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Caftorologia a Jo. Mario, au^a n Jo. Franco. Aug. 
Vindd. 85. 8^ 
THIS Treatife of the nature of the Cafor, being 
compofed many years ago by Joannes Mariiis^ 
Phyfician zt ulm^ is not only publiflied, but inlarged by 
Joannes Francm, who out of leveral Manufcripts, and his 
own oblervations, has put the lafl: hand to this Book. It 
begins with a contemplation of the great ufefuUnefs to 
mankind of things common and contemptible, which 
lerves for an introdudtion to the* Natural Hiftory of an 
Animal of more real ule, than value. It is handled ac- 
cording to the Method prefcribed by the German Natu-- 
Ke Curioji m fingle fubjecSs, where after the different ap- 
pellations infeveral Languages and pretended Etymo- 
logies of themj he defcribes the Beaver (iov it is not our 
Enghjh Badger, for which the Author miftakes itj to be 
an Animal about the bignels of a Cat, amphibious and 
living upon fruits and barks of trees : his forefeet are like 
a Dogs , and his hinder like thofe of a Goofe i his tail 
feemstobe an intire Fifli^ which he always keeps wet, 
fuffering feveral inconveniences when it is dry. Be- 
tween its hinder legs grow two bags, which contain the 
Cajtoreum s thefe many Authors rook for the Tefticles 
of the Animaljtiil P^ndeletms firft undeceived the world, 
proved them by Anatomy to be only bags for this very 
lubflance 5 the reafons of this you have here given you. 
' And after an account of the manner of its feedmg, build- 
ing its neft, bringing forth its young, its age, and pla- 
ces where moft frequently found, you have the medical 
ufe of feveral of its parts, as of its Skin which is commen- 
ded in the Colick, Hyfterical pains, Madnefs, and other 
diftempers, elpecially in all thofe commonly accounted 
Gold J as is likewife the Fat. The blood is (overaign in 
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