The Industries of Animals

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Industries of Animals, by Frédéric HoussayThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Industries of AnimalsAuthor: Frédéric HoussayRelease Date: August 26, 2009 [EBook #29816]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE INDUSTRIES OF ANIMALS ***Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE SERIES.EDITED BY HAVELOCK ELLIS.THE INDUSTRIESOF ANIMALS.BYFRÉDÉRIC HOUSSAY.WITH 44 ILLUSTRATIONS.LONDON:WALTER SCOTT, Ltd.,24 WARWICK LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW.1893.NOTE.THE ENGLISH EDITION OF THIS BOOK HAS BEEN REVISED THROUGHOUT AND ENLARGED, WITH THEAUTHOR’S CO-OPERATION. NUMEROUS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED. THEillustrations, when not otherwise stated, are in most cases adapted from Brehm’s Thierleben.CONTENTS.CHAPTER I.INTRODUCTION 1THE NATURALISTS OF YESTERDAY AND THE NATURALISTS OF TO-DAY  —  NATURAL HISTORY AND THE NATURALSCIENCES — THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION — THE CHIEF INDUSTRIES OF MAN — THE CHIEF INDUSTRIES OFANIMALS — INTELLIGENCE AND INSTINCT — INSTINCTIVE ACTIONS ORIGINATE IN REFLECTIVE ACTIONS — THEplan of study of the various industries.CHAPTER II.HUNTING — FISHING — WARS AND ...