42 THE HISTORY OF BEES: 
and flowers, but efpecially in the feveral parts of ani- 
mals, fuch accurate elegant order, admirable beauty and 
fymmetry in the frame and compofition of the minuteft 
creatures, as no man could conceive or credit without 
beholding them. 
“‘ More particularly thofe in human bodies. The 
“¢ confideration of which induced Galen to acknowledge 
a Deity. | 
<< In his book de formattone fortus, he obferves more 
< than 600 feveral mufcles in a human body, and at 
<< Jeaft ten different intentions or due qualifications to be - 
<< obferved in each of thefe. Proper figure, juft mag- 
¢‘ nitude, right difpofition of it’s feveral ends, upper and 
<< Jower pofition of the whole, the infertion of it’s pro- 
© per nerves, veins, and arteries, all which are to be 
<< duly placed ; fo that about the mufcles alone, no lefs 
¢¢ than 6000 {everal ends or aims are to be attended to. 
&¢ The bones he reckons to be 284. The diftinct fcopes 
tor intentions in each of thefe, are above 40. in all 
<¢ about 100,000. And it is the fame in proportion 
<¢ with the other parts, viz. the fkin, ligaments, veffels; 
¢¢ plandules, and humours; but more efpecially with the 
<¢ feveral members of the body, which do, in regard of 
<6 the great variety and multitude of the feveral intenti- 
<¢ ons that are required in them, very much exceed the 
é* homogeneous parts. And the failing in any one of thefe 
¢© would caufe an irregularity in the body, which in ma- 
¢¢ ny of them would be very notorious. 
< And thus likewife it is in proportion with other 
¢: kinds of beings, minerals, vegetables ; but more ef- 
“* pecially 
