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been pursued and injured by man, but yet have not learned a 

 salutary dread of him. We may infer from these facts, what 

 liavoc the introduction of any new beast of prey must cause in 

 a country, before the instincts of the indigenous inhabitants 

 have become adapted to the stranger's craft or power. 



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JAMES ISLAHD 



OPUNTIA GALAPAGEIA. 



