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quence of that wise dispensation, man finds 

 himself under the necessity of constant la- 

 bour to procure those unceasing supplies of 

 vegetable riches ; and thus promotes his own 

 health as well as comfort, by that innocent 

 and wholesome occupation. 



The commodities peculiar to each climate, 

 render the respective inhabitants depen- 

 dant on each other. Their wants be- 

 come so many bond?, which unite the, 

 people of regions, however distant and re- 

 mote from each other, by the necessity of 

 interchanging their respective commodities. 



The same beneficial effects are produced 

 by the inequality of the seasons. During 

 certain months of the year, man finds it, 

 necessary to till, to plant, to sow, to reap, 

 and to dispose of b\s commodities. During 

 other seasons, he is compelled to exert his 

 foresight, in order to secure the produce of 

 his fields from the influence of destructive 

 winds, and the rigor of unpropitious seasons, 

 as well as to perform the operations neces- 

 sary 



