On the borders of Canada animals. ~ animals are now and again seen, somewhat resembling a horse; they have cloven hoofs, shaggy manes, a horn right out of the forehead, a tail like that of the wild hog, black eyes, a stag's neck & love the gloomiest wildernesses ; are shy of each other so that the male never feeds with the female except when they associate for purposes of increase. Then they lay aside their ferocity ; as soon as the rutting season is past, they again not only become wild but even attack their own. South of New Netherland are found numerous elks, animals which according to Erasmus Stella constitute a middle class between horses and deer. They appear to derive their Dutch appellation (ee/anden) from elende (misery), because they die of the smallest wound, however strong they may otherwise be; also, because they are frequently afflicted with epilepsy. They have broad, branching horns, a short tail, a shaggy neck, variable hair, according to the difference of the season, wide and long ears, prominent lips, small teeth, a thick hide, which cannot be easily pierced. The females separate from the males, when they have shed their horns. Both can be easily tamed. When hunted they spew hot water out on the the dogs. They possess great strength of hoof, so as to strike a wolf dead at a blow. Their flesh, either fresh or salted, is very nutritious ; the hoofs cure the falling sickness. But no game ifici is moreabundant here than deer, which browze