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Parts of all thefe Plants and their life , the manner, how they are produced, 
and nourifhed ; and their different Qualities, He difcourfes alfo of Bread, 
Wine, Ovle, and the other Mixtes, that are made of Plantes. 
In the Fifth Book,, he treats of the Generation of Animals , where he 
delivers many curious matters, explicating in a very eafie and familiar way 
that Argument , which hath alwayes been lookt up@n > as one of the obfcureft 
in Natural Philofophy. . , ' , r . 
The Second Treatife confifts of 7, Books ; whereinthe Authors confers, 
what appertains to c JVLan. Hedifcour tesfirft* ofDigefhon, of the Circu- 
lation of the Blond, and of the Ufe of the principal parts of the Human Body. 
JNext, he treats of the Senfes, External and Internal ; of all he Motions dfc 
the Body, both Natural and V oluntary; of the fenfitive Appetite, and the Pal- 
fions; Thence he proceeds to the Temperaments, Habits, Inftindt, Sleep, 
Sicknefs, &c. Laftly , pafiing to the Rational Soul , he endeavours to de- 
tnonftrate the Immortality thereof, and to explain alfo the Manner , bow it 
worketh upon the Body , and is united with the Body ; where he omits not 
to reafon of all the Powers of the Soul , of Liberty , and of the Operations of 
the Underftanding and Will. , „ . .. . r . 
In general , the Authour makes it his ftudy , for the explicating of the. 
mo ft perplext Difficulties, to fhew> that Nature works not but by very fimple ; 
andeafie wayes. ' _ r, . u 
In particular, he interfperfes feveral curious remarks. E g. He teachess 
howto make Perhetiives that magnifie Objeds, without Glais ; telling us,?, 
that when an Obje&is look’t upon through a fmall hole, it appears muchh 
greater than it is ■ and that therefore, if inftead of Glafles one did caft beforee 
ones eyes two elates having little holes in them, it would furnftL us with 
a new kind of „ PerfoQiy.es , more commodious than thofe of GlafTes, whichts 
fpoil the Sight by reafon of the refrain of the RayeS, caufed ttetzby.Agamj 
He renders the caufe of that common , but furprifing, efte& of Painters^, 
drawing certain Pourtraiftures , which feem to ■ look diredly upon all theuu 
Beholders, on what fide foever they place themfelves ■ Vide L That in thoftfe 
Piaures, the Nofe is a little turned -to one fide , and the eyes. to the other*. 
Whence it comes , that fuch Piaures feem to look to the : right M* beauftf 
the Eyes are indeed turned thafway ; but they appear alfo to look .to th-lefti 
becaufe the point of the Nofe is turned that way , and the Table, whereoni 
the Piaure is drawn , being flat , the Looker on perceives not, bat the Eyed 
are turned th’other way; which he would do, if the Eye 0 
were convexe : Whence it comes > that no Figure can be made embofledd 
Wh The arG Avhichdie ' teaches of making Parflej (hoot out of the ground in .i 
few hours -, is this, Infufe the feed of it in Vineagar ; an , Having ovvn 1 ; 
in good ground ., caft on it a good quantity of the . Afhes 0, ean- » j 
fprinkle it with Spirit of Wine , and then cover it With fome hnnen W 
v mentions alfo, .that if you calcine Earth, and then water it well, iXju 
