Retrofpe of Domeftic Literature—Natural Hiftory, &c. 
for our country, and finally a regard 
for all mankind, have contended that 
the hiftorical conftitutes the moral or- 
der of our duties; and that we are 
bound to prefer our country to the 
whole, our family to the country, and 
ourfelf to our family. No wonder that 
the citizens of fuch a fchool fquander 
on idle ftate and perfonal difplay 
what they ought to hoard for the dower 
of their daughters. No wonder that 
the ftatefmen of fuch a fchool build 
palaces, and penfion coufins, while they 
fritter away the fortunes of Britain. 
As their creed isa digeft of malevo- 
lence, fo—but I mark the choft of Ger- 
rald planing over a fea-heat cove, 
pointing to the bankfia-fhaded hermi- 
tage of Palmer, and gibbering—** Be- 
ware 1” 
Natura. History anxp PHiLoso- 
PHY; ZOoLoOGY, MeEDIcINE, Bo- 
TANY, AGRICULTURE, CHEMIS- 
TRY, MATHEMATICS, &c. 
** Parry's Fats and Obfervations 
on Wool, 4s.” 
That Dr. Parry obferves.nature with 
the prepared eye of a phyfician and 
philofopher—that he knows, by a con- 
trived and providential circumitancing 
of the fubjects of his attention, to com- 
prefs within a fhort time the experience 
which would naturally require a much 
longer period—and that his communi- 
cations are confequently of great value 
to {cience, will readily be granted ; 
yet, perhaps, it is allowable to regret, 
that he fhould lend the ornament of 
his celebrity to the fupport of a ruftic 
and rufticating fafhion for farmery, 
which’ becomes alarming to the na- 
tional comfort, as well as dignity, 
which endears neceffaries into luxuries, 
and travefties noblemen into cattle- 
jobbers, hog-feeders, and graziers of 
geefe. Can the leifure of wealth de- 
vife no fublimer employment than 
what the moft fordid motives would 
equally dictate? Muft every land- 
owner become the pupil of his fteward, 
and the apprentice of his tenantry ? 
Becaufe Kien Long and his correfpon- 
dent wifely {peed the plough,muft every 
fubject have his fharein the toil? The 
exile from court may do well to feek 
amufement in the country; but let the 
involuntary Cincinnatus beware, left the 
part which he performs as a refource, 
fhould be miftaken for his natural def- 
tination. From fuch as afpire to of- 
fices of the ftate, fome attention may 
be claimed to 4uman merit (that is, the 
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the ftock with which they are to farm}, 
fome fharpnefs of difcrimination in the 
detection of intellect, and in the alot- 
ment of its tak; fome forwardnels of 
zeal to lead genius from its hovel, and 
to hoift excellence on the pedeftal of 
diftinétion. 
The utility of this theep-breeding 
and wool-gathering, is but equivocal. 
For the fuccefs of manufactures de- 
‘pends much more on the cheapnefs, 
than on the refinement, of the raw ma- 
terial; becaufe the more exquifite pre- 
duétions of the arts are confumed only 
by a comparatively innumerous public. 
The potters of England remove moun- 
tains, and turn them into plates and 
difhes for the million; while the por- 
celain-makers of Parisand Drefden are, 
bepraifed at the banquets of fovercigns, 
but faunterin ungaining idleneis. It 
is therefore jultly confidered as fymp- 
tomatic of commercial decline, when 
the arts of production are rather direct- 
ed to the gratification of a curious lux-— 
ury, than of a popular want; when 
they are exerted in rivalling the wool 
of Vicuna, or the fhawls of Kathmire, 
and not in ee ee fleeces, 
and Rochdale cloths. Of the late Mr. 
Bakewell, who introduced the rage for 
fancy-breeds of cattle, it was humour- 
oufly obferved—he had made mutton 
fo fat that nobody could eat it, and fo 
dear that nobody could buy it. What 
has happened .co the carcafe may hap- 
pen to the fleece. By fubdividing mul- 
tifarioufly the forts of wool to which 
the growers are to attend, the number 
of competitors in each line of thear wiil 
become very {mall, and will be able to. 
impofe on the clothier a monopely- 
price forthe clin. The fleeces of cer- 
tain diftriéts will acquire a Colchian 
reputation -and a golden value, and 
wiil rival in price that tawny wool, 
which certain Argonauts {muggle for 
us from the coafts of Peru. But will 
not this dearth of top ftarve both the 
worfted and woollen-manufaGure, and 
transfer to foreigners our ftaple-trade. 
By a repeal of the laws againtt gai 
img, and by the exportation of our beft 
breeds of cattle to Canada, a greater 
competition of each growth might be 
obtained, which wouldlikely conciliate 
the interelts of commerce with the purs 
{uits of the veterinary dilettanti. 
‘© PRiesTLEY on the Doctrine of 
Phlogifton, 45) 60" 
Tie fyitem of chemical nomencla- 
ture, devited by Meflts, Lavoifier anid ° 
Fourcroy, 
