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Show 1 N'l1.1 tO D l J O'r I O.N • l ~t t" 1 tllUB <listra ·t d · otu· imngi1mtion ntH OllJ' fill 11 1 l ' 1 . . f .0111 know ill 1r in a vn.gn rnann r what < 1 v J n g n A, 1 n . } t .r pc1, c• t , t] 11gh rtain Jy fow o'f llR 1\ HOW W lat t 11 0 1 l J l act c·1 mnbrt 1a7 1·p.. th <~ unt 1utn • n• r< ; niH• aHi y, ovrn 11 1 onr 1 ng fanlilin.l'jty with th .Hnb.J <.~t.,-, f I'OHl. a .t 1 i ·o cu.nsos emnhin d, tho oLsorvaiJOll oJ ]i ... x p ~~ \HHton m Ly no m o.ns onsy, ns many p rHons, wl~ont 1 havo aHlwd to obs rv c rtuin points, hav soon d1A ·<~v t· d. J [ nco it is difficult to d t J'Inin , with e<•rtan1ty, what ~r·o th 1n v m nts of tho f utnr s un<l of th bo<ly, w]~J ·h c rnmmtly churn t .rizo ortain stnt B. o.f tl~ JnntJ. Nov rtl10l ss s 1no of tho don bts nnd < 1 dT wul t1 os hu vo, nR ]lOIJO, b on clour <1 nwny hy t~o bs L'VIItion of infants,-of tho insnn ,-of tho ]rffor nt ra · f3 • of Jnmt,-of works of art,-m <1 lnsUy, f tho fncml 1nnH •1 s und( r tho ucti n f gal vm ism, ns off' tn<l by ]Jr. n honn . :Dnt th ,r r ll1~tiJIS tho Jnll h gr .,at 1' Jjffieulty of HtHlorAtanuing th cnuHo ot· origin of tho s vt ral .expressions, nnu of jndging wh th 1.' any th )1' lit ·al OXlllann.tion is trm;tworthy. ]J(•Hid s, j ndging as woll ns wo ·nr by our reason, withont th aid. of nny rnl .'s, which of tw or mot:o o plo.nati n~ is tho n ost :-mt1~· factory, or nrc quito unsnti~:;fnei ry, I H only ouo way of t ~sting our conclu ions. ~Phis is to ohservo wh th~1· 1ho smn prinoiplo by which 011 o. rpr 1HBi n nn, as 1t np]> o.rs, b plo.in ~J, is applicable in oth r all~ d ·nHos; nnd Ap ·ially, wh th r th RltlH< gonoral pnn· ipl s can be appli d with Ao.tisfaetory ros11ltH, both to n1un und th low 1: nniinalH. 'rhiK latt t: Hl thod, I tnn inelin <l to thinl .. , is tho JllOHt HOI'Vi<•.oal>lO of all. Th <li11ionlty of judging of th truth or nny tboorotie.al. xplanntion, nnd of t 'stinrr it Ly AOlll <liHtinct lint of · uv \stigation, is tho gr at <.lrawbn ·1.. to that interest which tho Ri ndy soom~ woll iittou to o./cito. lN'I'LtODU 'l'lON. 10 Viually, with rosp ·t to my own ousol'vationH, I Hmy Htato that thoy w r cmnnwn · d in th y u.r I H:J ; and, fl'oJn that timo to tho pt !:) ~nt day, I have O<~ ·aHionally att n<l <l to tho r;n~j 'et. At tho aLov dato, l wus alroo.dy in •lined to L Ji v in tho princivlo of volntion, or of tl1o <l rivati n of Alloeios fr· 1n other und low r fonns. 0 nsoquoutly, wh n l r ad Bit· C. 1~ ,Ll'H gr u.t work, his vi w, th n.t In an had b n en.~utod with certain lOllS •loA Sp •iu]l y t:Mlapt ( l J(n· tho pr 'SSi H of' his f ling-A, strn l] n1o as nnsatjsfa ·tory. It Hoont ·<l prol>nblo that tl1 haLit of xprossi11g onr fo lings Ly · t'tain 1nov rn< utH, though now r ud r ,d inunt , hucl L H in som mnnuor gradnally ncqnirod. ]~nt to disc v r how su ·h habits 1utd b on aequir •d wus p rploxiug in no sJnall d gr o. ~rho 'vh lo snLj ·t had to Lo vi wocl under a n w as1> ct, and aeh xprossion deJnand cl a rutiouaJ "' planation. ~:hiH L li f J ~cl 1no to att lll)>t tlH pr H nt work, how v r jmp do ·tly jt 1nay lmvo bc~c n o... cntod. I will n w giv th na1nos of tho g ntl men to w110n1, w; 1 havo Htti<l, 1 ~un do ply indebted for jnf'orJnation in l'l'grn·u io th OXJ.>l' SRi llH oxJduitod by variow; l'tt 'Ot:; of 1nan, aud 1 will t~]' ~eify ~:; nto of th cjreuuu;itul ·os undor whi ·h tho ousorvutjous WOL' in u ·h Cat; Jnado. Owing to th gr at ldlldn HH ancl p w rfnl infln nco or lVI.r. Wilson, of Jlayos l'la , ] < nt, hav ·ee ,iv d fro1n A 11Htrn.lia n 1 ss thnn thirt n sets of answ r:; to Jny <]11< rim;. 1-'his JmH b n pu.riienlarly Jortnnat , as tl1 AnHiru.Iian aborigin 1f; rnnl :unono·Ht th JllOSt distin ·t f nl1 tb l'ac ~s of Juan. 1 t will Lo s ~n that th oLs rvntimts havo bo n ehiofly 111ado in tl10 Houth, ju tho ou1,lying pa1'ts of' tho ·ol ny of Vleiorja; Lut son1o collout ·ut~;wot·s havo Lo ·n roeeivou li·on1 tho north. (J 2 |