X CONTENTS. 



CHAP. IV. 



Page 

 Of the Motions of Animals — ne Caufes and injlruments of ani- 

 mal motion — Animal compared ivith mechanical motion - 132 



CHAP. V. 



Of the Tnfincl of Animals — Di'uifion of injiin^s — Examples of 

 pure inJiinH — Offuch infinds as can accommodate themfel'ues 

 to peculiar circumjlanccs and fttuations — Of inflinBs improve- 

 able by obfervation and experience — Some remarks and conclu- 

 fonsfrom this I'ieiv of inftin^ - - - 144 



CHAP. vr. 



Of the Senfcs in General - - - - 160 



Of Smelling - - - - ■- 1 6 1 



Of Tafing - -__ --165 



Of Hearing - -' - - - - 167 



Of Touch - - - - - 174 



Of Seeing- - - - - - 177 



CHAP. VII. 



Of the Infancy of Animals — Some fpecies continue longer^ and 

 others fioorter, in this fate — Different modes of managijig in- 

 fants in different countries - - - 196 



CHAP. VIII. 



Of the Food of animals — Their growth and expanfton — The va- 

 rieties of food ufed by men a7id other animals — EffeBs of pe- 

 culiar foods - - - - - - - 216 



CHAP. 



