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niflied me with a great number of Inftances , beyond 
thofe few I could fuggeft, or could expedl from any 
otber hand. 
Upon the whole matter, I think your fentiments to 
be mAich the fame with mineo I am inclined to think, 
That all Nations fas v/ell before as fince the Deiuge) 
have afed to feed on FleJI:i^ Which is a ftrong Pre- 
fiimption ( as you well obferve ) that to feed on Fiefn 
(duly prepared) is not wholly Unnatural for Mankind* 
On the other hand 5 I believe you think (as I do) that 
Ravp FUJI) is not a Natural Food for our Bodies. I do 
not know that any Natron have ( of choice J ufed to 
feed on Raw Flejh 5 unlefs in cafes of Extremity^ or 
when they have not the Convenience of Preparing \t 
by previous CoSion^ or fomewhat equivalent- ( For I 
put a great difference.between Raw Flep (which is the 
common Food of what v/e call CamivorGm Anir^ials, ) 
and Flefh duly prepared for our Food.) If any there be 
that (of choice) feed on Raw flej73, I look upon it as a 
Cafe Anomalous 5 like that of the Lamb mentioned by 
Gajfendus 5 and the Horfe fyou mention ) that Eats Oy- 
Jiers, I may add, the Rat eatuig Bacon^ for v/ant of 
other Food, (which yet is not quite void of Coftion ^ J 
and the Swh^e fometimes eating Poultry. Which latter, 
I do not take to be purely Natural 5 but rather the effect 
of an Appetite Depraved by Cuftome 5 becaufe much of 
the Hog'VpaJld we give to Swine, arifeth from the Cocti- 
on of Flefld for our own ufe 5 which doth inure the 
Swine fa Voracious Animal) to the Tajle of Fleflj, and 
makes it familiar to them. But Flefli, duly prepared for 
our Food, I look upon as a thing very different from 
Raw Flefli , and which may be proper Food for Man 5 
if (and fo far asj it agrees with our Health \ (which 
caution is to be obferved, as to other Food, as well as 
Flelh.J And this I refer to the care of the Fhyfician 
iiud the Apothecary^ rather than the Cook and the Con- 
fectioner : 
