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On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 2

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

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Breeding of Domestic Animals

The breeding of domestic animals was carefully attended to in ancient times. A man who intends keeping pointers naturally tries to get as good dogs as he can, and afterwards breeds from his own best dogs. There is reason to believe that King Charles' Spaniel has been unconsciously modified to a large extent since the time of that monarch. The old Spanish pointer certainly came from Spain, Mr. Barrow has not seen any native dog in Spain like our pointer. English race horses have come to surpass in fleetness and size the parent Arab stock.

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