CHAP. VI. 



General Observations and Reflections. 



PAGR 



1. Of the number of animals, the various species of beasts 



birds, fishes and insects - - 112 



2. Of the different method of taking their food - 113 



3. That brutes are not mere machines - - 114 

 4 Of the natural instinct of all creatures 115 



5. Of the clothing of various animals - 117 



6. Of the admirable sagacity of animals in the structure 



of their habitations - 119 



7. Of the peculiar care of Providence over all his works 120 

 1. The remarkable destruction and reparation of the 



whole creation - - ib* 



9. Farther reflections on the world in general 122 



10. A comparative view of the animal world, extracted from . 



Mr. Hervey - 126 



PART THE THIRD. 



CHAP. I. Of PLANTS. 



1. What we mean by plants 135 



2. Their liquid parts . - - .133 



