FIRST SERIES.-No. 9. 
 
 HISTORY 
 
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 NEW YOPwK : 
 
 KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 
 123 & 125 William St. 
 
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 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
 
 NEW YORK: 
 
 KIGGINS & KELLOGG, 
 
 128 &. 125 William St. 
 

 
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THE HOUSE. 
 
 TnE horse is the most usefui 
 to man of all animals. In the 
 beauty of his form, and the 
 ease and the grace of his motion 
 he also is among the most noted. 
 We can better judge of the ex- 
 treme beauty of the horse, bv 
 viewing him in his wild state, 
 as shown in the picture on the 
 opposite page, than by looking 
 at him as he exists with us. 
 He appears in the greatest per- 
 fection in Arabia, on ever ver- 
 dant plains where he is free, 
 and where the climate is better 
 for him. There wild horses are 
 seen in droves. They are 
 caught by means of ropes and 
 
snares hid in the sand. Be- 
 ing by nature mild and gentle, 
 he is easily learned to be obe- 
 dient, and being once tamed, he 
 never shows a wish to return 
 to his wild state. 
 
 Many stories are told which 
 exhibit the remarkable intelli- 
 gence and sagacity of this no- 
 ble animal. 
 
THE ASS. 
 The ass is a small animal 
 of the horse-kind, used mostly 
 to carry burdens, and draw the 
 cart. In some countries he is 
 used in preference to the horse, 
 being able to endure greater 
 hardships, and work longer, and 
 suffer more the abuse of cruel 
 drivers than the horse. 
 
THE OX. 
 
 The ox is an animal of great 
 value. The farmer uses him 
 lor labor, then takes his flesh 
 for foorl. His skin is converted 
 into leather, and his horns made 
 into combs. Thus every part 
 of the ox when dead is turned 
 to some useful purpose to sup 
 ply the wants of man. 
 
 
THE HOG. 
 
 The hog is almost the only 
 tame animal, that is not of some 
 use to us while living. The ox 
 draws the plow and the cart ; 
 the horse carries us to ride ; the 
 cow gives us milk ; hens lay us 
 eggs; the sheep yields us wool, 
 from which our warm winter 
 clothing is made — but the hog 
 
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 does nothing but eat, and sleep 
 as we see him in the picture. 
 But the pork and lard we get 
 from his carcase when dead 
 repay us for our care of him 
 while living. 
 
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