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reason, he would suffer his house to be 

 overrun with vermin, and animals to mul- 

 tiply to the detriment of the general good, 

 and the ultimate injury of those whom his 

 pity spared. 



OF AFFECTION AND ATTACHMENT. 



Some animals, on the contrary, have a 

 kind or affectionate disposition, and also 

 an attachment to others. That " honest 

 creature, (for so we call him,) the dog, who 

 never bites the hand that feeds him," ma- 

 nifests his joy at the approach of his master 

 by antic gambols, and his affection and 

 attachment by leaping up to him and lick- 

 ing his hands. The dog will also resolutely 

 fight for his master, and those individuals 

 who possess great hardihood and deter- 

 mination, will die in his defence. We are 

 fond of dogs, and attached to them, because 

 they are so to us. Whoever attends to the 

 affections of the mind, will readily perceive 



