173139Century VII.
IT hath been obſerved by ſome of the Ancients, that Skins, eſpecially of
11677. Rams newly pulled off, aed applied to the Wounds of Stripes, do keep
22Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Healing of
Wounds. them from ſwelling and exulcerating, and likewiſe heal them, and cloſe
them up; and that the Whites of Eggs do the ſame. The cauſe is, a tem-
perate Conglutination; for both Bodies are clammy and viſcous, and do
bridle the Deflux of Humors to the hurts, without penning them in too
much.
11677. Rams newly pulled off, aed applied to the Wounds of Stripes, do keep
22Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Healing of
Wounds. them from ſwelling and exulcerating, and likewiſe heal them, and cloſe
them up; and that the Whites of Eggs do the ſame. The cauſe is, a tem-
perate Conglutination; for both Bodies are clammy and viſcous, and do
bridle the Deflux of Humors to the hurts, without penning them in too
much.
YOu may turn (almoſt) all Fleſh into a fatty ſubſtance, if you take Fleſh
33678. and cut it into pieces, and put the pieces into a Glaſs covered with
44Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Fat diffisſed in
Fleſh. Parchment, and ſo let the Glaſs ſtand ſix or ſeven hours in boyling Water. It
may be an experiment of profit, for making of Fat or Greaſe for many uſes:
But then it muſt be of ſuch Fleſh as is not edible; as Horſes, Dogs, Bears, Foxes,
Badgers, & c.
33678. and cut it into pieces, and put the pieces into a Glaſs covered with
44Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Fat diffisſed in
Fleſh. Parchment, and ſo let the Glaſs ſtand ſix or ſeven hours in boyling Water. It
may be an experiment of profit, for making of Fat or Greaſe for many uſes:
But then it muſt be of ſuch Fleſh as is not edible; as Horſes, Dogs, Bears, Foxes,
Badgers, & c.
IT is reported by one of the Ancients, that new Wine put into Veſſels
55679. well ſtopped, and the Veſſels let down into the Sea, will accelerate very
66Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Ripening of
Drink before
the time. much the making of them ripe and potable; the ſame would be tryed in
Wort.
55679. well ſtopped, and the Veſſels let down into the Sea, will accelerate very
66Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Ripening of
Drink before
the time. much the making of them ripe and potable; the ſame would be tryed in
Wort.
BEaſts are more Haity then Men;
and Savage Men more then Civil;
and
77680. the Plumage of Birds exceedeth the Piloſity of Beaſts. The cauſe of the
88Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Piloſity and
Plumage. ſmoothneſs in Men, is not any abundance of Heat and Moiſture, though that
indeed cauſeth Piloſity; but there is requiſite to Piloſity, not ſo much Heat
and Moiſture, as Excrementitious Heat and Moiſture; (for whatſoever aſſi-
milateth goeth not into the Hair) and Excrementitious Moiſture aboundeth
moſt in Beaſts, and Men that are more ſavage. Much the ſame Reaſon is
there of the Plumage of Birds; for Birds aſſimilate leſs, and excern more
then Beaſts, for their Excrements are ever aliquid, and their Fleſh (generally)
more dry; beſide, they have not Inſtruments for Urine, and ſo all the Excre-
mentitious Moiſture goeth into the Feathers: And therefore it is no mar-
vel though Birds be commonly better Meat then Beaſts, becauſe their fleſh
doth aſſimilate more finely, and ſe-cerneth more ſubtilly. Again, the Head
of Man hath Hair upon the firſt Birth, which no other part of the Body hath.
The cauſe may be want of Perſpiration; for much of the matter of Hair, in
the other parts of the Body goeth forth by inſenſible Perſpiration. And be-
ſides, the Skull being of a more ſolid ſubſtance, nouriſheth and aſſimilateth
leſs, and excerneth more; and ſo likewiſe doth the Chin. We ſee alſo that
Hair cometh not upon the Palms of the Hands, nor Soals of the Feet, which
are parts more perſpirable. And Children likewiſe are not Hairy, for that
their Skins are more perſpirable.
77680. the Plumage of Birds exceedeth the Piloſity of Beaſts. The cauſe of the
88Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Piloſity and
Plumage. ſmoothneſs in Men, is not any abundance of Heat and Moiſture, though that
indeed cauſeth Piloſity; but there is requiſite to Piloſity, not ſo much Heat
and Moiſture, as Excrementitious Heat and Moiſture; (for whatſoever aſſi-
milateth goeth not into the Hair) and Excrementitious Moiſture aboundeth
moſt in Beaſts, and Men that are more ſavage. Much the ſame Reaſon is
there of the Plumage of Birds; for Birds aſſimilate leſs, and excern more
then Beaſts, for their Excrements are ever aliquid, and their Fleſh (generally)
more dry; beſide, they have not Inſtruments for Urine, and ſo all the Excre-
mentitious Moiſture goeth into the Feathers: And therefore it is no mar-
vel though Birds be commonly better Meat then Beaſts, becauſe their fleſh
doth aſſimilate more finely, and ſe-cerneth more ſubtilly. Again, the Head
of Man hath Hair upon the firſt Birth, which no other part of the Body hath.
The cauſe may be want of Perſpiration; for much of the matter of Hair, in
the other parts of the Body goeth forth by inſenſible Perſpiration. And be-
ſides, the Skull being of a more ſolid ſubſtance, nouriſheth and aſſimilateth
leſs, and excerneth more; and ſo likewiſe doth the Chin. We ſee alſo that
Hair cometh not upon the Palms of the Hands, nor Soals of the Feet, which
are parts more perſpirable. And Children likewiſe are not Hairy, for that
their Skins are more perſpirable.
BIrds are of ſwifter motion then Beaſts;
for the flight of many Birds is
99681. ſwifter then the race of any Beaſts. The cauſe is, for that the Spirits in
1010Experiment
Solitary,
touching the
Quickneß of
Motion in
Birds.Birds are in greater proportion, in compariſon of the bulk of their Body,
then in Beaſts. For as for thereaſon that ſome give, that they are partly car-
ried, whereas Beaſts go, that is nothing; for by that reaſon, ſwimming ſhould
be ſwifter then running: And that kinde of carriage alſo, is not without labor
of the Wing.
99681. ſwifter then the race of any Beaſts. The cauſe is, for that the Spirits in
1010Experiment
Solitary,
touching the
Quickneß of
Motion in
Birds.Birds are in greater proportion, in compariſon of the bulk of their Body,
then in Beaſts. For as for thereaſon that ſome give, that they are partly car-
ried, whereas Beaſts go, that is nothing; for by that reaſon, ſwimming ſhould
be ſwifter then running: And that kinde of carriage alſo, is not without labor
of the Wing.