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 natural Forces are not as yet developed nor our Members confirmed in Strength, concludes nothing; and I might as well affirm that Dogs are not made to walk, becaue for ome Days after their Birth they do no more than crawl. Nor are particular Facts of any great avail againt the univeral Practice of Mankind, even of thoe Nations, which as they have no Communication with other Nations, cannot be upected of having copied after them. A Child deerted in a Foret before he had Strength to walk, and uckled by ome Beat, mut have followed the Example of his Nure, and endeavoured to walk like her; Habit might have given him a Facility which he did not receive from Nature; and as a Man who has lot his Hands, brings himelf by Dint of Exercie to do with his Feet alone every thing he formerly did with his Hands, o uch deerted Child will at length acquire a Facility of employing his Hands in the Work detined for his Feet.

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(4.) Let any of my Readers hould happen to be o little acquainted with natural