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claws, have also short necks ; those, on the con- 

 trary, that have them long, are found to have the 

 neck in proportion. " In men, there is a lump 

 upon the wind-pipe, formed by the thyroid carti- 

 lage, which is not to be seen in women : an Ara- 

 bian fable says, that this is a part of the original 

 apple, that has stuck in the man's throat by the 

 way, but that the woman swallowed her part of 

 it down." 



The human breast is outwardly formed in a 

 very different manner from that of other animals. 

 It is larger in proportion to the size of the body ; 

 and none but man, and such animals as make use 

 of their fore-feet as hands, such as monkeys, bats, 

 and squirrels, are found to have those bones called 

 the clavicles, or, as we usually term them, the 

 collar-bones.* The breasts in women are larger 

 than in men ; however, they seem formed in the 

 same manner, and sometimes milk is found in 

 the breasts of men, as well as in those of women. 

 Among animals, there is a great variety in this 

 part of the body. The teats of some, as in the 

 ape and the elephant, are like those of men, being 

 but two, and placed on each side of the breast. 

 The teats of the bear amount to four. The sheep 

 has but two, placed between the hinder legs. 

 Other animals, such as the bitch and the sow, 

 have them all along the belly ; and, as they pro- 

 duce many young, they have a great many teats 

 for their support. The form also of the teats 

 varies in different animals ; and, in the same ani- 



* M. Buffon says, that none but monkeys have them ; but Uiis is an 

 oversight. 



