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the beaver might be extended to a much greater 

 length. It is vouched for by many credible 

 eye-witnesses, so that it need not be doubted. 

 The skins of beavers are very valuable, and 

 much sought after, so that the poor animals 

 are sadly persecuted by the agents of the Hud- 

 son's Bay Fur Company. 



In considering the various arrangements of 

 Providence, with respect to the formation of 

 the various creatures which exist upon the 

 earth, I would draw your attention to the 

 wisdom which has been shown. You know 

 that some animals reside chiefly in the air, 

 others on the earth, and others in the water ; 

 and yet see how wonderfully they are formed 

 for their different modes of life. The wisdom 

 with which an Almighty Creator has done this 

 cannot be too much admired. Those birds, 

 for instance, which seek their food in marshy 

 places, have a long bill and long legs. Those 

 who chiefly live on water have the lower part 

 of their bodies very large, a long neck, web- 

 feet, with much oil in their feathers. Hares 

 and rabbits have full-set eyes, to enable them 

 to see and avoid danger. The eye of the hen 



