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snakes have nearly disappeared from this country, but the mocassin who are nearly as poisonous, & more dangerous as they give no warning, still remain - There are other snakes but the most singular is the jointed snake which when struck seperates into portions which seem to have been united by a kind of ball & sockett joint - if the head which is attached to a portion is not killed it will return & unite the other portions to itself - They are generally about an inch in diameter & two to three feet long but rarely found - These facts I have from unclear-a/un doubted authority. My stay in Missouri was rendered peculiarly agreeable by ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ bottom half of page is written from opposite direction Cincinnati besides the extensive unclear connections with the surrounding country is one of the greatest pork markets in the world - There are numerous factories & Steam Engines constantly at work - The cultivation of the vine is carried on successfully on the shores of the Ohio above & below Cincinnati, especially at Vevay.