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Opinion we often were confirmed, when they pointed out to us, 

 the differences in the fpecies of plants 3 by the variety of flowers, 



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the fhape of the leaves, &c. &c. * 



From the above obfervations we learn, that on account of 



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wounds and difeafes, mankind was firfl: led to feek after remedies, 

 by the examination of plants ; and by attending more accurately to 

 the parts affeded by pain, to enquire into the interior flrudure of 



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the human body. The want of happinefs and enjoyment, prompted 



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man to exert his induflry and talents, in order ta find out the means 

 of refl:oring the lofs of health and flrength. The confcioufnels 



of his own weaknefs 



zed him from his 



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ginal indolen 



e exammation 



and fpurred him on to the exertion of induflry, to th 



and ftudy of himfelf, and the objedrs furrounding him, and to feek 



for afllflance in that very nature, of which he himfelf conilitutes fo 

 confiderable a part. 



Th 



prefer 



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of the memory of tranfadion 



and 



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men is 



quite negleded in Taheite 



for they 



able 



account oY the things which happened in t 

 only be faid of the moft recent tranfadions 



give a good 



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r iflcj but this can 

 for as they take no 



number their own years, they 



how long it is fince 



kewife are unable to fay 



accident happened; all that they can do 



IS to fay that fuch a th 



g happened in my grand-fatl 



or 



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* They arc llkwife acquainted with the fexual fyftem, efpeclally i„ the coco-paln. 



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