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die moifture t ranfpiring through the Skin, as I then ima- 
gined ; but that all th.: upper part of our Skin is lea- 
ley 5 if I rnay be allowed to ufe that word, for they are 
very like thofe of Fi(h, tho' they are wuhout Compi- 
rifbn (mailer, and (erve to the lame purpofe, which is 
to defend the Skin ; thefe Scales lay upon one -another as 
thofe of Fidi: they were five-fided, andf^could plainly 
perceive a Border or Line about them, K 0 P reprefents ; 
a full grown Scale, 0 P the part joyned to the Skin I 1 
which was always narrower than the upper part other 
Scales were not fo long, nor even at the edges, being j • 
either worn or not full growm ; they were as I guefs'd I 1 
about twenty five times broader than thick ; they lay 
three double, for there was not about | of each vifible > * 
others lay as is reprefented Fig.M. the part 1,2,3, 4, be- 
ing only vifible ; this Scale was one of the moft perfed, 
feveral of the reft being not fo fharp pointed ; the Scales 
of Fifh lie after the fame manner, only they never fted 
their Scales, and our Skin peels often fometimes a 
Thoufand Scales and more, together in a Flake. I took \ 
of fome of the Scarf skin from a fmall Scar that remain- 
ed from a Blood-letting twenty five Years fince, and 
found thereon many fuch Scales as is reprefented by L y 
upon many of the(e Scales appeared feveral irregular 
Lines, as in Fig. M is reprefented, in fome places where- 
of were (een very fmall Globules i of a Blood-globule in 
fee; as is like wife fliewn. fn this part, I believe a Flea 
thrufts his Sung into the Skin, between the twoupper- 
mofl Scales. 
By thefe Observations I ha ; /e (now as well as former- 
ly) iliewn that there are no Pores in our upper Skin, 
but that the Moiiture thruft out cr our Body gets 
iorth between the Scales, at which places there may 
be pollibly. Channels for it to ifL:: at : if we confi- 
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