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pound animals, existing only in the wild imagination 

 of fanciful dreamers. 



The advancement of Agriculture, and most of our 

 arts and manufactures, must depend in no small mea- 

 sure upon our comparative knowledge of Natural 

 History, particularly Chemistry and Botany ; and 

 these will doubtless become enlarged as this Science 

 is more studied, and more kaown. 



The Editor therefore hopes, that m delivering 

 this work in the English La iguage, he is adding 

 something to the stock of innocent amusement, and 

 something to general utility. 



