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It islike, that the Brainof Manwaxeth moifterand fuller uponthe Full! 894, 
of the Moon; and therefore it were-good for thofe that have moilt Brains, 
and are great Drinkers, totake fume of Lignum Aloes, Rofemary, Prankincén{e, 
| @e. abourthe Full of the Moon. It is like alio, that rhe Humors in Mens. 
| Bodies increafe and decreafe, asthe Moon doth andtherefore it were good | 
to purge fome day or two after the Ful, for thar then the Humors will 
replenith fo foon again. VAG 
_ As forthe exciting of the motion of the Spirits; you mutt note, thar the 
growth of Hedges, Herbs, Hair, &c. is caufed from the Moon, by exciting of 
the Spirits, as well as by increafe of the moifture. But for Spirits in particular, 
| thegrcat inftanceisin Lusacies, | 
There may be other fecret effeéts of the influence of the Moon, which 
‘are not yer brouglit into obfervation. Itmay be, chac if it fo fall our, that the 
Wind be North or North-Eaft, in theFullof the Moon, it increafeth Cold ; 
| andif South or South-Wet, ir difpofeth theAirfosa good while to warmth 
| andrains which would be obferved. | 
. It may be that Children and young Cartel that are brought forth inthe |, 297. 
| Fullof the Moon, are ftronger and larger then thofe that are brought forch 
inthe Wane; and thofe alfo which are begotten in the Fullof the Moon: 
So that ic might begood Husbandry, to put Rams and Bullsto their Females 
fomewhat bi fore the Full of the Moon. It may be alfo,, thar the Eggs 
laid in the Fullof the Moon, breed thebetter Birds and anumber of the 
‘| like effe&ts, which may be brought into obfervation. Quere alfo, whe- 
ther grear Thunders and Harth-quakes be not moft in the Full of the 
Moon, é | ie 
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He turning of Wine to Vinegar, is a kinde of Putrefaction ; andin| 898. 
making of Vinegar, they ufe ro fet Veffels of Wine over againft the | Expesment 
‘Noon Sun, which calleth outthe more Oily Spirits, and leaveth the Liquor’ aaa 
more fourandhard. We feealfo, that Burnt-Wine is more hard and aftrin= | Vinegaz. 
gent then Wine unburnt. Itisfaid, that Cider inNavigations under the Line 
tipeneth, when /Vine or Beerfoureth. It weregood to fera Rundlet of Ver- 
juice over again the Sun id Summer, as they do Vinegar, to fee whether ic 
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_| will ripen and{wecten, 
2a be divers Creatures that fleep all Winter 3 asthe Bear, the Hedg=| 899: 
| B fog, the Bat, the Bee, mc. Thefe all wax fat when they fleep, and egeft | Experiment 
| Solitarys 
touching 
Creatures shat 
Sleep alt Win- 
bers 
not. The caufe of their fatrening, during their fleeping.time, may be the 
want of affimilating ; for whatfoever affimilateth not to Flefh, turneth either 
; | co fweat or far. "Phefe Creatures, for parcof their fleeping timeshave been 
| obferved not to ftirat all ; and fortheother part, to ftir, buc not to remove, 
_and they get warm and clofe places to fleep in. When the Plemmiags wintred 
) | in Noya Zembla, the Bearsaboutthe middle of November went to fleep; and 
| then the Foxes begantocomeforth, which durft not before.  Itis nored by 
fome of the ~Ancients, that the She Bear-breedeth, and licth in with her 
| young during thar time of Reft, andthata Bearbig with young; hath feldom 
een feen. 
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Experiment 
; : Solitary, f 
| QOme Living Creatures ate procteated by Copulation between Male and |ornnei ie 
Female, fome by Putrefaétion j and of thofe which come by Putrefadtion, | creatures by 
; Copulating, 
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Maan do (neverthel isp i 
many (neverthelefs) afterwards procreateby Copulation. For the caufe \Seaey aaa 
_ 9: both Generations : Firft, it is moft certain, that the caufe of all Vivis fasion, 
edt ; Sisoh nh. See fications 
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