^riens, ut ab inexperth plane refpuatur. Our Tajacu, there- 
fore when young, and when but afmall quantity of this 
liquor is feparated by this Gland ^ may afford but little, or 
no Scent. So Foxes till they are well grown, do not much 
Stinkj^ but afterwards, when in great plenty this juice is 
voyded/ by it's copiofnefs, and being thin, and fluid, 
and fo more vapourable ; it might ftrike our Organs with 
fuch brisk, and nimble ftrokes ; as to create a pain ^ 
whereas a more leafurely appulfe of it s particles from a 
leflTer; and concreted body, may give a pleafure. As the 
feirce rayes of afcorching fire, does excite a dolorous 
lenfe>- wlienas it is delighted, and refrefhed by the gent- 
ler beams of a moderate Sun. 
OmTajacu, therefore no doubt, when this gland does 
very liberally difcharge it's liquor^ may be thought to 
jiinkj, and yet this///;2;^in time, may become a perfume. 
Thus that fetid liquor in the Scent-bags of a Weafel -^ 
having formerly put it on a paper, and kept it a little 
while i afforded me a pleafant fmell. Why therefore we 
perceived no ftink at firfl:, upon the diffeition of this 
, Gland; but rather a fweet, and pleafant fmell, (if itis o- 
therwife in the faz^wmW where they breed) this may be 
the reafbn ; becaufeithad been dead fome days, before 
1 examined this part. And then I found but a fmall quan- 
tity of an incralTated liquor there. Tho* I mufl: acknow- 
ledge that 1 was informed that when it was alive j it was 
oblerved by the family, where 'twas kept j that where- 
ever it went, it left a good perfume behind it.. This I 
am fure of, that when 'twas dead, and obferved by me, 
and feveral others,- it yielded a fragrant one, which I 
thinkisfufBcieut to juftifie, or at leaft to excufethe A^^/w^ 
I have given it. 
And now to give a fhort account of the Sceleton and fo 
to end ; we obferved that, the Cranium^ feemed entire, : 
without futures. From the Nofe, to the end of the Pole 
8 \ Inches. Here the Cranium grew very narrow j and 
then did fpread it felf again triangularwife, and behind 
made a large hollow where it refpeded the back ; and 
where 
