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himself against the rigours of a Northern climate 

 by fire and blanket. Did the monkey possess 

 the blessing of reason, so that he could buy, or 

 manufacture for himself a comfortable roquelaure 

 in case of cold ; and roast a leg of mutton for 

 his dinner; and mix a glass of hot toddy before he 

 went to bed, — he, too, as well as rational man, 

 would be safe, and would enjoy himself in the 

 deepest recesses of the frozen zone. 



Now, deprive man of his roquelaure, his mutton 

 and his toddy, and then, place him alongside 

 of the monkey, to pass a week in Nova Zembla, 

 whilst the sun is at Capricorn ; be assured, that 

 both man and ape would perish side by side. 

 Proof sufficient, that the natural " temperament" 

 is much the same in both animals ; — but that, 

 reason nourishes it in the one, whilst the want of 

 reason, destroys it in the other. Instinct alone 

 is not sufficient to procure a sufficient supply of 

 artificial food for the monkey ; wherefore this 

 animal must depend upon the bounty of nature for 

 its daily nutriment ; and this nutriment can only 

 be had, the year throughout, in the tropics, and 

 in the forests bordering on them. This, I will 

 shew in the sequel. 



Proceeding onwards with our author's history 

 of the monkey family, I find his account of the 



