Beaver
the English name of the well known rodent mammal castor fiber, or, more loosely, of any species belonging to the genus castor. The animal so designated has in each jaw two powerful incisor teeth, coated with hard enamel, by means of which it is enabled to cut BEAVER DAM across the trunks of the trees which it requires for its engineering schemes. The hind feet are webbed, and one of the five toes has a double nail. The tail is flattened horizontally, and covered with scales. Large glandular pouches secrete an odoriferous substance called casto- The castor fiber exists through reum. the temperate and colder parts of this country.
BECHUANALAND practicing the turner's trade, he acquired a practical knowledge of the difficulties and disabilities of the workingmen. He settled in Leipsic in 1860, joined various labor organizations, and became one of the editors of the "Volksstaat" and of the "Vorwärts." Membership in the North German Reichstag was followed by his election to the German Reichstag, of which he was a member BEAVER