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felf was feate^ between the skin and fomepartofthe/^<!i«- 
mculus Carnofus. For in the middle of that part, or fur- 
face, which refpedted the back, 'twas bare; and not 
covered with thut Mufcle; and only the edges of it in- 
clofed within itj fo that in taking off the skin, the Gland 
too, as I have obferved, could not eafily efcape, but go 
with it; however this Mujcle may be affilting to it by its 
contradiions, in prefling out of its liquor: as the Sphin- 
Ber Mufcle is to thofe Scent Bags y placed at the Extream 
of the ^Bum of other Animals, as I have formerly hinted. 
The Gland was exactly of the dimenfions as reprefented 
in Tab, i . figure 4. 'Twas Conglomerated or made up ot fe- 
veral minute, and fmall white glandules. It had no con- 
fiderable (y////, or Cavity within ^ but like the Pancreas^ 
or Salivatory glands, it had abundance of fecretory Due* 
tuss y which terminating at laft in one, difcharged it's 
leparated juice by that common orifice in Figure 
Tab.i: 
This orifice having fomething of a refemblance of a 
Navelyh2iS impofed upon almoft all ("whohave but thus fu- 
perficially viewed it without examining any thing further^ 
to beleive it, an Vmbilicus : and thofe who have devia- 
ted from this fentiment; have been as unhappy, in de- 
livering altogether as abfurd, and extravagant Conjec- 
tures about it. To name them, ( which is the fecond 
particular which I promiled ) will be a fufficient confu- 
tation. Which on this account I do only, to intimate 
how little we ought to reft fatisfied with the Natural Hi^ 
//ory of Animals, at prelent we have given us. Not but 
thofe who have done fo much ; juftly deferve their due 
commendations. But it would be a great refled:ion, that 
having their helps, and far greater advantages, Ihould 
we not improve their obfervations. 
F.Gregoriusy ( who had fo great an opportunity of ac- 
quainting himfelf with the truth of it, being fo long in 
the CouL try ) tells us, Umbilicus exit perfpinam circa Clu- 
ties, Hieron Bem^onus faith, that in a port in Panama^ 
the Spaniards had given them by the Natives, bread, fifh, 
fruits, 
