BIPEDS AND QUADRUPEDS. 



" Indocti discant et ament meminisse peritis.' 



It is somewhat remarkable that among the numerous 

 works extant, relative to such animals as are in 

 daily use among us, so little has been written as 

 regards a proper humanity towards them. In 

 saying it is remarkable, I by no means intend to say, 

 or even infer, that it is surprising ; at least it is not 

 so to me, for knowing man as I do, I should only 

 be surprised if more had been written^ on the 

 subject than has been done ; for it is not sufficiently 

 evident that kindness to anything, so far affects the 

 interest of the pocket as to make it a popular theme. 

 If it was a self-evident fact that it did, the country 



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