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bare curiofity,' although were this the eafe every 
part of knowledge, which fets forth the ftupen- 
dous works of the Creator, is never to be looked; 
upon as of no confequence* On the other hand 
we do not pretend to gain, any medicinal advan- 
tages from thefe peculations,, namely, to be 
able from hence to conclude, that this or that 
plant is noxious to man, becaufe it is fo to this 
or that brute animal. Nor do we for that 
reafon approve of Wepfer’s experiments upon 
dogs, and other animals, as if any knowledge 
can be thence gained in regard to man. No, 
the end we aim at is merely oeconomical. 
a. From thefe experiments we may know 
whether certain paftures afford good nourifh- 
ment for this or that fpecies of animals. We 
fee e. g. heifers wafce away in enclofures, where 
the meadow-fweet grows in abundance, and 
covers the ground fo that they can fcarce make 
their way through it •, the countrey people are 
amazed, and imagine that the p allure is too 
rich for them ; not dreaming that the meadow- 
fweet affords them no no-urihiment. Whereas 
th q goat y which is bleating on the other fide of 
the hedge, is not fullered to- go in, though he 
longs to be browfing upon this plant, which to 
him is a moll delicate and no.urilhing food. 
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