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of him who points out the few, the very few sligiit 

 specks that dim perfection. 



In mentioning such causes of suffering to animals 

 as originate from any fault of the heart or mind, I 

 have only alluded to man ; but now, when mention- 

 ing similar effects produced from want of knowledge 

 of the habits and feelings of animals, 1 must include 

 the other sex ; not in a vein of censure, but in 

 offering instruction, where and on what I am quite 

 sure they would seek instruction, if once shown 

 that by doing so, it would prevent their inflicting 

 one moment's pain on any inoffensive creature. 



Women of all grades, as might naturally be ex- 

 pected, are very greatly in error as to what does 

 cause suffering to animals, horses in particular ; and 

 some ladies entertain the very erroneous, indeed 

 absurd notion, that any knowledge of this sort is not 

 only beneath their notice, but unfeminine ; I make 

 no more stringent observation to such ladies, than 

 by truly stating, I never heard such a remark made, 

 or idea entertained, by any woman of fashion, 

 education, sense, and good feeling. 



