RELATIONS. l8o 



therefore, which brought them together in the mole ? That 

 which brought together the barrel, the chain, and the fusee 

 in a watch — design ; and design in both cases inferred from 

 the relation which the parts bear to one another in the pros- 

 ecution of a common purpose. As has already been observ- 

 ed, there are different ways of stating the relation, according 

 as we set out from a different part. In the instance before 

 us, we may either consider the shape of the feet, as quahfy- 

 ing the animal for that mode of life and inhabitation to 

 which the structure of its eyes confines it ; or we may con- 

 sider the structure of the eye, as the only one which would 

 have suited with the action to which the feet are adapted. 

 The relation is manifest, whichever of the parts related we 

 place first in the order of our consideration. In a word, the 

 feet of the mole are made for digging ; the neck, nose, eyes, 

 ears, and skin, are peculiarly adapted to an under-ground 

 life ; and this is what I call relation. 



