When he awakes one of the first things he does is to suck his feet. This is done because the skin is new and tender.
In the picture illustrating the fight between the bear and the boy upon the log, the bear is shown as he appears during the emaciated season, a caricature of himself when well fed. The bear in captivity receives his food at regular intervals and in large quantities, and he loses many of the marked characteristics of the bear in his wild or untamed state. There is just as much difference between a society leader and a man who lives close to nature.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Archaic and inconsistent spelling and punctuation retained.