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IX. 



ON REPTILES. 



MY DEAR FRIENDS, 



I have not, in any of my lectures, said any- 

 thing on the subject of reptiles, such as turtle, 

 alligators, vipers, snakes, frogs, &c. ; and yet I 

 may, perhaps, amuse you by entering a little 

 into some of their history, for many interesting 

 facts may be related of them. These reptiles 

 have their use in the arrangements of Provi- 

 dence, and you should never lose sight of the 

 fact, that nothing has been created but what 

 is for the general good. 



Amongst the larger of what may be called 

 reptiles, and which are occasionally found on our 

 coasts, may be mentioned the turtle. The habits 

 of this creature are interesting. At the Isle of 



