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other hand, the offspring of a cross, whilst it abates 

 the extreme degree of each excellence, is bent upon 

 the proportionate development of all its characters 

 and capacities ; and that is why it and the breeder 

 cannot agree. If is, perhaps, the only fair show, that 

 the poor animal has had, for " millions of genera- 

 tions," to regain the proportionate development of all 

 the characters of its species ; and, it endeavors to 

 avail itself of the golden opportunity. But, the 

 breeder, disgusted with such " Vielseitigkeit" and im- 

 bued with the wisdom of that sound, old English 

 proverb, that "Jack of all trades can be master of 

 none," ships the poor wretch off to the butcher ; and 

 individuals, only, which respectively restrict their im- 

 provement to the special quality which the breeder 

 has assigned them ; which patiently suffer their other 

 structural, and functional points, to remain little devel- 

 oped ; and which do not aspire to become Goethes, 

 are allowed to propagate their kind. 



The breeder desires persistency of type,, in his ani- 

 mals. However good, the product may be, he does 

 not want offspring of one and the same cow, to possess, 

 the one, the excellence of a Durham, the other, the 

 peculiar excellence of an Alderney, another that of a 

 Jersey, and another to be like a Chillingham. He 

 desires to be able, to count upon the character, of the 

 calves which his cows will drop. Mongrels are too 

 diversified ; they yield too many characters to suit the 

 breeder. Each mongrel-calf seems bent upon regain- 

 ing its lost integrity, in a different way, from the 

 others. This, to the breeder, is positively disgusting. 



