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Show Book II. tained by Air, conveyed into the Heart and Mufeular parts by Trackers, which C HAP. XLIX. 0f the "4710167171.ch of [c r per/(eff flm'ma/r. may be made good by this experiment of anornting the black Specks, the extremities of the VVind-pipes with Oyl, Butter, or any other unétious Matter, Which ptoduceth Paralytick Indifpofitions and Convulfive motions, the forerunners of Death, caufed by intercepting the current of Air into the noble parts, by flopping up the Orifices of the True/actor, With clammy Liquor. H E A/pem Arteria of a Sea Tortoife, feemeth to have no Ltrynx, The Tmbu of a Sea Torwife. by realon the top of the Windvpipe bath the fame, or not much The Carti- laecs of Animals are Cir(Diur- T1.c Truluu Ul a Lintotitle. The Afrrm AHEYIJ. of a V iper. Jr 1‘ 4r. Ft 1- r r c. larger dimenlions than the other parts of it, but in regard of its Rimnla (commonly called the Glotlizr) though it be very fmall, yet it mull be a part of the Lag/71x, as being a Filfure of the Arytmoider, where the two Carrilages are not conjoyned: And the Afpmz Arteria is befet With many annular Snakei 'l' T. 4r . F. 7.. e c t. The A/pz‘m Anni; of a Snake, and L npnmu '37:. Diffeéted by Learned Dr. Browne, at MLHObb's Houfe, in the prefence of Renowned Dr. ll'lnflcr, and divers other Perfons of miality. The TPaCIJd'd of this Animal hath an equal bore, till it is divided into two branches, before it entreth into the body of the Lungs, which is rare in more pet-feet Animals. The Afpcra Artcrzlz of a Crocodile, is very remarkable for its Epi‘glottis, as being very broad, and of a Semicircular Figure, filling up the Interllice of the Fauces; and the Trflt'fJA'a is befet with many annular Cartilages, making up complete Circles ( as in a Sea Tortoife) without the interpofition of any Membranous fubllance. The Afpem Arterizz of a Viper, is endued with a great length, and befet with numerous Cartilages, interfperfed with Membranes, as in other Animals, and pafltth over fome part of the Stomach 'l‘ (as Dilleéted in a Suentretli into the Lungs. The Aflicm Arm-iii in an ordinary Snake, hath the firuéture of a Viper, and of other Animals, and maketh its progrefs all along the infide of the Spine 13 and then creepeth under the Heart, and after finallfpace is received into the Compage of the Lungs. - The Larynx of a Snake (called Caprimulgm) from the fucking the Tears of Coats) is rendred Confpicuous, as being exerted in the dil'tortion of the Mouth ; and the root of the Tongue being often vibrated near the head of tlie/lfpem Arlcrid, maketh the billing found, when they are much furptifed with fear. 0f t/JL' flirwefle/y of ‘P/mm. VEgetables have alfo fomewhat analogous to the A/pem Arterizz, and its various diVarications in the Lungs, as they both have Organs inflituted by Nature for the reception of Air,_ maturing the Blood in Animals and Sap in Plants, which containeth in ita prinCiple of Fife and Intel'une motion, which are preferved and advanced by Air received into the‘Vellels of Vegetables, admitting in them, as well as Animals, great variety of fituation, magnitude, and number. ‘ . In fome Plants, near the inward confines of the Back, in the lignous apar- gifagyhificig‘ecad timent, about the black circles of Sap-vellels, are feared many Pipes of Air, ml"??? appearing fometimes in white befpotted rings; and other times the Air-vef- fifgd‘; up. fcls do clear up as fhort bright Rays Within the clouded undulated rings of Sap-Cylinders 3 other-times they appear in divers Columns, erected in firaiglit lines, afcending the whole length of the body of Vegetables. ‘ And alfo the Tubes of Air are lodged after a Conglomerated manner in fiftgflfm" a kind of Chillers in divers irregular pollures, as being confufedly divarica- PE," ted through the body of the Wood, without any dil'tinét orderr . ‘u ' The Air-veflt-ls of Plants are allb placed after the manner of Bends in an hitiifiiiir Efcueheon; ‘So that befides thofe greater Tubes, that make the Ring, there 51,: TAT-flog are others lefs, which being feated in oblique lines do interfeét each other. $33,213 In fome Vegetables the Pipes of Air make many bars, pafling aflant after {litigighfi the form of Felles. 2:131:31?The Cylinders of Air do differ much in file, both in reference to each "grammes, other in the fame, as well as in different kind of Plants, and have much lar- The Tracbm in this Animal is furnilhed with many Cartilaginous get perforations than thofe of Sap-veITels, placed in the Wooden territo- Infeéts have a great Apparatm of Tracbrtt, which tranfmit Air into ries, but are much lefs than the Tubes of Sap, feared in the Bark; [0 that then divers kinds of Air-vell‘els (adorned with difl‘erent magnitudes) as well asC linders of Sa . A Silkworm is furnilhed with a great company of Air-veffCIS, Ahd the Tubes off Air, befetting the wooden apartiment, are not only Ilfé‘r‘ffif different in lize, but number too, in which they very much tranfcend one ggnhfiziflr another in feveral Plants; So that it is admirable to view the great variety of Plants- rings, which grow lVlembranous when they lean upon the Gulet, as it is found in moll Animals. molt, if not all the Mflcm, as molt Ingenious Malpigbim hath dilcovered in theft: admirable Minute Animals, ' ' The Trulvtt o! a silkworm are numerous whith enter intothc Vifmi of the midlle and his [I Apartimtnr. L. Cartilages, which are perfectly Circular as far as I could fee in a Tortoife, pine pollute) and afterward creepeth under it, and then after a little fpace The .{i'yrni Arum at a tommon CHAP. that every Ammlm or Search of it is endued with a pair, and the tides all along the Body in length, are marked with many black fpots, which are {0 many Orifices of Twit/Jaw, tranfmitting Air through various Pipes into the Heart, Stomach, Intelllnes, Spinal Marrow, and Bowels of the whole Body; 50 that the Concoe‘tion is not only performed in the Stomach and Inteftines by Air conveyed by the Air-vellels. but the Soirit of Life and Motion is maintained Air-vellels, in fitnation, file, and number, which fpeak the wonderful Power and Wifdom of the Omnipotent Architect. _ _ The Puncture of thefe Air-pipes, hath great affinity With thofe of Salt), £12m? and are oblong conCave bodies, as a Contexture made up of many minute 3:5,,ng hollow Fibres without any feam or unevennefs. ' Moll: |