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lowd a plentiful eruption of purulent matter^which continued 
to run for many weeks. 
21. Of many odd Exadiples, not of women only , but men 
^ alfo, greedy to eat very ftrange things 5 efpeclally of a Boyj 
that^ without any vifible prejudice to his health, did eat Saod^ 
Chalk, BrickjSnuffs of CandleSj Dirt^ though his Mother 
hadnot been obferved to eat any fuch thing, when (he bred 
him. To whom may be joyned the ieveral devourersof Glaft, 
Stones, and Nails, innoxiouOy voided again by fiege. 
22» Of making Wine^without any difeafe in the Kid- 
neys or Bladder^in an Atrophy of the whole Body^there wan- 
ting no paffiges^ by which theChyle may come into the Emul- 
gent and Urinary Veflels. 
2 5. jOf an Ammcan Aloe^ planted in Sikfay and remaining 
fterii for 31 years^ but after that time fliooting out very many 
branches^ and flowers : its chief ftem 18 foot high, bearing 2 1 
branches, whereof fome had above 200 flowers, which toge- 
ther with the main ftem withered away. And of fuch an otherj 
in Mifnia^ which in a few days grew up to the height of 1 2 in« 
ches, growing every natural day a whole palm, and ftooting 
out 32 branches, in an admirably regular order diftant from 
one another, and in their extremities each producing ftore qf 
flowers varioully coloured, 
24* Oftwo rare Symptoms -about the Sight* One a per- 
fon, that tuning the firings of a Mufical inftrument.ooe of them 
fnapping afunder, hit his right eye with a fmart (Iroke 5 after 
which, fome proper cooling Ophthalmicks having been appli- 
ted, the Patient after Midnight awaking, fiiv/ all things^ in the 
dark, as clear as if it had been full day , being able to difcern 
the fmalltft lines of piftures, and to read printed papers/ 
WhereaS'When a Candle w^s brought to him, or in the Sun- 
fliinejhe could fee nothing at all. The other is, of a man infe- 
cted with the Iwe/ Ke/?t?r^^, who, aher that the other fymp 
toms were abated, found his fight fo diftemper d, that all Ob«i 
jefts appear'd to him double-^ which jet at length ceafed. 
^^^.AnObfervation of a -^/jj^^-"^ Tem'/?rif Grcuod-Mofs ) 
which being gather d in Augufl and September^ and reduced to 
to powder, fulminateth , when held or blown into a flanie^ 
the fame is faid by Okarim.m his Mofeovj md Perftm Voyage^ to 
beufed bythofe people in their Artificial Fires, who adds, 
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