INDEX. 451 
The funfhine is fatal to vermiculi, from fome altera- 
tion enfuing in the femen ay 4 - Page 45 
They may remain fourteen hours lethargic without 
dying at 39° and 41° - - - es 
Queries by M. Bonnet on the nature of vermiculi 
Anfwers - - - - - - 
Vermiculi are fometimes found in the blood, and 
even in that of females - - - - 
They are tranfmitted by parents to their offspring 
Their mode of prepagation is unknown -_~s= 
The foetus of animals belongs to the mother - 
WI. The general opinion that animals perith irre- 
coverably in ftagnant air,{that eggs and feeds will 
- mot produce, is erroneous - = - 
Animalcula originate and propagate in confined air 
Animals metamorphofe - - auch 
Seeds germinate, and plants exhibit incipient fructifi- 
cation - - - - J 
Eggs are excluded in clofe veffels - : « 
As the veflels decreafe, the confined air becomes more 
prejudicial - - - y ¢ 
The death of animals is accelerated by heat é 
It is retarded by cold : ‘ atom 42 
Different experiments and opinions on the caufe of 
death in &agnant air - E 3 < 
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49 
55 
62 
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65 
83 
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