Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ot to be disfranchized, and shesnugs herself up by the side of other geese so closely, that thereis no danger of their not keeping together, or at least withinhailing distance; and each one interdicts the other from vio-lating any of the rules of mu-tual help and protection. He(or rather she, for there is notmuch manhood in the char-acter of the goose) is alwaystroubling herself about the af-fairs of her neighbors, andtherefore the flock is keptwithin bounds and they keepeach other in order, of whichwe have the most perfect il
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . ot to be disfranchized, and shesnugs herself up by the side of other geese so closely, that thereis no danger of their not keeping together, or at least withinhailing distance; and each one interdicts the other from vio-lating any of the rules of mu-tual help and protection. He(or rather she, for there is notmuch manhood in the char-acter of the goose) is alwaystroubling herself about the af-fairs of her neighbors, andtherefore the flock is keptwithin bounds and they keepeach other in order, of whichwe have the most perfect il-lustration in the flight of wildgeese, for each one has to beat his post to attend to hisneighbor, and in giving or-ders they all pipe at a are fond of orderingeach other to hush and mindtheir own business, but thisis done wTith an eye to thegeneral good ; or, rather, thisis the result of each ones at-tending to his own personalsafety by shielding himself under the wing of the rest, and or-dering them to take care of themselves, to mind their eyes, and. THE GOOSE. 223
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