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yet found in a state of nature, or in one 

 but little removed from it? When one of 

 these is put to a large horse is the produce 

 ill nourished ? is it a starveling ? No ; the 

 only fear of a judicious and experienced 

 breeder in this case is, that the produce of this 

 cross, when well fed, after being weaned, may 

 turn out too large. But when I speak of small 

 cows and small mares, let me not be supposed 

 to refer to weedy or weak females, having 

 shallow bodies and weak loins. I allude only 

 to well-formed, strong, and compact mares, 

 showing by their forms that they have vigorous 

 constitutions. I further submit that in no race 

 of animals in a state of nature, or nearly so, 

 are the females larger than the males. 



As respects the human race, we do not find 

 that large women produce the finest offspring. 

 On the contrary, such females have usually 

 less vigorous constitutions than smaller ones, 

 when these have well-proportioned forms. It 

 is equally well known that very tall men are 

 not so enduring under exertion, or so likely to 

 live to a great age as smaller men. 



If, in breeding horses, we were to select mares 



