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at Tangier , the Moon being very near the fame place, where fhe 
was now* 
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Extract 
Of a Letter , lately written by Mr, Nathaniel Fairfax to the 
Publifher, containing obf creations about fome Infers , and 
their Inoxioufnefs ,■ drc. 
The Ingenious Author of this Letter , as he exprefles an extra- 
ordinary defire to fee the Store* houfe of Natural Philofophy , more 
richly fraughted (a Work begun by the fingle care and conduft 
of the Excellent Lord Verulam , and profecuted by the Joynt- 
undertakings of the JR. Society') fo he very frankly offers his Ser- 
vice in contributing fome of his Obfervations ? and begins in this 
very Letter to perform his Offer. For, Having taken notice of 
what was publiflit in Numb. 9. p. 161. out of the Italian Philo- 
fopher Redi , vid. That Creatures , reputed Venomous , are in- 
deed noPoyfons, when fwallow’d , though they may prove fo, 
when put into Wounds: He, for confirmation thereof, alledges 
Examples of feveral Perfons well known to him (himfelfalfo ha- 
ving been an Eye-witnefs to fome fuch Experiments) who have 
frequently fwallow’d Spiders , even of the rank eft kind, without 
any more harm than happens to Hens, Robin-red breafts , and 
other Birds, whomake Spiders their daily Commons. And ha- 
ving made mention of fome men, that eat even Toads ^ he adds, 
that though a Toad be not aPoyfon to us in the whole; yetic 
may invenome outwardly , according to fome parts fo and fo 
ftirr’d; an inftance whereof he alledges in a Boy, who Rumbling, 
on a Toad , and hurling Rones at it , fome Juyce from the bruifed 
-Toad chanced to light upon his Lips, whereupon they fwelfd, 
each to the thicknefs of about two Thumbs : And he negleding 
to ufe, what might be proper to reffore them , tlrey have contb 
nued in that mifhapen fue ever fince ; the uglinefs whereof, 
when the Relator faw , gave him occafion to inqqire after the 
caufe of it , which thereupon he underflood to be , as has been re- 
cited. 
On this occafion , the fame Gentleman, relates , that once feeing 
a Spider bruifed into a fmallGMs of Water •> and that ic tinged 
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