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that they would put me upon the same footing with 

 themselves, when they cast lots to decide who 

 was to be the devoted victim. 



As to the flesh itself of man, there can be 

 nothing in it of an objectionable nature as food 

 more than in that of animals in general. I can easily 

 conceive, that an expert cook, can make it into 

 a dish, quite as savoury as that of beef or mutton ; 

 but then, he must keep his revolting doings a 

 profound secret ; otherwise, nature would startle 

 at the very appearance of the dish, when served 

 at table ; and man would turn sick at the sight ; — 

 because he has that within him, which says, thou 

 shalt not feed upon thy fellow-man : — this, in fact, 

 being a general prohibition, from the Maker of 

 all things, that one animal, shall not prey upon 

 another animal of the same species. 



Unfortunately, we cannot come at the true 

 nature of an animal, when anything has intervened 

 to change its original habits. 



For example, captivity in a cage, will cause a 

 parrot to feed on flesh-meat; — a thing which it 

 is never known to do, when wild in its native 

 woods; where instinct teaches it to live on vege 

 table food alone ; and where it is sure to fulfil 

 the law, imposed upon it by the Creator. 



Again, when the habits of a brute animal have 



