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oppressed, rational man only adds another defect under such cir- 

 cumstances to his asinine propensities or qualities, cruelty. The 

 wild ass when taken and well treated, is docile and far more use- 

 ful, he is considerably larger than the tame one, and compara- 

 tively good looking. The Spaniards have the finest tame asses 

 and mules perhaps in tlie world, they treat them very kindly and 

 and are greater favorites with them than their horses, they often 

 get enormous prices for them, from neighboring nations, and es- 

 pecially their mules, these are handsome and often 16 and 17 

 hands high, they make fine, safe carriage animals. Quito, in the 

 republic of Escuader (Equater), in South America, situated at the 

 foot of the Andes, a part of it under the Equater, but lying high, 

 many thousand feet above the level of the sea, possessing a climate 

 most salubrious and temperate, the year round, also extensive 

 plains, moistened by heavy dews, and watered by numerous 

 streams from the mountains, producing the richest pasture and 

 the best natural grasses in great luxuriance. There the horse, ass 

 and neat cattle abound and multiply rapidly, these are taken by 

 man in a wild state, and easily tamed, and sold very cheap to 

 surrounding countries, where they do not abound, or driven to 

 the sea board and there disposed of. The ass here it said to be 

 larger and better looking, than almost anywhere else, docile if 

 properly managed, and with kind treatment, is made more useful 

 to man than the horse. 



Mr. Browne, proposed the native grasses of America as the 

 subject for the next meeting. Adopted unanimously. 



The Club then adjourned to Tuesday June 15, at noon. Strang- 

 ers are respectrully invited to the meetings, and admission free to 

 all. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



