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long as they are conftantly confin'd to a Milk 

 Diet, are feldom troubled with them. 



After this was written I received a Letter from 

 my often remembered ingenious Friend Dr. 7^?;z- 

 cred RobinJb?i referring to this Matter, part where- 

 of I fhall tranfcribe, as being very pertinent, in- 

 ftrudive, and confonant to my oAvn Thoughts. 

 / think it may be provd^ that the <vajl Variety of 

 Worms found in almof all the Farts of differ e7it 

 Animals^ as well terreftrial as aquatick, are taken 

 into their refpedfinje Bodies by Meats and Drinks^ 

 and there either lie jiill for fome time ^ or elfe grow 

 and alter by change of Place and Food [not Jpecifi^ 

 cally^ but accidentally^ in Magnitude^ Colour^ Fi^ 

 gure of fome Farts ^ or the like^ We know as yet 

 hut little of the numerous Infeds bred in Water ^ or 

 indeed of thofe in Roots^ Leaves^ Buds, Flowers^ 

 Fruits and Seeds, which we are conti?iually f -wal- 

 lowing, and thefe too all "vary according to Climate 

 [that is, the fame Species 0/ Roots, Leaves, &c. da 

 in differefit Climates produce many different Species 

 oflnfeBs, tho Jome there be common to all] the long 

 fender Worms, as f mall as Hairs, that breed be^ 

 tween the Skin and the Flefi in the IJle of Ormuz, 

 and in India, which are generally twified out upon 

 Sticks or Fowlers, and often break in the Operation^ 

 are without doubt taken in by the Water they drink 

 in thofe Regions, as I could prove by many and good 

 Experiments had I 'Time, They who have Letfure 

 -may find them in the GolleBions of Voyages and 

 Travels, ejpecially in Monficur Thevenot. By this 



Explication 



