Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Itwouldmakethemsometimeshug,andsometimestearoneanother;theywouldhowl,andgrin,andchatter,andreel,andtumble,andthenfallasleepinthemud."

           IdidindeedobservethattheYahoosweretheonlyanimalsinthiscountrysubjecttoanydiseases;which,however,weremuchfewerthanhorseshaveamongus,andcontracted,notbyanyill-treatmenttheymeetwith,butbythenastinessandgreedinessofthatsordidbrute.Neitherhastheirlanguageanymorethanageneralappellationforthosemaladies,whichisborrowedfromthenameofthebeast,andcalledhnea-yahoo,orYahoo’sevil;andthecureprescribedisamixtureoftheirowndungandurine,forciblyputdowntheYahoo’sthroat.ThisIhavesinceoftenknowntohavebeentakenwithsuccess,anddoherefreelyrecommendittomycountrymenforthepublicgood,asanadmirablespecificagainstalldiseasesproducedbyrepletion.

           "Astolearning,government,arts,manufactures,andthelike,"mymasterconfessed,"hecouldfindlittleornoresemblancebetweentheYahoosofthatcountryandthoseinours;forheonlymeanttoobservewhatparitytherewasinournatures.

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