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has over instinct, that man stands indebted 

 for the empire he has acquired over other 

 animals an empire which- is equally exer. 

 ciscd bv all the nations of the earth. 



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The Moguls possess immense flocks, which 

 constitute their sole riches. They wander 

 in the Astatic deserts with their horses, which 

 arc excellent coursers, with their camels, 

 and their dromedaries; and tiiese animals 

 carry not only their tents, but also their 

 household utensils. 



The negroes of Senegal and Gambia pos- 

 sess numerous herds of oxen ; and you are 

 not ignorant that the Hottentots and the 

 Caffres employ them instead of horsr*. 



The inhabitants or Greenland and Ivuu- 

 schatka, to whom horses and oxen are alike 

 unknown, substitute in their stead the dog, 

 from which they derive the same services. 

 This last animal is domesticated in every 

 nation with which we are acquainted ; and 

 the Patagoniiui, as well, as the inhabitants of 



M ^ Guinea, 



