L A T O R V M L n M B R I C O R V M Cnp. V. 4| 

 „qux abOlno Borrichio, ( Aci.Medic. BafKtens. Vol. 2. objerv. 47. 

 j, rcfcruntiir, jnve^em (cillcct quemd.%m o^tingentorum c!r ullra pc^ 

 „ c/u/?s lu}7ibricuj7i , fi onrriia. (rufia ( quorum apud Au^orem duccnti pC' 

 „ des .ilfcrvahatiiur ) nimierentur , excrevifie , fc//icite adhttc ?jutlo ca^ 

 ^ipite J}e^ato \ nec prodiijfe hnctcmis ( addic Borrichius ) argumerJto 

 „ efi^ quod agcr femper abrumpi fibi extretna e']m fateatur ; nec unquam 

 ^..finem fenferit. Simile quid , hic Londini ., in xgro quodam ob- 

 ,,Tcrvavi, qui pcrplurcs aniios hujufmodi vcrmis frutlorum duas, 

 ,. trcs, quatuor , Tcx , ampliufquc , virgas longorum , qu^e , fi 

 ,, iuncla omnia fuiffcnt , l^orrichii vcrmis longitudincm multum 

 ^fnpcrafTcnr, maximum cxcrcvit numcrum. In theatro Anato- 

 „ mico lumbrici iftius quadraginra ulnas , bidui fpatio a viro quo'- 

 „dam dcjcclas, ollcndifrc ait Tiilpius {cbferv. Mcdic. Lib,z.Cap, 

 ^^.^z.Edii. anni\6y-. ) S\ itaque latum iftum lumbricum confcra- 

 ,,mus cum microfcopicis ilJis animalibus , \n animantium {cmine 

 „occurrcntibus, quar, fecundum Leuvcnhockii fupputationem, 

 „ {'tranfacf. philofophic. Londin. n°. l^z.pag. X041. ^1044.) C\ inlon- 

 „gicudincm, alia aliis jungerentur, horum plura miliiavix unciam 

 „longaomn:a, fimul juncla, q{^qy\x: ^ ita ut judiccm , nit Lcuvcn- 

 „ hoekrjs , millena miiiia arenam grandiorem m.igmtudine non £qua^ 

 ,,/rtr.f; fi, inquam, lumbricum larum animalculis iftis confcramus, 

 „ ma/or crir, quantum ad corporis magnitudincm , difproportio ani- 

 „ malium, intra aliorum animantium corpus nafcentium, interfcj 

 „quam qux intcr formicam &: elephantem compcritur; acforfi- 

 „tam lumbricus ifte latus fokim unumve in rerum natura anima- 

 „lis cft exemplum , cujus augmcnii nulli lint limites, vel fincs, 

 „ qui faltcm nobis nori finr. Enimvcro aliquid ccrti fupcr hoc 

 „ argumcntofcircdiificiilimum efrcputo, quandoquidem ubi ma- 

 „gnam notabilcmque longitudinemadcptus hiclumbricus eft, ac 

 „ in mulcos glomospcr totum intcflinorum craftum tunc convolvi- 

 ^, tur , contingcre potcft ut cxcrcmcntorum dcfccnfu , purgantibus 

 ^prxfcnimmcdlcamentis adjuto, cjus pars qui^piam abrumpatuci 

 ;, quar vivcre nihilominus augcriquc pergat, donec e corporc expul^ 

 „fa lir. CKiin dubltoan omnia frufta , ab uno ctiam hominc excrc- 

 „ ca , unius himbrici partcs fuiffc cenferi dcbcanr. Equfdcm Spi- 



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