[OF FOSSILS. 

 xx. Various Sterns 



As'zoologifts, in their arrangement of animals, 

 have chofcn diilcrent parts; foinc the feet, o- 

 thcrs the teeth, the becks, and other parts, ac- 

 cording to the agreement or difagrecmcnt of 

 which tlicir dillcrcnt fyllems were cftablifhcd ; 

 and, as botanifts have diilcred in the principles of 

 their fciencc, one preferring a leaf, another the 

 petals, a third the Aamina and pcilillum, while a 

 fourth maintains the fuperiority of the fruit; c- 

 ven fo is it with mincralogifts, who have often 

 purfucd very different paths,intheircndcavourlo 

 illuftratc and confirm the fame objccT:. Such a 

 view of natural bodies, taken as it were from 

 many different points, has however its advanta- 

 ges, as it incrcafes the number of accurate com- 

 parifons. But, as every method cannot equally 

 anfsver the end propofed, it becomes ncccluiry 

 to felccl that wliich is the mod perfect and con- 

 venient. 



xxi. The bejl Arrangement. 



As, in order to undcrftand the nature of ful- 

 fils, and apply them to purpofes of utility, it is 

 iK'ceJlary to arrange them in fomc kind of fyile- 

 matic order, the preference is certainly due to 

 that method, by which buth their internal cha- 

 Q 4 radtcr 



