Food Of Men And Animals

It has perbapa been prett.y wcll provea tliat itniut soventy cmnees of breud, or twenty of beef, or eighteeu of peas or bcans, or six of cheese, caten daily by man, will eupply the waste of the body. Of potatocs, to accoinplish tlio same object, it will require oine or teu poands, and ui' milt a bout threo quarts. STetno one woulu rcmain in :i heultby condition for a long time iï confi led to a highly cor.centratcd du-t oxilusivcly. Nat uro bas providcd for both man and beaat a groat ritíiy of food, mach of whioh, liku po tn toes, turaips, &c, inay bu growu iu large iju:ntitios, but aro not biglily nutrilious. The Btomaoh is suitcd to a great variety in respect to diot, and whcrc very btrong food ia used too frecly, or rot her tuo exolusively, this or gan becomcs impaircd. Nor is it best to coiifmc man otanimals to a diet contara ing little iiutriinent in proportion to its bulk. Tuis givcs t'io Btomaob too mucli labor to obtain tle austcnanee required by the systein. The organ requires exerciae, and enougb of it, but should not be overworked. The animal System will eoommoduto itself to oirounutaaeaa and neecssities to a grcat degive, but we must not ask too ïrucli, or Diake clianges to fuiddenly. Tlie nativos of India will consumo such iiniuonse quantitics of rice as to astouish Knropeana, but this they j ar? aocastomad to froui childhood. A horse tliat has been fed for a nuujber of ycars on graas, hay and brau, will exhibit bis keeping even o his forra, whioh at:me under the hands uf the jocky will uiuterially chango. lïticljipn Jrps.