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with other Food. Scandit Arhores incredihil't pernicita- 
te (faith the Mexican Htfiory ( c) diu in Cavernis latitat^ 
vefcitur Cohort alilm, quas Vulfecularum^ Mujlelaruniq; 
[ylvefirtum more, jugulat, itiarum Janguinem alforhens. 
And afrerwards adds, Fivit entm in Calidis^ ac pafcitur 
Came, fruclihus^ Pane^ Olerthus^ frumentaceis, aliifq; 
generihus, veluti nos esperimento Qognovimm, aUntes tl- 
lud domi ^ ac in deltciis hahentes. Which laft Account 
feems true ; for this that we difleded would eat any 
thing, that was brought from the Table. 
We (hall now obP:rve how the Food, when it is recei- 
ved into the Stomachy and contained there, till 'tis 
throughly digefted , is afterwards difpenfcd with the 
greateft Advantage, for the NourilTiment of this Crea- 
ture. And what I hinted, how 'tis, thztzRegurgitati- 
:£^;s?ofit into the 5/c?;^^c/; again, is prevented; Specially 
upon the Poflure 'tis frequently in, when it hangs by its 
Tail, fince (as I obftrved) the Paflage at the Pylorus is 
(b open and patent. And for the doing this, we muft 
expedi l<lature$ Contrivance (which is always admira- 
ble) to be great; not confining her felf ftill to the fame 
Rules; but IS Infinite and All wife, in attaining the fame 
Ends, with the greateft Variety and Mechanifm. 
Which leads me toconfider the StruSureand Order of 
the Intefiines : But in doing .this, I muft firft take No- 
tice of the Mefenterie, that Membranous Part which col- 
ligates tiiem, and fixes their Situation ; and gives to 
them the Order of their Figure. For the Intejlines are 
not juft failened to the Peripherie or outward Circum- 
ference of the Mefenterie; but the outward iMembrane 
of the Mefenterie of both fides, is entirely projedled and 
continued over the v^holtCanalis, or Duft, of the Guts ; 
and is to them the outward or common Membrane : So 
that I have often, by fcparating this outward Membrane, 
irom what lies under ir, the Mafcular ; I have extradled 
the 
