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The BONES are used as a substitute for ivory in the manufacture of a variety of small articles of a common kind; also for manuring land. "When calcined they are used as an absorbent to carry off the baser metals in refining silver. From the tibia and carpus is procured an oil much used by coach-makers and others in dressing and cleaning harness, and all trappings belonging to carriages." FLESH, both fresh and salted, is generally esteemed as an article of food. _Pemmican_ is made of the flesh of the American Bison: this is dried in the sun by the Indians, spread on a skin, and pounded with stones. When the Indians have got it into this state, they sell it to the different forts, where all the hair is carefully sifted out of it, and melted fat kneaded into it. If it be well made, and kept dry, it will not spoil for a year or two. MILK, a nutritious beverage, _per se_, is used in the composition of innumerable articles of diet; from milk is obtained cream, butter, and cheese. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ALPINE COWHERDS, WITH A NOTICE OF THE CELEBRATED SWISS AIR _The Ranz des Vaches._ In the Alps, fine cattle are the pride of their keeper, who, not being satisfied with their natural beauty, also gratifies his vanity by adorning his best cows with large bells, suspended from broad thongs. Every _Senn_, or great cow-keeper, has a harmonious set of bells, of at least two or three, chiming in accordance with the famous _Ranz des Vaches_. The finest black cow is adorned with the largest bell, and those next in appearance wear the two smaller ones. It is only on particular occasions that these ornaments are worn, namely, in spring, when they are driven to the Alps, or removed from one pasture to another; or in their autumnal descents, when they travel to the different farmers for the winter. On such days the Senn, even in the depth of winter, appears dressed in a fine white shirt, with the sleeves rolled above the elbows; neatly embroidered red braces suspend his yellow linen trowsers, which reach down to the shoes; he wears a small leather cap on his head, and a new and skilfully carved wooden milk-bowl hangs across his left shoulder. Thus arrayed, the Senn proceeds, singing the _Ranz des Vaches_, followed by three or four fine goats; next comes the finest cow, adorned with the great bell; then the other two with the smaller bells; and these are succeeded by the rest of the cattle, walking one after another, and havin
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