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n T{ECHET{€HES 13 OBSERrJTIONS fur tesFlFEI{ES, 
faites par Monjkurhowtddot. J Faris,i6jj.m 
THis fmall Difcourfe is an Anfwer to a Letter^v/hich the 
Excellently Learned Author had received from Sigaor 
E^^ijFirft Phyfitian to the Great Duke of Flo- 
rence '^^ In icMonf. Bourdelot dcchvQS^ that 'of this better, heh^ 
though Signor Redts Letter do not finally de- ^^^^^^^Z 
cids the matter in qu^ftion, yet it is very ufc? 66, p,io^6.of tbejk 
ful to the farther knowledge of the nature of ^*''*^^' 
Ytpers by the particularities by him recited* 
The controverfie being, whether the y^^^/Z^n? h'quor about the 
long and crooked teeth of vipers arcj even when they are not 
irritated, venomous , (which is affirmed by Signor ]{edi, ) or^ 
Whether it be a fimple innoxious /«//t^^i or fpittle, as is main- 
tained by Monfieur Charon : This Author obfervethj that that 
liquor controverted is not yellow in i^r^«r/;vi persons 'tis in thofe 
ok Italy: Which remark he makes ufe of to the advantage of 
the often mentioned I{edi^ who would reconcile thefc two 
opinions by fuggefting,that the Vipers of Italy and France are 
differently difpofed ; countenancing this Obfervation with 
what he hath taken notice of, that the venom of the Lues fe^ 
n^r^^ismuch more maligne in hotter than colder Countries 5 
andalfo with what is conftantly related by Voyagers, z^/;^.that 
Animals are more venomous in Africa than elfewhere.Bnt that 
notwithftanding this^the Objeftion made by Cbaras feems 
not cogentjwhen he fpeaks of a Vipers teeth, whofe bite proved 
not mortal, although that teeth had been robbed off and per^ 
fecStly dried with bread criims >' whereby he would fupport 
that Experiment, in which he caufed to be bitteri .and killed 7 
or 8 animals one after another, ©f which the laft bitten died 
firft 5 it feemingimpaflible to hiu?, that there fli )uld be re- 
maining any of that falival Juice about hi^ teeth afrerfo many 
bifings ; and that therefore, to give a caufe of tha- death^ re- 
courle muftbehadtothe fiercenefs of the fpirits, tranfmicted 
to thatcrooked teeth, to be revenged of thofe, agatnfl: whom 
thele beafts are provoked 5 which angry fpiri s bemg dinrft 
into thefltilh and veins do infeil the fpirits ard blood of thcf,; 
that are bicten.To which our Author anfwcrs, that 'tis h srd to 
Yy y 2 maintain 
