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„ unius prxiongi lumbrici totidcm Frutla , admitti non polTir ; quan- 

 „iiuamcnim id ira contingat, hoc cft unius vcrmis mulia fa^pe 

 „ friiila cxcernafirur, rcs tamen alio intcrdum modo fc habcrc po- 

 „ tcrt:, ubi prvvfertim maxima hujufmodi (cu vcrmium fcu frufto- 

 „rum quantiras cjicitur. Quidquid fucrit , lumbrici ill:ius prodi- 

 5,giofam c(\c longicudincm ccrcum cft , ut frufta ab cjus corpore 

 „ dcccrpra infpicicntibus liquct. Etcnim pra:rer jam allata cxcmpla, 

 „SimonSchu!tzius {MifceILi;j. Curios. Vol. 3. ohferv. 21^.) dc vcr- 

 „ mc agit feptem ulnas longo , aliumque itcm racmorat longum 

 „novcm ulnas. Clufius (1» AJonard. Ltb.'^. Simpl. Medic.) Aullria: 

 „Ducis coquum quemdam hujuscc vermisfruila , fex, duodccim, 

 „&: quindccim ulnas longa , cxcrcvirfe ait. Jacobus Ocihacus, 

 „lumbricum mcnfuravit ododccim ulnas longum. AlcxandcrCa- 

 „mcrarius, [Lihr. objerv. frofr.) (imilcs vcrmcs viginti ulnas fu- 

 ,, pcrantcs vidic. Tiguri quoque, in Curia , oftcnditur figura vcr- 

 ., mis pcdcs dcccm & odo longi i aliaquc muka fimilia cxcmpla , (i 

 ,,nccc(rarium foret afterrc pofTem. 



„ Scd hib mi/lis, lumbrici fruftrum quod a mc affcrvatur jam dcs- 

 „cripturus fum , a juvenc 20. annos natoexcretum , ab cpota fe- 

 „ minum frigidorum cmuliionc ; unde qui doclrinam de r/jedica-' 

 ^^fftentorum {a ) figfj.itura tuentur fibi plaudendl anfam quxlituri 

 ,,fortc funr. Vcrum miffa ctiam curationis iflius anhiologia, &: 

 „ lymptomatum, qua: excretioncm hanc prarccfTcrunt , reccntio- 

 „nc, obfervabo, duntaxat juvencm hunc poftquam, non abfque 

 „ metu forc ut omnia inteflina fimui cxtrahcrentur , lumbricum ma- 

 ,, nu cduxifTct, eum viventcm, & fc fe moventcm, manifcflo vi- 

 „difTe ufquc co ut, invicreum vas, cujus amplura erac orificium 

 „injc(ftus, ercclo corpore , inde cxilirc plurics nifus fit ; vcrum 

 „ aqua frigida in quapoftmodum immcrfus cfl:, brevi occifus fuir. 

 „ [^] Eum cgo menfus fum , &: 24. pedes , feu virgas odo longum 

 „Lnveni. Articulos in cjus corporc fcptem fupra quingcnios nume- 

 „ ravi. Color .ilbiirimus crat , quia ncmpe chylo totus turgebar. 



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[* ) ^»fi nlmirum cucumerum ftmirm ( feminibM frltldu vulgo Mtinufnerata ) prcpttr 

 JignMiHr»m , hoc ejl formtm funm cucumtrlnorum, feu cucurbUincrum vermiumforma.fmi- 

 lem , ipji: diJverfit imprimn Jint. Vid» Ctollium (y alios ; ^ infra , Caytti Hllimfj ttbi i9 

 Aicdi{»incn(H "vcrmtt (tUtniibus aiimtts. (b] Vitit Tab»^ritnam A* 



