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firft time two. There was indeed another piece, which 
I take onely as broken off from OEe of the former, be- 
caufe here both were pretty large, znd the Joynts 
throughout proporiionably long. But in the two others 
the difproportion was very remarkable^. For befidesob- 
ferving here their^^'^ij' hifpid or thick befet w'ith haires &r 
fmall tpikes:» which I fhill afterwards defcribe ; t took 
notice that this mrm^ if extended^ was very flerider-ind 
when a little coatra^ied, the ^oynts fo very fmall, that they 
were fcarce difcernable by the naked eye ; but where I 
could better diftinguifh them, between 30 or 4oxnade the 
length of an inch; bur towards the other Extreme or T^a//, 
in one four, in the other 6, or 7 Joynts made that length- 
One of thefe Worms was fcarce a foot long ; the other 
not a foot, and half. * ^-^^ p;^^ 
In another Dog.! fince difleiSedjI found "^another Tform, 
with juft the fame head, but about five foot long; To- 
wards the /'W in this 60 jf^y^z^j- fcarce made an Inch, but 
at the Tml about three did equal that fpace 5 and the joynts 
here were about a quarter of an Inch broad ; and in the fides 
of the Joynts in this? 1 plainly perceived thofe Orificesy I 
at prefenc call the mouths ^ and fhall defcribe in my fixth 
petrticular. But as to the /f^^^. 
5. Thehead of Nile does not feem to be more perplex'r* 
and obfcure to the Antients^ then that of this Worm, which 
has created as many Controverfies among Jnatomijis of 
late, as that has with G^^j^r^^m of old. And thofe too 
who have had the advantage of obferving vaft quantities of 
xh^isWorm, after their moft Arid enquiries:^ andraoft dili- 
gentrefearch thereintO;have atlaft been forced to confefs, 
that they are ftill atalofs> and know nothing certain oi if- 
and what they propofe, they deliver rather as a conjedujre ^ 
ai random^than any thing as an eftabliflit truth. And many, 
asmoftofthe Antients are utterly filent in it. ' spigelius. 
\ $pigdiHs 4( UtoLkmbrkoG, j. p. m, n. 
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