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Tinto afaic Room richly furnifhed; a beautiful perfon, and the like, do de- 
Yilight and exhilarare the Spirits much. The teafon, why it holdeth not in | 
| che offence is, for chat the Sight is moft fpiritual of the Senfes; whereby it 
hath no obje& grofs enough to offend ir. But the caufe (chiefly) is, for 
| that there be no a€tive objects to offend the Eye. For Harmonical Sounds, | 
{ and Difcordant Sounds, are both Aétive and Pofitive; foare {weet {mells, 
| and ftinks ; foarebitter,; and fweets, intaftes : fo are over-hot, and oyer- 
{ cold, intouchs but blacknefs, and darknels, are indeed but privatives ; and 
| therefore have little or no AGtivity. Somewhat they docontriftate,; but very 
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WT Aer of the Sea, or otherwile, looketh blacker when itis moved; and 
: ¥ whiter when icrefteth. Thecaufeis, for that by means of the Moti- 
Jon, the Beams of Light pafs not ftraight, and therefore muft be darkned; 
‘| whereas when itrefteth, the Beams do pafs ftraight, Befides, fplendor hath a 
| degree of whitenefs, efpecially,if there be alittle repercuffion; fora Look- 
} ing-Glafs with the Sceel behinde, looketh whirer than Glafs fimple. This 
| Experiment deferveth co be driven further, in trying by what means Motion | 
‘|may hinder Sight, | | 
874. 
Experiment 
Solitary, - 
touching the 
Colour of the 
Sea, ov other 
Water, 
ize Hell-fish have been by fome of thee Ancient#, compared and forted with 
JD the Jnfeda; burl fee no reafon why they fhould, for they have Male, hee 
‘}and Female, as other Fifi have 5 neither aretheybred of Putrefaction, c{pe- | Solitary, 
| cially fachas domove. Neverthclefs itis certain, that Oyfters; and Cockles, Sage 
and Muffels, which move not, have not difcriminate Sex. Quere; in what | 
4 time, andhowthey arebred? Ie feemeth, that Shells of Oyiters are bred 
_|wherenonewere before; and itis tryed, thatthe great Horfe-Mufle, with the 
} fine thell, that breedeth in Ponds, hath bred within thirty years: But then, 
i whichis ftrange, it hath beentryed, that they donot onely gape and fhut as 
| the Oyftersdo, but remove from one place to another, 
| ope Seafes are alike trong, both on thetight fide, and on the left; but the 7 876. 
‘| & Limbs onthe right fide are ftronger. "The caufe may be, for thatthe | Experiment 
1Brain, which is the Inftrument of Senfe, is alike on both fides ; but Motion, | Solitary, ‘ 
Jand habilities of moving, ate fomewhat holpen from the Liver, which lieth ee pee and | 
fon the right-fide. - It may be alfo, for that the Senfes are putin exercife, in |she Left, | 
‘| differently on both fides from the time of ourBitth ; burthe Limbs are ufed 
| mofton the right fide, whereby cuftom helpeth: For we fee; that fome are 
| left-handed, which are fach ashave ufed the left-hand moft. 
) [LD Rittions make the parts more flefhy, and full: As we fee bothin Men, and | 
| FE in the Currying of Horfes,&c. Thecaufeis, for that they draw greater. 
| quantity of Spirits and Bloodto the parts; and again, becaufe they draw the | 
4 Aliment more forcibly from within; and again, becaufe they relaxthe Pores, 
Jand fo mzke better paffage for the Spirits, Blood, and Aliment: Laftly, be- 
‘jcaule they diffipate, and difgeft any Inutile, or Excrementitious moifture,. 
qwhieh Jicth in the Fi. fh; all which help Affimulation, Fridions alfo do, 
jmore fill and impinguate the Body, than Exercife. The caufe is, forthat in | 
| Frictions, the inward parts are at reft ; which in exer¢ife aré beaten (many 
-|times) toomuch: And forthe fame reafon (as we have noted heretofore) } 
}Galliflaves are fat and flefhy, becaufe they ftir the Limbs more, and the in- 
| ward parts lefs. . ) A ais 
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