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Conclufion againft blaming GOD, 81.

Its Inhabitants; which are either Senfitive or Infenfitive. Concerning the

Senfitive, fome Things are

Common to all the Tribes, particularly these Ten:
I. The Five Senfes and their Organs; the, 85.
Eye, an admirable Piece of Mechanifm in regard of its
Form, for the most Part Spherical, which is best for
The Reception of Objects.

Motion of the Eye, go.

Situation in the most commodious Part of the Body of every Creature.

Motion, in fome Animals.

Every Way.

Fixed; and the excellent Provifion in that Cafe, 91.

Size; which is in

All Creatures, according to their Occafions.
Such as live Abroad in the Light, larger.
Such as live under Ground, lefs.

Number, in fome Animals:

More: Together with the wife Provifion to prevent double Vision.

Parts; fome of which are viewed

Tranfiently, the Arteries, Veins, and fome of the Mufcles and Tunicks.

More ftrictly, fome of the

Mufcles, and the excellent Provifion made for their peculiar Ufes, Equilibration, &c. 96. Tunicks Among which the various Apertures, Forms, and Pofitions of the Pupil áre particularly noted, 99.

Humours, especially the prodigious Finery and Compofition of the Cryftalline, according to Mr. Lewenhoeck.

Nerves, 105.
f Optick.

Motory.

Guard and Security, provided for by

The Reparation of the Aqueous Humour.

Covering of the Eye-lids.

Strong and curious Bones.

Hard and firm Tunicks.

Withdrawing them into their Heads, 109.

Of erect Vifion, 111.

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Hearing. Its
Organ, the Ear, 113.

Double, enabling us to hear every Way, and a
good Provifion for the Lofs or Hurt of one.
Situated in the very best Place for Information,
Security, and near the Eye and Brain.

The Fabrick of the

Outward Ear, which is in

All Creatures formed, guarded, placed, and every way accoutered according to their various Places and Occafions 115.

Man fuitable to his erect Pofture; and all its Parts, the Helix, Tragus, Concha, &c. admirably fuited to the Reception and Melioration of Sounds, and the Security of the Part.

Inward Ear: In which I take a View of the 121, Auditory Paffage, curioufly tunnelled, tortuous, and fmooth; and being always open, is lined with the naufeous Ear-wax for a Guard.

Tuba Euftachiana 122.

Bone, particularly hard and context for Guard, and to affift the Sound.

Tympanum, and its Membrane, Muscles, and four little Bones to correfpond to all Kinds of Sound.

Labyrinth, Semicircular Canals, Cochlea; all made with the utmost Art 127.

Auditory Nerves, one of which is ramified to the Eye, Tongue, Muscles of the Ear, and to the Heart; whence a great Sympathy between thofe Parts 128.

Object, Sound. Under which I confider,

The Improvements thereof by the Wit of Man 129.
Its great Neceffity, and excellent Ufes 132.

Its Pleafure, and the Power of Mufick 134. Smelling. In which Senfe thefe Things are remarkable, the Noftrils, always open, cartilaginous, and endowed with Muscles 137.

Laminæ, ferving for

SA Guard against noxious Things 138.

The spreading of the Olfactory Nerves.

Prodigious Ufe of it in all, especially fome of the Irrationals 139.

Tafte. The Things most remarkable in which Senfe are, the

[Nerves fpread about the Tongue and Mouth, with their Guard.

The Papillæ, neatly made 140.

Situation thereof to be a Centinel to the Stomach and
Food.

Confent thereof with the other Senfes, by fome Bran-
ches of the fifth Pair 141.

Feeling 142.

Whofe Organ is the Nerves 143.

Which is difperfed through every Part of the Body, and the admirable Benefit thereof.

II. Refpiration the grand Act of Animal Life 145. Miniftring to the Circulation of the Blood, and Diaftole of the Heart.

The Parts concerned therein are,

The Larynx, with its great Variety of Mufcles, &c. for Refpiration, and forming the Voice 148. Trachea and Epiglottis, exquifitely contrived and

made.

Bronchi and Lungs, with their curious Arteries, Veins, and Nerves 150.

Ribs, Diaphragm, and the feveral Mufcles concerned. Its Defects in the

Foetus in the Womb 153.

Amphibious Creatures 157.

Some Animals in Winter.

III. The Motion of Animals: Concerning which I confi. der

Tranfiently the

Mufcles, and their Structure, their Size, Faftening to the Joints, Motions, &c. 158.

Bones, and their curious make.

Joints, with their Form, Bandage, and Lubricity 161.
Nerves, and their Origine, Ramifications, and Inof

culations.

More particularly the Loco-motive A&t itself, which is Swift or flow, with Wings, Legs many or few, or none at all, according to the various Occafions and Ways of Animals Lives. As particularly in

Reptiles, whofe Food and Habitation is near at hand. Man and Quadrupeds, whofe Occafions require a larger Range, and therefore a fwifter Motion 164. Birds, and Infects, whofe Food, Habitation, and Safety require yet a larger Range, and have accordingly a yet fwifter Motion and direct Conveyance. Geometrically and neatly performed by the nicest Rules. Well provided for by the

J Due Equipoife of the Body 165.

Motive Parts being accurately placed with regard to the Center of the Body's Gravity, and to undergo their due Proportion of Weight and Exercise.

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IV. The Place allotted to the feveral Tribes of Animals to Live and A&t in. Concerning which I obferve, that Their Organs are adapted to their Place 167.

All Places habitable are duly stocked.

Various Animals have their various Places; and the Wifdom thereof 168.

V. The Balance of Animals Numbers, so that the World is not

Overstocked by their Increase.
Depopulated by their Deach,
Which is effected in

The feveral Tribes of Animals by a due Proportion in the
S Length of their Life 169.
Number of their Young, in

Useful Creatures being many.

{Pernicious few

Man very remarkably, by the
Different Length of his Life,

Soon after the Creation 171.

When the World was more, but not fully Peopled ibid.

When it was sufficiently stocked, down to the pre

fent Time.

Due Proportions of Marriages, Births, and Burials 174.
Balance of Males and Females 175.

VI. The Food of Animals. In which the Divine Management and Providence appears, in the 179.

Maintaining fach large Numbers of all Kinds of Animals on the Land, in the Seas, and divers Places too unlikely to afford futficient Food.

Adjustment of the Quantity of Food to the Number of Devourers, fo that

There is not too much, so as to rot, and annoy
the World 181.

The most Useful is the moft Plentiful, and eafieft
Propagated ibid.

Delight which the various Tribes of Animals have to the Varieties of Food, so that what is grateful to one, is naufeous to another: Which is a wife Means to caufe

All Creatures to be fufficiently fupplied.

All forts of Food to be confumed. .

The World to be kept fweet and clean by those
Means 183.

Peculiar Food, that particular Places afford to the Creatures refiding therein 184.

Curious Apparatus in all Animals for Gathering, and Digeftion of their Food, viz. the

Month

-Mouth, nicely fhaped for Food, &c. Ia
Some, little and narrow 189.

Some, with a large deep Incifure.

Infects very notable to catch, hold, and devour
Prey; to carry Burdens, to bore and build their
Habitations 190.

Birds as notable, Horned in all. In fome
Hooked for Rapine, Climbing, &c. 192.
Sharp and strong to pierce Trees, &c.
Long and flender to grope.

Long and broad to quaffer.

Thick and fharp-edged to husk Grain.
Compreffed to raise Limpets, &c.

Teeth, which are peculiarly hard, firmly inferted in the Jaws, variously shaped in the fame, and differ. ent Animals, deficient in young Creatures, &c. 194 Salival Glands, commodiously placed for Masticati❤ on and Deglutition 196.

Muscles and Tendons, ferving to Mastication, strong and well lodged.

Gullet, fized according to the Food; with curious Fibres, &c. ibid.

Stomach; 197.

Which hath a curious Mechanifm of Fibres, Tu-
nicks, Glands, Nerves, Arteries, and Veins.
Whofe Faculty of Digeftion by fuch seeming weak
Menftruums is admirable.

Whofe Size and Strength is conformable to the
Nature of the Food, or Occafions of Animals.
Which is in

Tame Animals but one.

Ruminants, Birds, &c. more.

Guts, whose Tunicks, Glands, Fibres, Valves, and Peristaltick Motion, deserve Admiration 201. Lacteals, together with the Impregnations from the Pancreas, Gall, Glands, and Lymphæducts. Sagacity of all Animals in finding out, and provid ing Food. In

Man lefs remarkable for the Sake of his Understanding 202 Inferior Creatures. In fuch as are

Come to mature Age, and are able to help themselves, by their

Accurate Smell 203.

Natural Craft.

Hunting and groping out of Sight.

Seeing and Smelling at great Distances 205. Climbing; the ftrong Tendons and Mufcles acting

therein.

Seeing in the dark.

Helpless. As 207.

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