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 of the Pigeon, the Dove, or other Birds, which touch nothing but Grain. Thee eldom lay and hatch more than two Eggs at a Time. The bet Reaon, that can be given for this Difference, is that the Animals, who live entirely on Herbs and Plants, being obliged to pend the bet Part of the Day in foraging for themelves, and requiring a great deal of Time to take their Food, it would be impoible for them to uckle many young ones; whereas thoe of Prey, making their Meal in a Moment or two, may oftener and more eaily go and come between their Young and their Prey, and repair the Expence of o great a Quantity of Milk. I could make a great many other Obervations and Reflections upon this Head, but this is not a Place for them; and it is ufficient for my Purpoe that I have in this Part pointed out the mot general Sytem of Nature, a Sytem which affords a new Reaon for removing Man from the Clas of carnivorous into that of frugivorous Animals.

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(9.) A celebrated Author, by calculating the Goods and the Evils of Human Life and