j Century . VIII. j 
I Wee fee aKo the Greene Cutter filler breedethin the Inward Parts of Rb-\ 
\fes^ especially not blownc, where the Dew (Hckcth: But efpeckilltf Cat- 1 
| terpdlers, both the greatc-ft and the molt, breed vpon Cabbages, which 
jhauea Fat Leaf e, and apt tOPutripe. The Catterfiller towards the Endob 
| Summer, waxeth Volattlc, andturneth to a Butterfly, or perhaps Tome o- 
• thtr P/y. i here is a Catterpillcr, that hatha Fstrr^oi DoWffevponhird^ 
j and feemeth to haue A ifinitic with the Stike womcJ. 
I 
T Hc Flyes Cantbaridesare bred of a Worm, or CatterpiUer, but pecu- 
Jiarto CQXtainc Fruit-Trees $ As are the Fig-tree, the Pine-tree, and i 
th t wilde Briar • All which beare Sweet Fruity And Fruit that hatha 
k indeof(ecret Biting, or S bar oenejje: FortheF/jT hatha Mtlkem it, that 
is Sweety and Corrofine: The Fine-Apple hath a Kernell that is Strong and 
dbjlerfiue: The Fruit of the Brier is (aid to make Children, or thofethat 
Eat them > Scabbed. And therefore, nomaruell though Caotharides haue. 
(ueh.a Corrofine, and Cauterizing Qualities For there is not any other of 
the Infetla, but is bred of a Duller Matter . I he Bodjof the Cmlbdrides is 
. brighc coloured * And it may bee, that the delicate-coloured Dragon* 
Flyes, may haue like wife fome COr rofiue Quality J 
Experiment 
Soliraiy tou¬ 
ching the flyes 
CMitbarides. 
7 2 9 
L jfiitude is "remedied bv Bathing, or Anointing with Ojle, and Warme 
Water, XheCattfe is, for that ail Latitude is a kinde of Contufion, and 
Comfrejjiott of the Parts And Bathing, and Anointing giue'a Relaxation, 
or Emollition: And the Mixture ot Oyle, and water, is better than either 
of them alone j Becaule water Entreth better into the Pores, and Oyle^j 
j after Entry foftneth better. It is found alfo that the Taking of Tobacco 
Idothhelpe andddeharge Lajfttude. The Reafon whereof is, partly, be- 
cauie by Chearing or Comforting of the Spirits ' itopeneth the Parts 
j Compreffed, or Contufed: And chiefly, becaufe itrefrefheththe Spirits 
bvthe Opiate Fertue thereof; And fodifchageth wearine/Je « as Sleeper. 
likewifedoth. ^ 
In Going vp a Hill, the Knees will be mod weary • In Going downe a Hill % 
the Tbights. The Caufeis, for that, in the Lift of the Feet, when a Man 
Gaeth vp the Hill , the Weight of the Body beareth mod vpon the Knees j 
And in Going downe the Hill, vpon the Tbigbes. 
Experiment* 
in Contort, 
touching Lati¬ 
tude. 
7 3 ° 
T He Cafting of the skin, is by the Ancients compared, to the Breaking 
of the Sectindme, ox Call ; But not rightly: For that were to make 
euery Casting of the Skin aNew Birth: And befities, the Sccuridineis but 
a generallC^^Ynoti'baped according to the Paris-, But rhe skin is fha- 
pcdaccordingtbthe Pdrts. The Creatures, that call their Skin, are j The 
Snake 5 the Viper, the Grafhopptr , the Lizard, the Silke> worme^ Sec. Thofe 
tharcail their Shell, are; The Ldbjler, the Crab, the Crafifij, the Hodman- 
dod or Dodman , the Tortoife , &c. The Old Skinnes are found, but the old 
shells neuer:-So as it is like, they fcale off, and crumble away bvde¬ 
grees. And they are knowne by the Extreme Tmdernefje and Sofinefje 
' .. ... of 
Experiment 
Solitary tou¬ 
ching the Ca- 
//E/gofthe . 
ST#, and Shell, 
in fome Crea¬ 
tures. 
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