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wanted to kill, ia order to ftuff it. The 
animal appearing too tat f >r the purpofe, I 
obliged it to faft Upv>n vifiting it, I every 
day expedled to find it dead, or reduced at 
kaft to extreme weaknefs ; but It always ap- 
peared in the fame ftate of health and vigour. 
At length, after eleven days of entire faft, 
feeing it ftill alive, my patience was exhaufted; 
and, as I had other cares to engage my atten- 
tion, I put an end to its exiftence. In pre- 
paring it for prefer vation, I perceived that it 
could have lived a much longer time ; for, 
notwiihftanding its abfiiaence, it ftill fo a- 
bounded with fat, that I was obliged to ex- 
trafl: it before I could fucceed in my ope- 
ration. 
The fame obfervation is applicable to qua- 
drupeds. Such as live on flefh will endure 
hunger much longer than others ; a fad fo 
well known and attefted, that I may fpare 
inyfelf the trouble of proving it. 
I The 
