Situation thereof to be a Centinel to the Stomach and Confent thereof with the other Senfes, by fome Bran- Feeling. Page 142. SWhofe 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. (Miniftering 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 Ribs, Diaphragm, and the feveral Mufcles concerned. Its Defects in the Fœtus in the Womb 153. Amphibious Creatures 157. Some Animals in Winter. III. The Motion of Animals: Concerning which I confider Tranfiently the Muscles, and their Structure, their Size, Faftening to the Joynts, Motions, c. 158. Bones, and their curious Make. Joynts, with their Form, Bandage and Lubricity 161. Nerves, and their Origine, Ramifications and Inofculations. More particularly the Loco-Motive A&t it felf, 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 lar ger Range, and therefore a swifter 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 niceft Rules. Well provided for by the SDue 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 Exercife. IV. The Place allotted to the feveral Tribes of Animals to live and act in. Concerning which I obferve that Their Organs are adapted to their Place 167. All Places habitable are duly ftocked. Various Animals have their various Places; and the V. The Balance of Animals Numbers, fo that the World SOverstocked by their Increase. Depopulated by their Death. The feveral Tribes of Animals by a due Proportion in the Number of their Young, in Man very remarkably by the Soon after the Creation 171. When the World was more, but not fully peo- When it was fufficiently stocked, down to the pre- Due Proportions of Marriages, Births and Burials 174. VI. The Food of Animals. In which the Divine Ma- Maintaining fuch large Numbers of all kinds of Animals on the Land, in the Seas, and divers Places too unlikely to afford fufficient Food. Adjuftment of the Quantity of Food to the Number There is not too much, fo as to rot, and annoy The most useful is moft plentiful, and eafieft pro- Delight which the various Tribes of Animals have to the All forts of Food to be confumed. The World to be kept fweet and clean by thofe Peculiar Food, that particular Places afford to the Curious Apparatus in all Animals for Gathering, and Digeftion of their Food, viz. the Mouth Mouth, nicely fhaped for Food, c. In Some, with a large deep Incifure. Infects very notable to catch, hold and devour Birds as notable, Horned in all. In fome . Hooked for Rapine, climbing, &c. 192. Long and broad to quaffer. Thick and fharp edged to hufk Grain. Teeth, which are peculiarly hard, firmly inferted in c. 194. Muscles and Tendons, ferving to Maftication, ftrong and well lodged. Gullet, fized according to the Food; with curious Fibres, c. 126. Stomach; 197. Which hath a curious Mechanifm of Fibres, Tu- Whofe Size and Strength is conformable to the STame Animals but one. Ruminants, Birds, c. more. T Guts, whofe Tunicks, Glands, Fibres, Valves, and Peristaltick Motion deferve Admiration 201. Lacteals, together with the Impregnations from the Pancreas, Gall, Glands, and Lymphæducts. Sagacity of all Animals in finding out, and providing Food. In Man lefs remarkable for the fake ofhisUnderftanding 202 Inferiour 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, [in. Climbing;the ftrong Tendons and Mufcles acting there Seeing in the dark. Helplefs. As 207. b. 4 Young Young Creatures. Man, born the moft helplefs of any, the Parents Irrationals: For whofe Young the Creator hath made Parent-Animal's own Erogy, and Diligence in Nurfing and Defending them 207. Sagacity and Care in repofiting their Eggs and Young, where Food and all Neceffaries are to be found 209. Ability of the Young themselves to shift for, and help themselves, with the little Helps of their Dams 210... Creatures deftitute of Food at fome Seafons, or likely to want it, who Are able to live long without Food 211. VII. The Cloathing of Animals, which is 214. Man, it is left to his own Reafon and Art, joined with For Perfpiration and Health fake. To exercife his Art and Induftry. To excite his Diligence in keeping himself sweet In being the Parent of divers Callings 219. Ready furnished with proper Cloathing. On the dry Land with Hair, Fleeces, Furrs, Shells, hard Skins, exc. 220. In the Air with Feathers, light, ftrong and warm. In the Waters with Scales, hard for Guard; fmooth for Paffage; or with ftrong Shells to guard fuch as move more flowly 223. Provide for themfelves by their Textrine, or Architechtonick Art. Of which under the next Branch, Well garnished, being all Workman-like, compleat, in its kind beautiful, being 224. Adorned with gay, various and elegant Colours. If fordid, yet with exact Symmetry, and full of cu rious Mechanism. VIII. The Houses and Habitations of Man "Man, who is abundantly furnished with Contrivance and Art to build and garnifh his Habitations 226. Materials of all forts to effect his Works. Irrationals, whofe marvellous Inftinct is manifefted by the Guard and Defence of themselves and their Young. Fabrick of their Nefts, fcarce imitable by Man, and fhewn by their Contrivance and Make, being exactly fuitable to their Occafions, and made by Putting only a few ugly Sticks, Mofs, Dirt, e. together 231. Building Combs according to the beft Rules of Mathematicks. Weaving Webs, and making Cafés. For which Service the Parts of their Bodies, and Materials afforded by them are very confiderable. IX. Animals Self-Prefervation. For which there is al- Man, whofe Reason and Art fupplies the Defect of Irrational Creatures; who As they are on one Hand fufficiently guarded by their Changing their Colours. Wings, Feet, and Swiftnefs. Diving in, and tinging the Waters. Ejecting Juices out of their Body. Accurate Smell, Sight and Hearing. Uncouth Noife, ugly Gefticulations, and horrid e Stink and Excrements. ,, So on the other Hand can by their Strength, Sagacity, or natural Artifices entrap and captivate what is neceffary for their Food and other Occafions. X. Animal's Generation. SEquivocal, is denied 244. Univocal, Which of Man, is ευπρέπειας ἕνεκα, paffed wholly by Com |