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and difre6led it, but, as the fyrup had penetrated into the infide of 

 the nut and was there candied, my fearch was at that time fruitiefs ; 

 however, during my prefent inquiry, the forters of fpices prefenled 

 me with lix or eight Nutmegs, wliich they had found among the 

 Mace, which, with their original hufks, and the Mace inclofmg 

 them, altogether ibmewhat bigger than large hazel nuts ; and alfo 

 two of the lame, Ibmewhat larger. 



Upon examining thcfe nuts attentively, I perceived, that the fkin 

 which covers tlie hard bark or fliell of the Nutmeg, was perforated 

 in Ibme places among the Mace, though the Mace leaves themfelves 

 were unhurt ; hence I judged, that this perforation was the work of 

 thofe maggots, or animalcules which I have in another place men- 

 tioned, as feeding on thofe parts of the Nutmeg wherein there is 

 none of the oily matter compofing the Mace, on which oil they can- 

 not fubfift. 



I viewed the Mace which inclofed thefe Nutmegs by the micro- 

 fcope, and found it to be covered with many dried bodies of 

 mites, but in all my fearch, I could not difcover any Hving mite, 

 whence I concluded, that the packages inclofmg thefe Nutmegs, iiad 

 been flowed in a part of the fliip near the bread-room, and, upon 

 enquiry, I found that this had actually been the cafe ; fo that I 

 doubt not, thefe mites, which multiply in vafl: numbers among the 

 bread, had been killed, when the packages of Nutmegs and Mace 

 were flow ed there : and this confirms what I have, in another place 

 mentioned, that the vapour of Nutmegs is mortal to thofe creatures. 



Farther, upon examining thefe Nutmegs, and the leaves of Mace 

 inclofmg them, I obferved in feveral of them, that, at the part where 

 they receive their nourifliment from the tree, they were perforated 

 with a fmall round hole, penetrating into the nut itfelf, the Mace 

 for the mod part appearing untouched ; and this was done where 

 the bark of the nut was the fofteft : in one of thefe holes I found a 



