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of for preparing the Chyle, feparating the nutri- 

 cious Juice from the groffer Parts of the Aliment, 

 and the feveral Humours and Spirits from the 

 Blood, I cannot but admire her great Wifdom, 

 Art, and Curiofity ; for fhe hath not only em- 

 ployed all thofe Methods and Devices which Chy- 

 miils have either learn'd by Imitation of her, or 

 invented of themfelves, for annalizing of Bodies, 

 feparating their Parts, the pure from the impure, 

 and extracting their Spirits, &c. as Maceration in 

 the firft Stomach or Paunch of ruminating Crea- 

 tures, and in the Craws of Birds; Comminution^ 

 by grinding in the Mouths of viviparous Quadru- 

 peds, and in the Gizzards of Poultry; Fermenta- 

 tion in the Stomachs of moft terreftrial, and all 

 aquatick Animals; Expre/jion and fqueezing in 

 the Omafus.oi ruminant Quadrupeds, and in the 

 Inteftines of all Creatures, by the motion of the 

 Midriff and other Mufcles of the Belly, forcing 

 the Chyle out of the Fceces or Excrements into 

 the ladteal Veins ; Straining or Percolation by all 

 the Vifcera of the Body, which are but as fo ma- 

 ny Colanders to feparate feveral Juices from the 

 Blood; and laftly, Digeftion and Circulation in 

 the fpermatick Parts and Veflels, and perhaps alfo 

 in the Brain ; I fay, it hath not only made ufe of 

 thefe Operations, but it hath quite out-done the 

 Chymifts, effedling that by a gentle Heat which 

 they cannot perform without great Strefs of Fire ; 

 as for inftance, in the Stomach of a Dog, prepa- 

 ring a Liquor that diffolves Bones; and in the 

 Bodies of fome Infeds, a Liquor which i^^iris to 



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