THE OX.

1403

S /- Chau. [O. Musimon.] Horns very strong, arched backwards,ar *d curved downwards, and towards the point. General colour awn,7°* or less brown, white on the face and legs, and under the belly ; a, er streak on the dorsal line, on die flanks, and often black a ou len eck.

1 . The immense number of races of this animal in cultivation are wellnown ; and it is now difficult, perhaps impossible, to determine 1 sVe condition. Modern zoologists, however, ascribe our doinesticateu^ ee l ) 1° Ovis Ammon, called the Argali of Siberia , or to Oms Musimon,^ed the Movflon or Muflon of Sardinia .

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Fig. 269.

Ovis Musimon.

I) Es r~'^° n5e sticated every where.

the f a j. «Wton.—M utton suet {serum; sevum ovillum; adeps ovillus) is, r ° m dl e neighbourhood of the kidneys of the animals. It is pre-difoyA e ^ u 'm prceparatum) by melting it over a slow fire, and strainingCoj Ip lnen 01 flannel in order to separate the membranous portions.

V Cll[i ; is >'n°-v—The ultimate analy sis of mutton suet lias been made°f these cl * nd B6rard (Amelin, Handb. d. Chem. ii. 439.) The firstremists also ascertained its proximate composition.

Ultimate Analy ses .

Chevreul . Btrard.

. 78-996 .... 650

... 11-700 .... 21-5. 0-304 .... 13-5

H arbni »...

Ux ygen

lutt °n Suet

. 100-000 .... 100-0

Proximate Analysis .

Elaine'

Margarin, a little.

Hircin, a little. _

Mutton Suet.

s »et j s ° Logi cal Effects and Uses. —Like other fatty bodies, muttone,ll0 Aient nUtr M OUS ’ but difficu,t °<’ digestion. Its local effects areCrates, and < emulcent - In medicine it is used as a basis for ointments,° r ' ac-co Un) e° 1IIC plasters; being preferred, in some cases, to hog’s lard°t its greater consistence.

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Bos Tau'rus, Linnaeus .—The 0

(Lac.)

1 i.pdflv valued. It is

history.—A n animal very anciently known aiheatedly mentioned by Moses.