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coulti not after the niceft obfcrvations, difcover any Ani- 
m^iicula in the Eggs, &c. wherefore he finally concludes, 
that what I call Blood- Vefiels are analagous to the fame 
parts which we find in Cherries^ Grapes, d^c, and that 
what 1 take for the Shell or Membrane of the Egg, are 
only the Skins that cover the Seed. 
Now, tho I was entirely fatisfy'd 5 as to my own par- 
ticular, in the account I have given, and Draughts I have 
caus'd to be taken of the Cochineel grain, yet I difledted 
feveral others of the largeft fort, and took the Animal- 
eula out of the Egg-fhell, and placed them before di- 
vers glaffes infuch order, that 1 could not only dillinctly 
fee the body of the Animalculam, with its parts divided 
into feveral Circles, but the two Horns alfo, with the 
Joynts wherewith Nature has provided all ihefe unborn 
Aniraalcula, were as plainly vifible^ and the next day I 
caus'd the Limner to take a draught of fuch an Animal- 
culum, juft as it appear'd to his Eye, without addmg or 
dimini{bing any thing from it, which is my manner at 
ail times. 
Fig. II. A BCDE. fhows the Body of the faid Ani- 
malculum, B D I. and D K the 4 Legs, the 2 other 
being hid from the fight : E F reprefents one of the 
Horns, of which we had a very fair view, the (econd 
Horn A G. was not placed in fo convenient a light, and 
confequently not fo well delineated 5 at the end of the 
Horns were three fmall Hairs, which are alfo defcribed 
by F. and G. 
Thus I have given you my obfervations, concep- 
tions and concli^ons about the Cochineel Grains or 
Animalcub 5 and if any body elfe (liall make any farther 
Remarks upon this fubjed, and thinks that I am mifta^ 
ken in any of my Difcoveries or Inferences from them, 
I (liall be obliged to em, if they will let me know it, and 
fliall freely fubmit to the opinion of fuch as fhall make 
any better Experiments upon this bufiuefs of Cochineel. 
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