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Rh Breath, becaue they are on the Top of his Head; or quetion, that the (a large Kind of Seal) his Eyes are uch, becaue they are placed in the hindermot part of the Head? Ought we not rather to think, that an Creator has placed this Horn horizontally, to the End, that it may not be of any Hindrance to the Coure and Swimming of this Animal in the Water, which would happen, if it did rie vertically? Furthermore this Horn erves many other Ends, as to tir up his Food from the Bottom of the Sea, as he is aid to feed upon mall and likewie therewith to bore Holes in the Ice, in order to fetch freh Air. The Inference thee Gentlemen are pleaed to draw from the Generality of Fihes and having no uch Paws or Claws as  have, is as lame, and of as little Force. And it is much les aburd to hold, that have omething common with thoe of the Land, as it is confes'd, that many of them have a great Reemblance together in Figure and Shape, viz. Sea Dogs,