Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana, or, A fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms founded by Epicurus repaired [by] Petrus Gassendus ; augmented [by] Walter Charleton ...

SECT. III.

ARTIC.

1 WHy this Section considers onely some few select Occult Proprieties, among those many imputed to Animals.

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2 The supposed Antipathy of a Sheep to a Woolf solved.

ibid.

3 Why Bees usually invade Froward and Cho∣lerick Persons: and why bold and confident men haue sometimes daunted and put to flight, Lyons and other ravenous Wild-Beasts.

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4 Why divers Animals Hate such men, as are u∣sed to destroy those of their own species: and why Vermin avoid such Gins and Traps, wherein others of their kinde have been caught and destroyed.

ibid.

5 The Cause of the fresh Cruentation of the Carcass of a murthered man, at the presence and touch of the Homicide.

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6 How the Basilisk doth empoyson and destroy, at distance.

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7 That the sight of a Woolf doth not cause Hoars∣ness and obmutescence in the spectator; as is vulgarly reported and believed.

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8 The Antipathies of a Lyon and Cock: of an Elephant and Swine meerly Fabulous.

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9 Why a man intoxicated by the venome of a Ta∣rantula, falleth into violent fits of Dancing: and cannot be cured by any other means, but Musick.

ibid.

10 Why Divers Tarantiacal Persons are affected and cured with Divers Tunes, and the musick of divers Instruments.

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11 That the venome of the Tarantula doth pro∣duce the same effect in the body of a man; as it doth in that of the Tarantula it self: and why.

ibid.

12 That the Venom of the Tarantula is lodged in a viscous Humor, and such as is capable of Sounds.

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13 That it causeth an uncessant Itching and Ti∣tillation in the Nervous and Musculous parts of mans body, when infused into it, and fer∣menting in it.

ibid.

14 The cause of the Annual Recidivation of the Tarantism, till it be perfectly cured.

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15 A Conjecture, what kind of Tunes, Strains, and Notes seem most accommodate to the cure of Tarantiacal Persons in the General.

ibid

16 The Reason of the Incantation of Serpents, by a rod of the Cornus.

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17 DIGRESSION. That the Words. Spells, Characters, &c. used by Magicians, are of no vertue or Efficacy at all, as to the Effect inten∣ded; unless in a remote interest, or as they exalt the Imagination of Him, upon whom they praetend to work the miracle.

ibid.

18 The Reason of the Fascination of Infants, by old women▪

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19 The Reason of the stupefaction of a mans hand by a Torpedo.

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20 That ships are not Arrested in their course, by the Fish called a Remora: but by the Contra∣ry impulse of some Special Current in the Sea.

ibid.

21 That the Echineis, or Remora is not Ominous.

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22 Why this place admits not of more than a Ge∣neral Inquest into the Faculties of Poysons and Counterpoisons.

ibid.

23 Poysons defined.

ibid.

24 Wherein the Deleterious Faculty of poyson doth consist.

ibid.

25 Counterpoisons defined.

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26 Wherein their Salutiferous Virtue doth con∣sist.

ibid.

27 How Triacle cureth the venome of Vipers.

ibid

28 How the body of a Scorpion, bruised and laid warm upon the part, which it hath lately woun∣ded and envenomed; doth cure the same.

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29 That some Poisons are Antidotes against others by way of direct Contrariety.

ibid.

30 Why sundry particular men, and some whole Nations have fed upon Poisonous Animals and Plants, without harm·

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31 The Armary Unguent, and Sympathetick Powder, impugned.

ibid.

32 The Authors Retraction of his quondam De∣fence of the Magnetick Cure of Wounds, made in his Prolegomena to Helmonts Book of that subject and title.

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