
ind throwing it in his nephew's face, re-
Piled, Hoe est guild"
TIE Belle. The Duke Of Sussex, whose
nf NJ