A Modern System of Natural History: Containing Accurate Descriptions, and Faithful Histories, of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals. Together with Their Properties, and Various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics,manufactures, &c, 3권F. Newbery, the corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, Ludgate-Street, 1775 |
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13 페이지 - ... where the building is fmall and entire, and the rats but few in number. The means of taking them, when they are brought together, are various. Some entice them into a very large bag, the mouth of which is fufficiently capacious to cover nearly the whole floor of the place where they are collected ; which is done by fmearing fome veflel, placed in the middle of the bag, with oil of rhodium, and laying in the bag baits of food. This bag, which before lay flat on the ground with the mouth fpread...
10 페이지 - In the pri¿tiímg either of thefe methods, of trailing or calling, great cautien muft be ufed by the operator to fupprefs and prevent the fcent of his feet and body from being perceived ; which is done by overpowering that fcent by others of a ftronger nature. In order to this, the feet are to be covered with cloths rubbed over with...
41 페이지 - ... made at the elephant with a loud shriek, and aimed at seizing his trunk. But the elephant, wrinkling it up with great dexterity, received the tiger on his great teeth, and tossed him up into the air.
140 페이지 - ... carry its food to its mouth ; and it usually sits upon its hinder parts to feed in the manner of that little animal. The marmot is chiefly a native of the Alps ; and when taken young is tamed more easily than any other wild animal, and almost as perfectly as any of those that are domestic.!,?)* It is readily taught to dance, to wield a cudgel, and to obey the voice of its master.
90 페이지 - Like the rest of its kind, it has glands that open behind, and furnifb an odorous substance. It will take the water like an otter, and continue longer under it. It is found in Egypt, where the inhabitants paid; divine honours to it on account of the benefit they derived from it by destroying the numbers of crocodiles. It is also found in all the southern parts of Asia, as far south as the island of Java.
10 페이지 - ... their own call ; and by this means, with the affiftance of the way-baits, they call them out of their holes, and lead them to the repaft prepared for them at the place defigned for taking them.
10 페이지 - But this 1 apprehend much more difficult to be praftifed than the art of trailing ; for the learning the exaft notes or cries of any kind of beafts or birds, fo as to deceive them, is a peculiar talent which I have feldom feen attained...
13 페이지 - ... thofe which are not allured the firft night, are brought afterwards, either by their fellows, or the effefts of the trailing, &c. and will not fail to come duly again, if they are not difturbed or molefted. But many of the ratcatchers make...
76 페이지 - ... serve for that purpose ; the neck is well proportioned, and of a moderate length; but the body thickest where the neck is joined to it. From thence the animal tapers down to the tail, growing all the way smaller, like a fish. The whole body is covered with a thick bristly shining hair, which looks as if it were entirely rubbed over with oil ; and thus far the quadruped prevails over the aquatic. But it is in the feet that this animal greatly differs from all the rest of the quadruped...
12 페이지 - ... it has in taking off their caution and dread, by the delight they appear to have in it, is very extraordinary. It is ufual, likewife, for the operator to difguife his figure as well as...