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three feet in total length. They possess the same mildness of 

 disposition, and the same general contour, although in the 

 size of their humps, in the colours of their bodies, and in the 

 shape and length of their horns, they vary considerably. 



Now, that we have reached, as it were, the end of our 

 zoological journey, through forest and jungle, and across 

 mountains, plains, scorching deserts, and frozen wastes, let 

 us pause and make a few general and salutary reflections. 

 Wherever we have been, mentally at least, no matter how hot 

 or cold the climate, how rich or bare the soil, we have found 

 that there were animals capable of supplying the wants of 

 man, ready to serve for his subsistence and for his clothing, 

 or to exert their strength and speed to accomplish his migra- 

 tions. In short, we have seen them actually promoting the 

 civilization of man, and also contributing to that harmless plea- 

 sure which attends his intellectual inquiries and contemplations. 

 To that Creator who has so benevolently provided us with 

 these dumb but valuable companions, and who has endowed 

 us with faculties capable of rendering the dog, rein-deer, llama, 

 ox, ass, horse, camel, and the elephant obedient to our voice, 

 subservient to our social and commercial intercourse, and so 

 conducive to our comfort and prosperity, the thoughtful mind 

 must feel unbounded gratitude. To this feeling let us add a 

 constant observance of that generous mercy, which will show 

 we are not unworthy of enjoying the privilege of training and 

 employing them for our purposes. 



