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for they partially supply the place of reason in the ani- 

 mal. Secondly, he is governed (like all other animals) 

 by his instinct, which is combined in the five senses; and 

 one of the qualities of his instinct is to fear the approach 

 of man, whom he looks upon as his superior. This is 

 more especially the case when he is in a wild state; but 

 when this wild fear is changed to love by kind treat- 

 ment, it is increased an hundred fold. Another of these 

 is to love and obey man when domesticated and educated, 

 which he generally does unless his animal propensities 

 are aroused by ill-treatment; for it is an undisputed prin- 

 ciple in the nature of this animal not to offer resistance 

 to our wishes, when made known to him in a manner 

 that he can understand us; and of course it follows that 

 this must be done in accordance with the laws of his 

 nature. 



As an evidence of my position here, allow me to di- 

 gress a little from the subject in question in order to 

 illustrate my views of this instinct. All created beings 

 have a share of this after their kind, and in their own 

 peculiar manner, according to their respective grades and 

 circumstances. For instance, look at the chicken; see 

 him hide and skulk away (at first sight) from his deadly 

 foe, the hawk, as he approaches him; and how soon he 

 yields when once clasped in the talons of his masterly 

 power. He appears to be sensible of his inferiority to 

 the hawk; and so it is w^th the smallest insect that crawls 

 on the earth; they all appear to be acquainted with each 

 other's habits and propensities up through the whole 

 chain of created beings. Speaking of this chain, as 

 some may doubt the theory, reminds me of what the phi- 



