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The Floral King. 145
in lieu rise. All the water in the pond is so full of
these that no one could use it for cooking; towards
nine or ten o’clock in the day it vanishes and
dissolves, but towards evening it returns, and even
early in the morning it makes its appearance,
particularly if rain has fallen during the night. If
one takes any of this with a spoon it is found to
consist of so many millions of little creatures,
which each resembles a small grain, the size of a
tiny midget, with two long forked horns, by means
of which it throws itself up, and it has one eye in
its forehead; it is called in Latin monoculus, and is
well drawn by Swammeri, quar, p. 66 + 1.
“When water is stagnant, it becomes rotten, and
muddy, by which means food is generated for these
creatures; when they get sufficient food they increase
incredibly, just as vermin in children’s heads when
they have sores. It is certainly a miracle that so
many millions can so suddenly be propagated, which
shows indubitably the all-wise power of The Infinite,
but that it should mean much harm for the country,
I cannot see that it follows, more than if anyone
chose to say that because there are many fleas in
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