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Glands, that mlnifterto the Conveyance of the Cliyle, 
perfeftly wafted away , fo that he judges it not im- 
probable, that, in fuch Cafes, the mefaralc Veffels ab- 
ibrb the Chyle from the Guts, and carry it into the 
Blood, at leaft in part, according to the Notion of the 
Antients, who knew not the la&eal Veffels: This he 
thinks not a little confirm’d by the like wafting of the 
glandular Part of the Breafts in old Women, which 
though formerly very large, ftiall have nothing but 
the Nipples left. 
§ VIII. He treats of the Epidermis, or Scarf-Skin, 
with a good Method of feparating it for publick De- 
inonftrations : He takes off a Piece of the whole Skin, 
and nails it upon a Board with the Outfide uppermoft, 
and then puts it into boiling Water, which raifes it fo, 
that with a blunt Knife it is eafily feparable, which is 
a much better Way, than that of burning or bliftering. 
He fays, the different Colours of the Skin are owing to 
the Corpus Reticulare, which in Blackmoors is per- 
feftly black, in Moors of a tawny Colour, in white 
People perfectly white. The Epidermis is ever found 
abfolutely void of Blood-Velfels : upon which occa- 
fion the Author offers to lay Two Guineas with 
Mr. St, Andre, who, he fays, falfly alferts he has 
Preparations fhewing thefe Veffels, and has pretended 
to ftiow them to fome of his Countrymen the Dutch, 
He adds, that he gueffes the’Occafion of his Miftake 
to te thus : The Skin of new-born Infants, in fome cer- 
tain Places, if it be carefully feparated from all Fat, 
is fo fine and thin, that it becomes like the Epidermis 
in Adults. This no doubt is extremely full of Veffels, 
and is what he has imagined to impofe upon Mr. 
St, Andre, 
S IX. He tre'ats of 'human Bones, in which Search 
he has long laboured ; He obferves the Epiph^fes up- 
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