RE NATURAL HISTORY. 
HORSE. 
O; all quadrupeds, the.horfe is the moft generous, 
ferviceable and beautiful. There is none to which 
man is more indebted. Wild horfes herd together in 
affemblies of five or fix hundred, and depute one as a 
centinel to guard the reft while fleeping. Arabia is 
the moft famous for this animal in its wild fate. But 
the Englith horfe excels all in fize, utility and fwift- 
ne{s. It is longer lived than the Barb, and more hardy 
than the Perfian. The famous Childers was fo fleet as 
torun a mile ina minute. The Englifh huntersare al- 
lowed to be the moft ufeful horfes inthe world. To 
give a defcription ef this well known animal is unne- 
 ceffary, as there is fcarcely a country in which he is 
not to be found. . Spain, italy, Denmark, Germany, 
Hungary, Holland, Flanders, France, Crete, Moroc- 
co, ‘Lurkey, Perfia, India, China, Tartary and Ara- 
bia, abound with various fpecies of them, which dif- 
fer according to the foil and climate of the country. 
But the general received opinion is, that the native 
clime of this noble animal is Arabia. to which all the 
countries above mentioned are indebted for the differ- 
ent breeds of horfes they poffefs. 
Its difpofition to war caufed it to be confecrated to 
,Mars, the god of battle. . : 
Of their hides are made collars, and all. kinds of 
harnefs ; their manes and tails are ufed in perukes, 
lines for angling, covering for chair feats, cords, floor 
cloths and a variety of other articles. “of 
Although they are endowed with vaft ftrength and 
great powers, yet they feldom exert either to the pre- 
~ gudice of their mafters; on the contrary, they will 
cheerfully encounter the greateft fatigues for their 
. benefit. They fear and love the human race, and are 
of a very benevolent difpofition. And yet, not- 
withffanding all the good qualities of this noble and 
generous animal, when he is fo enfeebled by age, and 
worn down by the fevere drudgery of his lordly maf- 
‘ter, as to be incapable of contributing any longer to 

