Of Stomachs and Guts. 
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CHAP. I. 
Of the Stomachs and (juts of Six Carnivorous 
Quadrupeds ; {c.TheWeefle^Fitchet, Polecat^Cat, 
Dog and Fox. 
I Am not ignorant of what many Learned and inquifi- 
tive Men, both at home and abroad, efpecially in this 
laft Century, have performed in the Anatomy of Ani- 
mals. After all whorn, if it be demanded, what is left for 
me to do? I Anfwer in the words of Seneca, (a) Multum^ E ^ 
adhuc reftat operis, nudtumfa reftabit 5 nec ulli Nato, poft mille 
Saecula, prxcludetur occafio, aliquid adhuc adjiciendi. 
I (hall omit moft of what is already noted by Anatomifis 3 
and princially fpeak of thofe things, which have hitherto 
been unobferv a. 
A Weefle. 
The Quiet of a Weefle ( which from the Ears to the fa- 
ting on of the Tail was 1 o inches ) about five inches long, 
i in Diametre, equally wide, and thin. Enters the Stomach 
at the left End. 
The Stomach about three inches long 3 proportionably, 
more than a Dogs. An inch in Diametre at the upper Ori- 
fice 3 at the nether, * 3 having a flexure towards its Con- 
junction with the Guts : fhapcd like to the body of a pair 
of Bag-Pipes. Thin, and plain, or without Folds. Which 
feems to be the property of the Stomachs of moft Rapaci- 
ous Quadrupeds. 
The Guts thin, and plain, or with little ftore of Glands, 
efpecially of fuch as in moft Carnivorous Animals are con- 
fpicuous. About a yard in length, and i an inch in Dia- 
metre 3 without any confiderable contra&ion, difference of 
Size, Texture or Subftance from the Stomach to the Anus. 
No Colon. No C acum. So that it feems to be all but One 
fingle Gut. Contrary to what is feen in any other Quadru- 
ped, I have opened. 
At the Anus, a Couple of Bags grow to the Gut 3 one 
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