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15- < p > < font size ="4 "> This was a creature, more troublesom to be drawn, then any
16- of the rest, for I could not, for a good while, think of a way to make it
15+ < p > < font size ="4 "> This was a creature, more troublesom to be drawn, then any
16+ of the rest, for I could not, for a good while, think of a way to make it
1717 suffer its body to ly quiet in a natural posture; but whil'st it was alive,
18- if its feet were fetter'd in Wax or Glew, it would so twist and wind its body,
19- that I could not any wayes get a good view of it; and if I killed it, its
20- body was so little, that I did often spoile the shape of it, before I could
21- throughly view it: for this is the nature of these minute Bodies, that as
22- soon, almost, as ever their life is destroy'd, their parts immediately shrivel,
23- and lose their beauty; and so is it also with small Plants, as I instanced
18+ if its feet were fetter'd in Wax or Glew, it would so twist and wind its body,
19+ that I could not any wayes get a good view of it; and if I killed it, its
20+ body was so little, that I did often spoile the shape of it, before I could
21+ throughly view it: for this is the nature of these minute Bodies, that as
22+ soon, almost, as ever their life is destroy'd, their parts immediately shrivel,
23+ and lose their beauty; and so is it also with small Plants, as I instanced
2424 before, in the description of Moss. </ font > </ p >
25- < p > < font size ="4 "> And thence also is the reason of the variations in the beards
26- of wild Oats, and in those of Muskgrass seed, that their bodies, being exceeding
27- small, those small variations which are made in the surfaces of all bodies,
28- almost upon every change of Air, especially if the body be porous, do here
29- become sensible, where the whole body is so small, that it is almost nothing
30- but surface; for as in vegetable substances, I see no great reason to think,
31- that the moisture of the Aire (that, sticking to a wreath'd beard, does make
32- it untwist) should evaporate, or exhale away, any faster then the moisture
33- of other bodies, but rather that the avolation from, or access of moisture
34- to, the surfaces of bodies being much the same, those bodies become most
35- sensible of it, which have the least proportion of body to their surface.
25+ < p > < font size ="4 "> And thence also is the reason of the variations in the beards
26+ of wild Oats, and in those of Muskgrass seed, that their bodies, being exceeding
27+ small, those small variations which are made in the surfaces of all bodies,
28+ almost upon every change of Air, especially if the body be porous, do here
29+ become sensible, where the whole body is so small, that it is almost nothing
30+ but surface; for as in vegetable substances, I see no great reason to think,
31+ that the moisture of the Aire (that, sticking to a wreath'd beard, does make
32+ it untwist) should evaporate, or exhale away, any faster then the moisture
33+ of other bodies, but rather that the avolation from, or access of moisture
34+ to, the surfaces of bodies being much the same, those bodies become most
35+ sensible of it, which have the least proportion of body to their surface.
3636 </ font > </ p >
37- < p > < font size ="4 "> So is it also with Animal substances; the dead body of an
38- Ant, or such little creature, does almost instantly shrivel and dry, and
39- your object shall be quite another thing, before you can half delineate
40- it, which proceeds not from the extraordinary exhalation, but from the small
41- proportion of body and juices, to the usual drying of bodies in the Air,
37+ < p > < font size ="4 "> So is it also with Animal substances; the dead body of an
38+ Ant, or such little creature, does almost instantly shrivel and dry, and
39+ your object shall be quite another thing, before you can half delineate
40+ it, which proceeds not from the extraordinary exhalation, but from the small
41+ proportion of body and juices, to the usual drying of bodies in the Air,
4242 especially if warm. </ font > </ p >
43- < p > < font size ="4 "> For which inconvenience, where I could not otherwise remove
44- it, I thought of this expedient. I took the creature, I had design'd to delineate,
45- and put it into a drop of very well rectified spirit of Wine, this I found
46- would presently dispatch, as it were, the Animal, and being taken out of
47- it, and lay'd on a paper,the spirit of Wine would immediately fly away,
48- and leave the Animal dry, in its natural posture, or at least, in a constitution,
49- that it might easily with a pin be plac'd, in what posture you desired to
50- draw it, and the limbs would so remain, without either moving, or shriveling.
43+ < p > < font size ="4 "> For which inconvenience, where I could not otherwise remove
44+ it, I thought of this expedient. I took the creature, I had design'd to delineate,
45+ and put it into a drop of very well rectified spirit of Wine, this I found
46+ would presently dispatch, as it were, the Animal, and being taken out of
47+ it, and lay'd on a paper,the spirit of Wine would immediately fly away,
48+ and leave the Animal dry, in its natural posture, or at least, in a constitution,
49+ that it might easily with a pin be plac'd, in what posture you desired to
50+ draw it, and the limbs would so remain, without either moving, or shriveling.
5151 </ font > </ p >
52- < p > < font size ="4 "> And thus I dealt with this Ant, which I have here delineated,
53- which was one of many, of a very large kind, that inhabited under the Roots
54- of a Tree, from whence they would sally out in great parties, and make most
55- grievous havock of the Flowers and Fruits, in the ambient Garden, and return back
52+ < p > < font size ="4 "> And thus I dealt with this Ant, which I have here delineated,
53+ which was one of many, of a very large kind, that inhabited under the Roots
54+ of a Tree, from whence they would sally out in great parties, and make most
55+ grievous havock of the Flowers and Fruits, in the ambient Garden, and return back
5656 again very expertly, by the same wayes and paths they went. </ font > </ p >
57- < p > < font size ="4 "> It was more then half the bigness of an Earwig, of a dark
58- brown, or reddish colour, with long legs, on the hinder of which it would
59- stand up, and raise its head as high as it could above the ground, that it
60- might stare the further about it, just after the same manner as I have also
61- observ'd a hunting Spider to do: and putting my finger towards them, they
62- have at first all run towards it, till almost at it; and then they would stand
63- round about it, at a certain distance, and smell, as it were, and consider
64- whether they should any of them venture any further, till one more bold then
65- the rest venturing to climb it, all the rest, if I would have suffered them,
66- would have immediately followed : much such other seemingly rational actions
67- I have observ'd in this little Vermine with much pleasure, which would be
68- too long to be here related; those that desire more of them may satisfie
57+ < p > < font size ="4 "> It was more then half the bigness of an Earwig, of a dark
58+ brown, or reddish colour, with long legs, on the hinder of which it would
59+ stand up, and raise its head as high as it could above the ground, that it
60+ might stare the further about it, just after the same manner as I have also
61+ observ'd a hunting Spider to do: and putting my finger towards them, they
62+ have at first all run towards it, till almost at it; and then they would stand
63+ round about it, at a certain distance, and smell, as it were, and consider
64+ whether they should any of them venture any further, till one more bold then
65+ the rest venturing to climb it, all the rest, if I would have suffered them,
66+ would have immediately followed : much such other seemingly rational actions
67+ I have observ'd in this little Vermine with much pleasure, which would be
68+ too long to be here related; those that desire more of them may satisfie
6969 their curiosity in Ligons History of the Barbadoes. </ font > </ p >
70- < p > < font size ="4 "> Having insnar'd several of these into a small Box, I made
71- choice of the tallest grown among them, and separating it from the rest,
72- I gave it a Gill of Brandy, or Spirit of Wine, which after a while e'en knock'd
73- him down dead drunk, so that he became moveless, though at first putting
74- in he struggled for a pretty while very much, till at last, certain bubbles
75- issuing out of his mouth, it ceased to move; this (because I had before found
76- them quickly to recover again, if they were taken out presently) I suffered
77- to lye above an hour in the Spirit; and after I had taken it out, and put
78- its body and legs into a natural posture, remained moveless about an hour;
79- but then, upon a sudden, as if it had been awaken out of a drunken sleep,
80- it suddenly reviv'd and ran away; being caught, and serv'd as before, he
81- for a while continued struggling and striving, till at last there issued
82- several bubbles out of its mouth, and then, tanquam animam expirasset, he
83- remained moveless for a good while ; but at length again recovering, it was
84- again redipt, and suffered to lye some hours in the Spirit; notwithstanding
85- which, after it had layen dry some three or four hours, it again recovered
86- life and motion: Which kind of Experiments, if prosecuted, which they highly
87- deserve, seem to me of no inconsiderable use towards the invention of the
88- Latent Scheme, (as the Noble Ve rulam calls it) or the hidden, unknown Texture
70+ < p > < font size ="4 "> Having insnar'd several of these into a small Box, I made
71+ choice of the tallest grown among them, and separating it from the rest,
72+ I gave it a Gill of Brandy, or Spirit of Wine, which after a while e'en knock'd
73+ him down dead drunk, so that he became moveless, though at first putting
74+ in he struggled for a pretty while very much, till at last, certain bubbles
75+ issuing out of his mouth, it ceased to move; this (because I had before found
76+ them quickly to recover again, if they were taken out presently) I suffered
77+ to lye above an hour in the Spirit; and after I had taken it out, and put
78+ its body and legs into a natural posture, remained moveless about an hour;
79+ but then, upon a sudden, as if it had been awaken out of a drunken sleep,
80+ it suddenly reviv'd and ran away; being caught, and serv'd as before, he
81+ for a while continued struggling and striving, till at last there issued
82+ several bubbles out of its mouth, and then, tanquam animam expirasset, he
83+ remained moveless for a good while ; but at length again recovering, it was
84+ again redipt, and suffered to lye some hours in the Spirit; notwithstanding
85+ which, after it had layen dry some three or four hours, it again recovered
86+ life and motion: Which kind of Experiments, if prosecuted, which they highly
87+ deserve, seem to me of no inconsiderable use towards the invention of the
88+ Latent Scheme, (as the Noble Ve rulam calls it) or the hidden, unknown Texture
8989 of Bodies. </ font > </ p >
90- < p > < font size ="4 "> Of what Figure this Creature appear'd through the Microscope,
91- the 32. Scheme (though not so carefully graven as it ought) will represent
92- to the eye, namely, That it had a large head A A, at the upper end of which
93- were two protuberant eyes, pearl'd like those of a Fly, but smaller B B;
94- of the Nose, or foremost part, issued two horns C C, of a shape sufficiently
95- differing from those of a blew Fly, though indeed they seem to be both the
96- same kind of Organ, and to serve for a kind of smelling; beyond these were
97- two indented jaws D D, which he open'd sideways, and was able to gape them
98- asunder very wide; and the ends of them being armed with teeth, which meeting
99- went between each other, it was able to grasp and hold a heavy body, three
100- or four times the bulk and weight of its own body: It had only six legs,
101- shap'd like those of a Fly, which, as I shewed before, is an Argument that
102- it is a winged Insect, and though I could not perceive any sign of them in
103- the middle part of its body (which seem'd to consist of three joints or pieces
104- E F G, out of which sprung two legs, yet 'tis known that there are of them
90+ < p > < font size ="4 "> Of what Figure this Creature appear'd through the Microscope,
91+ the 32. Scheme (though not so carefully graven as it ought) will represent
92+ to the eye, namely, That it had a large head A A, at the upper end of which
93+ were two protuberant eyes, pearl'd like those of a Fly, but smaller B B;
94+ of the Nose, or foremost part, issued two horns C C, of a shape sufficiently
95+ differing from those of a blew Fly, though indeed they seem to be both the
96+ same kind of Organ, and to serve for a kind of smelling; beyond these were
97+ two indented jaws D D, which he open'd sideways, and was able to gape them
98+ asunder very wide; and the ends of them being armed with teeth, which meeting
99+ went between each other, it was able to grasp and hold a heavy body, three
100+ or four times the bulk and weight of its own body: It had only six legs,
101+ shap'd like those of a Fly, which, as I shewed before, is an Argument that
102+ it is a winged Insect, and though I could not perceive any sign of them in
103+ the middle part of its body (which seem'd to consist of three joints or pieces
104+ E F G, out of which sprung two legs, yet 'tis known that there are of them
105105 that have long wings, and fly up and down in the air. </ font > </ p >
106- < p > < font size ="4 "> The third and last part of its body I I I was bigger and
107- larger then the other two, unto which it was joyn'd by a very small middle,
108- and had a kind of loose shell, or another distinct part of its body H, which
109- seem'd to be interpos'd, and to keep the thorax and belly from touching.
110- The whole body was cas'd over with a very strong armour, and the belly I
111- I I was covered likewise with multitudes of small white shining brisles;
112- the legs, horns, head, and middle parts of its body were bestruck with hairs
106+ < p > < font size ="4 "> The third and last part of its body I I I was bigger and
107+ larger then the other two, unto which it was joyn'd by a very small middle,
108+ and had a kind of loose shell, or another distinct part of its body H, which
109+ seem'd to be interpos'd, and to keep the thorax and belly from touching.
110+ The whole body was cas'd over with a very strong armour, and the belly I
111+ I I was covered likewise with multitudes of small white shining brisles;
112+ the legs, horns, head, and middle parts of its body were bestruck with hairs
113113 also, but smaller and darker. </ font > </ p >
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