The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-06-02
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TIE AN1YAL KINGDOM.
Csssaii.,'ii .lssi-.tsr -fsusasrasis A.inaOs's
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Bull 6ghss il Spaih are eqaiSalsni 10 The
fghts Of gladiaiors among the Romans,
which as eaoe disgFseed and bruEahEea
that people. The aMphitheatre for tbs
atroeioas annnscweat, As il 5 called, IS $50
feet IN diameter, with an ARIA Of Is feats
znd sitting and ssaadiag Eoom for hfaeen
thonand spectators. Ihe assalh1ts are
caIled picaaores. are on horseback, and
provided with a long spear The bah scoa
destross the horse "a the most horIid man
ner, ana thea oGher eOmbafahe 90 foot
come II who carry eioaks 70 distract The
bull til the picAdOrs has procured a fresh
horse, when the combat Is reserved
when : GOV Of the black cattle breed
has two calves. onea han and the other
MOI. this other never breeds, and Is Of diff
fsrsnt character in sine and habits, and
known among farmers as free martin,
having tho below Of an OK, and DO sexual
propensisiss. Earth worms &c are Of
bsth ssxss, and eatAapalars and hrva gen-
eraIly are e e SEX sill they chang All
plants are kermaphrodite, except nOneeiA
and dixeia- Mules and other mixtEFes
DO % prorasate, aBd some eauss Of the
sane kind Affects branches Of the hanlan
famlly a stnps % p0PulztiOns and hence
the continual extinction Of families; the
male particularly being without eisPriag,
asimpotsnt .. wiihered branches Swan
meridian tr1oss this defect to luxury, and
asserts that It arises oftener 10 royal sEd
noble races than N Others, thar branches
becoming oonkinaAIiy barren 81 sithered;
and car exfiBcs peerages and changes Of
royal lines lastly his observation. We
have No family 81 rank shove ! az see
years ga, While among yeoraAnry, succss-
sions nav often Be traced for 10 OF 1909
ysaFs.
The lion has often besa seen 70 deSpise
contemplate enemies, ani 70 pardon their
iusalEs. when il vas in his power to pan
ish them. He has been sea 70 spare the
lives Of such As we're thrown 70 be devour-
ed BY hin, to i've psaceAbly with them. %
Afford them : part Of his Subsistence, and
sometimes to want food himself rather
shzn dspxise them 81 that life Which bis
generosity had spared
Beavers are Among the mos sagaeicus
Of animals, and being gregariOas, they
elAim sympathy BIZ their soeiAl habits from
every nan Who i . man. With their
small paws and tails. they construct curious
hAb;saiious, solidand sTrong. They choose
= river. and form dam Acrcss il with
perfect foresight IS to water way, y myth,
&c. eontriEing 70 drive stakes TIM. feet
into the bed Of theriTer. They i've chief
" On roots, Of which they form m2gAEiDes
for the winter. and Sufficient fsr their viz
lage Of Is or 20 tenensnfs- European
merchants sednce the savage indians, for
rum and tobacco, 10 hunt and SLAUGHTER
these harmless creatures for hats. though
there are better materials and for the
easter, articles Of triHing value compared
vita the outrage on humanity.
The wild bear S the parent Of the con-
mon hog, bat smaller. less giuftoDOas, and
living chiefly on VEGETABLES. They are
only dangerous when stacked and thea
the saeans Of dcfenee are tasks ten inches
long. ~
The camel in the east, Is the most val
Eahis ssrfant Of man- K eats little and
drinks les; the milk makes cheese and
butteE; shoes and harness are made Of MS
skin. and Of his hair tents and clothing;
while for burden, he Is the ship Of the de-
sert, aud his power exceeds that Of the
horse in travelling
Canels are from 6 10 : feet high TO the
top Of the pEOtaberaBce on the back, and
they weigh from 3 10 eEt The Bac.
triaa camel Is the largest, and has two
punches on its hack The dromedary Of
the Arzbiaas has but one, and IS the most
common. The bunch on the back Is gland.
ulzr, and not connected with the spine
They move both the feet on the same side
and therefore jolt their riders. They re
quire little and coarse food, and live fsI
10 or Is days without water. They knee
% nke up their load, and carry from 500
% 1900 lbs. They have cavities IN tho
stomach which retain water, OF as some
suppose, aseeondstoniach Their average
pace : y miles an hour. The deserts
eoald not Be- tTsrsrsea without them
Dromedaries are sEifter than Bactrian
eamels, and without a lead 20 6 or mile.
an hour Caravans consist Of from l q
1000, and many Arahs possess 4 or 500
The Tartars employ them 10 wagons; they
cast their hair every year, and it Is made
into cloths, stockings, shaKls, carpets, &c
Their asefnl lives extend from 40 to 81
years s
Il Is computed that, ia an ordinary way
drOmedary viii perform a journey Of SOC
miles in four days
The hedgehog, L an inofensiSe animal
cSten barbarOusly treated by the vulgar
they I've onrooss and insects, in holes IL
banks, and roots Of trees With NOISY bed
Ii Is toTpii il winter, and rolls itself in .
Priskly haA Il IN DANGER. !.
The badger i znosher perfectly harm
less anim4l, asi The object Of brutal attack
b. the lowest Of the people. They an
abont tho feet long, aaa live under ground
FEEDING On ROOFS, fross and worms, anS
peEfaclly inoEeasiise; yet, 10 bait badge
with dogs Is . dlsgraeefal sport Of III
vulgar in most parts Of Englsnd
Spiders have fOar pafs for spanning thea
threads, each pap hssing i, 900 holes; AMI
The fue web il itself the union Of 4,O0l
threads. No spider spias more than fou
webs, and when the fourth has been de
stroyed, they seize on the webs Of others
Perfectly white cats are deaf.
Young eels migrate from salt water tC
fresh through every obstruction,
The water beetle which lives on tn,
spaKu of hsh, Is said 70 convey il from one
pond to another
In Upper Canada travellers 60 in can
drawn BY three dogs. 81
A 6sh IN Java, called the calculator
catches flies and insects BY squirting from
its mouth some water, aud seldom misses
its aim at the distance Of FIVE or six feet
bringing down fly with single drop.
Earthworms are said to restore them
selves after being cut with spade. a
snail's head and horns grow again in six
months. An eye Of a water newt is re
placed in Ten moeths
The liquor Of the oyster contains innu.
a.