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Inftruciions to a Traveller.
than the Spectators commonly imagine, and pro-
duce only a seeming Death.
The common Opinion is, that the Water of
the neighbouring Lake is endow’d with a pecu-
liar Vertue to re-animate the Dog, and one might
easily cause some other Water to be brought, to
try whether it wou’d not produce the same Ef-
fect. And besides, the Dog, or other Animal,
might be laid on the Ground without the Grotto,
to see whether he wou’d not recover without the
help of Water. To try all these Experiments,
several Dogs mull be brought thither from Naples.
Pliny cites an Author, who relates, That those
Animals whose Genitals are cut off, receive no
Injury by being put into the Grotto1. This might
be easily examin’d, and many other Experiments
made by those who are upon the Spot.
I think I intimated before, that a Traveller can-
not see every thing that is worthy of his Curio-
sity, in the Country of Puz&oli, Baya, and the
adjacent Places. I advise you also to visit the
Ruins of Cumai and Mifena, where you will meet
with several Things that will give you satisfadii-
on. Nor must you forget to pass by /’ Arco felice.
Going from Rome to Naples you are troubl’d
with no Toll-gatherers; but in your Return, you
are perpetually plagu’d with ’em, during the sirst
half Days Journey; for they imagine that all
Travellers are laded with Silk-stockins, or some
other Commodities of Naples. ’Tis true, they
search’d none of our Company, but in two or
three several Places they open’d some of our
Portmantles. The bell way to make this Journey
plealant, is to travel with a small Equipage; and
in the general, this is a very good Method.
At Rome, as in all other Places, the Cabinets
of Rarities, as well as the Libraries, pass thro’
several Hands; So that the Catalogues that are
■*, . made
than the Spectators commonly imagine, and pro-
duce only a seeming Death.
The common Opinion is, that the Water of
the neighbouring Lake is endow’d with a pecu-
liar Vertue to re-animate the Dog, and one might
easily cause some other Water to be brought, to
try whether it wou’d not produce the same Ef-
fect. And besides, the Dog, or other Animal,
might be laid on the Ground without the Grotto,
to see whether he wou’d not recover without the
help of Water. To try all these Experiments,
several Dogs mull be brought thither from Naples.
Pliny cites an Author, who relates, That those
Animals whose Genitals are cut off, receive no
Injury by being put into the Grotto1. This might
be easily examin’d, and many other Experiments
made by those who are upon the Spot.
I think I intimated before, that a Traveller can-
not see every thing that is worthy of his Curio-
sity, in the Country of Puz&oli, Baya, and the
adjacent Places. I advise you also to visit the
Ruins of Cumai and Mifena, where you will meet
with several Things that will give you satisfadii-
on. Nor must you forget to pass by /’ Arco felice.
Going from Rome to Naples you are troubl’d
with no Toll-gatherers; but in your Return, you
are perpetually plagu’d with ’em, during the sirst
half Days Journey; for they imagine that all
Travellers are laded with Silk-stockins, or some
other Commodities of Naples. ’Tis true, they
search’d none of our Company, but in two or
three several Places they open’d some of our
Portmantles. The bell way to make this Journey
plealant, is to travel with a small Equipage; and
in the general, this is a very good Method.
At Rome, as in all other Places, the Cabinets
of Rarities, as well as the Libraries, pass thro’
several Hands; So that the Catalogues that are
■*, . made