New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-14
MARVELLOUS BEASTS.
Rat Orr Forefathers BelieUed in
Them.

.--,. many thousands who have laughed over the
,.,r,itabe Arteuas Wards essays, in natural his
- such as The elephant has four legs--one on
- corner; he eats hay and cakes might little
sract tho analogy which exists between these
t-,orols :rides and the serious works Of the zoo
- n,n6jts Of the seventeenth century. II any
49, far greater is tho humor to be extracted
-, the older writers, especially when We recol-
g.. mat their books and treatises on animal cFea-
O. yrare regarded with infinite respect-veneration
s,.n-bv young and old, wise and unwise. noble and
lebe,an who diligently consulted Them says The
strand"
,re volume In which the best IN all these books
a Gathered together. with English letterpress, for
a. bsre6t Of a young English prince who lived and
S,os esrIy in the seventeenth century. The volume
S-a,cea 20 the Oldest son and heir OF James I,
90 has his coat-of-arms on the cover Beside this
,n1ors volume how tame are even the most inter
.s,ng OF modern natural history booksI Let US
beqin with the king OF beasts;
@,Tvons bones have no marrow IN them, and are
., bsrs that they will strike fire. Their neck is
aEa Of one stime bone without any vertebras.
rpev have five claws on the hinder feet and the
+eus Of their eyes are black. Lyons eat but once
a. two days and drink in like manner. Formerly
IN England a Lyon could tell noble blood from
base
a. Gov the rest the taile OF a Lyon is very long
,rrch they shake oftentimes, and by beating their
.ides Herewith they provoke themselves to fight
ra neither Fart CT this tale is full Of hairs and
.r+stles and some are OF opinion that there Is
tbereia little sting wherewthall the Lyon prick
sth itselfe
orbe Iaruia Is q wild Beast, having several
,,,-+a outvardly resembling OXe and inwardly
-nuIa The Lania has a woman's face and very
6ss,,t,cuu also very large and comely shapes such
as cannot be initiated by the art Of any painter.
n.v-np a very excellent colour in their foreparts
,+bo,,t wings and no other voice but kissing like
Dragons; but they are the s"litest OF Iool Oh al
earthly beasts so as none can escape them by
cunning =. ~, .. l.,
And now we come 70 me Won. iils custom ~
uoso i-' - - ,To3ns Bat we read: Their necks
now ~ g 90 -. - --,.. -+tr 4. 90
are pressed together 50 that they cannot SIR H. 10
look about but they must move their Whole
So5nas Tbev cal upon their prey. devouring hair,
b9nes ana all Wien they are to fight in great
herds lEs. -' w. fl, rS +" ,ass over Rivers
fIeT iovn tails: loaded with that weight they are
not easily thrown down. md The foods can haTalg
hTesIf OF a Wolf is so fiery. that Il VIII melt and
coiis-5 5 .-e ag-,s ~, eresting There was
,,zzorj ,,,Fs 1a-,a 1roleht to Rome from HtheO-
Pc Pc 1 " s9 of 4 vas so vg;6 tht child might be
NM mo il Iort alive INTO q new eartheTn YES
"a and fovle-d with 3 Seytaryes Of Wine and
jSTarh4s i Is eyraileut food for one sick Of the
iPihisck if he drink or it I'D tie morning fasting
/ Here are some other GEMS from Beast
ircdEa. .SlI.< X an 9n]n7j ION; he follows shoals
ipf fish swimming in the sea-. Lobsters; Pagri. and
hone Of their love. but makes them an his prey.
hayibg rs bo5, roIsH Ike Ares having the upper
mart Ike q woman and their yisage much ike
EIem The voice Ezry ike a mans 6ut not articu-
har sounding a. if one did speak hastily with
Ebey ara -l,rlj IN india ana Fthvopia The true
isphirx is Of a fierce though tancabie nature and
n nan DO first of an perceive disrerne Of these
20 -is ra1 he s6s he So e but if the beast
ms 5esrri4 rflo man then II mortal
The Ma9-ieh1.a IS lFsa a'.oIE me lH4 ,as
W. 100 80 -, et ifie MO a mas his YES
80 ~ - e5 5icr I'd lis lille like the tale Of a
iscorpion of the earth, armed with sting casting
~ snail trimmed or Tipe being in course as swift
a Hart
: Then follows further description OF the Manti-
The singular combination lion. man.
J5on ana porcupne was implicitly believed in by all
Ehe natural history writer's up 10 Goldsmith's day
scribe did not privately al least accord its ex-
istence fun credence.
earmatIans a foure-Eooted wild beast called Coius
being in quantitle and stature betwixt Ramnie and
iones yellow The real popularity Of the Colus,
(which makes every true lover OF quadrUpeds regret
3ts extinction Is described follows: Her man
6y she suuaCth up abundance Of water and car
tieth il in her head so that she will live in dry
pastures remote from all moisture and great season,
The Poephagus ought to detaIn the modern
lstudent moment, il must often have engrossed
Prince Henry by the hour. This great beaste
whose everie hair Is two cubitts IN length * yet
finer than mans IS one Of the fearfuIlest Great
lures fl The World: FOR II he perceive him to be but
Is he can goe'
I THE cause Of his fright IS his tail which IS
snqeh Soqeht after by the natives 70 bind up their
evoyde the hunter then doth lie turne himselfe
funier with some confidencei gather,ag his wits
together. as if 20 face out that he had tayle,
& that the residue OF his body were not worth
looking after