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the Bellowes inverted, 1 know another that was for crackling of 
Cinders under her feet. From which kvc[<^Qi Infiancesl am in- 
clin'd to doubt, whether that Diftemper begins at the Deprava- 
tion oi the AcidliquOr in the Stomachy and not rather at the Vte- 
rus^ which next infeds the Brain^ fuch kind of things gratify- 
ing the Fancy fomewayes mifled, more than the Jf petite natural 
any wayes depraved. 
6. Somewhat, like to this, is to be found in Brutes. In May 
hAz Grey 'hound Bitch at Brightrvell-Hall, about five or fix dayes 
before fhe caft her Whelps , had fuch a wild kind of Hunger 
(though flie was fed fufliciently every day with ufual food) that ^ 
finding another Bitches Whelps, flie devoured them all (4 or as 
I remember ) and fell next upon the Bitch her felf, who made a 
fbift to get from her as well as fhe could , being help'd. From 
this, and from 5'(?n?i' devouring whole Z/V/^r/ of Pigs^ lam prone 
to think otherwife of the Longings of l'eeming-Women> than is the 
common opinion. 
A Confrmaiion 
of the Ixferiments^ mention d in NumKsyj^t? have been made 
by Signer Fracaflati inlaly, by Injecting Acid Liquors intG 
Blood. 
THe Honourable Robert Boyle ^ having feen the particulars in*" 
ferted in Numki^J^ concerning fome Experiments mad^ 
by Signor Fracaffati, and recolledling^ what himfelf had experi- 
mented of that nature, feveral years ago^ was pleafed to give to 
the Publijher the following Information about it, by the favour of 
a Letter, written to him from Oxford^ Oltok i p. \66q. viz. 
Sir, 
1 Hinted to you in my lafi fomethi?7g about the Original of the Ex- 
periments, made in Italy, by Injecting Acid Liquors into Blood: 
To explainwhichj (hall now tell you {That 
about this time three years I mention- , * T^^^ journals d the Roy^ 
7 . A- /-> 11 J / ^ 7 al Society being looked into by 
edat Grelham CoUedge to the Royal Fubiijher rwbo, by the ho- 
Society an oddExVerimenty I had for- nourof his Relation to that J/<. 
merlym.de Chance, but De- |:Krp g h^C; 
his Office hath the Care of feeing them faithfully managed j do fully agree with the Affir- 
mation of this Noble Pei fon) as well in the Circunijtiince of the Time, as the 6uhjfar,ce of 
the Matter inqueftsonj It being in the Month of Pccm&er of An. 1664. when, what is 
now aliedged in this Letter, was publickly related by iis Auihor^ 
Lll 2 figne) 
