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to prove that the Spirits are animated^alledges, among other 
arguments, their Aptnefs to difcern^by which hefuppofes, 
that in the heat of their anger they gather the Poifon from the 
feveral parts of the blood, and therewith convey themfelves 
to the teeth of the irritated animal, from whence they are afr 
terwards transfufed into the wound by bitiog^ This conceic 
was by fome ofthe Company received with much appfaufe^be- 
caufe they kt^ew^ how difficult a thing it was^to come to an ex* 
planation of chat poifon, which De/a Cbambre makes mentis 
on of in general. That the fpirits proceed from the Blood of 
the irritated animal So they agreed, paucis mutatis^ hence to 
frame a new Hypothep, faying5That fuch poifon is nothing elle 
but a new and malignant adiVicy of the fame Spirits whilft they 
are vexed and bent towards revenge 5 aflerting the truth of 
fuch Ideal effects with divers examples, as that of the Toadj 
tha Weefel, the Mad Dog, the Spider of Puglia^ 6cc. which 
were all found very weak and un-concluding. 
Wherefore moft ofthe Gentlemen did incline to entertain 
Monf. Dela €hambre'% firft fundamental Opinion^ finceac leaft 
that fuppofes. That chofe Animals^that poifon by xheir biting, 
have already a real poyfon within themfelves, and that Anger 
works no other effectj but to gather all the venomous parts 
together in one particular place, whence they may eafily be 
inftilfd into the wounds, made by the teeth* 
For all this, (as it moft commonly happens in fuch difcourj? 
feSj) every'one rcmain'd in his own Opinion ; and mention ha- 
ving been made of that of Signori?^iz\ held in his Book of 
Vipers, which for feveral years paffes in this Country almofl: 
for an undoubted Xxxxih^vi^ That the Vipers poifon confiftsin 
fome thing, incompatible wich this new allay of M. dela Cham-^ 
brs^s opinion^ reduced to the irritated Spirits, though not with 
that of his, which is taken purely from its firft grounds * This 
gave occafion to a new debate coocerning the validity of 
-Sionor B^edi's Affertion^fo generally received here: fome fay- 
ing, it would do weii to examine the grounds of it* Upon this 
k was refolvedj that all might be fatkfied^to come t@ a tryal as 
foon as the Spring would give leave to Vipers to appear abroad. 
Now, Sir, you muft know, that being at the houfe of Sign. 
%iagalotti on tht 2d oi^um\^% there came Dn Framm, who 
fiad formerly been one of the moft refolote Affertors of this 
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