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moft a Circular YxgwcQ at its Peripherie ; fo that the Cs- 
cum, and Colon did almoft entirely encircle the fmall 
Guts, 
The fmall Guts (as here inflated) meafured about Six 
Feet and an half io length. The Caecum was about Six 
Indies long and the Colon and Reclum Two Foot long. 
The Girth of the Duodenum ( I mean all along here, as 
inflated ) was Three Inches ; the Ileon \\ Two In- \\ q. 
ches and an Half the Girth of the Cscum^ in the largefl: 
Place, was Six Inches ; of the Colon Four Inches; and 
the Reclum was Three Inches about, from the Spine to 
the utmoft Projeftion of the fr/iallGntSy under the fame 
Circumftance of Inflation^ meafured about^ Six Inches ; 
the greateft Diameter that the Colon in this Circular Fi- 
gure made, was fomewhat above Seven Inches. 
In the whole Du^l or €analis of the Inteflines, I could 
not obferve any Valves ; no not at the C£cum its felf 
Tis true, that the Foramen into the Caecum, was a great 
deal lefs than the Capacity of the Gut its felf ; howe- 
ver, the PafTage into it was Co open and wide, as readily 
to receive or emit its Contents. For by pouring a large 
Quantity of Water into the Stomach, fo as to wafli out 
the Faces contained in the Intejlines; I found, that it 
would firfl; run into the C^ecum^ if it was not filled before, 
and then into the Colon^ and as readily, upon elevating the 
Colon^ it would pais thence, firft into the Cacum; and, 
when that was filled, 'mto iht Ileon, 
Pafling by other Remarks which I might make upon 
the Glands in the Inward Coat of the Inteftines^ upon the 
Blood- Feffels in tht MefenterieSj &c, I (hall now proceed 
to give my Thoughts Mpon the whole Structure and Fi- 
gure of tht Intejlines, and how^ advantageoufly they are 
contrived for the Vfes defigned them by Nature. 
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