. Annals of medical history. d that itmight be necessary to peruse his volumetwice in order to appreciate its true value;the Dialogue considered that once wasamply sufTicient, and then recommends thefollowing extracts wherein the reader maylearn— That the Chaos had a form (p. 11). The different effects of the severe knocks ofthe Chaos. What the Catochization of a Flame is (p. 145). Why a potchd Egg doth commonly setitself in the middle of the water in a Skillet(p. 66). Why a Kiss seems pleasing to the Lips, andwhy the same delightful feeling happens alsoto a dog applying his Chops to a Bitchs
. Annals of medical history. d that itmight be necessary to peruse his volumetwice in order to appreciate its true value;the Dialogue considered that once wasamply sufTicient, and then recommends thefollowing extracts wherein the reader maylearn— That the Chaos had a form (p. 11). The different effects of the severe knocks ofthe Chaos. What the Catochization of a Flame is (p. 145). Why a potchd Egg doth commonly setitself in the middle of the water in a Skillet(p. 66). Why a Kiss seems pleasing to the Lips, andwhy the same delightful feeling happens alsoto a dog applying his Chops to a Bitchs tail(p. 201). Whence it is that a man may carry a greaterweight upon a wheel-barrow than upon hisBack (p. 427). How Virginals and Organs arc made to playby themselves (p. 154). Why a Squib turns with so many whirlcs inthe Air (p. 38). Why Feathers, Cobwebs and other lightbodies do expand themseUcs wlicii tlirown intothe Air (p. 40). Why a man when he is ali\c, sinks down into f Gideon Harvey: Sidelights on Medical Life 207. practiau, et Co/lea nud ^r/,^;.„. ^..:„,/._ ^P?^ Dr. Gideon Harvev. {Fronlispiece to his Archelogia) 2o8 Anjials of Medical History the water and Is drowned, and afterward iscast up again (p. 105). The trying of Witches by swimming in theWater. That Water is not naturally moist, neitherdoth it moisten (p. 36). That the scent of Excrements smells sweetto a Dog. And that a Dog scents a Bitch a greatway off, although lockd up, without seeing ofher, and apprehends the scent under the tailto be no ill scent (p. 197). In his earlier days there was nothingGideon Harvey loved better than to dedi-cate his books to some great man. Thiswork was no exception, but I cannot thinkthe selection was lucky. He dedicated it tothe Earl of Ossory, a distinguished soldierand a learned gentleman. Ossory had beenthe intimate friend of John Evelyn sincethe Earl was sixteen, and Evelyn wastwenty years of age, the friendship lastinguntil Ossorys death in 1680. Not improba-bly th
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