fjat. on the constitution. 155' 



its hold, and suffers itself to be taken alive. If no 

 other means of escape be left, it rolls itself up with- 

 in its covering, by drawing in its head and legs, and 

 bringing its tail round them, as a band to connect 

 them more forcibly together; in this situation it 

 sometimes escapes, by rolling itself over the edge of 

 a precipice, and generally falls to the bottom unhurt. 



The most succefsful method of catching armadil- 

 loes is by snares laid for them by the sides of rivers, 

 or other places where they frequent. They all bur- 

 row very deep in the ground, and seldom stir abroad, 

 except during the night, whilst they are in search of 

 food. 



The figure prefixed represents the six banded ar- 

 madillo, called Tatou. It is about the size of a 

 young pig ; between the folds of the bands are a few 

 scattered hairs ; its belly and thighs are covered with 

 long hairs ; its tail is long, thick at the base, and ta- 

 pers to a point. It is found in Brazil and Guiana. 



TIMOLEON's SECOND LETTER, 

 To the people of Great Britain. 

 Agreeable to my promise I now proceed to offer 

 some observations on the question, " In what hands 

 may power, in the administration of government, be 

 most safely intrusted; and under what modifications 

 ought it to be put, so as to guard the most eifectually 

 against the abuses of it ?" 



This question, I conceive, pan only be properly an- 

 swered by having recourse to experience ; for as to. 

 speculative reasoning, in matters of this sort, no re- 

 liance can safely be had upon it. 



