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humayie reader ^vAiok judgment is not biaffed, 

 by prejudice, or his reafon blinded by an 

 adherence to cuftom, and whofe feelings move 

 in concert with my ov/n, will Jhudder at the 

 reflection; and to every fportfman looking with 

 the eye of extreme pleafure upon the excellen- 

 cies of the animal (whofe fufferings I lament,) 

 do I appeal for a juftification of the warmtli I 

 have been naturally prompted to difplay on the 

 occalion. And in PITY to 2l /pedes fo eminently 

 entitkd to every degree of mercy, care, 

 and ATTENTION, let us hope (as we are now 

 become more reformed in our minds, and redli-. 

 fied in our judgments) that this DAMNABLE 

 dodrine may be univerfally exploded and buried 



into ETERNAL OBLIVION. 



Let it then be underilood the poll evil origi- 

 nates in a tumour iituate as before defcribed \ 

 and generally proceeds from injuries fuftained 

 on that part by blows, bruifes, or ilich frequent 

 and exceflive frid:ion from large or heavy 

 harnefs as may fufficiently irritate the part to 

 provoke a formation of matter, as has been 

 explained m the preceding article. If it is early 

 obferved, let the feat of pain be very frequently 

 fomented with vinegar made-w^arm, for at 



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