‘THE COMMON HOG.

In grossness of manners, the Hog has
ho equal. among quadrupeds. The mud
is its favorite bed and the foulest gutter
its place of search for food. The Wild
Boar-and the Common Hog are the same
animal, the difference. between them
arising fromthe long tame life of the latter.
The Hog is found in nearly every quarter
of the world. In the forests of South
America, it is found in vast droves, derived
from the European kinds, which have
again fallen into a state of nature. Hogs
are delicate in the choice of herbs, but they
will devour, with voracity the most putrid

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