Qntury X. 



Vide the Experiments 95,96, and 97. touching the Several Sympathies , 

 and Antipathies, for Medicinal Vf ;. 



It is laid, that the Guts or Skin of a ^Wf being applycd to the Belly, doe 

 cure the Choltck. It is true, that the wolf is a Jtaifi or great £^«*f/'<! and Dif- 

 geftion ; And fo it may be, the Parts of him comfort the Bowels. 



W e fee Scare-Crowes, are { et up to kee p ftftft from ftrto, a nd Fruit; It is 

 reported by fome, that the Head of a whole, dried and hanged up in 

 a Dove-Houfe, will fcare. away Vermin-, fuch as are tf^/s, Po/^tt, and the 

 like.lt may be, the Head of a £to£ will doe as much; For thofe Vermin with 

 us, know Dogs better than ffo/itf. 



The "brains of fome Creatures, ( when their Jfeufr are roafted ) taken in 

 Wine, are faid to ftrengthen the Memory : As the BraineS of Hares • Br<w#s 

 oi H^j ; Brains of Itortf 3 &c. And it feemeth to be incident to the 

 Brains of thofe creatures, that are Fearfull. 



The Ointment, that H&lfcfas ufe, is reported to be made of the Fat of Chil- 

 dren, digged out of their Graves ; Of the Iuyces of Smallage, Woolf-Bane, and 

 Cinquefotl ; Mingled with the UMeal of fine wheat. But I luppofe, that the 

 Seporiferous Medicines are likefttodoit; which are Henbane, Hemlock , 

 Mandrake, Moon-fhade, Tobacco, Opium, Safjorn, Poplar- leaves, &C. 



It is reported by fome, that the AfjeBions oiBeafis , when they are in 

 Strength, doe adde fome Vertue, unto Inanimate Things-, As that the Skin 

 of a Sheep, devoured by a wolf , moveth Itching -, That a Stone bitten by a 

 Ztog in Anger, being thrown at him, drunk in Powder provoketh Choler. 



It hath been obferved, that the Diet of Women with Child, dothworke 

 much upon the Infant; As if the Mother eat Quinces much, and Coriander 

 Seed, ( the Nature of both which is to reprelTe and ftay Vapom 'S,that afcend 

 to the Brain, ) it will make the Childe Ingenious : And on the contrarie 

 fide , if the Mortar eat (much) Onions or Bww, or fuch Vapourous Food; Or 

 drink wine or &ro>z£ Drinke, immoderately; Or much; Or be given to 

 much Mufing; ( All which fend, or draw Vapours to the Head,) It indange- 

 reth the child to become Lunaticke, or ofimperfeB Memory : And I make the 

 fame Judgement of Tobacco, often taken by the Mother. 



The Writers of Natural! Magick report j that the of an Ape worn 

 neer the Hob*, comforteth the Hearty and increafeth Audacity. It is true , 

 that the Ape is a Merry and Bold Beaft. An>d that the fame Heart likewife 

 of an Ape applyed to the Neck, or Head, helpeth the wit; And is good for 

 the Falling-Stcknefje: The Ape alfo is a Witty Beafl, and hath a Drc'* £r<w'»; 

 Which may be fome Caufe of Attenuation of Vapours in the Yet it is 

 faid to move Dreams alfo. It may be the Heart of a M*wz would doe more , 

 but that it is more againft Mens minds to ufe it ; Except it be in fuch as 

 wear the Reliques of Saints. 



The Flefh of a H^-#o£,DrclTed,and Eaten 5 is faid to be a great Drier: 

 It is true, that the Iuyceota Hedg-Hog, muft needs be Harjh, and Drie, be- 

 caufe it putteth forth fo many Prickles-. For Plants alfo, that are full of 

 Prickles, are generally Dry : AsBriers,Tborns, Barberries-. And therefore the 

 Afhesoia. Hedge- Hog are faid to be a great Dtfucativeoi FiftulaeS. 



Mummy hath great force in S tanching oiBlood; which, as it may be afcri- 

 bed to the Mixture otBalms, that are Glutemus; So it may alfo partake of a 

 Secret Propriety; In that the Bloud drawcth Mans Flefh.And it is approved , 

 that the Mo(]e, which growethupon the Scull of a Dead Man unburied, will 

 ftanch Bloud Potently. And fo doe the Dregs or Powder of Bloud, fevered 

 from the water, a nd Dried. 



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