Century VI II. 



nine*. The Caufe oi Seeing things cut of their Placets the RefraBion of the S pi- 

 nts V fual ; For the Vapour is as an Unequal Medium-, And it is, as the Sight 

 of Ti.ins^out of place^n Waur. The Caufe of Seeing Thivgs double , is, the 

 Swift and Unquiet Motion of the Spirits (being OpprefTed,) to and fro 5 For, 

 (as was faid before,) the Motion of the Spirits V ifual, and the Motion of the 

 OljeB, make the lame Appearances ; And for the Swift Motion of the ObjeB, 

 we fee, that if you fillip a Lute-firing, it fheweth double,or Treble. 



Men are fooner Draz£ with Small Draughts, than with Gr^f. And again, 

 wine S#em/in-ebriateth lefs , than Wine Pure. The Caufe of the Former is, 

 for that the wine defcendeth not fo faft to the Bottom of the Stomach But 

 maketh longer Stay in the Upper Part of the Stomach, and fendeth Vapours 

 fafter to the Head ; And therefore in-ebriateth fooner. And, lor the lame 

 Reafon, Sops in Wine, (Quantity for Quantity,) in-ebrieate more,tban wine 

 of it fell . The Caufe of the Latter is, for that the Sugar doth infpiflate the 

 Spirits of the^/W, and maketh them not fo eafietorefolveintor^oar. 

 Nay further, it is thought, to be fbme Remedy agamft In-ebriating, if wine 

 Sugredbe taken after Wine Pure. And the fame Effect is wrought either by 

 Oile, or Milky taken upon much Drinking. 



THe Ufe of Wine, in Dry, and Consumed Bodies, is hurtful ; In Moijl , and 

 Full Bodies, it is good. The Caufe is, for that the S/>/Wtt of the Wine do 

 prey upon the Dw, or Radical Moifme, (as they termit,) of the Body, and fo 

 deceive the Animal Spirits. But where there is Moiflure Enough, or Super- 

 fluous, there wine helpeth to difgeft,and deflccate the Moiflure. 



THeC^^/7/^isoneofthemoft General of Wormes, andbreedeth of 

 Dew, and Leaves-, For we fee infinite Number of Catterpillers, which 

 breed upon 7>^5:and Hedges^By which the Leaves o£ the Trees, or Hedgesaxe 

 in great Part confumned ; As well by their Breeding out of the Leafe,as by 

 their Feeding upon the Leafe. They breed in the Spring chiefly , becaufe 

 then there is both Dew, and Leaf. And they breed commonly when the Eafl 

 winds have much blown : The Caufe whereof is, the DrineJ? of that wind: 

 VoTtoaXlVivificatiouw^on PutrefaBion,ithxe<yii{\te the Matter be not too 

 Moifi:hnd therefore we fee,they have Copwebs about them,which is a figne 

 of a Slimy Drinef? : As we fee upon the Ground, whereupon , by Dew, and 

 Sun Copwebs breed all over. We fee alfo the Green Catterpiller breedeth in 

 the Inward Parts of Rof&s, efpecially not blown , where the Dew fticketh: 

 But efpecially Catterpillers, both the greateft , and the moft , breed upon 

 Cabbages -,which have .a Pat Leaf, and apt to Putrifie.The Catterpiller toward 

 the End of. Summer waxeth Volatile, and turneth to a Butter fie, or perhaps, 

 fome other Fly. There is a Catterpiller, that hath a Furre, or Down upon him 

 and feemeth to have Affinity with the Silk-worm, 



726 



txpenmenc 

 Solitary tou- 

 ching the 

 Help or Hurt 

 of Wine, 

 though Mode- 

 rately ufed. 



727 



Experiment 

 Solitary cou- 

 ching Catter- 

 titers. 

 728 



^pHe Flies Cantharides are bred of a Worme, or Catterpiller 



certain Fruit-Trees-^ As are the Fig-Tree, the Pine-7 ree, and the Wilde Bri- 

 ar-, All which bear Sweet Fruit And Fruit that hath a kind of fecret Bi- 

 ting, or SharpnejT : For the Fig hath a Milke in it,that is Sweet,and Corrofive-, 

 The Pine-Apple hath a Kernel that is S trong and Abfierfive :The Fruit of the 

 Briar is faid to make Children, or thofe that Eat then\,Scabbed. And there- 

 fore, no marvel though Cantharides have fuch a Corrofi ve , and Cauteri- 

 zing Quality ; For there is not one other of the InfeBa, but is bred of a 

 Duller Matter. The Body of the Cantharides is bright-coloured 5 And it may 



be. 



but peculiar to ! Exp „ ime 



S>lkary iou» 

 cliing che 

 Files, Cantba.- 

 ades. 



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