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GALEN in Jonftonus fays, that in Ethiopia^ LidiCy, and the 

 mountainous part oi Egypt ^ the Inhabitants were tormented with 

 Worms, that bred in their Legs and Arms, called Dracuncuii^ 

 whofe Motion in the Flefli was confpicuous to the Eye. 



LUCIUS CORNELIUS STL LA, ConfuUnd Diaator 

 oi Rome, (the Glories of whofe Valour were ob feu red by barba- 

 rous Cruelties) died of a (p^^f^oc(T^^, a wornxy or loufy Difeafe : Thus 

 Aliman *, a renowned Greek Poet,^ and Pherecydes the Philofo- 

 pher, and Mafter to Pythagoras, died of the fame loathfome 

 Diftemper. 



I N Perfia there are very long flender Worms bred in the Legs 

 and other Parts of Men's Bodies, fix or feven Yards long. Thofe 

 who live upon the Red-Sea, and feed upon Locufts, are, in the 

 laft Stage of Life, fubjed to a fort of Flying- Worms, like what 

 is called a Tyke, fpread over all the Body, arifing at firft from a 

 Scab, by fcratching of which they tear their Flefh. Nierembergi. 



Some relate divers Examples of Worms taken out of the 

 Tongue, Gums, Nofe, and other Parts by a Woman at Z/^/V^^r, 

 which they were Eye-witneiTes of. N. B. Mr. Dent and Mr, 

 Lewis, in the Philofoph. Tranf. in Lowthorp's Abridg. where thefi 

 and divers others may befeen. 



If it did- not extend the Digreffion too far, I might add here. 

 That there are no Animals, as Sheep, Wolves, Goats, Deers, 

 Cows, Horfes, Swine; yea, no Vegetables, as Trees, Herbs,. 

 Plants, Flowers, but abound with Worms j and all thefe have 

 Worms peculiar to themfelves. By the help of microlcopical 

 GlaiTes, we may difcover Legions of Worms in Vinegar, human 

 Blood, and other Liquids. 



CXV. The Ecatotl, Anguis-Venti, Serpent-of-the-Wind, and 

 very innocent, and perhaps the Name may be borrowed from a 

 gentle falutary Gale ; it is about fix Spans long, and two Inches in 

 CrafTitude; the Eyes are black, Teeth fmall, the Belly bright, 



like* 



*> Winy, Parr. i. 



Sed quis non paveat pherecydos fata tragoedi : 

 Qui nimio fudorc fluens, animalia terra, 

 Eduxu turpi miferum qua morte culerunr. 

 Sylla quoque infelix tali languore perefus 

 Corruu, & foedo fcvidu ab agmine vinci. 



^k te[latur Serenus msduusl 



