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 Chain of Ideas, and can only be brought to Perfection one after another, eem to be altogether beyond the Reach of avage Man, for Want of Communication with his Fellows, that is to ay, for Want of an Intrument wherewith to form this Communication, and of Calls to render it neceary. All his Knowledge and Indutry conits in leaping, running, fighting, throwing a Stone, climbing a Tree. But, if on the one hand he can do nothing ele, he can on the other do all thee Things much better than we can, who are much les beholden to uch Exercies; And as Skill and Dexterity in uch Exercies depends entirely on Practice, and can neither be communicated or handed down from one Individual to another, the firt Man might have been every whit as expert at them as the last of his Decendents.

The Relations of Travellers abound with Examples of the Strength and Vigour of Men in barbarous and avage Countries; they almot equally extol their Nimblenes and Dexterity; and as Eyes alone are