OF HONDUEAs.


slaves of the Settletent, and the Iudiinns
of. the neighboring Mosquito n'aton,
are won der fully dc~terous. The etraor-
dilary size of this singular produciion ham
likewise been remarked. The flesh of it
is particularly aidmited, and thought very
Closely to, resemble that of veal. The
tall, which rflrni the most valuable part
of the Minaoti, after laying wome days in
a pickle prepared for it with spiees, &-e
and eaten cold, is a discovery of which
Apicius might have been proud, and
bhieh the discriWiinating palate of Eliag
bl1us woald bave tlhwught.jumtly entitled
to the mti distinguitshed reward.
 With the above oblerwvtion, an opi-
 nikur cannot but suggest itself, thal.t either
 necessity or curiosity maut in a great
 variety of intaTnces have actuatc'd man
 inx the attempt of converting mtlanuy pro-
 dironn, animill iad 'eir&tble, ito tlie
 means if ic support or gr-liLIcation.
 But surely it could only inuv been the


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