1^0 On the Use and- Abuse of j 



lieve the. fatigue of sedentary employment, or 

 renovate the powers of nature, exhausted by- 

 mental exertion, without mujch apparent in? 

 jury to his manners or morals y—hwijrequentl^ 

 to take pleasure in that; by which jiiisery t<j 

 animals is inflicted, if not absolutely viciotiSi 

 is vet of no good tendency; it /conduoes neither 

 to form the gentleman nor the man. If it :,bQ 

 considered as too nice and, fastidious a delicacy 

 to impute blame to the practice of destroying 

 animals for the purpose of health, exercise and 

 recrealion,' it.may, however, be allowed to call 

 hi question the policy- and humanity of other 

 diversions, once highly cherished, and still too 

 much practised by the people, of this country. 

 Some of these national sports are Sanctioned by 

 the practice and encouragement of many 

 persons distinguished for rank and talents.-— 

 That there should be found such abettors pf the 

 blood V and barbarous diversions oi^^ock- 

 ,/igfiiing and bull-haithig, is both a subject, for 

 surprize and regret.r— Th^se two amusemen|:^ 

 seem to havje survived the destructionpf many 

 Other sports equally as unmeaning and barbarous ; 

 but that they should not have entirely yielded 

 to the improved state of manners — or the inter- 

 ference of the laws, is a subject of Jijst re-, 

 proach to us by foreigners, and of ^ deserved 

 reprobation by the humane and reflectitig of 



