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an autumn, and referved for a cure againft 

 a difcemper in filkworms which he doth 

 not defcribe. He fays, they nioiften the 

 fredi Jeaves and llrew this powder on them, 

 being ground very fine. Perhaps it might 

 be good agdinft the furfeit above mention- 

 ed, as hay and dry food would be to cat- 

 tle. But his account of filkworms being 

 a tranilation from a very antient Chinefe 

 manufcript, and in all likelyhood by per- 

 fons who were not acquainted with the 

 fubjecl, cannot be depended on. The 

 moiilen'd leaves would, I think, be ;hurt- 

 ful. ;' : ?" 



Mulberry-trees may alfo have peculiar 

 diftempers in themfelves, which may make 

 their leaves unwholefome for fdkworms, 

 but this will beil be difcerned in the growth 

 of the tree and of its leaves : and the dif- 

 tempers incident to the filkworms eafiefl 

 avoided by not ufing fuch. Air is the next 

 thing to be confidered, and my much ho- 

 noured friend the Reverend Do6lor Hales^ 

 who-n fimple nature chofe for her fa- 

 vourite, becaufe he courted her with can- 

 did fm^plicity, has fliown in variety of in- 

 fiances hov/ air aiFe^ls animals, and by a 



variety 



