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the Sunne , though one Winke , would doit , But the Drawing downe of 

 the Moiflure of the Brain : For it w ill make the Eyes run with Water 3 And 

 the Drawing of Moiflure to the Eyes, doth draw it to the Neflhrils , by Motion 

 of Confentl And fo folio we th Sneezing ; As contranwife, the Tickling of 

 the Nofthrils within, doth draw the Moiflure to the Noflhrils, and to the £y« 

 by Confent 3 For they alio will water. But yet, it hath been obierved, that if 

 one be about to Sneeze, the Rubbing of the Eyes, till they run with Water, 

 will prevent it. Whereof the Cauje is, for that the Humour, which was def- 

 cending to the Noflhrils, is diverted to the Eyes. 



' I 'He 7* ?eth are more, by Cold Drink, or the like, affected, than the other 

 I Parts. The Caufe is double, The One , for that the Refiflance of Bone to 

 Cold, is greater than of Flejh 3 for that the Flefh fhrinketh, but the Bone refi- 

 fteth, whereby the Cold becommeth more eager:The Other is,for that the 

 Teeth, are Parts without Bloud 3 Whereas 5/Whelpeth to qualifie the Cold; 

 And therefore we fee, that the Sin em are much affe&ed with Cold-, For 

 that they are Parts without Bloud: So the Bones in Sharp Colds wax Brittle: 

 And therefore it hath been feen, that all Contusions of Bones , in Hard mo- 

 ther, are more difficult to Cure. 



JT hath been noted, that the T wgue receiveth, more eafily, Tokens of Dif- 

 I eafes, than the other Parts 3 As of Heats within, which appear mod in the 

 Blacknejje of the Tongue. Again , Pied Cattel are fpotted in their Tongues, 

 &c.The Caufe is,(no doubt,)the T mdernefoH the Part, which thereby recei- 

 veth more eafily all Alterations, than any other Pans of the Flejh. 



vyHen the Mouth is out of Tafle, it maketh Things tafte, fome-times Salt 3 

 v Chiefly Bitter 3 And fometimes Loathfome; But ne ver Sweet* The Cauje 

 is, the Corrupting of the Moiflure about the Tougue 5 Which many times 

 turneth £zrtfT, and Salt, and Loathfome 3 But Are?; never 3 For the reft are 

 Degrees of Corruption. 



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JT was obferved in the <Jr«tf P/<*g#<? of the laft Year,that there were feen , 

 in divers Ditches, and low grounds about London,ma.ny Toads, that had 

 Tails,two or three Inches long, at the leaft 3 Whereas Toads (ufually) have 

 no Tails at all. W 7 hich argueth a great Difpofition to Putrefatlion in the 

 Soil and Air.lt is reported likewife,that £oofs(fuch as Carrets,and Parfnips,) 

 are more Sicee t,and Lufloiow, in Infectious Years,than in other Years. 



^yife Phiflcians fhould wich all diligence inquire , what Simples Nature 

 yeildeth, that have extream Subtile Parts, without any Mordication, or 

 Acrimony ; For they undermine that which is Hard 3 They open that 

 which is Supped, and Shut 3 And they expell that which is Oj|/#z/?i^,gently, 

 wirhout too much Perturbation.Of this Kind are E/^^-FWm,which there- 

 fore are Proper for the Stone : Of this Kinde is the Dvcarf-Pine 3 which is 

 Proper tor the jaundies : Of this Kinde is Harts-Horn-, which is Proper 

 for Agues, and InfeSions : Of this Kinde is Piony 3 which is Proper for Stop- 

 pings in the Head: Of this Kind is Fumitory which is Proper for the Spleen : 

 And a Number of others. Generally, divers Creatures bred of Putrefatlion, 

 though they be fome-what loathfome to take, are of this kinde,; As Earths 

 mrmes,Timb"r'Sowes, Snails, &c. And I conceive , that the Trochichs of Vi- 

 pers , (which are fo much magnified,) and the Flejb of Snakes fome wayes 



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