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, and the Induction drawn from their Manner of walking, might have given Occaion to ome Doubts concerning that which mut be mot natural to us. Children begin by walking upon all Fours, and tand in need of both Precept and Example to hold themelves upright. There are even ome avage Nations, for Intance, the Hottentots, who being very careles of their Children permit them to walk so long upon their Hands, that it is with great Difficulty they afterwards bring them to an erect Poture; this is too the Cae with the Children of the West-India Savages. I could produce everal Intances of Quadruped Men; among others that of the Child, which was found in 1344 in the Neighbourhood of Hee, where he had been uckled by Wolves, and who ued afterwards to ay at the Court of Prince Henry, that had he his Choice, he would much rather take up with their Company again than live among Men. He had contracted the Habit of walking like thoe Animals to uch a Degree, that it was found requiite to load him with Logs of Wood to oblige him to tand upright, and poie