An interesting find was that of Dr. Barton, a professor of the University of Pennsylvania. At a depth of six feet, and under a great bank of chalk, bones of the Mastodon were found sufficient to form a skeleton, and in the middle of the bones was seen a mass of vegetable matter enveloped in a kind of sac (which probably was the stomach of the animal). This matter was found to be composed of small leaves and branches, amongst which was recognised a species of rush yet common in Virginia. In North America, where the Mastodon survived into the period of primitive man, various strange legends exist that seem to refer to it. Traditions were rife among the Red Men concerning this giant form and its destruction. A French officer named Fabri informed M. Buffon, the naturalist, that the "savages" (Indians) regarded the bones found in various parts of Canada and Louisiana as belonging to an animal which they named "Father of the Ox." The Shawnee Indians believed that with this enormous animal there existed men of proportionate development, and that the Great Being destroyed both with thunderbolts. Those of Virginia state that as a troop of these terrible animals were destroying the deer, bisons, and other animals created for the use of Indians, the Great Man slew them all with his thunder, except the Big Bull, who shook off the thunderbolts as they fell on him, till at last, being wounded in the side, he fled towards the great lakes, where he lies to this day. This is one of the songs which Fabri heard in Canada: "When the great _Manitou_ descended to the earth, in order to satisfy himself that the creatures he had created were happy, and he interrogated all the animals, the bison replied that he would be quite contented with his fate in the grassy meadows, where the grass reached his belly, if he were not also compelled to keep his eyes constantly turned towards the mountains to catch the first sight of the 'Father of the Ox,' as he descended, with fury, to devour him and his companions." Many other tribes repeat similar legends. The bones with which Mazuyer practised his famous deception were those of a Mastodon (see p. 196). [Illustration: Fig. 55.--Head of Woolly Rhinoceros, partly restored by M. Deslongchamps.]