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time and hot Weather, as is obvious to every 

 one to obferve. 



2. A fecond and no lefs remarkable Inftance, 

 I fhall produce, out of Dr. More's Antidote againji 

 Atheijm, lib. 2. cap. 10. in a poor and contemp- 

 tible Quadruped, the Mole, 



Firft of all (faith he) her Dwelling being un- 

 der Ground, where nothing is to be feen, Na- 

 *ture hath fo obfcurely fitted her with Eyes, that 

 Naturalifts can fcarcely agree, whether (he hath 

 any Sight at all or no. [In our Obfervation, 

 Moles have perfeft Eyes, and Holes for them 

 through the Skin, fo that they are outwardly to 

 be feen by any that fhall diligently fearch for 

 them ; tho' indeed they are exceeding fmall, not 

 much bigger than a great Pin's Head.] But for 

 Amends, what (he is capable of for her Defence 

 and Warning of Danger, (he has very eminently 

 conferred upon her; for fhe is very quick of 

 hearing, [doubtlefs her fubterraneous Vaults are 

 lik Trunks to convey any Sound a great Way.] 

 And then her fhort Tail and fhort Legs, but 

 broad Fore- feet armed with fharp Claws, we fee 

 by the Event to what purpofe they are, flie fo 

 fwiftly working herfelf under Ground, and 

 making her Way fo faft in the Earth, as they 

 that behold it cannot but admire it. Her Legs 

 therefore are fliort, that flie need dig no more 

 than will ferve the mere Thicknefs of her Body: 

 And her fore- feet are broad, that (he may fcoup 

 away rnuch Earth at a Time : And (he has little 

 or no Tail, becaufe (he courfes it not on the 

 Ground like a i?^/ or Monfe, but lives under the 



Earth, 



