Popular chemistry, mechanics, arts and manufacturesLilly & Wait, 1832 |
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... prey on those which de- rive their food from the vegetable kingdom ? Because the food of all animals either mediately or directly , is derived from vegetables . Why are the teeth of some animals , as the cow and sheep , darker in the ...
... prey on those which de- rive their food from the vegetable kingdom ? Because the food of all animals either mediately or directly , is derived from vegetables . Why are the teeth of some animals , as the cow and sheep , darker in the ...
Σελίδα 24
... prey to feed upon ; but wherever there is an animal body putrefying , his nose scents it at a great distance , and the air is soon freed from the effluvium . THE FOX . Why does the fox seize his prey 24 KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE .
... prey to feed upon ; but wherever there is an animal body putrefying , his nose scents it at a great distance , and the air is soon freed from the effluvium . THE FOX . Why does the fox seize his prey 24 KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE .
Σελίδα 25
John Timbs. THE FOX . Why does the fox seize his prey with his teeth ? Because his claws are thick , short , blunt , and can- not be drawn in ; so that he cannot use them like the cat , or secure his prey otherwise than by the teeth ...
John Timbs. THE FOX . Why does the fox seize his prey with his teeth ? Because his claws are thick , short , blunt , and can- not be drawn in ; so that he cannot use them like the cat , or secure his prey otherwise than by the teeth ...
Σελίδα 26
... prey . The per- ception of touch is said to reside very delicately in the small bulbs at the base of the mustachios . - Wilson . Why does all the cat tribe possess such great strength of jaw ? Because the opening of the mouth is of ...
... prey . The per- ception of touch is said to reside very delicately in the small bulbs at the base of the mustachios . - Wilson . Why does all the cat tribe possess such great strength of jaw ? Because the opening of the mouth is of ...
Σελίδα 27
... claws when in quest of prey ? Because by this means , and the soft cushions of his feet , or fur upon which he treads , he is enabled to move towards his victim with greater stillness . The claws ZOOLOGY . 27 QUADRUPEDS .
... claws when in quest of prey ? Because by this means , and the soft cushions of his feet , or fur upon which he treads , he is enabled to move towards his victim with greater stillness . The claws ZOOLOGY . 27 QUADRUPEDS .
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Σελίδα 119 - In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog ; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken ; and the hen hurries about, with hanging wings and bristled feathers, clucking to protect her injured brood. The barking of the dog, the mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity.
Σελίδα 240 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Σελίδα 240 - They shall run like mighty men ; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks, neither shall one thrust another.
Σελίδα 211 - The sense of death is most in apprehension ; And the poor beetle that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies.
Σελίδα 100 - Yet if we could scorn Hate, and pride, and fear: If we were things born Not to shed a tear, I know not how thy joy we ever should come near. Better than all measures Of delightful sound, Better than all treasures That in books are found, Thy skill to poet were, thou scorner of the ground! Teach me half the gladness That thy brain must know, • Such harmonious madness From my lips would flow, The world should listen then, as I am listening now.
Σελίδα 189 - A day with not too bright a beam, A warm, but not a scorching sun, A southern gale to curl the stream, And (Master) half our work is done.
Σελίδα 200 - Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable, and humour'd thus Comes at the last and with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!
Σελίδα 85 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Σελίδα 83 - Tis silence all, And pleasing expectation. Herds and flocks Drop the dry sprig, and, mute-imploring, eye The falling verdure. Hushed in short suspense, The plumy people streak their wings with oil, To throw the lucid moisture trickling off, And wait the approaching sign, to strike at once Into the general choir.
Σελίδα 118 - While thus exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, — so perfect are his imitations. He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates. Even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied...