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It was herevpon obserued that the vapours that perspired through
the skin made a kind of atmosphere about a man ^ and
other creatures, and thence in cold whe weather those vapours
being condensd into water became visible, as . . . as ^ /was more visible/ in the
breathing of a man or other creature - Hence It was conjec
tured that the weath wearing of an oyld case vpon a hat
would make the hatt wthin very wett - as also the wearing
of a cap of salue or lead.
Herevpon It was suggested by mr Hooke that probably the healing
of plaisters might be from nothing els but from the keeping
off the air . . . from preying vpon the tender wooded part
& from keeping in the moysture to keep it tender & supple

Herevpon the vse of the skinn of an egge for healing fresh
woonds was mentiond. As also ^ /that this was/ the Reason why a dogge heald
his wood by both Licking it. keeping it thereby both clean and moyst

mr. Collwall Related that though ^ it /the egge skin/ might be good for healing of
green woonds yet that it was not soe for old ones for that
soe he knew one who by wrapping vp his finger in it had morti
fyed it. -

By the by mention was made of the shape make of the foot of a Bear
wch. by Steno was obserued to be much fuller of Glandes then that
of other creatures and hence it was supposd was the Reason why
beares were obserued to suck their feet soe much in Cold weather
as conteining a liquor layd vp by nature & it was obserued that thereby the fat of the bear
/wasted/
Mr. Hook Read a Discourse & Relation of a voyage made by
a Gentleman to the top of the pique of Teneriff and of the
Remarkable obserued there by him of the water & Ice in the
caue of the ^ /heat & sulphur of the/ Caldera at the top. of the cold and penetrating
winds, and of the cleer prospect of an Island at a good Distance
of the continuing of the tast of wine & strong water. of the
Reputed height, and of the vast qua stones that seeme to haue
rowld down from the top

Then was produced an expt. to shew the ^ /exceeding/ sensibleness of the air
of the alteration of the degrees of heat & cold. this was
done by -

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