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inhabitants, substantial food is indispensable for 

 his support. 



In each situation, we find those quadruped 

 animals, intended for the use of man, the least 

 difficult to domesticate ; and such as are imme- 

 diately required for his personal accommodation 

 and protection, the most intelligent, faithful, and 

 affectionate. 



In those countries, where, from the quality of 

 the soil and the unkindness of the climate, great 

 muscular exertion is requisite to render it pro- 

 ductive, or where, from the occupations and pur- 

 suits of the inhabitants, much animal strength is 

 necessary, as in the northerly parts of Europe 

 and America ; we see, in general, a race of ani- 

 mals of the horse and ox species endued with 

 powers that, if called into action in hotter cli- 

 mates, would cause them to sink under the exer- 

 tion; while, in tropical countries, where great 

 muscular energy would incapacitate the animal 

 for the climate, we see a diminutive race of the 

 same species capable of performing all the requi- 

 site duties. 



Under this view of the dispensations of Provi- 

 dence, we find in most parts of the world, where 

 mankind has emigrated and become populous, 

 the horse, the ox, and the sheep, (from which ani- 

 mals so many personal and general conveniences 

 are derived,) to prevail ; but those of different qua- 

 lities, and varying considerably in their numbers, 



