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round black globule, encompaffed with a clear liquor, which was 
included in a membrane, and that again was llirrqunded with a 
larger fphere of a more mucous liquor^ the iecond and third days 
they appeared as in Fig. 6. the fourth day as in Fig. 7. about ths 
lixth day, feveral of them were loolened from their eggs, and on 
the leventh and eight more of them 3 when they appeared of rhe 
fhape of Fig. 8. which in Fig, 9. is reprefented larger than the 
life y on the leventh and eighth days, upon pricking them with 
the point of a needle, they would contrad themlelves^ Ibme of 
them, would on the eighth day, of themfelves, bend their bodies, 
but not move out of their place: When they firft got thro' their 
egg, which probably they did by eating their way, they hung 
fall upon its outfide, by that part which was afterwards found to 
be their mouth, and when loofened from their hold, they would 
iink to the bottom of the water, without being able to rile again 5 
on the ninth, they were not fenfibly increafed in bulk, only they 
moved more freely at the bottom of the veffel: In about- 14 days, 
they appeared as in Fig. 10. at which time they fwam about m 
the water by moving their tails as Fig. 1 1. and Ibme rudiments of 
their fore-legs were vifible, which looked forked, and like the 
fprig of a plants at the end of three weeks their mouths were ^to 
be &n, which they opened and fhut, and emitted fceces from the 
other end, in a month the eyes were to be difcerned, at which 
time they would fwim near the top of the water, and opening 
their mouths emit a fmail bubble of air, and pofTibly take in 
freiliair: The liquor, contained in the innermoft membrane, was 
more transparent than the other, which was a mucous liquor, and 
like the white of an egg ; the whole was a httle heavier m fpecie 
than water 5 for a fingle egg funk, when loofened from the redj 
but when they were faftened together, they would float, every 
three ei^gs leaving a little fpace, which, being filled uqtn air, 
made them fpecifically lighter than common water. 
^ ruminating Man 5 Ipy lZ)r. Fred. Slare. Phil. Tranfl 
THIS ruminating man lived at Srlftoh, he vvould begin to 
chew his meat over-again within a quarter ot an hour after 
his meals, if he drank upon them 3 if not, it was Ibme time 
longer 3 this chewing, after a full meal, lafled about an hour and 
a half^ if he went to bed prefently after meals, he could not 
fleep, till the uiual time of • chewing was over 3 the viauals, 
upon their return, tafied fomewhat more plealant thanathritj^ 
bread, meat, cheeie, and drink feemed to return much ot 
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