Part I. Of Humane Rjrities. 
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have been the hrft, who to any purpofe, obferved the Di- 
stribution of the Sanguineous Vejfels. Yet he defcribes them 
only from the Heart upward. Nor makes he any diftineb- 
on betwixt the Vena Porta, and the Vena Cava. So that 
even here he comes far fhort of that exactnefs which Ana- 
tomiftshave fince arrived at 3 as appears, upon, mfpedii- 
on, by the TABLES above mention d. 
The SCELETON of a Man. Wherein the num- 
ber of Bones ( about two hundred and fifty ) together 
with their dimenhons,figures, and articulations are all eaiily 
obfervable. Given by Thomas Povey Efquire. 
The Hiftory of the Bones, as fmilhed, is well perform ci 
by moil Anatomifls. But the manner, and order of their 
beginning and perfection, hath been given us, fo far as I 
know, by the diligent Obfervations of Kircl<ringius {a) (<*) Kirck- 
1 ringii Olteo 
only. > log i a> 
Of all Humane Bones indifferently ,as well as of the Skull, 
are prepared , Spiritm fimplicior, Spiritus oleofivs, Oleum 
reRificatum, is Magifierium. Amongft which, the fpiritus 
o/eofus, if well prepared, is of undoubted ufe againft Hyfte- 
rical Paffions 5 and in fome other Cafes, where the Nerves 
efpecially are afecled. 
The SCELETON of a Woman 3 of equal height 
with the former. By comparing thefe two together, it 
may be noted, That the Os Ilium is larger and more out- 
ward in the Female Sceleton, than in the Male 3 fc . for the 
more eafie Labour , as Bartholine and others have alfo 
obferved by the like comparifoh. I add, That the fame 
Bone is alfo broader by ' an Inch in the Female Sceletoy, 
than in the Male : fc. for the better fuftentation of the 
Foetm in the Womb. Again, That the Os Sacrum is half 
an Inch longer in the Female : both for the forementioned 
reafon, and alfo the better proportion of the Parts. On 
the contrary, That the Vertebra, efpecially of the Loj/ns, 
are much broader, thicker, and ftronger in the Male Scele- 
ton, than in the Female 3 being hereby better fitted for the 
bearing of burthens. And, that as in the Male Sceleton 
there are 3 2 Teeth, as is ufual, and in the Female but 2 8 3 
So the nether Chap in the Male Sceleton is half an Inch 
broader than in the Female, as being made to accom- 
modate a bigger Mufcule for the motion of thofe 
Teeth, 
