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Show Anlmali In llernldry. Perhaps lovcrB of heraldry will admit ad-mit that whatever their other accomplishments accom-plishments may havo been, tho heralds of old wero not usually observant nat-. nat-. urallsta. IHrds, beasts, fishes and reptiles. rep-tiles. It is almost needless to say. havo always entered largely Into that art which cynics term "the science ot tools with long memories," but which tho student moro Justly defines as "tho Shorthand of history," as will bo shown by a glanco at any ot tho numerous nu-merous bookB on the subject. Lions, tlgerB, leopards, bears, elephants, wolves, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, monkeys, mon-keys, beavers, porcupines, horses, asses, camels, bulls, greyhounds and other dogs, rams, boars, etc., to confine con-fine ono's remarks to animals only, can always easily bo found, If not at onco recognized and tho mlstakQ ot Lo Olorlcux, In "Qucntln Durword," who mistook Tolson d'Or's dovlce for an ounco or tiger-cat behind a grating for n "cat looking out of tho dairy window," may still find followers fiven In tho prcsont day, when ono rrads, for Instance, that tho heraldic antirfc-pe has the head ot a stag, a unicorn's tAll, a tusk issuing from tho tip ot tho nceo, a row ot tufts down tho back ot tho neck, and similar tufts on tho tall, chest and thighs. |