5 
have been the firft, who to any purpofe, obferved the Di- 
ftribution of the Sanguineous Vejfels. Yet he dcfcnbes them 
only from the Heart upward. Nor makes he any dimncti- 
on betwixt the Vena Porta, and the Vena Cava. So that 
even here he comes far fliort of that cxactncfs which Ana- 
tomies have fince arrived at 3 as appears, upon inflecti- 
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 dimenfions,figures, and articulations are all eafily 
obfervable. Given by Thomas Povey Efquire. 
The Hiftory of the Bones, as finifhed, is well performed 
by moll Anatomies. But the manner, and order of their 
beginning and perfection, hath been given us, fo far as I 
know, by the diligent Obfervations of Kirckringius (a) 00 Kirck- 
^ly. • . fogS! oftec 
Of all Humane Bones indifferently ,as well as of the Skull, 
are prepared , Spiritus fimplicior, Spiritus oleofus, Oleum 
reMifieatum-, isr Magifterium. Amongfi which, the fpiritus 
oleofus, if well prepared, is of undoubted ufe againft Hyfte- 
rical Pa/]io?is 3 and in fome other Cafes, where the Nerves 
efpecially are affected. 
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 5 fc. for the 
more eafie Labour , as Bartholine and others have alfo 
obferved by the like comparifon. I add, That the fame 
Bone is alfo broader by * an Inch in the Female Sceleton, 
than in the Male : fc. for the better fuftentation of the 
Foetus 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 Loy?is, 
are much broader, thicker, and ftronger in the Male Scele- 
ton, than in the Female 5 being hereby better fitted for the 
bearing mf 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. 
