This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
The name of two distinct species of animals, one found only in America, much hunted for the sake of its fur, from 400,000 to 500,000 skins being annually imported into Britain ; the other \ common in Europe. Both exhale a very strong odor of musk.
 
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