would be lefs then they, 1 believe this language would 
found very harfh. For ray own part, 1 cannot con- 
ceive the parts of water to be like Snakes j for I fuppofe, 
how little foever they are, they are always flexible j and 
by confequence put themfelves into ^\\ figures^ according 
as they arepreft by the Air, or other bodys; and that 
when many water parts are together, each takes a diflfe- 
rent form, that it may apply it felf to its neighbours, 
and keep, as much aspoffible, a round figure, as I have 
formerly faid of the parts of fat. For example, let us 
imagine,that wehave a great number of iheeps, or hogs 
bladders hlld with water y thefe, as they are hung up in 
Air, will be all round, but as they are heapt up in a tun, 
and prefs one on another with their weight, yield, 
and accommodate themfelves fo, as to kave no empty 
fpacc in the turi': thus every bladder hath its particular 
figure, tho' it mojfl: incline to be round ; moreover, if the 
tunbe rolld, every bladder upon the leaft motion, will 
alter \t% figure^ as it is more or lefs preft. In the fame 
manner I believe it is, with the Globules of Fat in our 
Bodys, and alfo with the particles of water; tho' thefe 
latter, I conceive to be fo fmall,that if a fand were divid- 
ed, into aThoufand Millions of parts, and if ofa 
fand particle,was again divided into aThoufandMillions, 
the water particle, would ftill maintain the roundifli, and 
plyabley^/!^r^. 
I know this above mentioned opinion, that water is 
made, as it were of Snakes, is not new, but borrowed 
from the famous Des. Cartes. But (with refpeA to that 
Great Man,) every ane is free to :declareihis Judgment, 
in things which have not been fully difcovered, 
I examined lately my Wine, which is very fine, and 
well tailed, fuch as in France is called Fin de hamoiffelley 
tho* it is but an Orleans Wine , brought down the 
Loyre s in it I faw many extraordinary pretty figures, oi 
different fizes^ and fonle very Imall, which I ffiallcall. 
