Round-Up | 1896-08-28 | Page 2 | "As Thick Skinned as?"

As thick skinned AS aa A certain useful animal has hitherto the reputation of 0 I 1 tx s specially ally enjoyed lug the most pachydermatous of cro crt turcs we use the phrase as th lck skid I 1 nod ned as aa a donkey but the donkey is ft sr where in this respect the skin of th 1 whale Is from two inches to two tw fee I 1 thick that of a large specimen ing thirty tons the rhinoceros la Is thickest skinned quadruped with hide bide so tough as to resist the claws of 01 tho the llod ilori or tiger the sword or the ball bair of the old musket i