The book of the goat : Containing full particulars of the various breeds of goats and their profitable management / [Henry Stephen Holmes-Pegler].

  • Holmes-Pegler, Henry Stephen, 1848-
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[1917]
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Credit: The book of the goat : Containing full particulars of the various breeds of goats and their profitable management / [Henry Stephen Holmes-Pegler]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tayish, from a root signifying “ to push with the horns ” ; this Hebrew name is preserved in the modern Arabic lays, the ordinary name of the he-goat. From the strength and boldness of the he-goat the Hebrews sometimes spoke of this animal figuratively to denote a 11 prince ” or “ chief ” —“ Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats ” (Zech. x. 3). A traveller writes: “ The stately march of the he- goat before the herd, and his haughty bearing, as well as the dauntless stare with which he scrutinises a stranger, are well known by all familiar with the East; and the he-goat is still commonly applied by the Arabs as a simile for dignity of manner and bearing.’’ The Jews sacrificed goats as offerings to Jehovah j their milk was an important item of food; goats’ hair was used for weaving into cloth; the inflated skins for bottles and swimming-bladders. The flesh of the kid was held in high esteem, and it was much more frequently used as food than that of lambs, large numbers of which were reared for the sake of the wool; calves were generally regarded as too expensive a luxury, except on some festive occasion. Hence one can see the full force of the prodigal’s complaint in Christ’s parable—- II Thou never gavest me [even] a kid, that I might make merry with my friends : But as soon as this thy son was come .... thou hast killed for him the fatted calf ” (Luke xv. 29, 30). The goat of Palestine (Capra mamhrica, Linn.) is a well-marked variety of the common C. cegagrus; it has thick pendent ears, often a foot long. The prophet Amos probably alludes to this long-eared goat when he speaks of a shepherd taking “ out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear.” The Syrian goat, which is larger than our English goat, has long black hair and thick recurved horns. It should be mentioned that in the North of Palestine the variety known as the Mohaii