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to Other Animals may be needful. Man is not covered 
with fuch quantity of Hair or Feathers all over his Bo- 
dy^ which to other Animals ferve for Cloaths 5 but 
can, by his ufe of Reafon^ fupply himfelf with Cloaths 
luitable to every Climate, and different Seafons. He is 
not furnifned with Claws, Hoofs, Horns, &c. which 
ferve for Ar/^/s to other Animals, but can, by the ufe of 
bis Reafon, (apply hirafeif himfelf with Weapons, and 
other Inftruments for different occafions, to much bet- 
ter advantage. And, in the preient cafe, though raiv 
i7e/Z^ be noc proper, as 'tis to fome other Animals, he 
can by ffreparadve Coftions, and other Expedients, 
render it more agreeable. Nor is he wholly dellitute of 
Denies C{mb?i ^ but is indeed furniflied. v/ith all forts of 
Teeth, for all forts of vv^holelbme Food , 
I take-jthe 1^^^ the Goat, the Swine, the Ox, the 
Horfe, the Afs, the Camel, the Elephant, the Hart, the- 
Hare, the Pvabbet. theMoufe, &c, not to be carnivo- 
rous 5 but the Dog, the V/olf, the Fox, the Cat, the 
Lion^ -the Leopard, the Tiger, to be naturally car- 
niyorQus, which of all thefe have, or have not the Ce- 
fori, OX' what other diftinccive mark maybe obferved be* 
tweeen thefe different Tribes ot Anim^als, I think miay- 
(Jeferve a ferious confideration. 
I.fubrpit the whole to your Enquiry, who have more 
opportunity, by your Experience and Converfation, to 
judge of itj than I can pretend to have. 
There is another Point, which (if I have not already 
trefpaffed too far) I had thoughts of propofing to you, 
^ about the ftrufture of the Ear. But I (hall omit that at 
prefent (that I be not at once too tedious) and beg your 
pardon for having trefpafTed fo far, Refting 
Tours to ferve yeu^ 
Joha Wallis. 
