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I 42 I<br />
And Galen, in his book of Habits, elegantly thews.<br />
the great force and influence of cuftom, and calls it<br />
Second Nature. I allow, in the inftance given by<br />
Picus and Ccelius, that cuftom in a tra6t of time might<br />
contribute fomething to the caufe ; but in the cafe<br />
produced by Brunfelfius and mine, that caufe will not<br />
anfwer. And again, as Thomas Campanella fays, in<br />
the place before cited, Why did not the reft of this<br />
youthful fraternity go on in the lame, as well as this.<br />
acquaintance of Picus ? for cuftom only effeEts fome-<br />
thing particular in one or two individuals. Neither is.<br />
it probable that all thofe boys we mentioned began<br />
their youth with expofing their chaftity to fale with,<br />
this reciprocal communication of vice, and ufed rods<br />
at the firft to provoke lechery. I congratulate our .<br />
Germany, that thefe vices of perverfe luft, thefe dif-<br />
graces of children, and mutual pollutions of males,,<br />
are almoft unknown among us, and if by accident<br />
fuch a cafe happens, the offenders are feverely<br />
punned, by being burnt for their crimes. " The-<br />
" Germans know no tuch thing, and men live with<br />
more regard to morality near the ocean, as Quintilian<br />
"faith of our anceftors, in his declamation for the<br />
" foldier Marianus, whole chaftity had been attempted.<br />
" by-
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