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Glandulout body on the back. Had I not had the firft 
notice of it from them ; 'tis a thing fo uncommon, 
that in all likelyhoodit had paffed inoblerved by me, as it 
might have done too ; had only a lingle Author afferted 
the Umbilicus ot Navel to be placed there. But finding 
fo univerfal a confent, I thought, that tho' they mJght 
be miftaken in their conjedtures about the ufes; yet 
there muft be fomething that muft offer the occafion. 
Having therefore at laft found it out, and well obferved 
it; Ifhallheregivethedefcription of it, as I viewed ir; 
then deliver the opinions of others^ what they coojed:ured 
it might be ; and laftly offer my own thoughts concer- 
ning it Which having done, and taking a ftiort furvey of 
the cS'^;^'/*?^^?;?, we ihall conclude. 
In my defcription of this part^ I fliall have frequent re- 
courfe to the figures I have cauled to be made of it. 
Which being fo accurate,and to the life^ will eafily difco- 
ver to the Phantafie what it is; better then it can be drawn 
or defcribed by words. In figure i, by the letter [a) you 
have the place pointed to ; where 'twas feated on the bae\ 
vit{, juft on the ridge of it, over the hinder legs, but fo 
covered by the long ^r^///^^j" there ; that it was not to be 
obferved, but by opening of them, with the hand; and 
and then you fhall find a fmail fpace there almoftbare^ 
only befet with fewer, fhorter and finer hairs ; and in the 
middle of it, the protuberant orifice of the gland:? by 
which it difcharges it felf of the liquor, which is fepa- 
rated by it within. This orifice, or foramen, which is ex- 
actly reprefented in it's natural bignefs, and form in 
Tab, I. figure 3. had it s lips a little reflecSled, and pro- 
tuberiint above the furface of theskin^ It would eafily 
admit of a large probe; which I could turn into feveral 
parts of the Gland. Upon a gentle preflTure with my fin- 
ger, I could obferve a fmall quantity of a whiteyellowifh 
juice, and fome part of it of a little darker Colour; 
which yeilded avery pleafant, and agreeable ficentj and 
was' judged by my felf, and feveral others, who fmelt it, 
to be much like that of MusL or Civet. The Cla?idit 
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