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...Hoof...
...equitator, when asked to tell what thrush, a disease of the hoof is, described it as a "small, brown bird, frequently seen around the stables." Another student of hippology defined the pastern as a "French scientist, famous for his Institute." A third Freshman came to the captain and complained that his horse would not open its mouth and seize the bit, although he had been holding it out to him for five minutes...
Second only to moose in size, elk thrive on less food than any other deer. They are the hardiest deer, are immune to hoof and mouth disease, Texas fever, lumpy jaw and black tongue. They have "a quiet and contented nature." They dress heavier than any other meat animal. Their meat is considered by many an epicure superior to any meat on the market. It is virtually non-existent commercially, brings $1.50 a lb., and New York City alone would have consumed 3,000 elk carcasses last autumn had they been available. Laboratory tests show that elk flesh...
...cremated the former's body off Leghorn (it was he who snatched Shelley's heart from the pyre and buried it in Rome), fought beside Byron in Greece (it was he who investigated the dead Byron's feet and spread the lie about a cloven hoof), married a Greek chieftain's sister, suffered terrible wounds, corresponded devotedly with Mary Shelley. He later wrote Recollections of the Last Days of Byron and Shelley, an invaluable document. He visited the U. S., swimming Niagara between the rapids and the falls. He bought English estates (marrying once more...
...Purpose. Of course the legislators of Texas were not half so aroused over the tick and the hoof and mouth disease as might appear. The highway matter was the crux of the situation, and behind the petition was a threat that the legislature might summon itself for impeachment purposes...