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} doth cherifh the Spirits, and calleththem forth, the Winter doth'dullthem: | 
| Furthermore, the Abftinence or Intermiffion ot the ule of Venus, in moilt and | | 
well habitwate Bodies, breedeth a number of Difeafes’, and elpecially danger: | | 
ousimpofthumations. The reafonis evident, forthar itis a principalevacuas | 
tion, efpecially of theSpirits ; for of the Spirits, there is fcarce any evacua- | 
ition, but in Venus and exercife. And therefore the omiffion of either of them 
| breederh all difeafes of Repletion. | : 
| op He nature of Vivificationis very worthy the enquiry ; and as the Nature Experimenes 
Bh of things is commonly better perceived in {mall then inreat, and in EB chroethe 
“unperfeét then in perfe&, and in parts then in whole ; fo the Nature of Vie tafette. 
-vification is beft enquired in Creatures bred of Purtrefaction. The contem- | 
plation whereof hath many excellent Fruits. Firft, in difclofing the original 
‘of Vivificaticn. Secondly, in difclofiag the originalof Figuration. Thirdly, 
| in di(clofing many things in the nature of perfe& Creatures, which in them 
lie more hidden. And fourthly, im traducing by way of operation, fome 
obfervations inthe Infeds, to work effe&s upon perfe& Creatures. Note, that 
the word Jnfefta agreeth not with the matter, but weever ufe it for brevitics 
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| fake, intending by it Creatures bred of Putrefaction: 
_- © Toe Infedaare found to breed out of feveral matters: Some breed of | 
‘Mud or Dung as the Earth-worms, Eels, Snakes, Gc: For they are both 
| Purrefaétions: For Waterin Mud do ptirefie, as notabletopreferve it felfs 
tand for Dung, all Excrements are the rcfufe and putrefadtions of nourifh- 
-ment. Some breedin Wood, bothgrowing and cutdown. Qaere,in what 
| Woods moft, and at what feafons. We fee that the Worms with many feer, 
| which round themfelves into Balls , are bred chiefly under Logs of Timber, 
| but not in the Timber, and they are faid to be found alfo (many time) in} | 
| Gardens where no Logs are. But it feemeth their Generation requiréerh a") 
verture both from Sun, and Rain or Dew, asthe Timber is;_ and therefore’! 
they are not venemous, but (contrariwife) are held by the Phyfitians to 
‘clarifiethe Blood, Icis obfetved, that Cipsices-are foulnd inthe holes of Bed- | 
| fides. Some breed in the Hair of Living Creatures; as Lice and J ikes, which ‘| 
are bred by the fiyeat clofe kept, and fomewhat airified by the Hair. The) 
Excrements of Living Creatures do not onely breed Infets when.they are-| 
-excerned, butalfo witile they areinthe Body; asin Worms, whereto Chil-)| 
| dren are moft fubje&, andare chiefly in the Guts. ‘And it hath been lately | 
| obferved by Phyfitians, that in many Peffilent Difeafes there are’ Wornis || 
| found in the upper parts of the Body, where Excrementsafe hot, but‘onely || 
| humors putrefied. Fleas breed principally of Straw or Mats; where'there hath 
| been alittle moifture, or the Chamber-and Bed-ftraw’ ‘kept’ clofe; ‘and nor. 
) aired. Itis received;that they are killed by Rrewing Wormwood inthe Rooms. 
| And itis truly obferved, that bitter things are ape rather’to kill then ene 
| gendcr Parrefaction, and they be things that-are fat or {weet that are apreft’ 
}to putcefie. Taere isa Worm that breedeth in Meal ofilic fhape of a large } 
| white Maggot, whichis given as a great dainty to Nightingales.’ The Moth 
| breedeth upon Cloth, and other Lanificess e{pecially if they be laid up dankiflt | 
jand wet. Itdelighteth to be abour the fame of a Candle. There is a. Worm | 
allied a VVevil, bred under Ground, and that feedeth upon Roots, as Parfaips, 
| Garrots.&c. Some breed it Waters, efpecially fhaded; ‘bur'they mutbe by 
nding Waters; as tie Water- Spider thar hath tix Legs. ‘The Fly called:the 
Gad fie breedeth of fomewhat that fwimeth upon the topofithe Water, ‘and 
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