xvi CONTENTS. 



— Pelican's Nest. — Pelicans on the Niger. — Ingenuity of Crows. 

 — Happiness of a future state Page 258 



LETTER XXXII. 



FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



Advantages of studying Nature. — Animals adapted to their 

 Station. — Story of a Spaniel. — Peculiarities of Insects. — 

 Various haunts of Insects. — Devastations of Insects.— Spider's 

 Web. — Jamaica Spider. — Ichneumon Flies — Instinct of Wasps. 

 — Nymphae of Water-moths. — Instances of mistaken Instinct. 



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LETTER XXXIII. 



FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



Wanton cruelty condemned. — Humanity should be early in- 

 culcated. — Sullivan the Whisperer. — Singular mode of breaking 

 Horses. — Habits of the Horse. — Its character. — An American 

 Sov7. — Good wishes of Emily 281 



LETTER XXXIV. 



FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



Caroline regains her Fortune. — An invitation to Emily. — In- 

 stinct weakened by domestication. — Kine in a wild state. — Bea- 

 ver in the wild state. — Beaver in captivity. — Restlessness of 

 captive Beaver. — Man in a savage state. — Endowments of the 

 savage. — Highland Cattle. — Influence of Music on Cattle. — 

 Sagacity of a Bull. — Trespassing Cows checked by a Bull. — 

 Conclusion 290 



