3 7 ^ Ohfervatto CL XXXVL Crketus (bei; ^amfier) &c. 



OBSE RVATIO CLXXXVI. 

 D, GABRIELIS CLAIIDERI> 



Cricetus (t)er J^^WtP^^') providus fibi contra 

 famem hyemaiem promus-condus , fm- 

 gularibus a^N atura organis ad hsec 

 inftruduse 



AMantalternaCamocii^ ! Curiofbin prxcedentcobfer.. 

 vatione propofico botanico lubei: ftibjungere anatomi- 

 cum) uc ubivis miremur &rimemur miraildaOmni- 

 potentis Opificis Opera. Sacrum Codicem mandaco 

 emphaticoablegarepigros noftros rationeutencesadimpigros 

 irrationaless pufillas fcilicet formicaSi ut ab hiscs i!li difcanr, 

 quomodo annonae cari|:as famelico hyemis tempore fitprwa» 

 •venda , humili & devota reverentia legunt j pie (entientes. Pru- 

 dences & caucas Ii^ oeconom'^, formicasintelligo, interbrutas 

 fui fimilia; muitisabundant aemulis. Inter diverfi aiia, jam 

 (blum produco Cricetum > Den ^arnflCIV vocac vernacula Iin« 

 gua^ beftiolam ruris inquilinam. Dumpr^teritae seftacisfine 

 obnegotiapra£licaperagrosrhcdavehebar cum itineris focio, 

 Dn.^^oh.Hilfeheroy Chirurgo nojflro aulico fblerti> dolebamus 

 publicasruricolarum querelas, quod infolitse hocanno Crice- 

 torum copicc mefiem ipfis anticipaverint 3 frumenta cavernis 

 fuis fubterraneisin futuramfufl:entationem concredentes.Ven- 

 tilabamusfimul, quomodo pofi^ibile fit, ut fpacio paucarum- 

 feptimanarum , vel potius dierum , quo frumenta maturita* 

 tem maxima fiji parte acquifica in agrisfaltemhxrerefoleants 

 aucrelinquancur, abiftisbeftiolis cantacopia in clanculariafua 

 lacibula & horrea transportari pofiint ? Motus inde curiofiis 

 Dn.Hilfeherus culcrum anatomicumadmovetcuidam cricetOj 

 & invenic illum in utroque faucium laterelargiscrumenis vel 

 follicuUshuictransportacionianaturadeftinatisdotatum \ vei- 



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