THE usual scripture name for this animal, in a domestic state, is a word which signifies strength or vigor, and it seems the goat; is so called on account of its agility and vigor.

Dr. Russell and other travellers inform us, that in Syria they have two kinds of goats; one that differs little from the common sort in Britain; the other remarkable for the length of its ears, which are sometimes upwards of a foot long, and broad in proportion. To this description of the goat it is, as Mr. Harmer reasonably supposes, that the prophet Amos refers, in expressing the smallness of that part of Israel that escaped from destruction, and were seated in foreign countries: 'As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion, two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, and in Damascus,' ch. iii. 12.

The goat was one of the clean animals which the Israelites were permitted to eat, and to offer on the altar, (Exodus xii. 5, &c.); and the flesh of the kid is frequently mentioned in terms which show that it was esteemed as a great delicacy, Gen. xxxviii. 16, 17; Jud. xvi. Solomon promises, as a reward to the diligent husbandman, that he shall have goat's milk enough for his food, for the food of his household, and for the maintenance of his maidens, (Prov. xxvii. 27); which to us may appear somewhat strange; but Russell assures us, that in Aleppo, these animals are chiefly kept for their milk, of which they yield no inconsiderable quantity; that it is sweet and well-tasted, and frequently used for the making of cheese. This furnishes one amongst many instau

is used in the manufacture of tent curtains, sails, and other fabrics of the same kind; the other is much finer, growing under the former, and is fabricated into stuffs, which almost equal silk in fineness. Of the coarse kind of hair, were manufactured the curtains for the tabernacle, (Exod. xxvi. 7; xxx. 26.) and it is still used in the East as a covering for tents.

The tresses of the bride, in the Canticles, are compared to a flock of goats from Mount Gilead, (ch. iv.) that is, to their hair, which is generally long and of a black color, or very brown, such as that of a lovely brunette may be supposed to be. The celebrated author of Theron and Aspasio, however, gives the allusion a different turn. The amiableness of the church, in the exemplary conversation of true believers, is displayed by a copious growth of hair, which flows down from the parted forehead in decent curls. Thy hair is as a flock of goats that are seen afar off, and appear in a pendant attitude, from the summit of Mount Gilead, most agreeably adorning the place, and detaining the spectator's eye. This exposition takes in a circumstance which corresponds with the pensile position of the hair; renders the comparison more full and exact; and is, according to the observation of a most accurate judge, one of the most remarkable objects in such a prospect.

Or all known quadrupeds, the dog is the most intelligent and faithful. Independent of the beauty of his form, his vivacity, force, and swiftness, he is possessed of all those internal qualifications that can conciliate the affections of man, and make the tyrant a protector. A natural share of courage, and an angry and ferocious