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Veins and Arteries (which are white) with 
the Pulfe regularly beating in the Arteries, 
But the moil furprizing of all is, the perihal- 
tic Motion of the Intefdnes, continued from 
the Stomach along all the Guts down to the 
Anus, 
If a Loufe, when very hungry, be placed 
on the Back of the Hand, it will thruffc its 
Sucker into the Skin, and the Blood may 
be feen palling in a line Stream to the Fore- 
Part of the Head 5 where falling into a 
roundilh Cavity, it palfes again, in a like 
Stream, to another circular Receptacle in 
the Middle of the Head j from thence thro* 
a fmaller Velfel to the Bread:; and then to 
a Gut that reaches to the hinder Part of 
the Body, where in a Curve it turns a little 
upwards.—In the Bread: and Gut the Blood 
is without Intermidion moved with great 
Force, efpecially in the Gut; and that with 
fuch a hrong Propuliion downwards, and 
fuch a Contraction of the Gut, as is amazing: 
which continual and Itrong A&ion of the 
Stomach and Bowels upon the Food of this 
Creature, to further its Digehion, is wor¬ 
thy to be conlidered.—In the upper Part of 
the crooked afcending Gut juh mentioned, 
the propelled Blood hands hill, and feems 
to undergo a Separation : fome of it be¬ 
coming clear and water!Ih, while certain 
