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 other words, by the diſpoſition of things, and the phyſical fitneſs of his conſtitution, to live entirely on the produce of the earth.

In the firſt place, growing ſpontaneous in every clime, the fruits of the earth are eaſily attained, while animal food is a luxury, which the major part of mankind cannot reach. The peaſantry of Turkey, France, Spain, Germany, and even of England, that moſt carnivorous of all countries, can ſeldom afford to eat fleſh. The Rh