32 Trifl ORIGIN OF CREATION. 



JFor this reason it does not proceed to chew bricks, or stones, 

 01 rubbish, as we might expect such a young and inexperienced 

 calf to do ; nor will it eat a different vegetable from that fed on 

 by its mother; so powerful is the atomic law governing 

 its life and instincts. 



A baby likewise is drawn to its mother, and feeds on her 

 milk, or on substance similar to the food which it obtains from 

 her. Its appetite as it grows to manhood also, is still governed 

 by the materials composing its body, and it generally dislikes 

 what it never tasted before. 



For instance, a Briton going to America, and trying to eat 

 tomatoes, Indian corn, or bananas, generally dislikes them, till 

 by persistence in tasting them, the material becomes incor- 

 porated with the other material of his body, and he finally 

 acquires an appetite for them. 



There is one grand distinction, however, between the appetite 

 of the beast and of man. The beast, uncontaminated with 

 man, will never eat anything which is injurious to it, as it is 

 perfect and never fails ; while man's appetite, guided by his 

 Seasoning powers, is uncertain, and not to be depended on. 

 Why this is so, is explained in the next chapter. 



