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5, non vero htos , afi-irmar. N^c ctiam Cuciirbitlni quartnm vcr- 

 „ mium fj^cclcm uc pluribus vldetur , confl:ituunt. Imo Cucurblti- 

 5, nlnlhil alludfunt , nlii annuli , vel partesabrupcx, iatllumbrl- 

 ,,ci, qux y ubl ano cxccrnuntur, lumbrlci iftlus certum funt In- 

 svdlclumi icautcx hocfigno a'grorum curatio luftltui dcbeat. Sed 

 5,iinguIos hosce annulos , auc artlculos , per fe vlvere , vel pro- 

 „.pria vita donari , intra corpus exlilentcs, argumento funt , prx- 

 „ tcr obfervatlones qulbus horum quemUbec os fuum habcrc, quo 

 5, allraentum furaat, Imo & alla , dublo pvocul, organa qulbus 

 5, hoc coquatur Sc dlftrlbuacur, fuperms demonftravl , argumento, 

 .jIiKTurim, funt, annull, quorum unus aut alcer ab alll> fcparatl, . 

 3, velplurcs, longa fcrle connexl , vlvl Interdum cxcretl , prouta 

 j, me , alilsquc, porro obfervatum efl:. Ubi vero mngna qpa'plara 

 5, hvijufce lumbflcl porclo , In pkira frufl:a dlvifa, eodem tcmpore 

 „.excrctael}, caomnlaGhylo parltcrp'cna cflc, {Ingula, proratlo- 

 5, nc craffitudinls fu^c , anlmadvcrcl. Pcrfuadcre autem mihl non 

 5, pofTum eos In coc parces , dum excernuncur , abrumpl ; fi vcro 

 5, perallqaod tempus, prlusquam excernancur, abrupci fint,tunc, 

 3, mortui In inceftlnls aliquandiu jacenrcs , alterari &: atcenuarl ,. 

 j, nec quafesanteaerant, apparcre, debent. Sed Obfervatlo faipe 

 5, jam allata dc lumbrlco invenro In cane, a mc in Collcgii Theatro 

 j, didldo, magni momencl eire vldctur ad opinionls mei:c confir- 

 „ macloncm. Ecenlm clrca medlam lumbrlci partera. , fitum cjus: 

 „intralntefl:lnum fecutus , fefqulpcdls fere Intervallo fupra caudam 

 3, vcl extremum ejus infcrius , duos inveni anhulos , ab allls fepa- 

 5, racos, unclic dlilildlam propemodum partcm longos, quife fe 

 3, valide facls movcrunt , per hor;r quadrantcm , diuciufve, In aqua- 

 3, teplda , in quam conjecti fuerant. Nec dublto cos a cauda abrup- 

 5, tos, vcl dlvulfos fulfle, cetcrorum (iquidera , caudam confti*. 

 „tuentinm, {imillimi eranc. Quln Ipfos a cauda, ante allquod- 

 „temporIs fpatium , fcparacos fuKfc co facliais crcdo qubdab ea 

 3, fat lohgo intervallo din.arcntj tam longc enlm diflicls mulco 

 „ tempore opus'erat , uc rurfus c6 unde venerant afccnderent , Cm- 

 3, gults' liquldem momentls Inferiora vcrfus detrudi debcnt, an- 

 5, null ifti, omni fcrlieet tctinaculb, quo defccndentium excre-». 

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