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and a few heads of savages with their tatooed 

 skin dried on them. 



Preparations of the viscera in general, but 

 more especially of those belonging to the func- 

 tion of digestion, are placed in the eighth room. 

 In one of the two large glass frames is a model 

 in wax of a child twelve years old, with the 

 breast and abdomen laid open to shew the rela- 

 tive situation of the viscera and of the intestines ; 

 and in the other the anatomy of the hen, exhibit- 

 ting the several periods of the formation of the 

 egg, as well as the internal organs of the fowl. 



The ninth room is dedicated to the organs of 

 circulation, and to those of different secretions. 

 It contains a series of hearts of the mammalia, 

 reptiles and fishes, some injected preparations, a 

 great number of dissected tongues and larynxes ; 

 the glands belonging to several parts of the body, 

 swimming bladders, and the organs of gene- 

 ration; next to which are some very delicate 

 preparations of foetuses belonging to viviparous 

 and oviparous animals. There are besides, on the 

 table in this room, injected and dried viscera, 

 which shew the degree of fineness to which 

 the vessels arrive, that serve to carry on the cir- 

 culation of the fluids. 



The tenth and last room contains a series of 

 monstrosities and foetuses of different ages. It 



