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Eogli/h

mc~fure:

The ,¡ne of

Tloolollf~

aod Ihe up·

pcr bogue.!oc is equal 10 lhe varre of Arragoo. aod

coolains

feel

8i-

ioches;

Moolpdicr. Provcncc.

D:ouphine. ano lhe 10lVer .Languedoc.

Englilh

ICCI

¡{-

inches.

CANE II•• fea,p0r! 10lVO on Ihe nonh fine of Canoia.

clleemed Ihe fecoo.l in Ih<

iA.nd

is a pr<nygood

harbour, bUl Ihe fonifi calions are out of repair: E.

long. 14°. N

lal. 35

36'.

C.'IN El'HORA':. in Grecian anliqllily, virgins IVho,

when lhcy became marriagedule. prefenleo eenain

balkcls full of linlc curiofilies 10 Diana. in order 10

gel leave

depan out of her train, and change lheir

lIalc of life.

CANEPHORIA, in Grecian anliquily, a ceremony

which ",ade pan of a fealf celebraled by Ihe Alheni·

an vi'gins, on lhe eve of Iheir marriage.day.

Al Alhens, Ihe canephoria confilted in lhis; Ihal

Ihe maid. condué'ted by her fJlher and morher. \Vcnl

lhe remple of Minen'a,

earryin~

wilh her a bancel

full of pre(enls. 10 engage lhe godde(s lO make Ihe

marriage.ltale

h~ppy;

or, as lhe fcholiaH of Theoerl'

IUS has il. Ihe ban,el

w~s

inlended as a kind of honour·

ahle

~mends

made 10 lhal goddefs, lhe proleé'trix of

virginilY. for

ab~ndoning

her pan

y ;

or a ceremony

~ppeafe

her wralh. Suidas calls il a

feniv~1

in ho ·

nour of Diana.

CANEPHORIA is

~Ifo

lhe name of a

feltiv~l

of Bacchus,

celebralcd particul.lrly by Ihe Alhcnians. on which lhe

voung maids earried golden ban,elS full of fruil. which

bafkm were covered, 10 coneeal Ihe mynery from

Ihe u:linilialed.

C.~NETO.

a fonified 10'.Vn of Ihe duehy

Manlua,

filualed on Ihe Oglio, about Iwelve miles foulh·we!f

of Mantua: E. long. 10· 50'.

lar. 45°'

CANG. a gulf or fea. Iying belween China aod Tarta·

ry. al Ihe ean eod of Ihe long wall.

CANICU L~.

in iehlhyo!ogy. lhe trivial name cf a fpe.

eies of fg"alus. See SQ..I·

LUs.

CANICUL.~,

or CASICULUS. in altronomy. See A·

STROSOMy.orfxedjla".

is alfo a name giveo to ooe of Ihe nars of Ihe

conltellalion eanis major, caBed lhe dog.nar, and by

Ihe Greeks, firius.

CANICULAR

da)'!,

commooly ealled dog·days, a cer·

laio number of d.tys preceding and enflling Ihe heli,¡eal

raifiog of eanieula. or lhe

d.Jg·

nar. io Ihe morniog.

The Elhiopiaos and Egyplians began Iheir year allhe

rifing of Ihe dog.nar, reekoniog ro its rife again Ihe

oexl year. whieh is ealled lhe annus eaoarius. Tho

Romans fuppofed il 10 be rhe eaufe of Ihe fultry \Vea·

Iher nfllally fdl io lhe dog.days; aod Iherefore facrifieed

abrowo dog erery year ar its rifiog. 10

appeaf~

ils wralh.

The dog·days begin lowards lhe end of July, ano

end Ihe

b~ginniog

of Seplember.

CANINE. whalel'cr partakes of. or has any rdHion

wilh lhe narure of a dogo Thus,

CA" IN

tU/h,

are IWO OIJtp·edged Icelh in eaeh jaw ; one

00 ca·-h fide oplatell uNlVccn lhe ineifores aod molares.

C.~NIS.

or DOG . in

7.G~lugy,

~<nus

of quao"upeds,

Val. 11. No. 31.

belongiog 10 Ihe orda of ferre . The

eharaL~m

Ihe dug are Ihefe: He has fix fore·lcclh in Ih e urrer

jaw, Ihofe in Ihe

fidc~

I,,:ing loneer Ihan Ihe

Hlltr·

mediale ones. which '"re lob.lltd; in Ihe unJer jaw

Ih<re are l,kewife fix fOrl"leelh. lhofe on Ihe I,des

uting lobated. lIe I,as fix grinutrs in

tlle

upper. aoJ

fcven in lhe luwer jaw. T he leetll ealkJ dog'lecl h

,re

four. one on each lide. bOlh in rhe IOlVer and npperja\\' ;

Ihey are Iharp·pointed. benl a Imle inwrtrJ. am! Il..nJ al

a d,lIanee from any of Ihe rtll.

Th",e are nine fl'teies

01'

Ihisgeous.

viz.

l.The famili·

aris, or domc!lie dogoisddlingllilhed frollllhe olhcr fpeci,'s,

by having his lail bent

Ihe Idl lide; ",hich mark is lo

lingular, Ihal

p~ rhaps

Ihe lail of no olher qlladruped is

bcnt in lhis maooer. Of Ihis fpeeies Ihere are a great

nnmuer of .arielies.

Lion~us enum~ra les

tI.!v,·n. aod

Houffuo gives figures of no lefs Ihan 1

Hllly.f~veo.

viz.

Ihe OIoloOllS, or lIIallirr. which is aboul lhe fize of

wolf, Wilh rhe fides of Ihe hps haogi.'gdowo. aod a fu lr

robun body. The large D.•ni/h dogo dlliers only from

Ihe former in being fulI"r io Ihe body. and geoerally of

a larger fize. The grey·hound is likewife d,e

fam~

wi¡h

lhe maniff; but its make is more lIender and delieale.

¡ndeed Ihe difrerenee bélWixl Ihefe Ihree dogs. altholl oh

perfeé'tl'y dillioguiOtable al fil

(~figh l,

is 001 greater Ih: n

Ihal belwixl a DUlchrn, n, a Freochman, and an Ilaliao.

The /hepherd'$ dogo Ihe woií·dog, aod whal is eornmon.

Iy called Ihe Sibcriao dogo tu wh,eh r.1. y ue joineo Ihe

Lapl:lOd dog, lhe

Cana.la

dog, aod. ill

g~na.l,

all Ihofe

whieh have Itrail ears ar.d a poinled fOOUI. are all one

kind, dill'aing onlv io Ihickr.cfs. Ihe rou1'hnefs or fOloolh.

ncfs of Iheir Ikin, 'Ihe lenglh of Iheir

I~;S,

and I.ils. The

hound, or beagle. Ihe lerrie" Ihe brague, or /hort ·t.liled

fw iog.dog. and Ihe fpanicl, m,y be conlidered as Ihe

faOle kine : Ihey have Ihe [Ime forlll and Ihe fanle in.

ílioé'ts ; aoo dlft'er only in Ihe l<oglh of Ihei r legs. aad

fize of Iheir em, whieh in e:leh oí' Ihem are loo" fofr

and pen.lulous. The ulIlI ·dog. Ihe fmall Daoiíh dog:

Ihe Turkilh dog, and Ihe lcd.lOo dogo may likewife be

eonfidmd

Ihe fame .kind. alllh" I·"ielies in Iheir "P'

pearance taklng IhClr nle OIerely frum elin13le. f or in.

ílan~,

Ihe Turki/h <1og. whidl has no hair is nothin'

elfe bUI Ihe fmall Danilh dog tr.ofponed

'10

lI'art~

ehm

!I~,.

which

~ak"s

Ihe hair fdll olf. A dog of an

klnd loles lIS hm In <,ery IVarm clllnales. HUI Ihis is

nOI lhe only change II'hieh .rifes from ddferenee oi eli.

male. In fome couolries. Ihe voiee is ch,.nged; in o.

Ihers. dugs beeome altogelher filen!. lo fome

chmal~,

lhey lofe Ihe faeullY of b.1I1iog, aod ho\\'1 hke IVolves, (.r

yelp like fuxes.

Warlll

elimales even ehange Iheir foml

aod ioniné'ts: They IUro iJl.nlaped, and rheir ears be.

come Urail and poioled.

is onl)' in leOlperale climes

lhal dugs preferve Ihcir nalural eouragl', arJúur. and

fagzeilY·

Clda

give ao idca of rhe diffaenl

~i od5

of J,,;s .

ddTerent eho",es. aOlI of Ihe ' .rltlles pru,llIred by

coollnixlures,

Ihall give ao e"plaoal'lIo oi Bnu!fll ll ',

genca logieal tree. See Plm LXI. fig.

T I"s Ir<t is

co,.llr"{t,,d in Ihe form of a geographical chm. ,n \\'hieh

Ihe lilualion of Ihe dilf;:r:r.1 dimat<s to \\hi. h lile I'JI".

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