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fliewiflg them more diftin£fc. For the 5 ^ Toothy upon rai • 
fingic, did lye more on the fide of the firft^ and the o- 
th^r being faftened only to Mufcles or Tendons which 
are flexible, ^tis difBcult to affign them their pofture. In 
ail thefe Teeth , efpecially the larger , we took notice 
of a pretty large Foramen or Hole towards the Root of it, 
and towards the point there was a plain vifible and large 
Slice 5 like t{ie cutof a Pen floping b and that part from 
the Slit to the Root was perfedlly hollow ; which firft of 
all wasdifcovered to us,by preffing gently with our finger 
the fide of the Gumme-^ for then we did perceive that the 
Poyfou did readily arife through the hollow of \.\\tTooth^ 
and iffued out of the Slit. This we tiyed feveral times 5 
whicii/tryaJs^ likewife our fearching for all the Teeth wee 
could here find ,4iApoyl our Enquiry into the Bag^s 
and the Glands that furnifli them with that Liquor. But 
our defed herein may well be fupplyed with what M<?«/. 
Char as and SenJ{edt have wrote of the fame parts in Vipers. 
Nor do 1 think there may be any material difference as 
to thefe particulars in both Subje^ls. This poyfnous Li* 
quor I obferved to be of a Water colour , lightly tinged 
Yelow; perhaps in feme it may at fometimes be deeper : & 
this> it may be, has given occafion to that fond Opinion of 
thofe who have imagined that it was tranfraitted by a 
Veflelrrdm the Gallbladder. IndeedTcarce any Subjefliin 
Philofbphy has admitted more controverfy's than this of 
the Poy fbn of Vipers 5 in what it confifts, what it is , and 
hovv it produces it's dire Effects. Severinus in his Viper a 
Pytka has made a large coUeflion of them > and who 
fo pleafes may there fatisfy their curiofity about ir,^ 
But of late, famous has bin the conteft between iJ^^. 
l{edi^ Si Noble Italian^ and *Mr. Char as ^ French-man. 
Tis 7^^^2*s opiaion, *^That the Yellow liquor contained 
:rrrr 
'UOC -^^^^* Fr. Redi ohfer, ^de Vt^eris ejufd. ^pifl* ad AUqaUs op- \ 
t pofitiones in fuas Obferv^t. Mr, Cfiaras New 
^"^^ ' kpottVifcn^ACQUinmtion of tbsmypExpmments , , >^ 
by Charas. 
