COBB'S TOYS, 
 
 THIRD SERIES, 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 STORIES 
 
 ABOUT THE 
 BHEEP, COW, OX, HORSE, ASS, AND DEER, 
 
 IN WORDS OF 
 
 ONE, TWO AND THREE SYLLABLES. 
 
 NEWARK, (N. J.) 
 
 BENJAMIN OLDS. 
 1835. 
 
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COB B S T O Y S, 
 
 THIRD SERIES, 
 
 No. 2. 
 
 kSTORIES 
 
 ABOUT THE 
 SHEEP, COW, OX, HORSE, ASS, AND DEER, 
 
 IN WORDS OF 
 
 ONE, TWO, AND THREE SYLLABLE** 
 
 NEWARK, (N. J.) 
 
 BENJAMIN OLDS 
 1835. 
 
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 Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 
 1&35, by Lyman Cobb, in the Clerk's office of the Dis- 
 trict Court of the Southern District of New \ork. 
 
 PREFACE 
 
 TO THE THIRD SERIES. 
 
 This Series of Toys contains a more extensive 
 and minute description of Animals, Birds, Fishes, 
 Articles of Manufacture, &c. than was given in 
 the First and Second Series. 
 
 This Series is intended for a larger class of my 
 -young friends than the preceding ones; and, it is 
 hoped they will be both benefited and amused by 
 their perusal. 
 
 In this as well as in all the other Series nothing 
 has been permitted to find a place which .3 false, 
 unnatural, or unphilosophical, or any details of 
 conversations among animals which never did s 
 and which never can take place. 
 
 It is believed that in the large fieid of Nature 
 and Art, there are sufficient materials for descrip- 
 tions and stones without launching into the field 
 of Fiction and Falsehood, to find subjects which 
 will he interesting to children. 
 
 To remove difficulties in the reading of these 
 Stories as far as possible, and thereby render 
 them more interesting, the language used in the 
 descriptions is limited to words of one two and 
 
 THREE SYLLABLES. 
 
 New York, Jane 29, 1835. 
 
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 THE SHEEP. 
 
 No animal which the Creator has 
 bestowed on man is more useful to him 
 than the common Sheep. 
 
 The wool of the sheep, even while 
 it lives, supplies us with warm clothing ; 
 its flesh, which is called mutton, is most 
 excellent food ; its skin is made into 
 leather, which is used for covers of 
 books, and aprons for shoemakers and 
 blacksmiths, and for various other use- 
 ful purposes ; the entrails, properly pre- 
 pared and twisted, serve for strings of 
 various kinds of musical instruments ; 
 and, in fact, there is scarcely any part 
 of this well known animal but that may 
 be useful to mankind. The wool of the 
 
sheep affords, in some countries, a very 
 great source of industry and wealth. 
 
 The sheep of England have very fine 
 large fleeces ; but the Merino Sheep of 
 Spain produce wool of a much finer 
 quality, and of more value. They have, 
 of late years, been brought to this coun- 
 try and raised to a great extent, and 
 with great benefit to the wool growers. 
 The Sheep in its present state is one of 
 the most quiet, patient, harmless, and 
 timid animals in the world ; but on those 
 extensive mountains w r here they pasture 
 without control, and where they are 
 seldom awed by the voice of the shep- 
 herd and the barking of his dogs, the 
 ram or wether will boldly encounter a 
 aEOgle dog; and, when the danger is 
 threatening, the whole flock will form 
 in a complete body, the young in the 
 centre, the females in the next ranks, 
 and the males on the outskirts of the 
 phalanx; thus presenting on all sides an 
 armed front. The Sheep is very saga- 
 cious in the selection of its food. 
 
 Sheep haye been known, at the ap- 
 
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 preach of a storm, to flee to a neighbour- 
 ing cottage and take refuge with their 
 shepherd. 
 
 At the time of shearing the wool 
 from the «heep, which takes place in 
 the spring of the year when the warm 
 weather approaches, the females are 
 put in a yard or pen separate from the 
 lambs, and are let out one by one as 
 they are sheared. Then the female 
 bleats to call her lamb, and che lamb 
 returns the bleat and skips to its mother. 
 It is a most pleasing sight ! 
 
 Men at all times, and in almost all 
 countries-, have taken much care of 
 Sheep. Sheep and shepherds are often 
 mentioned in the Bible. In ancient 
 times the sheep seems to have been the 
 chief object of human attention. The 
 wisest and best men led out their ilo'.k 
 to fresh pastures in the morning, and at 
 night gathered them into the fold to pro- 
 tect them from their enemies. 
 
 Sheep feed on grass and hay, but 
 they will eat potatoes, beans, and other 
 things. 
 
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 THE COW. 
 
 Among the various animals with 
 which the world abounds, the Cow is 
 one of the most useful to mankind, 
 and is equally capable of enduring the 
 extreme rigours of cold as well as the 
 most scorching climates. 
 
 The Horse is, in general, the property 
 of the rich ; the Sheep thrive well but 
 in a flock, and constantly require the 
 utmost care ; but the Cow, in an espe- 
 cial manner, is the poor man's blessing, 
 and furnishes the principal means of 
 his support. She supplies us with large 
 quantities of milk from the use of jvhich 
 we derive great nourishment. Some 
 Cows yield only about six quarts of 
 
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 milk in one day ; while others give* 
 from ten to fifteen, and sometimes even 
 twenty quarts. It is excellent food for 
 children. From the milk are made butter 
 and cheese ; and, with flour and other 
 things a great many good articles of 
 food are also made. The flesh of the 
 Cow, when fattened, affords that rnost 
 nutritious food called beef; the skin, 
 when tanned, is good leather, which 
 serves for boots, shoes, and many other 
 useful purposes ; of the horns, combs, 
 boxes, and handles of knives are made; 
 the large bones are used to form many 
 articles ; the blood is much used in re- 
 fining sugar ; glue is made of the gris- 
 tles and finer pieces of cuttings and 
 parings of the hides ; of the fat called' 
 tallow, our candles are made ; and, in 
 short, the milk, flesh, tallow, blood, 
 marrow, liver, gall, skin, hair, horns, 
 hoofs, and bones, have all their uses in 
 the arts, commerce, and medicine. 
 
 Some Cows live twenty years or 
 more, but they begin to decline after 
 they are ten or twelve years old* 
 
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 THE OX. 
 
 The Ox is of great service to man- 
 kind, and is the only horned animal in 
 this country that will apply his strength 
 lor the use of man. 
 
 By the labour of the Ox mankind 
 were first enabled to till the ground • 
 and, though he is of a slow, sluggish 
 nature, yet he is very strong, gentle, and 
 of great use to the farmer, being mild 
 and tractable when his nature is proper- 
 ly subdued. 
 
 What a noble sight it is to see the 
 patient and kind Oxen draw a cart or a 
 plough to aid the farmer in idling the 
 
ground, or in gathering the fruits of his 
 toil and labour ! 
 
 In the eastern countries Oxen are 
 employed in treading corn, which pro- 
 cess answers the same purpose as 
 thrashing. The fleeh of the Ox, like 
 that of the Cow, when fattened, is excel- 
 lent beef, and like her, almost all parts 
 of the Ox are of great value for various 
 purposes. 
 
 The Ox as well as the cow feeds on 
 grass and hay, and will eat corn, pota- 
 toes, and some other things. 
 
 Men and boys should be kind to the 
 Ox, and never let him suffer for the 
 want of food, or abuse him with harsh 
 treatment. 
 
 Boys who indulge in abusing animals 
 are apt to become cruel and inhuman 
 men. 
 
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 THE HORSE. 
 
 The Horse is the most noble and one 
 of the most useful of the domestick ani- 
 mals ; and, in the History of Nature 
 deserves a place next to man. 
 
 Of all the quadruped animals, the 
 Horse seems the most beautiful ; the 
 noble largeness of his form, the glossy- 
 smoothness of his skin, the graceful ease 
 of his motions, have taught us to regard 
 him as the first, and as the most per- 
 fectly formed. 
 
 Although the Horse is endowed with 
 
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 vast strength and power, he seldom ex- 
 erts either to the injury of his owner or 
 master. He is submissive to the com- 
 mand of man, and not only yields to the 
 hand that guides him, but he attends 
 quickly to the wishes of his rider or 
 driver ; and, obeying the impressions he 
 receives, presses on, or stops, at his 
 rider's or driver's pleasure. 
 
 The Horse does not easily forget any 
 place where he has once been ; and, 
 he will find his way home from a great 
 distance, even by a road on which he 
 has never gone before. 
 
 The skin of the Horse, when made 
 into leather is good for shoes and boots, 
 and for many other purposes. The 
 flesh of the Horse is not good for food ; 
 his mane and tail are made into very 
 good coverings for chair bottoms and 
 sofas, and into fishing-lines. 
 
 Horses feed on grass, hay, oats, or 
 corn. 
 
 In some countries Horses are found 
 in a wild state, where they range with- 
 out control, in herds of several hun- 
 
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 dreds, and sometimes thousands ; one 
 of them acting as a sentinel to give 
 notice of the approach of an enemy. 
 This he does bv a kind of snorting 
 noise, upon which they all set off at 
 full speed, making the very ground 
 tremble. 
 
 Horses draw the wagon, plough, 
 sleigh, carriage, &c, and carry people 
 on their backs. When employed in 
 labour, the Horse is covered with har- 
 ness ; and, even during the time of rest, 
 he is seldom free from bonds. If ever 
 permitted to range at liberty, he still 
 bears the marks of servitude, and often 
 of pain and labour ; and, in addition to 
 this, there are many cruel people who 
 use their Horses ill, by forcing them to 
 carry too heavy burdens, or by driving 
 them too fast, or by letting them stand 
 tied to a post or a fence for a long timo 
 without food ! I hope none of my youn£ 
 friends will ever treat this noble animal 
 in so inhuman a manner ! 
 
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 THE A£S. 
 
 The Ass is found in almost every 
 country ; and, though less beautiful thav 
 the Horse, is, when properly kept, a 
 handsome animal. 
 
 The Ass is much stronger in propor- 
 tion, and much more hardy than the 
 Horse. His gentleness and patience 
 are without example ; and, he is temper- 
 ate with regard to food, and eats with 
 eontent the coarsest and most neglected 
 herbage ; if he gives the preference to 
 any thing, it is to the plantain, for which 
 he will neglect every other herb in the 
 pasture. In the choice of water he is 
 very nice, drinking only from the clear- 
 
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 est brooks or streams. He is so much 
 afraid of wetting his feet, that, even 
 when loaded, he will turn aside to avoid 
 the dirty parts of the road. 
 
 When the Ass is young, he is spright- 
 ly, and even handsome ; but he soon 
 loses these qualities, either by age or 
 bad treatment, and becomes slow, stupid, 
 and headstrong. When too much load- 
 ed, he shows the injustice of his master, 
 by hanging down his head and lower • 
 
 ing his ears. 
 
 When the Ass is kindly treated by 
 his master, he shows a strong attach- 
 ment to him ; but in most countries this 
 humble animal is doomed to drag out a 
 life of suffering and pain. 
 
 Why should an animal, so good and 
 patient, be treated with contempt, and 
 be rewarded by cruelty and stripes? 
 Men should not despise even in the 
 brute creation, those who serve them 
 well and at little expense. 
 
 In Africa, there are herds of wild 
 Asses which roam about in the deserts, 
 *md the lions kill a great many of them. 
 
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 THE DEER. 
 
 The Deer is a beautiful animal, and 
 runs with surprising swiftness The 
 elegance of his form and his bold branch- 
 in^ horns add much to the -grandeur ot 
 his appearance. The young deer is 
 called a fawn which is very beairtilul 
 and playful, and is easily tamed. 
 
 The colour of the Deer is sometimes 
 red, but, in general, it is brown or yel- 
 low His eye » " er 5 r beantafid, so . !t ' 
 , S nd sparkling. His hearing is quick ; 
 
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 and his sense of smelling acute. When 
 listening, he raises his head, erects his 
 ears, and seems attentive to every noise, 
 which he can hear at a great distance ; 
 and, on the least appearance of danger 
 he darts off as rapid as the wind. The 
 deer, next to the the lamb, seems to be 
 the picture of innocence. 
 
 The flesh of the Deer, which is called 
 venison, i3 very excellent and of great 
 value, and the skin is dressed and made 
 into gloves, mittens, and other articles 
 of clothing. 
 
 In the western forests they exist in 
 large numbers, and are hunted and killed 
 in the winter season to a great extent. 
 
 They subsist on the tender boughs of 
 trees and shrubs, and on other herbage. 
 
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