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head, fides, or heels firft, as it might happen, 

 from a high waggon, down upon Smithfield 

 flones ; and the barbarous, unthinking, two- 

 legged brutes, powdered or cropped, fans-cu- 

 lotte or in pantaloons, who generally furround 

 the waggon, to fee fo charming a fpeclacle, 

 fhouting loud in proportion to the violence of 

 the diftrefl animal's fall. Did thefe good chrif- 

 tians never in their lives, get a fevere and dun- 

 ning fall upon the flones? Dozens fuch to 

 them with all my foul ! it might perhaps put 

 them in remembrance of the propriety, of the 

 humanity, of throwing a trufs of draw, or of 

 placing fome Hide, or convenience, to break the 

 fall, for the poor harmlefs calves. 



Condant habits of bufmefs amongd cattle, 

 renders even mild men infenhble of their mife- 

 ries. There is a great deal of needlefs cruelty 

 praciifed among butchers. Would it not be 

 practicable to put blinds upon a bullock, pre- 

 vious to giving him the fatal droke ? Would it 

 not tend to ufe and expedition ? This occurred 

 to me, from having feen feveral oxen efcape 

 after having received a blow, when they have 

 been with much difficulty and danger reco- 

 vered, and tied up again ; and have not fallen at 

 lad, under perhaps a dozen flrokes, which they 

 drove to avoid with the dronged appearance of 

 agitation and confeious terror. 



I {hall quit thefe difagreeable details, with 



remarking 



