HO HISTORY OF 



such as resemble each other ; and the anomalous, 

 which differ from the rest. The analogous claw- 

 footed animals are of two kinds ; they have more 

 than two cutting teeth in each jaw, such as the 

 lion and the dog, which are carnivorous ; or they 

 have but two cutting teeth in each jaw, and these 

 are chiefly fed upon vegetables. The carnivorous 

 kinds are divided into the great and the little. 

 The great carnivorous animals are divided into 

 such as have a short snout, as the cat and the 

 lion ; and such as have it long and pointed, as the 

 dog and the wolf. The little claw-footed carni- 

 vorous animals differ from the great, in having a 

 proportionably smaller head, and a slender body, 

 that fits them for creeping into holes in pursuit of 

 their prey, like worms ; and they are therefore 

 called the vermin kind. 



We see from this sketch of division and sub- 

 division, how a subject, extremely delightful and 

 amusing in itself, may be darkened, and rendered 

 disgusting. But, notwithstanding, Ray seems to 

 be one of the most simple distributors ; and his 

 method is still, and not without reason, adopted 

 by many. Such as have been at the trouble to 

 learn this method, will certainly find it useful ; 

 nor would we be thought in the least to take from 

 its merits ; all we contend for is, that the same 

 information may be obtained by a pleasanter and 

 an easier method. 



It was the great success of Ray's method that 

 soon after produced such a variety of attempts in 

 the same manner ; but almost all less simple, and 

 more obscure. M. Klein's method is briefly as 



