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The second order of Mammalia, is that of 

 the Qiiadrumana, or apes, who are many of 

 them men without reason : the third contains 

 the Carnivora, which affords Uons, tigers, &c. 

 and all that we can imagine of tearfulness and 

 ferocity ; and yet, from whence we derive our 

 faithful dogs, our domestic cats, and our most 

 beautiful furs. The fourth is named Marsu- 

 pialia, and consists of those singular animals 

 whose young are prematurely born, and take 

 refuge afterwards in a pocket attached to the 

 body of the mother, till they are able to take 

 care of themselves. The fifth, Rodentia, is that 

 in which we find squirrels, rats, beavers, hares, 

 &c. The sixth, Edentata, furnishes us with 

 that disgusting animal the sloth, and the orni- 

 thorynchus, that extraordinary native of New 

 Holland, which has a beak like that of a duck, 

 feet so webbed as to resemble fins, fur like that of 

 a weasel, and which has by some been supposed 

 to lay eggs. The seventh order is called Pachy- 

 dermata, and in it we find the largest animals 

 which walk on the surface of the globe, such 

 as the elephant, the hippopotamus, the rhino- 

 ceros, and also the horse, which has been in all 

 ages the most easily adapted to the use of 

 mankind. The eighth, Ruminantia, whence 

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