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Mr, Hunter’s Anatomical Remarks 
'POSTSCRIPT, 
BY JOHN HUNT E 3?, E S F. R. S. 
ANIMALS which come from foreign countries, and can® 
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•not he brought to England alive, mu ft be kept in fpirits to 
preferve them from putrefadion, which makes them lefs fitted 
for anatomical examination ; for the fpirits, which preferve 
them, produce a change in many of their properties, and alter 
the natural colours, and texture of the parts, fo that often 
the ftrudure alone of the animal can be afcertained ; and where 
this is not naturally diftind, it becomes frequently intirely ob- 
fcured, and the texture of the finer parts is wholly deftroyed, 
requiring a very extenfive knowledge of fuch parts in animals 
at large, to aflifr us in bringing them to light : this happens to 
be the cafe with the animal whofe difiedion is the fubjed of 
this Poftfeript. 
The animal may be faid to confift of a flefliy covering, a 
ftomach and inteftinal canal, and the two cones with their ten- 
tacula and moveable fliell, which laft may be confidered as ap- 
pendages. 
The body of the animal is fattened, and terminates in two 
edges, which are interfsded by rugae, the fafciculi of tranfverfe 
mufcular fibres which run acrofs the back being continued 
over them. Upon each of thefe edges is placed a row of fine 
hairs, which projed to home diftance from the fkin. 
The fiefhy covering confifts principally of mufcular fibres! 
thofe upon the back are placed trail fverfely, to con trad the body 
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