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bare curiofity, although were this the cafe every 

 part of knowledge, which fets forth the llupen- 

 dous works of the Creator, is never to be looked 

 upon as of no confequence. On the other hand 

 we do not pretend to gain any medicinal advan- 

 tao-es from thefe fpeculations, namely, to be 

 able from hence to conclude, that this or that 

 plant is noxious to man, becaufe it is fo to this 

 or that brute .animal. Nor do we for that 

 reafon approve of Wepfer's experiments upon 

 dogs, and other animals, as if any knowledge 

 can be thence gained in regard to man. No, 

 the end we aim at is merely oeconomical. 



a. From thefe experiments we may know 

 whether certain paftures afiord good nourifh- 

 ment for this or that fpecies of animals. Wc 

 fee e. g. heifers wade away in enclofures, where 

 the meadow- fuseet grows in abundance, and 

 covers the ground fo that they can fcarce make 

 their way through it ; the countrey people are 

 amazed, and imagine that the pafture is too 

 rich for them ; not dreaming that the meadow- 

 fweet affords them no nouriihment. Whereas 

 xhQ goat^ which is bleating on the other fide of 

 the hedge, is not fuffered to go in, though he 

 longs to bebrowfing upon this plantj which to 

 him is a moft delicate and nourilhing food. 



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