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which was covered with warm cloths. This pre- 

 caution afforded me an opportunity of exami- 

 ning with eafe the feminal Hquor of many rams 

 in its fluid Rate. It was filled with an infinite 

 number of oblong moving bodies, [p. V. fig. i8.] 

 which ran about in every diredion. But, when- 

 ever the liquor cooled, all motion inftantly 

 ceafed ; fo that I could never obferve the fame 

 drop above a minute or two. "When I diluted 

 the liquor with warm water, the bodies conti- 

 nued to move for three or four minutes. The 

 moving bodies were fo numerous, that, though 

 the liquor was diluted, almoft all of them touch- 

 ed each other. They were all of the fame fize 

 and figure. None of them had tails. Their 

 motion was not rapid ; and, when the liquor 

 began to coagulate, they fuffered no change in 

 their form. 



E X P E R. XXV. 



As I was perfuaded, both by my theory, and 

 the experiments made by others upon this fub- 

 jedt, that the female, as well as the male, poffef- 

 fed a prolific feminal fluid ; and, as I had no 

 doubt but that the glandulous bodies of the tefti- 

 cles, v/here prejudiced anatomifl:s had in vain 

 fearched for the egg, were the refervoirs of this 

 fluid ; I purchafed feveral dogs and bitches, and 

 male and female rabbits, which were kept fepa- 



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