THE LOUSE. 553 



of tliis diforder. It is uncertain whethet this Is to be 

 afcribed to their inattention to cleanlinefs, their fcarcity 

 of linen, or their ignorance of the ufe of mercury. How- 

 ever this may be, there is no perfon in our climate at- 

 tacked by thefe animals, except fuch as by floth and 

 naftinefs invite their company. 



We will fpare our readers the trouble of perufing a 

 more minute defcription of this motly tribe : Such, how- 

 ever, as are not fatisfied with their perfonal knowledge, 

 we refer for farther particulars to Rhedi *, Swammerm 

 dam\, and BonaniX, where they may enjoy an intellectual 

 feaH^, of which few will envy them. 



*Exper. 1. 18. f Quart. 169. f Micogr. f. ; j. 



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