On Hunting, Shooting , &c, 341 
which the family objected to. I called in Dr. 
Taylor, who was of my opinion ; but it would 
not be complied with. We then judged it bed 
to faw off the os humeri, which I did, about 
an inch above the finus that receives the 
olecranon. I then placed the arm, in fuch a 
pofition, as I thought would be mod advanta¬ 
geous, prognofticating, that an anchylofis would 
enfue, in which 1 was miftaken j the perfon is 
now living, and can perform all the motions of 
the joint, which is as flexible, as if nothing 
had ever been amifs.” 
BP 
An Essay on /^Diversions ^/Hunting, Shoot¬ 
ing, Fishing, &c. confidered as compatible with 
Humanity. Read January 15, 1783. 
\X 7 'HILST the general conftitution of fociety 
remains, fuch as that no man, however 
obfeure, can be confidered as unconnected with 
the reft of his fpecies; whilft, in every fituation, 
our conduCt and fentiments, in fome degree, 
invariably produce an influence on thofe of 
others; no inquiry, which refpeCts the genuine 
piotive of fuch actions, as are frequently com- 
Z 3 mitted. 
