3 24 Artificial 1 hinge. 
the razor again, found that thofe little holes were burned 
into notches, and that feveral pieces of the razor were 
broken out. From whence it appears, that if the razor 
be too foft, it yields to the hairs, if too hard, the hak 
caufes feveral notches in it. In fhort when we obferve 
through a microfcope the feveral notches there are in the 
fineft razor, it is furprifing how any of them can cut 
fo well K 
Fig. 568-. represents a piece of exceeding fine lawn, as 
it appeared through the microfcope, which from the great 
diitances between its threads, appears like a lattice, and 
the threads themfelves feem coarfer than rope-yarn. 
Fig. 569. exhibits a microfcopic appearance of a very 
fine piece t>f ribband, its appearance is not much unlike 
that fubftance of which door-mats are made. If the filk 
be white,, each thread appears like a bundle or wreath ©f 
tranfparent cylinders ; if coloured, they appear eurioufiy 
tinged, each of which affording in fome part or other a 
vivid reflection, in fo much, that the reflection of red 
appeared as if coming from fo many garnets or rubies. 
Hence it is evident, that there are but few artificial 
things worth obferving with a microfcope, for which 
reafon I fhall conclude here 5 the productions of art being 
fuch rude mifhapen things, that when viewed with a 
microfcope, we can obferve very little in them but their 
deformity. The moft curious carvings, appear no better 
than thofe rude Ruffian images mentioned by Purehas j. 
where three notches at the end of a flick flood for a 
face : and the moft fmocth and poliihed fur faces that we 
can poffibly meet with, appear rough and uneven. There¬ 
fore why ftiould we endeavour to find beauties in things 
which were defigned for no higher ufe than to be viewed 
b y 
5 Phil. Tranf. No. 273. 
