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Title: Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Johonnot, James, 1823-1888
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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on a tuffet, eating thecurds and whey which the old cow gave her. 4. This morning Johnnys hair was in a snarl,and mamma got it out with the help of the oldcow, who gave the horn to make the comb. 5. When we go out in wet weather, the cowgives her hide to be made into the leather out ofwhich our coarse boots are made ; and the caKgives its hide for our fine boots and shoes. 6. When our new room was plastered, a littlewhile ago, the cow gave the hair to mix with themortar, so that the plaster would stick togetherand stay on the wall. 7. Before we get our chairs and tables, thecow takes off her hoofs and gives us the gluewith which they are put together. Then SantaClans could not bring Johnny his white-handledknife till the old cow had given a bone for thehandle. 8. Sleepy-head goes to bed at night, andthe candle he carries is another present from theold cow. The flesh of grown cattle that we eatwe call beef, and the flesh of calves, veal. LESSON XXXIV. 87 HOW THE SHEEP LOOKS AJfD LIVES.
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1. We will now take a look at our friend, theslieep. See it stand there, looking so kind, andharmless, and innocent! 2. The sheep is much smaller than a cow, andin size is like a large dog. Its nose is more pointed,and its ears are smaller, than those of a cow. Ithas small, cloven hoofs, and it eats grass and chewsits cud in the same way that a cow does. 3. Its jaws are like those of a cow, with noteeth in its upper jaw in front, and mth broad,flat chewing teeth back. Like a cow, it feeds upon 88 LESSON XXXIV .— (Continued.) grass in the summer, and upon hay and grain inthe mnter. 4. The rams have large horns that twist aboutin a very curious way. Lambs are playful, like kittens, and they hop andfrisk about, and theysometimes have great2:ames with old Ro-or with the cat.5. Sheep are^ covered with a% thick coat of wool, and thiskeeps themwaiTQ, so that theycan live out-of-doorsin the coldest weather.In summer their fleece ofwool is sheared off. Thewool is made into cloth, and the clo

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