182 Of the Louse. 
Increafe hardly credible, were it not proved 
by Experience. 
A Loufe may be differed eafily in a fmall 
Drop of Water, upon a Slip of Glafs that 
can be applied to the Microfcope; but with¬ 
out Water the Parts are very difficult to di¬ 
vide, and when feparated ffirivel and dry up 
immediately. Thus five or fix Eggs of a 
full Size, and ready to be laid, may be found 
in the Ovary of a Female, with fixty or 
feventy of different Sizes, but all much more 
minute, as the Eggs are in the Ovary of a 
Hen. In the Male the Penis is remarkable, 
and alfo the Tefces, whereof it has a double 
Pair; the Sting likewife deferves a curious 
Examination. Thefe Creatures avoid the 
Light as much as poffible, and are impatient 
of Cold. The Females, if faffing, appear 
very white, and even after feeding feem lefs 
red than the Males, the Blood not appearing 
£0 plainly through their Veffels, from the 
Multitude of their Eggs. 
The Picture of the common Loufe is given 
Plate XIII. Fig. IV. 
Its Piercer or Sucker is fhewn by a . 
The Sting of the Male by b . 
There is another Kind of Loufe found 
shout uncleanly People, which, from its 
Shape, is called the Crab-Loufe. The Ver¬ 
min adhering to and feeding on the Bodies 
of different Animals, though much unlike 
