Home Life in All Lands

About this eBook

Author

Morris, Charles, 1833-1922

Title

Home Life in All Lands—Book III—Animal Friends and Helpers

Credits

Produced by MFR, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs

Subject

Manners and customs

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62537

Release Date

July 1, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Home Life in All Lands
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.Preface
6. 6.Contents
7. 7.List of Illustrations
8. 8.I HOUSEHOLD PETS AND COMRADES — THE DOG, MAN'S FAITHFUL FRIEND — THE MANY KINDS OF DOGS — ANECDOTES OF DOG WIT AND WISDOM — THE CAT, OUR FIRESIDE INMATE — OTHER FOUR-FOOTED PETS
9. 9.II OUR SINGLE-HOOFED HELPERS — THE HORSE IN ALL LANDS — RACER AND HUNTER — WAR-HORSE AND WORKING-HORSE — THE HORSE TAMER — THE ARAB AND HIS HORSE — ANECDOTES OF THE HORSE — THE ASS, ZEBRA AND MULE
10. 10.III CLOVEN-HOOFED DRAUGHT ANIMALS — THE OX AND BUFFALO — THE LAPLAND REINDEER — THE SHIP OF THE DESERT — THE DROMEDARY — THE LLAMAS AND ALPACAS — THE ARCTIC BEAST OF BURDEN — THE ELEPHANT IN MAN'S SERVICE — ANECDOTES OF THE ELEPHANT
11. 11.IV ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING — THE CATTLE OF THE FIELD — MILK-GIVING COWS — BEEF-MAKING CATTLE — IN THE BULL RING — THE WOOL-CLAD SHEEP — WOOL SHEARING AND WEAVING — THE BEARDED GOAT — IN THE PIG-STY
12. 12.V THE BIRDS OF THE POULTRY YARD — THE HEN AND ITS BROOD — THE GAME COCK AND ITS BATTLES — THE WEB-FOOTED DUCK AND GOOSE — THE TURKEY AND THE GUINEA FOWL — THE SWAN, AN IMAGE OF GRACE — THE PROUD AND GAUDY PEACOCK — THE DOVE-LIKE PIGEON — THE OSTRICH AND ITS SPLENDID PLUMES
13. 13.VI WINGED AND TUNEFUL HOME PETS — THE CANARY AND ITS SONG — THE MARVELLOUS MOCKING BIRD — OTHER CAGED SONGSTERS — THE PARROT AS A TALKER — OTHER TALKING BIRDS
14. 14.VII OUR COUSIN THE MONKEY — THE MONKEY AS A PET — HOW MONKEYS TAKE REVENGE — IMITATION A MONKEY TRAIT — THE KINDS OF MONKEYS — WHAT MONKEYS TEACH THEMSELVES — ANECDOTES OF THE APE — FEELING AND FRIENDLINESS IN THE MONKEY
15. 15.VIII OTHER ANIMALS USED AS PETS — PETS OF THE AQUARIUM — SNAKE CHARMERS — THE MONGOOSE AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS — HAWKING OR FALCONRY
16. 16.IX WILD ANIMALS IN MAN'S SERVICE — THE DANCING BEAR — THE SEAL AND THE ALLIGATOR — THE STORK, CORMORANT AND ALBATROSS — THE HONEY-GIVING BEE
17. 17.Index

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