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ting of our Sylva Syharum, is (to fpeak properly) not Naturall Hyjtory, but 

 ahi°h kind of Natur all Magic k. For it is not a Defcription only of Na 

 ture,but a Breaking of Nature, into great and ftrange Workes. Try there 

 fore, the Anointing over of Pigeons, or other Birds, when they are but in 

 their Down-, Or of whelps, cutting their Hair as (hortas may be: Or of 

 fome other Beaft 5 with fome oyntment, that is not hurtfull totheflefli^ 

 And that will harden, and ftick very clofe And fee whether it will not al- 

 ter the Colours of the Feathers, or Hair. It is received, that the Putting off, 

 the fir ft Feathers of Birds, dean, will make the new come forth White i And 

 it is certain, that White is a penurious Colour, and where moifture is feant. 

 So Blew Violets, and other Flowers ,if they be ftarved 5 turn Pale and White ; 

 Birds, and Horfes,by Age, or Scarres, turn White ':. and the Hoare Haires of 

 Men,come by the fame reafon. And therefore in Birds,\t is very likely,that 

 the Feathers that come firft, will be many times of divers Colours, accor- 

 ding to the Nature of the Bird; For that the Skin is more porous; But 

 when the Skin is more (hut, and clofe,the Feathers will come White. This 

 is a good Experiment, not only for the Producing of Birds and Beafis. of 

 ftrange Colours h but alfo,for the Difclofure of the Nature of Colours them- 

 felves ; which of them require a finer Porofity, and which a grofler. 



IT is a work of Providence, that hath been truly obferved by fome •, 

 That the Tolk of the Egg, conduceth little to the Generation of the Bird 

 but only to the Nourishment of the fame : For it a Chicken be opened, when 

 it is new hatched, you fhall find much of the Tolk remaining. And it is 

 needfull, that Birds, that are (haped without the Females Womb, have 

 in the Egg, as well Matter of Nourifhment, as Matter of generation for the 

 Body. For after the Egg is laid, and fevered from the Body of the Hen , It 

 hath no more Nouriftiment from the Hen ; but only a quickning Heat 

 whenfhe fitteth. But Beafts,and Men need not the matter of Nounlhment 

 within them fel v es becaufethey are {haped within the Womb of t he Fe- 

 male, and are Nourifhed continually from her Body, 



IT is an inveterate and received Opinion, that C ant har ides applyed to any 

 Part of the Body, touch the Bladder, and exulcetate it, if they ftay on 

 long. It is likewife Received, that a kind of Stone, which they bring out of 

 the Wef -Indies, hath a peculiar force to move Gravell, and to diftolve the 

 Stone h infomuch as laid but to the Wreft, it hath fo forcibly fent down 

 Gravel!,as Men have been glad to remove it • It was fo violent* 



It is received and confirmed by daily Experience^ that the Soales of the 

 Feet have great A ffinity with the Head, and the Mouth of the Stomach: As we 

 fee, Going wet-flwd, to thofe that ufe it not, afTe&eth both : Applications of 

 hot Ponders to the feet attenuate firft, and after dry the Rheume : And there- 

 fore a Phyfitian, that would be Myfticall, prefcribeth, for the Cure of the 

 Rhs ume,tr\<(t a Man mould walk Continually upon a Camomi 11 -alley Mean- 

 ing, that he mould put Camomill within his Socks. Likewife Pigeons bleed- 

 ing, applyed to the Soales of the Feet, eafe the Head: And Soporiferom Me- 

 dicines applyed unto them,provoke pep. 



It feemeth,thatas the Feet have aSympathy with the Head,So the Wrejls 

 and Hand>; have a Sympathy with the Heart : We fee the affe&s and Paf- 

 fions of the Heart, and Spirits, are notably difclofed by the Pulfe : And it is 

 often tryed, that Juices of Stock-gtlly flowers, Rofe-campion, Garlicky and 

 other things •, applyed to the Wrefls,md renewed have cured long Agnes. 



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Experiments 

 Solitary tou- 

 ching the Nou- 

 ri foment of Li-\ 

 ving Creatures] 

 before they be 

 brought forth. 



Experiments 

 in Confort 

 touching 5)777- 

 fathy and An-*! 

 tipathy for Me} 

 didnall ufe. 



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