366 USES OF ANIMALS. 



a grain of wheat found in an Egyptian mummy. 

 Those who have been in hot countries, speak with 

 delight of the refreshing juice of the water-melon 

 and other indigenous fruits, while bread, milk, and 

 even a sort of butter are found on or in trees in 

 other climates, as if prepared expressly to supply 

 mankind with these necessary articles of food. 

 We have wool, flax, cotton, and silk, for clothing ; 

 and, in the coldest countries, we find furs of the 

 warmest kind, which are used for the same pur- 

 pose. We have fuel provided in the greatest 

 abundance, the clearest springs to quench our 

 thirst, and various kinds of food to sustain us. 

 That noble animal, the horse, has been created 

 for our use and enjoyment. The cow yields us 

 milk and butter ; the ox labours for us ; and the 

 flowers of the field, and the little birds of the air, 

 add to our gratification and pleasure. 



It would be an endless task to endeavour to 

 enumerate all the benefits bestowed by a bountiful 

 Creator on man in the various countries of the 

 world. Man seizes upon these gifts as his right, 

 little mindful of the gratitude he owes to the Giver. 

 He fells the noblest trees of the forest to build his 

 ships he digs into the earth for iron to accele- 

 rate his passage from one place to another his 

 comprehensive and enquiring mind brings to light 

 the power of steam, and thus he is enabled to 

 make conquests and discoveries, and to draw 



