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Spring-Watery cover it, and let them boil gently till 
they grow throughly fofty then take them out and 
■put them into aVelTel of cold Water : The Pear which 
is to be anatomized, is to be put into a Difh filled 
with cold Water ; then take and hold it by the Stalk 
with one Hand, and with one Finger and the Thumb 
of the other Hand, rub the Pulp of the Pear gently off, 
' beginning near the Stalk and rubbing equally towards 
the Crown, and you will eafily fee in the Water how 
the Pulp feparates from the Fibres, which being moft 
tender towards the Extremities, it is there the greateft 
Care is to be taken. No Inftrument is of any ufe /n 
. this Operation, except laft of all a Penknife to feparate 
‘ the Pulp flicking to the Core. In order to fee how 
the Operation advances, you may fling away the 
muddy Water from Time to Time, and pour on clean: 
All being feparated, the Skeleton is to be preferved in 
Spirits of Wine redlified. The fame to be obferved 
with relation to Apples, Plums, Peaches and the like. 
Turnips and other Roots, that have woody Fibres 
or Ribs, mufl be boiled without paring, till they 
grow foft, and the Pulp comes off. Not only many ' 
forts of Roots, but alfo the Barks of feveral Trees may 
be reduced after this Method into Skeletons, prefent- 
ing rare and curious Views of Vegetables. 
Hence one mufl acknowledge the inimitable Won* 
ders of the Almighty, how wonderfully he has created 
every thing, yet fo that all Creatures in Nature tend 
to Corruption. Therefore God having done every 
thing well, we ought to honour, praife and thank 
him for his Mercy, Goodnefs and Kindnefs, which in 
his Love he has made Mankind Partakers of. 
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