8 HORSE. Clafsl. 



Patience and perfeverance appear flrongly in that 

 moil ufefi!! kind deftined to bear the burdens we 

 impofe on them ; or -that employed in the flavery of 

 the draught. 



Though endowed with vafl: fbrength, and great 

 powers, they very rarely exert either to their mailers 

 prejudice ; but on the contrary, will endure fatigues, 

 even to death, for our benefit. Providence has im- 

 planted in them a benevolent difpofition,. and a fear 

 of the human race, together with a certain conlci- 

 oufnefs of the fervices v;e can render them. MoH: 

 of the hoofed quadrupeds are domeflic, becaufe 

 necefiity compels them to feek our prote6iion: wild 

 beads are provided with feet and claws, adapted 

 to the forming dens and retreats from the inclemency 

 of the weather ; but the former dellirute of thele 

 advantages, are obliged to run to us for artificial 

 Ihelter, and harvelled provifionj as nature, in thefe 

 climiates, does not throughout the year fupply them 

 with necelTary food. 



But fiiil, many of our tame animals mufl; by acci- 

 dent endure the rigor of the feafon : to prevent which 

 inconvenience, their feet (for the extremities fuffer 

 firft by cold) are prcte(51ed by ftrong hoofs of a horny 

 fubftance. 



The tail too is guarded with long bulhy hair that 

 protecls it in both extremes of weather j during 

 the fummer it ferves by its pliancy and agility, to 

 brulh off the fwarms of infeds, which are perpetually 

 attempting either to liing them, or to depofit their 

 eggs in the reSfum ; the fame length of hair contri- 

 butes to guard them from the cold in v^inter. But 



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