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"One proof, ſays Rouſſeau, (Emile, Tom. 1.) that a taſte for fleſh is not natural for man, is the indifference which children manifeſt for ſuch meats, and the preference which they give to vegetables, ſuch as fruits, &c.—It is alſo certain, ſays he, that great eaters of fleſh are in general more cruel and ferocious than other men; for inſtance the Engliſh barbarity—on the contrary the Banians, &c."
"In primis autem cavenda cruditas, quæ ex eſu carnium naſcitur, propterea quod non ſolum protinus gravant vehementer, verum etiam in poſterum noxiæ harum reliquiæ remanent. At optimum quidem fuerit ita conſueſacere corpus, ut nullum carnium eſuin deſideret. Nam terra plurimaſup-
