The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English.
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             The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English.
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               THE
               ART
               OF
               Preserving
               and
               Restoring
               HEALTH
               .
            
             
               Explaining
               the
               Nature
               and
               Causes
               of
               the
               Distempers
               that
               afflict
               Mankind
               .
            
             
               Also
               shewing
               That
               every
               Man
               is
               ,
               or
               may
               be
               ,
               his
               own
               best
               Physician
               .
            
             
               To
               which
               is
               added
               A
               Treatise
               of
               the
               most
               Simple
               and
               Effectual
               Remedies
               for
               the
               Diseases
               of
               Men
               and
               Women
               .
            
             
               Written
               in
               French
               by
               
                 M.
                 Flamand
              
               ,
               M.
               D.
               and
               faithfully
               translated
               into
               English
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               for
               
                 R.
                 Bently
              
               ,
               in
               
                 Covent-Garden
                 ;
                 H.
                 Bonwick
              
               ,
               in
               St.
               
               Paul's
               Church-yard
               ;
               and
               
                 S.
                 Manship
              
               ,
               at
               the
               Ship
               in
               Cornhill
               .
               1697.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               THE
               French
               Author's
               PREFACE
               .
            
             
               I
               Shall
               have
               all
               the
               Reason
               in
               the
               World
               to
               complain
               of
               the
               Injustice
               of
               the
               Public
               ,
               if
               my
               Charitable
               Design
               in
               Publishing
               this
               little
               Treatise
               be
               look'd
               upon
               as
               an
               effect
               of
               my
               Vanity
               ,
               or
               an
               Arrogant
               Undertaking
               to
               prescribe
               Rules
               to
               Physicians
               .
               I
               am
               sensible
               of
               the
               vast
               acknowledgments
               we
               owe
               for
               
               the
               daily
               and
               important
               discoveries
               they
               make
               in
               that
               useful
               Art
               ;
               and
               that
               they
               do
               not
               stand
               in
               need
               of
               any
               Light
               to
               direct
               'em
               ,
               but
               what
               they
               acquire
               by
               their
               own
               Experience
               and
               Studies
               .
               I
               never
               entertain'd
               a
               Thought
               of
               controverting
               the
               just
               Right
               they
               are
               possess'd
               of
               ,
               to
               give
               Laws
               to
               the
               rest
               of
               Mankind
               ;
               nor
               was
               ever
               guilty
               of
               the
               least
               Intention
               to
               disswade
               my
               Readers
               from
               following
               the
               Instructions
               of
               their
               lawful
               Guides
               :
               My
               only
               Design
               was
               to
               serve
               the
               Necessities
               of
               those
               ,
               who
               ,
               tho'
               they
               are
               not
               profess'd
               
               Physicians
               ,
               are
               nevertheless
               Masters
               of
               a
               sufficient
               Stock
               of
               Sense
               and
               Judgment
               ,
               and
               are
               neither
               too
               scrupulously
               fond
               ,
               nor
               unreasonably
               negligent
               of
               their
               Health
               ;
               for
               't
               is
               eertain
               that
               the
               two
               opposite
               Extremities
               are
               equally
               to
               be
               avoided
               upon
               all
               Occasions
               .
               I
               hope
               I
               shall
               easily
               obtain
               pardon
               for
               retaining
               some
               Terms
               of
               Art
               ,
               when
               the
               Subject
               cou'd
               not
               be
               distinctly
               handl'd
               without
               'em
               ,
               especially
               since
               I
               have
               always
               taken
               care
               to
               explain
               '
               em
               .
               I
               never
               intended
               to
               court
               any
               Approbation
               but
               that
               of
               the
               Candid
               Reader
               ;
               and
               I
               shall
               
               think
               my self
               abundantly
               recompens'd
               for
               all
               my
               Labour
               ,
               if
               there
               be
               any
               thing
               found
               in
               my
               Book
               that
               may
               deserve
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               TABLE
               OF
               THE
               Principal
               Matters
               Contain'd
               in
               the
               following
               Treatise
               .
            
             
               
                 THE
                 Art
                 of
                 Preserving
                 Health
                 ,
                 and
                 Preventing
                 Diseases
                 by
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 assisted
                 by
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 Reason
                 ,
                 Page
                 1
              
               
                 OBSERVATION
                 I.
                 
                 
                   
                     That
                     Man
                     is
                     endu'd
                     with
                     Instinct
                     .
                     Ib.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     The
                     Definition
                     of
                     Instinct
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Ancient
                     Philosophers
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Nature
                     of
                     Instinct
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     
                       des
                       Cartes
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Modern
                     Philosophers
                     ,
                     2
                  
                   
                     The
                     Doctrine
                     of
                     Instinct
                     confirm'd
                     by
                     Reason
                     and
                     Experience
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     Cato
                     the
                     Censor
                     was
                     Physician
                     to
                     himself
                     and
                     to
                     his
                     whole
                     Family
                     ,
                     3
                  
                   
                     Montaigne
                     relates
                     the
                     same
                     of
                     his
                     Ancestors
                     ,
                     tho'
                     he
                     was
                     a
                     profest
                     Admirer
                     of
                     Medicine
                     ,
                     4
                  
                   
                     That
                     Man
                     may
                     be
                     assisted
                     by
                     Reason
                     in
                     the
                     choice
                     of
                     proper
                     Remedies
                     ,
                     5
                  
                   
                     That
                     a
                     Man
                     cannot
                     make
                     use
                     of
                     a
                     better
                     Physician
                     than
                     himself
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 OBSERVATION
                 II.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Temperaments
                     or
                     Constitutions
                     of
                     Bodies
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Causes
                     of
                     Diseases
                     in
                     general
                     ,
                     6
                  
                   
                     
                     Of
                     the
                     Nine
                     sorts
                     of
                     Temperaments
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Doctrine
                     and
                     Definitions
                     of
                     the
                     Schools
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Knowledge
                     of
                     the
                     Temperaments
                     serves
                     to
                     discover
                     the
                     Inclinations
                     of
                     Men
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Distempers
                     to
                     which
                     they
                     are
                     subject
                     ,
                     7
                  
                   
                     That
                     there
                     are
                     two
                     sorts
                     of
                     Persons
                     ;
                     the
                     one
                     strong
                     and
                     healthy
                     ,
                     the
                     other
                     Feeble
                     and
                     Tender
                     ,
                     8
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP
                 I.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     principal
                     Causes
                     of
                     Diseases
                     in
                     the
                     general
                     .
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     That
                     there
                     are
                     Four
                     Causes
                     of
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     two
                     remote
                     ,
                     and
                     two
                     more
                     immediate
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                     
                       
                         Of
                         Melancholy
                         ,
                         
                           
                             The
                             first
                             remote
                             Cause
                             of
                             Diseases
                             :
                             Of
                             the
                             bad
                             Effects
                             it
                             produces
                             both
                             in
                             the
                             Body
                             and
                             Mind
                             ;
                             
                             and
                             of
                             the
                             Remedies
                             that
                             may
                             be
                             us'd
                             against
                             it
                             ,
                             9
                          
                           
                             What
                             ought
                             to
                             be
                             done
                             in
                             order
                             to
                             prevent
                             the
                             Effects
                             of
                             Vexation
                             and
                             Melancholy
                             ,
                             12
                          
                           
                             That
                             there
                             are
                             two
                             sorts
                             of
                             Cures
                             ,
                             the
                             one
                             perfect
                             or
                             eradicative
                             ,
                             and
                             the
                             other
                             imperfect
                             or
                             palliative
                             ,
                             Ibid.
                             
                          
                           
                             That
                             Melancholy
                             is
                             a
                             Distemper
                             both
                             of
                             the
                             Mind
                             and
                             of
                             the
                             Body
                             ,
                             Ibid.
                             
                          
                           
                             The
                             Cure
                             of
                             Melancholy
                             or
                             Vexation
                             ,
                             14
                          
                        
                      
                       
                         Of
                         Debauchery
                         or
                         Intemperance
                         ,
                         
                           
                             The
                             Second
                             remote
                             Cause
                             of
                             Diseases
                             ,
                             15
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 II.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     Excess
                     in
                     Eating
                     and
                     Drinking
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     How
                     Distempers
                     are
                     occasion'd
                     by
                     Excess
                     in
                     Eating
                     and
                     Drinking
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     Rules
                     to
                     be
                     observ'd
                     with
                     respect
                     to
                     Eating
                     and
                     Drinking
                     ,
                     by
                     those
                     that
                     are
                     in
                     Health
                     ,
                     17
                  
                   
                     The
                     Signs
                     of
                     good
                     and
                     wholsome
                     Food
                     or
                     Nourishment
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 III.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     immoderate
                     Vse
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Pleasures
                       of
                       Love
                    
                     ,
                     18
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     immoderate
                     use
                     of
                     Amorous
                     Enjoyments
                     is
                     prejudicial
                     to
                     health
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     what
                     reason
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     What
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     done
                     by
                     such
                     as
                     live
                     single
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     subdue
                     their
                     lustful
                     Inclinations
                     ,
                     19
                     ,
                     20
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Diseases
                     that
                     may
                     be
                     occasion'd
                     by
                     a
                     rigorous
                     abstinence
                     from
                     the
                     
                       Pleasures
                       of
                       Love
                    
                     ,
                     when
                     care
                     is
                     not
                     taken
                     to
                     prevent
                     'em
                     by
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     cooling
                     and
                     
                       opening
                       Medicines
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     That
                     the
                     excessive
                     use
                     of
                     those
                     Pleasures
                     is
                     more
                     dangerous
                     than
                     an
                     entire
                     abstinence
                     from
                     'em
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     what
                     reason
                     ,
                     20
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 IV.
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       Of
                       the
                    
                     quantity
                     or
                     abundance
                     
                       of
                       the
                    
                     Blood
                     ,
                     
                       the
                       first
                    
                     immediate
                     
                       Cause
                       of
                       Diseases
                    
                     ,
                     21
                  
                   
                     How
                     Diseases
                     may
                     be
                     occasion'd
                     meerly
                     by
                     the
                     quantity
                     or
                     abundance
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     ,
                     22
                  
                   
                     An
                     account
                     of
                     the
                     Distempers
                     that
                     proceed
                     from
                     the
                     Redundancy
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     ,
                     23
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 V
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Depravation
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     ,
                     consider'd
                     as
                     an
                     immediate
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     occasion'd
                     by
                     the
                     retaining
                     of
                     the
                     Excrements
                     in
                     the
                     Body
                     ▪
                     24
                  
                   
                     
                     How
                     the
                     Digestion
                     of
                     the
                     Aliments
                     is
                     perform'd
                     by
                     the
                     Stomach
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     How
                     a
                     Cacochymy
                     or
                     ill
                     dispositition
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     is
                     produc'd
                     ,
                     26
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Objections
                     answer'd
                     ,
                     27
                     ,
                     28
                  
                   
                     The
                     Excrements
                     compar'd
                     to
                     a
                     heap
                     of
                     Dung
                     ,
                     28
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Liver
                     alone
                     is
                     not
                     able
                     to
                     free
                     the
                     Blood
                     from
                     all
                     its
                     Impurities
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     what
                     reason
                     ,
                     29
                  
                   
                     How
                     that
                     little
                     quantity
                     of
                     Blood
                     that
                     passes
                     thro'
                     the
                     small
                     Vessels
                     of
                     the
                     Gut
                     Colon
                     ,
                     may
                     infect
                     the
                     whole
                     Mass
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Blood
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 VI.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Cure
                     or
                     Removal
                     of
                     the
                     First
                     immediate
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     by
                     lessening
                     the
                     Quantity
                     of
                     the
                     Blood.
                     30
                  
                   
                     Two
                     ways
                     to
                     lessen
                     the
                     quantity
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Blood
                       ;
                       Abstinence
                    
                     or
                     a
                     spare
                     diet
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Bleeding
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     How
                     the
                     quantity
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     is
                     lessen'd
                     by
                     Abstinence
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     what
                     Cases
                     this
                     Method
                     is
                     most
                     proper
                     ,
                     31
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Bleeding
                     ,
                     and
                     when
                     we
                     shou'd
                     have
                     recourse
                     to
                     it
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 VII
                 .
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     ways
                     to
                     remove
                     the
                     Second
                     immediate
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     occasion'd
                     by
                     the
                     too
                     long
                     continuance
                     of
                     the
                     Excrements
                     in
                     the
                     Cavities
                     of
                     the
                     great
                     Guts
                     ,
                     32
                  
                   
                     Four
                     ways
                     with
                     which
                     Animals
                     are
                     inspir'd
                     by
                     Instinct
                     ,
                     to
                     hasten
                     the
                     Expulsion
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Excrements
                       ,
                       32
                       ,
                       &c.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Diet
                     is
                     the
                     first
                     Expedient
                     that
                     contributes
                     to
                     the
                     Evacuation
                     of
                     the
                     Excrements
                     ,
                     33
                  
                   
                     The
                     ill
                     consequences
                     of
                     an
                     irregular
                     
                       Diet
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     What
                     use
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     of
                     this
                     Expedient
                     ,
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     prevent
                     Distempers
                     ,
                     34
                  
                   
                     Bleeding
                     is
                     the
                     second
                     way
                     to
                     facilitate
                     the
                     voiding
                     of
                     Excrements
                     that
                     are
                     too
                     long
                     retain'd
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Vsefulness
                     of
                     Bleeding
                     in
                     
                       Defluxions
                       ,
                       Wounds
                       ,
                       Child-birth
                       ,
                       &c.
                       Ibid.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     How
                     Bleeding
                     promotes
                     the
                     Expulsion
                     of
                     the
                     Excrements
                     ,
                     35
                  
                   
                     That
                     Bleeding
                     ought
                     to
                     precede
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     purging
                     Medicines
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     what
                     reason
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     most
                     proper
                     times
                     for
                     Bleeding
                     ,
                     36
                  
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Rules
                     that
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     observed
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     right
                     use
                     of
                     Bleeding
                     ,
                     37
                     ,
                     38.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     ill
                     Consequences
                     of
                     Bleeding
                     without
                     necessity
                     ,
                     38
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 CHAP.
                 VIII
                 .
                 
                   
                     The
                     Signs
                     by
                     which
                     every
                     Man
                     is
                     forewarn'd
                     by
                     his
                     own
                     Instinct
                     ,
                     of
                     an
                     approaching
                     Distemper
                     ,
                     39
                  
                   
                     The
                     bad
                     Effects
                     of
                     Purging
                     without
                     necessity
                     ,
                     42
                  
                   
                     When
                     a
                     Man
                     is
                     threaten'd
                     with
                     Sickness
                     by
                     many
                     and
                     pressing
                     Signs
                     ,
                     he
                     ought
                     to
                     prevent
                     the
                     danger
                     by
                     a
                     speedy
                     use
                     of
                     proper
                     Remedies
                     :
                     But
                     if
                     the
                     Signs
                     be
                     few
                     and
                     inconsiderable
                     ,
                     he
                     may
                     defer
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     Remedies
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     what
                     Reason
                     ,
                     43
                  
                   
                     Tho'
                     't
                     is
                     dangerous
                     to
                     use
                     Medicines
                     too
                     much
                     or
                     too
                     often
                     ,
                     yet
                     the
                     strongest
                     and
                     most
                     healthy
                     Persons
                     may
                     sometimes
                     stand
                     in
                     need
                     of
                     Remedies
                     ,
                     and
                     why
                     ,
                     44
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 CHAP.
                 IX
                 .
                 
                   
                     Of
                     Clysters
                     and
                     other
                     Medicines
                     ;
                     the
                     third
                     Expedient
                     which
                     Instinct
                     has
                     taught
                     Animals
                     to
                     forward
                     the
                     Expulsion
                     of
                     their
                     Excrements
                     ,
                     45
                  
                   
                     That
                     we
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     Custom
                     of
                     taking
                     Clysters
                     ,
                     and
                     why
                     ,
                     46
                  
                   
                     How
                     to
                     know
                     when
                     we
                     ought
                     ,
                     or
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     use
                     Bleeding
                     by
                     way
                     of
                     Prevention
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 X.
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     way
                     of
                     using
                     Remedies
                     for
                     the
                     Preservation
                     of
                     Health
                     ,
                     47
                  
                   
                     That
                     Clysters
                     ought
                     to
                     precede
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     Medicines
                     ,
                     and
                     why
                     ,
                     48
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     Effect
                     of
                     Clysters
                     is
                     very
                     irregular
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     must
                     be
                     observ'd
                     on
                     such
                     occasions
                     ,
                     49
                  
                   
                     That
                     a
                     Purging
                     Medicine
                     shou'd
                     rather
                     be
                     taken
                     by
                     way
                     of
                     Infusion
                     
                     than
                     in
                     Substance
                     ,
                     and
                     why
                     ,
                     49
                  
                   
                     Four
                     Observations
                     concerning
                     the
                     right
                     use
                     of
                     Purgatives
                     ,
                     50
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 XI
                 .
                 
                   
                     Of
                     Purgatives
                     ,
                     and
                     how
                     they
                     operate
                     :
                     Of
                     the
                     Time
                     and
                     Manner
                     of
                     using
                     them
                     .
                     53
                  
                   
                     Of
                     a
                     common
                     Property
                     of
                     all
                     Evacuating
                     Medicines
                     ,
                     54
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 XII
                 .
                 
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Purgatives
                     that
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     used
                     for
                     the
                     preventing
                     of
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     56
                  
                   
                     Medicines
                     that
                     purge
                     
                       by
                       stool
                    
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     preferr'd
                     before
                     all
                     other
                     Evacuating
                     Medicines
                     ,
                     and
                     why
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     What
                     manner
                     of
                     Persons
                     those
                     are
                     who
                     may
                     expect
                     Benefit
                     by
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     
                       Vomits
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     Who
                     may
                     use
                     
                       Sudorifics
                       ,
                       Ibid.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Who
                     may
                     have
                     recourse
                     to
                     Diuretics
                     ;
                     and
                     so
                     of
                     the
                     rest
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     A
                     Rule
                     of
                     great
                     Importance
                     to
                     be
                     observ'd
                     in
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     all
                     Remedies
                     whatsoever
                     ,
                     58
                  
                   
                     That
                     nothing
                     can
                     be
                     more
                     uncertain
                     than
                     the
                     effect
                     of
                     Purgatives
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                   
                     That
                     the
                     most
                     gentle
                     Purgatives
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     as
                     are
                     most
                     agreeable
                     to
                     our
                     Constitution
                     ,
                     are
                     of
                     two
                     sorts
                     ,
                     59
                  
                   
                     What
                     our
                     Opinion
                     is
                     concerning
                     the
                     effect
                     of
                     Remedies
                     ,
                     Ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 CHAP.
                 XIII
                 .
                 
                   
                     The
                     Solution
                     of
                     certain
                     Difficulties
                     that
                     deter
                     most
                     Persons
                     from
                     making
                     use
                     of
                     Purging
                     Remedies
                     for
                     the
                     preventing
                     of
                     Distempers
                     ,
                     61
                  
                   
                     
                     The
                     First
                     Objection
                     ,
                     against
                     Clysters
                     and
                     Purgatives
                     answer'd
                     ,
                     61
                  
                   
                     The
                     Second
                     Objection
                     answer'd
                     ,
                     64
                  
                   
                     The
                     Third
                     Objection
                     answer'd
                     ,
                     65
                  
                   
                     The
                     Fourth
                     Objection
                     against
                     Bleeding
                     answer'd
                     ,
                     66
                  
                
              
            
             
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               THE
               ART
               OF
               Preserving
               Health
               .
            
             
               
                 OBSERVATION
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Man
                 is
                 endu'd
                 with
                 Instinct
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Word
                 Instinct
                 may
                 be
                 consider'd
                 ,
                 either
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 Signification
                 or
                 Etymology
                 .
              
               
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Etymology
                 ,
                 comes
                 from
                 the
                 Latin
                 Word
                 Instigo
                 ;
                 which
                 in
                 English
                 signifies
                 to
                 
                   incite
                   ,
                   stir
                   up
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 signification
                 ,
                 Instinct
                 in
                 Beasts
                 is
                 an
                 Impulse
                 ,
                 which
                 moves
                 them
                 towards
                 those
                 things
                 that
                 are
                 useful
                 ,
                 and
                 makes
                 them
                 shun
                 those
                 things
                 that
                 are
                 hurtful
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 
                   Plato
                   ,
                   Socrates
                   ,
                   Aristotle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Word
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 ancient
                 Philosophers
                 :
                 But
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 
                   des
                   Cartes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 modern
                 Writers
                 ,
                 the
                 Instinct
                 of
                 Beasts
                 is
                 a
                 certain
                 Principle
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 Actions
                 ,
                 just
                 as
                 the
                 Wheels
                 of
                 a
                 Watch
                 make
                 it
                 point
                 out
                 and
                 strike
                 the
                 Hours
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Moderns
                 ,
                 Beasts
                 are
                 nothing
                 but
                 a
                 sort
                 of
                 Clock-Work
                 ,
                 or
                 meer
                 Machines
                 :
                 But
                 this
                 Opinion
                 begins
                 to
                 lose
                 Ground
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 being
                 premis'd
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 define
                 the
                 Instinct
                 of
                 Animals
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Power
                 of
                 Acting
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 Actions
                 that
                 contribute
                 to
                 their
                 Preservation
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 commonly
                 ascribe
                 to
                 their
                 Instinct
                 And
                 may
                 not
                 Man
                 then
                 have
                 such
                 a
                 Principle
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 him
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 Actions
                 ?
                 if
                 we
                 consider
                 him
                 purely
                 as
                 an
                 Animal
                 ,
                 for
                 ,
                 
                   Abstrahentium
                   non
                   est
                   mendacium
                
                 ,
                 say
                 the
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 presume
                 that
                 Man
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 acts
                 by
                 Instinct
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 Preservation
                 .
              
               
                 Reason
                 and
                 Experience
                 confirm
                 this
                 Truth
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 cannot
                 be
                 deny'd
                 ,
                 that
                 Man
                 in
                 his
                 Infancy
                 ,
                 while
                 Reason
                 is
                 clogg'd
                 and
                 obscur'd
                 by
                 the
                 Imperfections
                 of
                 the
                 Organs
                 of
                 his
                 Body
                 ,
                 does
                 many
                 things
                 which
                 are
                 advantageous
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 can
                 not
                 proceed
                 but
                 from
                 that
                 Principle
                 which
                 is
                 common
                 to
                 him
                 with
                 the
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 since
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 he
                 has
                 no
                 use
                 of
                 his
                 Reason
                 ;
                 for
                 we
                 find
                 that
                 an
                 Infant
                 ,
                 assoon
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 born
                 ,
                 applies
                 it self
                 
                 to
                 the
                 Nipple
                 which
                 is
                 presented
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 Mother
                 or
                 Nurse
                 ,
                 and
                 sucks
                 out
                 the
                 Milk
                 ,
                 without
                 considering
                 that
                 it
                 wants
                 it
                 for
                 its
                 Nourishment
                 .
                 And
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Organs
                 of
                 his
                 Senses
                 are
                 strengthen'd
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 begins
                 to
                 fix
                 his
                 Eyes
                 upon
                 such
                 Objects
                 as
                 present
                 themselves
                 to
                 his
                 sight
                 ,
                 do
                 not
                 we
                 see
                 that
                 he
                 endeavours
                 to
                 avoid
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 disagreeable
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 cries
                 and
                 is
                 troubled
                 when
                 an
                 unknown
                 or
                 deform'd
                 Person
                 takes
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Nurse's
                 Arms
                 ?
                 And
                 is
                 it
                 not
                 plain
                 that
                 these
                 are
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 since
                 Beasts
                 do
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 Reason
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 only
                 guided
                 by
                 Instinct
                 during
                 our
                 Infancy
                 ,
                 for
                 we
                 are
                 sensible
                 of
                 it
                 even
                 in
                 the
                 Vigour
                 of
                 our
                 Age.
                 How
                 often
                 does
                 it
                 happen
                 that
                 while
                 our
                 Thoughts
                 are
                 ●ntent
                 upon
                 some
                 important
                 Affair
                 ,
                 we
                 approach
                 the
                 Fire
                 in
                 the
                 Winter
                 ,
                 or
                 eat
                 a
                 hearty
                 Meal
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 several
                 other
                 things
                 without
                 thinking
                 on
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Cato
                 the
                 Censor
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 wisest
                 Persons
                 among
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 was
                 Physician
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 whole
                 Family
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 who
                 writes
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 tells
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 that
                 Illustrious
                 Roman
                 was
                 wont
                 to
                 boast
                 that
                 he
                 always
                 kept
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 Family
                 in
                 per●ect
                 Health
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 such
                 Physick
                 as
                 he
                 prepar'd
                 himself
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 ●f
                 he
                 had
                 intimated
                 to
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 di●igent
                 Observer
                 of
                 the
                 Dictates
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
               
                 Montaigne
                 ,
                 
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   refin'd
                   Wit●
                   of
                   our
                   Age
                   ,
                   relates
                   the
                   same
                   of
                   his
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                
                 Second
                 Book
                 
                   of
                   his
                
                 Essays
                 ,
                 Chap.
                 3●
                 My
                 Father
                 ,
                 
                   says
                   he
                
                 ,
                 liv'd
                 seventy
                 four
                 Years
                 my
                 Grand-father
                 sixty
                 nine
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Great
                 Grandfather
                 near
                 eighty
                 ,
                 without
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 tasting
                 any
                 Medicines
                 ;
                 for
                 whatsoever
                 was
                 not
                 commonly
                 us'd
                 ,
                 serv'd
                 them
                 instead
                 of
                 Drugs
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 he
                 did
                 no●
                 write
                 this
                 because
                 he
                 had
                 an
                 Aversion
                 to
                 Physick
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 was
                 too
                 wise
                 and
                 judicious
                 no●
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 particular
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                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 expresses
                 himself
                 in
                 the●●
                 Words
                 ,
                 
                   Health
                   is
                   a
                   precious
                   thing
                   ,
                   which
                   rea●
                   deserves
                   that
                   a
                   Man
                   shou'd
                   employ
                   not
                   only
                   b●
                   time
                   ,
                   but
                   every
                   thing
                   else
                   ,
                   for
                   its
                   Preservation
                   .
                
              
               
                 If
                 Men
                 will
                 join
                 Reason
                 to
                 their
                 Natural
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 they
                 may
                 know
                 themselves
                 be●ter
                 than
                 the
                 Beasts
                 can
                 possibly
                 do
                 ,
                 whic●
                 perhaps
                 have
                 no
                 Knowledge
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 le●●●
                 are
                 incapable
                 of
                 Reflexion
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 ignorant
                 that
                 
                   Monsieur
                   de
                   〈◊〉
                   Chambre
                
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 Learned
                 and
                 Eminent
                 Physician
                 ,
                 hath
                 written
                 a
                 particular
                 Treatise
                 co●cerning
                 the
                 Reasoning
                 of
                 Beasts
                 :
                 But
                 t●●
                 Reader
                 will
                 give
                 me
                 leave
                 to
                 own
                 that
                 〈◊〉
                 am
                 neither
                 of
                 his
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 that
                 〈◊〉
                 some
                 other
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 who
                 affirm
                 th●●
                 Beasts
                 act
                 formally
                 and
                 directly
                 for
                 the
                 a●taining
                 of
                 their
                 End
                 ,
                 tho'
                 in
                 an
                 imperfe●●
                 manner
                 ;
                 since
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Philosopher●
                 the
                 distinction
                 of
                 Degrees
                 ,
                 or
                 More
                 and
                 Le●●
                 
                 does
                 not
                 imply
                 a
                 special
                 Difference
                 ;
                 and
                 since
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Effect
                 that
                 does
                 not
                 depend
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 proceed
                 from
                 ,
                 an
                 Internal
                 Cause
                 ,
                 which
                 can
                 hardly
                 be
                 allow'd
                 to
                 Beasts
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 Reason
                 enables
                 a
                 Man
                 to
                 choose
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 many
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 he
                 knows
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 for
                 himself
                 ;
                 whereas
                 all
                 other
                 Animals
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Species
                 ,
                 use
                 the
                 same
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 capable
                 of
                 making
                 so
                 nice
                 a
                 Distinction
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 ;
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 plain
                 that
                 certain
                 Junctures
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Circumstances
                 ,
                 have
                 a
                 considerable
                 influence
                 upon
                 the
                 Effect
                 of
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 also
                 be
                 acknowledged
                 as
                 wholly
                 owing
                 to
                 Reason
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Man
                 who
                 has
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Remedies
                 at
                 different
                 times
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 comes
                 to
                 reflect
                 upon
                 their
                 various
                 Effects
                 ,
                 is
                 able
                 with
                 more
                 exactness
                 and
                 Judgment
                 to
                 choose
                 fit
                 Opportunities
                 to
                 secure
                 or
                 promote
                 their
                 Success
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 thus
                 that
                 many
                 Husbandmen
                 ,
                 Labourers
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Country
                 People
                 preserve
                 their
                 Health
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 seventy
                 or
                 eighty
                 Years
                 ,
                 and
                 live
                 to
                 a
                 great
                 Age
                 ,
                 without
                 having
                 need
                 of
                 any
                 but
                 their
                 own
                 Internal
                 Physician
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 their
                 natural
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 their
                 Reason
                 ,
                 which
                 admonishes
                 'em
                 to
                 avoid
                 Debauchery
                 ,
                 Excess
                 ,
                 and
                 Ambition
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 certain
                 then
                 that
                 we
                 can
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 no
                 better
                 Physicians
                 than
                 our selves
                 ,
                 provided
                 we
                 wou'd
                 seriously
                 apply
                 our selves
                 to
                 the
                 Preservation
                 of
                 our
                 Health
                 and
                 Strength
                 ,
                 and
                 di●igently
                 follow
                 our
                 Instinct
                 and
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 our
                 Reason
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 OBSERVATION
                 II.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Temperaments
                 or
                 Constitution●
                 of
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 in
                 general
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 WOU'D
                 be
                 needless
                 to
                 trouble
                 th●
                 Reader
                 with
                 the
                 Definition
                 or
                 Etymology
                 of
                 the
                 Word
                 Temperament
                 or
                 Constitution
                 and
                 its
                 Division
                 into
                 nine
                 different
                 Species
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 common
                 Subjects
                 of
                 Disputation
                 in
                 the
                 Schools
                 ;
                 since
                 there
                 are
                 ver●
                 few
                 who
                 know
                 not
                 that
                 a
                 
                 Temperament
                 ●
                 nothing
                 else
                 but
                 a
                 Mixture
                 of
                 the
                 four
                 Qualities
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Heat
                 ,
                 Coldness
                 ,
                 Moisture
                 and
                 Dryness
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 Hand
                 ,
                 tho'
                 a
                 Man
                 shou●●
                 know
                 that
                 there
                 are
                 nine
                 Species
                 of
                 
                   Temperaments
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 one
                 temperate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 eight
                 intemperate
                 ,
                 he
                 wou'd
                 not
                 ,
                 perhaps
                 ,
                 b●
                 the
                 more
                 Learned
                 ;
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 lest
                 my
                 Silence
                 shou'd
                 be
                 imputed
                 to
                 Ignorance
                 ,
                 I
                 wi●●
                 give
                 such
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 'em
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 in
                 som●
                 measure
                 satisfie
                 the
                 Reader
                 's
                 Curiosity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Temperate
                 Constitution
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 composed
                 of
                 a
                 due
                 and
                 convenient
                 Mixture
                 of
                 the
                 four
                 first
                 Qualities
                 ,
                 either
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Quantity
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 a
                 Temperate
                 Constitution
                 
                   ad
                   pondus
                   ,
                   i.
                   e.
                
                 to
                 
                   weight
                   ▪
                
                 
                 or
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Quality
                   ,
                   ad
                   justitiam
                
                 ,
                 fit
                 for
                 every
                 Faculty
                 to
                 perform
                 its
                 Operations
                 aright
                 .
                 I
                 leave
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 decided
                 by
                 my
                 more
                 Learned
                 and
                 Experienc'd
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 ever
                 met
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 Constitution
                 in
                 their
                 Practice
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Intemperate
                 Constitution
                 is
                 that
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 Excess
                 of
                 one
                 or
                 more
                 Qualities
                 above
                 the
                 Temperate
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 twofold
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Simple
                
                 and
                 Compound
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Simple
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 caused
                 by
                 the
                 Excess
                 of
                 any
                 one
                 Quality
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Hot
                   ,
                   Cold
                   ,
                   Dry
                   ,
                
                 or
                 Moist
                 separately
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Compound
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 produc'd
                 by
                 the
                 Excess
                 of
                 two
                 or
                 more
                 Qualities
                 :
                 Thus
                 Heat
                 and
                 Moisture
                 conjunctly
                 make
                 a
                 Sanguine
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 which
                 answers
                 to
                 Adolescency
                 and
                 the
                 Spring
                 ;
                 Heat
                 and
                 Dryness
                 agree
                 with
                 Youth
                 ;
                 Choler
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Summer
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Intemperate
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 Simple
                 as
                 Compound
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 either
                 Healthful
                 or
                 Sickly
                 ,
                 Equal
                 or
                 Unequal
                 ,
                 with
                 or
                 without
                 Matter
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 But
                 since
                 these
                 Distinctions
                 wou'd
                 engage
                 me
                 in
                 unprofitable
                 Debates
                 ,
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 those
                 Authors
                 who
                 have
                 treated
                 on
                 that
                 Subject
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 tho'
                 the
                 Knowledge
                 of
                 the
                 Constitutions
                 may
                 be
                 of
                 some
                 use
                 ,
                 to
                 discover
                 the
                 Inclinations
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 Diseases
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 subject
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 chuse
                 rather
                 to
                 say
                 with
                 a
                 late
                 Author
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 are
                 but
                 two
                 sorts
                 of
                 Persons
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 are
                 
                 endow'd
                 with
                 a
                 healthy
                 and
                 strong
                 Constitution
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 with
                 a
                 feeble
                 and
                 weak
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 almost
                 always
                 sick
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 but
                 very
                 little
                 Health
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 Advantage
                 to
                 be
                 naturally
                 well-disposed
                 both
                 in
                 Body
                 and
                 Mind
                 ;
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 Person
                 may
                 enjoy
                 a
                 perfect
                 Health
                 by
                 leading
                 a
                 regular
                 Life
                 :
                 But
                 when
                 one
                 is
                 naturally
                 of
                 an
                 ill
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 he
                 loses
                 his
                 Health
                 as
                 often
                 as
                 he
                 neglects
                 the
                 Admonitions
                 of
                 his
                 Instinct
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 must
                 lead
                 a
                 very
                 troublsome
                 and
                 uneasie
                 Life
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 principal
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 in
                 the
                 general
                 .
              
               
                 THERE
                 are
                 four
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 viz.
                 two
                 remote
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 Melancholy
                 or
                 Vexation
                 ,
                 and
                 Debauchery
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 immediate
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 an
                 excess
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 too
                 long
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Of
                   Melancholy
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     first
                     remote
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     :
                     Of
                     the
                     bad
                     Effects
                     which
                     it
                     produces
                     both
                     in
                     the
                     Body
                     and
                     Mind
                     ;
                     and
                     of
                     its
                     Remedies
                     .
                  
                   
                     THere
                     are
                     very
                     few
                     Persons
                     who
                     are
                     not
                     acquainted
                     with
                     Melancholy
                     ,
                     either
                     by
                     Reason
                     or
                     Experience
                     ,
                     since
                     the
                     Life
                     of
                     Man
                     is
                     a
                     continual
                     Revolution
                     of
                     Prosperity
                     and
                     Adversity
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Oppositions
                     betwixt
                     those
                     two
                     Conditions
                     ,
                     excite
                     in
                     us
                     contrary
                     Motions
                     ,
                     and
                     very
                     different
                     Passions
                     .
                     That
                     Tranquillity
                     of
                     Mind
                     which
                     accompanies
                     good
                     Fortune
                     ,
                     is
                     very
                     proper
                     to
                     preserve
                     the
                     Health
                     ;
                     for
                     tho'
                     the
                     Mind
                     and
                     the
                     Body
                     are
                     of
                     a
                     different
                     Nature
                     ,
                     yet
                     they
                     have
                     an
                     Affinity
                     ,
                     which
                     keep
                     'em
                     in
                     such
                     Dependance
                     one
                     to
                     the
                     other
                     ,
                     that
                     there
                     is
                     nothing
                     regularly
                     done
                     in
                     the
                     whole
                     Composition
                     ,
                     unless
                     it
                     be
                     carry'd
                     on
                     by
                     an
                     equal
                     Combination
                     of
                     the
                     two
                     Parts
                     .
                  
                   
                     All
                     our
                     Actions
                     are
                     perform'd
                     by
                     the
                     assistance
                     of
                     the
                     Vital
                     and
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     ;
                     and
                     't
                     is
                     their
                     Commerce
                     which
                     maintains
                     that
                     perfect
                     Union
                     ,
                     between
                     the
                     Heart
                     and
                     the
                     Brain
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     the
                     principal
                     Organs
                     of
                     the
                     Body
                     .
                     For
                     't
                     is
                     plain
                     that
                     the
                     Brain
                     cannot
                     produce
                     the
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     ,
                     unless
                     the
                     subtil
                     
                     parts
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     be
                     convey'd
                     thither
                     through
                     the
                     Arteries
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     Heart
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     a
                     Muscle
                     ,
                     hath
                     not
                     power
                     by
                     its
                     continual
                     Motion
                     ,
                     to
                     diffuse
                     the
                     Blood
                     through
                     the
                     whole
                     Body
                     ,
                     but
                     by
                     the
                     assistance
                     of
                     the
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     :
                     Now
                     when
                     the
                     Mind
                     is
                     serene
                     and
                     undisturb'd
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     Parts
                     may
                     be
                     sensible
                     of
                     her
                     Impressions
                     ,
                     she
                     furnishes
                     'em
                     with
                     a
                     sufficient
                     quantity
                     of
                     Spirits
                     ,
                     to
                     enable
                     'em
                     to
                     perform
                     their
                     respective
                     Actions
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     hand
                     ,
                     when
                     the
                     Mind
                     is
                     agitated
                     with
                     a
                     Croud
                     of
                     dismal
                     Apprehensions
                     ,
                     that
                     give
                     Entrance
                     to
                     Grief
                     and
                     Melancholy
                     ,
                     she
                     is
                     perpetually
                     ruminating
                     on
                     the
                     Causes
                     of
                     her
                     Disasters
                     ,
                     and
                     endeavouring
                     with
                     all
                     imaginable
                     Application
                     ,
                     to
                     remove
                     'em
                     ,
                     which
                     must
                     needs
                     occasion
                     a
                     vast
                     expence
                     of
                     Spirits
                     .
                     So
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     which
                     are
                     generated
                     in
                     the
                     Brain
                     ,
                     are
                     scarce
                     able
                     to
                     supply
                     those
                     Parts
                     which
                     are
                     subservient
                     to
                     the
                     designs
                     of
                     the
                     Soul
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     performance
                     of
                     those
                     hasty
                     Motions
                     she
                     requires
                     from
                     'em
                     ;
                     and
                     consequently
                     since
                     so
                     large
                     a
                     quantity
                     of
                     the
                     Spirits
                     flows
                     into
                     the
                     Nerves
                     ,
                     that
                     are
                     bestow'd
                     upon
                     those
                     Parts
                     ,
                     there
                     are
                     but
                     few
                     left
                     for
                     the
                     other
                     Nerves
                     :
                     Now
                     the
                     Parts
                     which
                     help
                     to
                     change
                     or
                     digest
                     the
                     Aliments
                     ,
                     and
                     are
                     subservient
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     Actions
                     which
                     are
                     call'd
                     Natural
                     ,
                     being
                     of
                     no
                     use
                     to
                     the
                     Passions
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     plain
                     that
                     the
                     Nerves
                     which
                     go
                     to
                     those
                     Parts
                     ,
                     receive
                     but
                     few
                     Spirits
                     from
                     the
                     Brain
                     ,
                     and
                     
                     consequently
                     that
                     their
                     Fibres
                     are
                     very
                     weakly
                     mov'd
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Actions
                     disorderly
                     and
                     irregular
                     ;
                     so
                     that
                     the
                     Excrements
                     can
                     hardly
                     be
                     expell'd
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     too
                     long
                     continuance
                     in
                     the
                     Guts
                     is
                     the
                     immediate
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     .
                  
                   
                     We
                     may
                     add
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     great
                     dissipation
                     of
                     the
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     ,
                     when
                     the
                     Soul
                     is
                     vex'd
                     and
                     disturb'd
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     occasion
                     that
                     a
                     greater
                     quantity
                     of
                     Blood
                     than
                     usual
                     is
                     sent
                     from
                     the
                     Heart
                     to
                     the
                     Brain
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     up
                     the
                     Loss
                     of
                     those
                     Spirits
                     ;
                     and
                     consequently
                     the
                     Nourishment
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     Parts
                     is
                     both
                     much
                     lessen'd
                     and
                     chang'd
                     as
                     to
                     its
                     quality
                     .
                     For
                     't
                     is
                     always
                     the
                     best
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     that
                     runs
                     to
                     the
                     Brain
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Body
                     is
                     depriv'd
                     of
                     its
                     best
                     Nourishment
                     ,
                     particularly
                     the
                     Membranous
                     Parts
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     weakned
                     and
                     dry'd
                     up
                     ,
                     for
                     want
                     of
                     fit
                     Matter
                     to
                     preserve
                     them
                     ;
                     and
                     this
                     Inconveniency
                     reaching
                     the
                     Intestines
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     Parts
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     certain
                     that
                     they
                     cannot
                     expel
                     the
                     Excrements
                     with
                     vigour
                     ,
                     by
                     their
                     Vermicular
                     or
                     Peristaltick
                     Motion
                     ,
                     being
                     depriv'd
                     of
                     the
                     Animal
                     Spirits
                     ,
                     by
                     whose
                     Assistance
                     they
                     were
                     moved
                     .
                  
                   
                     We
                     also
                     see
                     ,
                     that
                     those
                     who
                     are
                     naturally
                     of
                     a
                     melancholy
                     and
                     peevish
                     Humour
                     ,
                     who
                     apply
                     themselves
                     to
                     study
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     other
                     Employments
                     ,
                     which
                     require
                     much
                     application
                     ,
                     are
                     usually
                     lean
                     ,
                     and
                     subject
                     to
                     be
                     often
                     Costive
                     ,
                     and
                     commonly
                     fancy
                     themselves
                     to
                     be
                     extremely
                     sick
                     ,
                     before
                     they
                     have
                     the
                     least
                     disposition
                     or
                     tendency
                     to
                     Sickness
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     What
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     done
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     prevent
                     the
                     Effects
                     of
                     Grief
                     or
                     Melancholy
                     .
                  
                   
                     ALL
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     the
                     Body
                     as
                     of
                     the
                     Mind
                     ,
                     may
                     be
                     cured
                     either
                     perfectly
                     or
                     imperfectly
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     perfect
                     Cure
                     consists
                     in
                     the
                     entire
                     destruction
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Causes
                     of
                     the
                     Disease
                     ,
                     which
                     must
                     necessarily
                     cease
                     when
                     the
                     Causes
                     are
                     remov'd
                     ;
                     
                       Sublatâ
                       causâ
                       tollitur
                       effectus
                    
                     :
                     This
                     sort
                     of
                     Cure
                     is
                     call'd
                     cradicative
                     .
                  
                   
                     Grief
                     is
                     not
                     only
                     a
                     Disease
                     of
                     the
                     Body
                     ,
                     but
                     't
                     is
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     considerable
                     Distempers
                     that
                     can
                     possibly
                     afflict
                     the
                     Mind
                     .
                  
                   
                     It
                     cannot
                     be
                     always
                     cur'd
                     by
                     an
                     entire
                     removal
                     of
                     its
                     Causes
                     ,
                     since
                     they
                     are
                     not
                     always
                     in
                     our
                     power
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     best
                     Reasons
                     that
                     can
                     be
                     alledged
                     ,
                     to
                     persuade
                     a
                     Man
                     to
                     raise
                     himself
                     by
                     the
                     Strength
                     of
                     his
                     Mind
                     ,
                     above
                     the
                     reach
                     of
                     Ill
                     Fortune
                     ,
                     may
                     serve
                     indeed
                     for
                     a
                     fine
                     Amusement
                     to
                     a
                     contemplative
                     Genius
                     ;
                     but
                     are
                     rarely
                     able
                     to
                     allay
                     the
                     torment
                     of
                     an
                     afflicted
                     Mind
                     :
                     For
                     as
                     it
                     is
                     easie
                     for
                     those
                     on
                     whom
                     Fortune
                     smiles
                     ,
                     to
                     comfort
                     the
                     Miserable
                     ,
                     so
                     it
                     is
                     hard
                     for
                     those
                     who
                     are
                     in
                     trouble
                     not
                     to
                     feel
                     the
                     weight
                     of
                     their
                     Misfortunes
                     .
                  
                   
                     As
                     for
                     Example
                     ;
                     if
                     a
                     Man
                     was
                     entirely
                     ruin'd
                     ,
                     or
                     reduc'd
                     to
                     extreme
                     want
                     by
                     a
                     litigious
                     Action
                     enter'd
                     against
                     him
                     by
                     his
                     Enemies
                     ;
                     
                     a
                     grave
                     Philosopher
                     might
                     indeed
                     admonish
                     him
                     that
                     the
                     Estate
                     he
                     had
                     lost
                     was
                     transitory
                     and
                     perishable
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     he
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     have
                     settl'd
                     his
                     Affections
                     on
                     it
                     ,
                     neither
                     as
                     a
                     Man
                     ,
                     because
                     he
                     shou'd
                     have
                     consider'd
                     that
                     he
                     must
                     have
                     left
                     it
                     sooner
                     or
                     later
                     ;
                     nor
                     as
                     a
                     Christian
                     ,
                     because
                     as
                     such
                     he
                     ought
                     not
                     to
                     look
                     upon
                     such
                     fleeting
                     Enjoyments
                     as
                     his
                     Portion
                     ,
                     but
                     upon
                     those
                     which
                     are
                     Everlasting
                     ?
                     These
                     are
                     certain
                     and
                     undoubted
                     Truths
                     ,
                     but
                     wou'd
                     not
                     ,
                     in
                     all
                     probability
                     quiet
                     the
                     Mind
                     of
                     a
                     Person
                     in
                     such
                     Circumstances
                     ,
                     or
                     make
                     him
                     forget
                     his
                     Loss
                     .
                     And
                     't
                     is
                     no
                     less
                     certain
                     that
                     the
                     Recovery
                     of
                     his
                     Estate
                     wou'd
                     be
                     the
                     most
                     effectual
                     Expedient
                     to
                     restore
                     the
                     Tranquility
                     of
                     his
                     Mind
                     .
                  
                   
                     Grief
                     may
                     be
                     also
                     occasion'd
                     by
                     many
                     other
                     Causes
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     no
                     less
                     without
                     our
                     power
                     ,
                     and
                     beyond
                     the
                     reach
                     of
                     Medicines
                     ,
                     than
                     the
                     former
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     that
                     which
                     seems
                     to
                     be
                     peculiar
                     to
                     this
                     troublesome
                     Distemper
                     ,
                     is
                     ,
                     that
                     whereas
                     other
                     Distempers
                     are
                     commonly
                     cur'd
                     by
                     things
                     that
                     are
                     contrary
                     to
                     'em
                     ;
                     that
                     which
                     is
                     contrary
                     to
                     this
                     ,
                     commonly
                     augments
                     ,
                     rather
                     than
                     abates
                     the
                     Distemper
                     .
                  
                   
                     For
                     a
                     Man
                     who
                     is
                     drowned
                     in
                     Sorrow
                     is
                     incapable
                     of
                     taking
                     Pleasure
                     in
                     any
                     thing
                     ;
                     and
                     Joy
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     opposite
                     to
                     his
                     Grief
                     ,
                     is
                     so
                     far
                     from
                     easing
                     him
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     cannot
                     endure
                     to
                     perceive
                     the
                     least
                     appearance
                     of
                     it
                     in
                     another
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     '
                     Twou'd
                     be
                     needless
                     then
                     to
                     attempt
                     the
                     Cure
                     by
                     endeavouring
                     to
                     divert
                     his
                     Thoughts
                     ;
                     and
                     therefore
                     ,
                     (
                     in
                     expectation
                     that
                     Time
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     only
                     Physician
                     in
                     such
                     Cases
                     ,
                     may
                     heal
                     the
                     Wounds
                     of
                     his
                     Mind
                     ,
                     or
                     some
                     of
                     those
                     unexpected
                     Revolutions
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     all
                     the
                     World
                     is
                     subject
                     ,
                     may
                     put
                     an
                     end
                     to
                     the
                     Cause
                     of
                     his
                     Sorrow
                     )
                     we
                     must
                     content
                     our selves
                     with
                     persuading
                     him
                     at
                     least
                     to
                     resist
                     the
                     fatal
                     Influence
                     which
                     this
                     Passion
                     may
                     have
                     upon
                     his
                     bodily
                     Health
                     ,
                     because
                     of
                     the
                     strict
                     Union
                     that
                     is
                     between
                     those
                     two
                     Parts
                     which
                     compose
                     the
                     Man.
                     
                  
                   
                     'T
                     is
                     certain
                     that
                     Grief
                     may
                     be
                     the
                     Spring
                     and
                     Fountain
                     of
                     many
                     Diseases
                     ,
                     by
                     causing
                     the
                     Excrements
                     to
                     remain
                     too
                     long
                     in
                     the
                     great
                     Guts
                     :
                     And
                     therefore
                     we
                     must
                     endeavour
                     to
                     make
                     the
                     best
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     Signs
                     by
                     which
                     the
                     Internal
                     Physician
                     acquaints
                     us
                     with
                     the
                     stoppage
                     of
                     those
                     Impurities
                     in
                     these
                     Passages
                     ,
                     lest
                     the
                     Mind
                     shou'd
                     by
                     degrees
                     communicate
                     the
                     infectious
                     Contagion
                     of
                     its
                     Distemper
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Body
                     ;
                     that
                     is
                     ,
                     we
                     must
                     expel
                     those
                     Excrements
                     as
                     soon
                     as
                     we
                     perceive
                     any
                     signs
                     of
                     fulness
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     order
                     to
                     this
                     ,
                     we
                     must
                     chuse
                     the
                     most
                     convenient
                     Medicines
                     .
                     For
                     ,
                     as
                     I
                     intimated
                     before
                     ,
                     we
                     must
                     either
                     entirely
                     remove
                     the
                     Causes
                     of
                     a
                     Disease
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     least
                     endeavour
                     to
                     prevent
                     their
                     Fatal
                     Effects
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   
                     Of
                     Debauchery
                     or
                     Intemperance
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Second
                     remote
                     Cause
                     of
                     Diseases
                     .
                  
                   
                     DEbauchery
                     consists
                     chiefly
                     in
                     two
                     things
                     ,
                     viz.
                     in
                     excess
                     of
                     Drinking
                     and
                     Eating
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     immoderate
                     use
                     of
                     the
                     Pleasures
                     of
                     Love
                     ;
                     for
                     't
                     is
                     by
                     this
                     means
                     that
                     the
                     most
                     healthy
                     Persons
                     destroy
                     themselves
                     ,
                     and
                     shorten
                     their
                     Days
                     ,
                     even
                     tho'
                     they
                     be
                     otherwise
                     of
                     a
                     stronger
                     Constitution
                     than
                     others
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 II.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 Excess
                 in
                 Drinking
                 and
                 Eating
                 .
              
               
                 THAT
                 we
                 may
                 comprehend
                 the
                 manner
                 how
                 Diseases
                 are
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 excess
                 in
                 Eating
                 and
                 Drinking
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 examine
                 the
                 Action
                 of
                 the
                 Stomach
                 and
                 Guts
                 in
                 converting
                 the
                 Food
                 into
                 Chyle
                 :
                 for
                 if
                 we
                 consider
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Fibres
                 which
                 compose
                 the
                 Contexture
                 of
                 those
                 Parts
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 so
                 many
                 small
                 Springs
                 ,
                 being
                 which
                 successively
                 slacken'd
                 and
                 contracted
                 ,
                 keep
                 the
                 Food
                 in
                 a
                 continual
                 Motion
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 dissolving
                 Acids
                 ,
                 attenuates
                 ,
                 bruises
                 ,
                 and
                 entirely
                 changes
                 
                 its
                 Nature
                 .
                 Now
                 't
                 is
                 plain
                 that
                 these
                 Springs
                 may
                 lose
                 their
                 force
                 and
                 activity
                 by
                 a
                 continual
                 Pressure
                 and
                 distension
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 an
                 excessive
                 quantity
                 of
                 Food
                 ,
                 which
                 fills
                 the
                 Spaces
                 that
                 are
                 formed
                 by
                 their
                 Turnings
                 and
                 Windings
                 ,
                 even
                 as
                 the
                 Springs
                 of
                 our
                 Machines
                 are
                 stopt
                 when
                 their
                 Relaxation
                 is
                 hinder'd
                 by
                 a
                 strong
                 Pressure
                 :
                 For
                 as
                 a
                 Bow
                 cannot
                 long
                 retain
                 its
                 Spring
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 kept
                 continually
                 bent
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 finest
                 Machine
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 will
                 decay
                 insensibly
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 diligently
                 kept
                 in
                 Order
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 most
                 vigorous
                 Stomach
                 may
                 be
                 spoil'd
                 by
                 an
                 over-proportion'd
                 quantity
                 of
                 Food
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Fibres
                 both
                 of
                 that
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Parts
                 which
                 help
                 Digestion
                 ,
                 are
                 either
                 broken
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 weaken'd
                 by
                 a
                 continual
                 Extension
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 cannot
                 afterwards
                 contract
                 and
                 expand
                 themselves
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 concoct
                 the
                 Food
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 expel
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 separated
                 from
                 it
                 :
                 Now
                 Indigestion
                 and
                 the
                 Stoppage
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 measure
                 ,
                 the
                 immediate
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 let
                 us
                 suppose
                 that
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 tho
                 loaded
                 with
                 Food
                 ,
                 may
                 nevertheless
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 digest
                 it
                 when
                 the
                 Body
                 is
                 very
                 strong
                 and
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 what
                 must
                 be
                 the
                 consequence
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Digestion
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 redundant
                 Chyle
                 flowing
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 being
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Milky-Vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Mesenterium
                 ,
                 must
                 remain
                 in
                 the
                 small
                 Guts
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 pass
                 with
                 the
                 Excrements
                 into
                 the
                 
                 greater
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 must
                 quickly
                 be
                 corrupted
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 a
                 sufficient
                 ferment
                 to
                 keep
                 up
                 its
                 Motion
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 must
                 of
                 necessity
                 corrupt
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 and
                 occasion
                 all
                 those
                 Disorders
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Chapters
                 that
                 treat
                 of
                 the
                 immediate
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 ought
                 therefore
                 diligently
                 to
                 avoid
                 excess
                 in
                 Drinking
                 and
                 Eating
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 reason
                 't
                 is
                 necessary
                 that
                 every
                 one
                 should
                 be
                 acquainted
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Constitution
                 :
                 As
                 for
                 Example
                 ;
                 the
                 Cholerick
                 have
                 occasion
                 to
                 eat
                 oftener
                 than
                 the
                 Phlegmatick
                 ,
                 because
                 those
                 are
                 much
                 hotter
                 than
                 these
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Heat
                 not
                 meeting
                 with
                 Matter
                 to
                 digest
                 ,
                 takes
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 Alimentary
                 Juice
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 insensibly
                 weakens
                 the
                 principal
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 Whoever
                 enjoys
                 a
                 perfect
                 Health
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 use
                 indifferently
                 every
                 thing
                 that
                 is
                 fit
                 to
                 Nourish
                 him
                 ,
                 especially
                 when
                 he
                 has
                 observ'd
                 that
                 any
                 particular
                 sort
                 of
                 Food
                 is
                 endu'd
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 necessary
                 Qualities
                 ;
                 as
                 first
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 Taste
                 ;
                 for
                 when
                 the
                 Stomach
                 loaths
                 any
                 particular
                 kind
                 of
                 Meat
                 ,
                 tho'
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 it
                 be
                 very
                 good
                 and
                 wholsome
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 abstain
                 from
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 will
                 infallibly
                 either
                 cause
                 Indigestion
                 ,
                 or
                 provoke
                 Vomiting
                 .
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 When
                 't
                 is
                 easily
                 digested
                 ,
                 without
                 occasioning
                 either
                 a
                 slackness
                 or
                 straitness
                 in
                 the
                 Belly
                 :
                 These
                 are
                 the
                 surest
                 Marks
                 of
                 
                 wholsome
                 Food
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 remains
                 nothing
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 observ'd
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Quantity
                 must
                 always
                 be
                 moderate
                 .
                 We
                 must
                 then
                 ,
                 to
                 preserve
                 our
                 Health
                 ,
                 eat
                 when
                 we
                 are
                 hungry
                 ,
                 and
                 drink
                 when
                 we
                 are
                 thirsty
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 is
                 proper
                 to
                 be
                 eaten
                 or
                 drunk
                 ,
                 without
                 forcing
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 either
                 starving
                 or
                 cloying
                 our
                 Stomachs
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 III.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 immoderate
                 Vse
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Pleasures
                   of
                   Love.
                
                 
              
               
                 THIS
                 sort
                 of
                 Intemperance
                 is
                 no
                 less
                 dangerous
                 and
                 prejudicial
                 than
                 the
                 former
                 :
                 I
                 need
                 not
                 mention
                 those
                 infamous
                 Marks
                 and
                 Effects
                 of
                 Lechery
                 ,
                 the
                 Gonorrhaea
                 both
                 simple
                 and
                 virulent
                 ,
                 
                   Phimosis
                   ,
                   Paraphimosis
                
                 ,
                 Excrescencies
                 ,
                 Bubo's
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Word
                 ,
                 the
                 Disease
                 which
                 is
                 commonly
                 entertain'd
                 by
                 all
                 Nations
                 ,
                 tho'
                 none
                 of
                 'em
                 are
                 willing
                 to
                 own
                 it
                 as
                 a
                 Native
                 ,
                 these
                 are
                 the
                 usual
                 Consequences
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 just
                 Rewards
                 of
                 unbridl'd
                 Lust
                 .
                 But
                 besides
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 immoderate
                 use
                 of
                 those
                 Pleasures
                 dissipates
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 extremely
                 weakens
                 the
                 Brain
                 ,
                 robs
                 the
                 Nerves
                 ,
                 and
                 Membranous
                 Parts
                 of
                 their
                 proper
                 Nourishment
                 ,
                 is
                 fatal
                 to
                 
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 a
                 weak
                 Breast
                 ,
                 heats
                 and
                 drys
                 up
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 makes
                 way
                 for
                 a
                 whole
                 Army
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 by
                 weakening
                 the
                 Action
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 by
                 dissipating
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 drying
                 up
                 the
                 Fibres
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 therefore
                 necessary
                 to
                 moderate
                 the
                 Pleasures
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 wou'd
                 preserve
                 our selves
                 from
                 irrecoverable
                 Ruine
                 ;
                 and
                 consequently
                 in
                 our
                 amorous
                 Inclinations
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 consult
                 our
                 Strength
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 to
                 give
                 a
                 full
                 career
                 to
                 our
                 eager
                 Desires
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 be
                 entirely
                 Masters
                 of
                 our selves
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 be
                 able
                 ,
                 upon
                 Occasion
                 ,
                 to
                 curb
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 a
                 Passion
                 which
                 has
                 in
                 all
                 Ages
                 fooled
                 the
                 wisest
                 Heads
                 ,
                 and
                 baffled
                 the
                 severest
                 Vertue
                 ;
                 since
                 the
                 Wisdom
                 of
                 Solomon
                 ,
                 the
                 Holiness
                 of
                 David
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Strength
                 of
                 Sampson
                 ,
                 could
                 not
                 moderate
                 the
                 Sallies
                 of
                 this
                 ungoverneable
                 Passion
                 :
                 And
                 't
                 was
                 this
                 that
                 made
                 the
                 modest
                 Virgil
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Omnia
                   vincit
                   Amor
                   ,
                   &
                   nos
                   cedamus
                   Amori
                   .
                
              
               
                 Reason
                 ,
                 which
                 ought
                 to
                 guide
                 us
                 in
                 all
                 our
                 Steps
                 ,
                 is
                 never
                 less
                 obey'd
                 ,
                 nor
                 more
                 strangely
                 puzzl'd
                 than
                 when
                 she
                 attempts
                 to
                 calm
                 the
                 impetuous
                 Motions
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
                 that
                 are
                 stirr'd
                 up
                 in
                 us
                 by
                 an
                 infinite
                 Number
                 of
                 Objects
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 thousand
                 several
                 ways
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 make
                 our selves
                 Masters
                 of
                 this
                 Passion
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 not
                 only
                 be
                 possest
                 of
                 an
                 unshaken
                 Firmness
                 and
                 Resolution
                 ,
                 but
                 be
                 furnish'd
                 
                 with
                 constant
                 Supplies
                 of
                 Grace
                 ;
                 for
                 Chastity
                 in
                 Youth
                 is
                 a
                 sort
                 of
                 Martyrdom
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 a
                 Father
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 terms
                 it
                 ,
                 
                   Martyrium
                   sine
                   sanguine
                
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Consideration
                 obliges
                 me
                 to
                 advise
                 all
                 unmarry'd
                 Persons
                 to
                 abstain
                 entirely
                 from
                 the
                 Pleasures
                 that
                 are
                 propos'd
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 this
                 Passion
                 ,
                 provided
                 their
                 ordinary
                 Food
                 be
                 not
                 too
                 Juicy
                 and
                 provocative
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 new-laid
                 Eggs
                 ,
                 Capons
                 ,
                 Partridges
                 ,
                 Woodcocks
                 ,
                 Pigeons
                 ,
                 Artichokes
                 ,
                 Asparagus
                 ,
                 Celery
                 ,
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Salt
                 and
                 Pepper'd
                 Meats
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 some
                 kinds
                 of
                 Pulse
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 their
                 Windiness
                 ,
                 as
                 Pease
                 and
                 Beans
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 such
                 Persons
                 must
                 content
                 themselves
                 with
                 less
                 Nourishing
                 Food
                 ,
                 and
                 cool
                 their
                 Bodies
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Age
                 and
                 Constitutions
                 ;
                 which
                 they
                 may
                 do
                 very
                 easily
                 by
                 consulting
                 their
                 Physicians
                 ;
                 for
                 otherwise
                 they
                 may
                 ,
                 by
                 abstaining
                 entirely
                 from
                 the
                 Pleasures
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
                 render
                 themselves
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 many
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 as
                 Stoppage
                 of
                 Urine
                 ,
                 the
                 Gravel
                 ,
                 Stone
                 ,
                 Vapours
                 ,
                 Faintings
                 ,
                 the
                 Jaundice
                 ,
                 and
                 Green-Sickness
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 an
                 excessive
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Pleasures
                 of
                 Love
                 is
                 more
                 dangerous
                 than
                 an
                 entire
                 abstinence
                 from
                 them
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Ebullition
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ending
                 sooner
                 or
                 later
                 with
                 Age
                 ,
                 the
                 Passions
                 are
                 extinguish'd
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Calm
                 we
                 enjoy
                 after
                 the
                 Storm
                 ,
                 makes
                 us
                 soon
                 forget
                 all
                 the
                 Pain
                 we
                 suffer'd
                 to
                 resist
                 it
                 :
                 whereas
                 the
                 Inconveniencies
                 that
                 
                 remain
                 after
                 the
                 immoderate
                 use
                 of
                 those
                 Pleasures
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 the
                 trembling
                 of
                 the
                 Nerves
                 ,
                 Palsie
                 ,
                 Shortness
                 of
                 Breath
                 ,
                 Phthisis
                 ,
                 Gout
                 ,
                 &c.
                 make
                 us
                 pay
                 very
                 dear
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 infirm
                 Old
                 Age
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 transitory
                 Charms
                 we
                 enjoy'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 frivolous
                 Amusements
                 of
                 our
                 Youth
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 has
                 been
                 said
                 may
                 suffice
                 to
                 give
                 us
                 an
                 Idea
                 of
                 the
                 remote
                 Causes
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 we
                 must
                 proceed
                 to
                 consider
                 their
                 more
                 immediate
                 Causes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 IV.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Redundancy
                 or
                 too
                 great
                 Abundance
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 immediate
                 Cause
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Blood
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Treasure
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 exceeds
                 either
                 in
                 Quantity
                 or
                 Quality
                 ,
                 may
                 prove
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 Death
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 sufficient
                 quantity
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 a
                 Plethora
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 fulness
                 of
                 Blood
                 ;
                 or
                 when
                 it
                 hath
                 acquired
                 some
                 bad
                 Quality
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 Cacochymia
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 depravation
                 of
                 the
                 Humours
                 :
                 Bleeding
                 destroys
                 or
                 removes
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 and
                 Purging
                 the
                 latter
                 .
              
               
               
                 We
                 may
                 easily
                 comprehend
                 how
                 Diseases
                 may
                 be
                 occasion'd
                 meerly
                 by
                 the
                 Quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 reflect
                 upon
                 the
                 Disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Organs
                 which
                 contain
                 and
                 convey
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 conduce
                 to
                 its
                 Motion
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 this
                 we
                 may
                 compare
                 the
                 Veins
                 and
                 Arteries
                 of
                 our
                 Bodies
                 to
                 the
                 Pipes
                 of
                 a
                 Fountain
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 or
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 next
                 the
                 Spring-head
                 ,
                 are
                 very
                 big
                 and
                 large
                 ,
                 but
                 grow
                 insensibly
                 smaller
                 as
                 they
                 spread
                 themselves
                 into
                 Branches
                 ;
                 supposing
                 ,
                 for
                 Example
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 gives
                 passage
                 to
                 a
                 Foot
                 of
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 last
                 do
                 not
                 give
                 passage
                 to
                 above
                 an
                 Inch.
                 The
                 same
                 Observations
                 may
                 be
                 apply'd
                 to
                 the
                 Blood-Vessels
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Arteries
                 which
                 proceed
                 from
                 the
                 Heart
                 are
                 very
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 divided
                 into
                 others
                 of
                 a
                 middle
                 bigness
                 ;
                 these
                 again
                 are
                 divided
                 into
                 smaller
                 Branches
                 which
                 are
                 successively
                 subdivided
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 become
                 so
                 small
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 usually
                 call'd
                 Capillarie
                 (
                 or
                 Hair-like
                 )
                 and
                 Invisible
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 where
                 these
                 invisible
                 Arteries
                 are
                 found
                 ,
                 they
                 meet
                 with
                 very
                 small
                 Veins
                 ,
                 which
                 grow
                 larger
                 as
                 they
                 meet
                 ,
                 and
                 join
                 with
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 return
                 at
                 length
                 to
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 terminate
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 as
                 large
                 as
                 the
                 Arteries
                 at
                 their
                 coming
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Heart
                 .
                 Now
                 the
                 Blood
                 flows
                 thro'
                 all
                 those
                 Pipes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Heart
                 directs
                 its
                 Motion
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Conduit-Maker
                 directs
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Water
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Pipes
                 of
                 the
                 Fountain
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 it
                 often
                 happens
                 that
                 the
                 Water-Pipes
                 are
                 either
                 stopt
                 or
                 broken
                 when
                 a
                 Body
                 that
                 is
                 Bulky
                 enough
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 the
                 Passage
                 enters
                 with
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 greater
                 quantity
                 of
                 Water
                 than
                 they
                 can
                 contain
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Blood-Vessels
                 are
                 frequently
                 obstructed
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 broken
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Liquor
                 they
                 contain
                 is
                 either
                 redundant
                 ,
                 or
                 thicker
                 than
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 proceed
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 Ebullitions
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 Abscesses
                 or
                 Impostumes
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 inward
                 Parts
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Surface
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 Bleeding
                 at
                 the
                 Nose
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Parts
                 ,
                 Apoplexies
                 ,
                 Suffocating
                 Defluxions
                 ,
                 and
                 Obstructions
                 of
                 the
                 Intrals
                 ,
                 which
                 make
                 way
                 for
                 an
                 infinite
                 Number
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Abundance
                 of
                 Blood
                 may
                 be
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Distempers
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 depravation
                 of
                 it
                 may
                 produce
                 a
                 far
                 greater
                 Number
                 of
                 more
                 stubborn
                 and
                 dangerous
                 Diseases
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 V.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Depravation
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 consider'd
                 as
                 an
                 immediate
                 Cause
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 the
                 retaining
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 SINCE
                 the
                 retaining
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 most
                 frequently
                 makes
                 the
                 Blood
                 lose
                 that
                 good
                 Disposition
                 in
                 which
                 our
                 Health
                 consists
                 ,
                 and
                 occasions
                 a
                 Cacochymia
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 already
                 intimated
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 stubborn
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 't
                 will
                 be
                 convenient
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Reader
                 a
                 comprehensive
                 View
                 of
                 this
                 fatal
                 Source
                 of
                 Distempers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Meat
                 which
                 we
                 eat
                 receives
                 its
                 first
                 Change
                 in
                 the
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 the
                 Teeth
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 small
                 natural
                 Knives
                 ,
                 to
                 mince
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Spittle
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 not
                 improperly
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 serve
                 instead
                 of
                 Salt
                 ,
                 to
                 help
                 its
                 Concoction
                 .
                 From
                 the
                 Mouth
                 't
                 is
                 carry'd
                 through
                 a
                 long
                 Chanel
                 ,
                 which
                 Anatomists
                 call
                 the
                 Oesaphagus
                 or
                 Gullet
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 spacious
                 Cavity
                 ,
                 call'd
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 where
                 either
                 by
                 a
                 proper
                 and
                 peculiar
                 Vertue
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 Part
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 an
                 Acid
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 Ferment
                 
                 which
                 it
                 meets
                 with
                 there
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 chang'd
                 into
                 a
                 liquid
                 and
                 greyish
                 Substance
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 Chyle
                 .
                 Then
                 continuing
                 its
                 Journey
                 downwards
                 ,
                 it
                 goes
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Stomach
                 by
                 its
                 inferiour
                 Orifice
                 ,
                 and
                 slips
                 into
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 Parts
                 of
                 which
                 Anatomists
                 have
                 given
                 different
                 Names
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 certain
                 Remarks
                 and
                 Observations
                 they
                 have
                 made
                 upon
                 these
                 Parts
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 part
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 dissection
                 of
                 several
                 Animals
                 ,
                 they
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 about
                 twelve
                 Inches
                 long
                 ,
                 is
                 call'd
                 the
                 Duodenum
                 ;
                 that
                 which
                 follows
                 ,
                 which
                 some
                 pretend
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 full
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 is
                 term'd
                 the
                 Jejunum
                 ;
                 that
                 which
                 consists
                 of
                 most
                 Folds
                 is
                 call'd
                 the
                 Ileon
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Intestine
                 is
                 fasten'd
                 about
                 a
                 Part
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 its
                 Folds
                 or
                 Plaits
                 ,
                 resembles
                 those
                 Ruffs
                 that
                 were
                 formerly
                 worn
                 about
                 the
                 Neck
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 call'd
                 the
                 Mesentery
                 :
                 Its
                 Figure
                 renders
                 it
                 very
                 apt
                 to
                 retain
                 in
                 a
                 small
                 space
                 a
                 considerable
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Intestine
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 variously
                 wound
                 or
                 twisted
                 about
                 its
                 Folds
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 useful
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Chyle
                 insinuates
                 it self
                 into
                 the
                 Mouths
                 of
                 certain
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 call'd
                 the
                 Lactean
                 or
                 Milky
                 ,
                 which
                 run
                 along
                 between
                 the
                 Membranes
                 of
                 the
                 Mesentery
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 grosser
                 Particles
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 Branches
                 of
                 those
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 continuing
                 their
                 Course
                 ,
                 descend
                 from
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 
                 which
                 is
                 fix'd
                 to
                 the
                 Mesentery
                 ,
                 and
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 stopt
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 being
                 premis'd
                 ,
                 I
                 proceed
                 to
                 shew
                 that
                 the
                 remaining
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Chyle
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 properly
                 an
                 Excrement
                 ,
                 after
                 its
                 entry
                 into
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 infecteth
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 by
                 its
                 too
                 long
                 continuance
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 wit●
                 a
                 Cacochymia
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 intimated
                 before
                 ,
                 i●
                 the
                 immediate
                 Cause
                 of
                 most
                 of
                 our
                 Indispositions
                 :
                 For
                 since
                 the
                 Excrements
                 are
                 unfit
                 for
                 Nourishment
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 of
                 no
                 use
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 they
                 cannot
                 continue
                 there
                 long
                 without
                 Corruption
                 .
                 Now
                 there
                 can
                 be
                 n●
                 Corruption
                 of
                 any
                 Matter
                 without
                 Fermertation
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 some
                 subtil
                 Particles
                 a●●
                 loosen'd
                 and
                 separated
                 from
                 the
                 corrupte●
                 Matter
                 ,
                 which
                 meeting
                 with
                 a
                 Porous
                 Substance
                 ,
                 are
                 easily
                 disperst
                 thro'
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 i●petuosity
                 of
                 their
                 Motion
                 .
                 Thus
                 the
                 Cacchymia
                 is
                 at
                 last
                 communicated
                 to
                 the
                 H●mours
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 remain
                 lo●●
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 are
                 fermented
                 ,
                 after
                 whic●
                 the
                 Subtil
                 Particles
                 that
                 are
                 separated
                 by
                 th●
                 Fermentation
                 ,
                 striking
                 against
                 the
                 Sides
                 〈◊〉
                 Coats
                 of
                 the
                 Guts
                 ,
                 find
                 the
                 Pores
                 of
                 th●●●
                 Vessels
                 which
                 surround
                 them
                 ,
                 fit
                 to
                 receiv●
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 slipping
                 into
                 those
                 Passages
                 ,
                 communicate
                 their
                 Corruption
                 to
                 the
                 Blood
                 th●●
                 circulates
                 thro'
                 those
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 co●tinuing
                 for
                 a
                 considerable
                 time
                 ,
                 they
                 inf●●●
                 the
                 whole
                 Mass
                 of
                 Blood
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 Inf●ction
                 proves
                 the
                 Source
                 of
                 many
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
               
                 It
                 may
                 by
                 objected
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 does
                 not
                 seem
                 probable
                 that
                 the
                 Excrements
                 shou'd
                 be
                 corrupted
                 by
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 since
                 it
                 has
                 been
                 observ'd
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 which
                 have
                 remain'd
                 long
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 are
                 not
                 so
                 stinking
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 lain
                 there
                 only
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 do
                 naturally
                 ;
                 that
                 Stench
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 certain
                 Mark
                 of
                 Corruption
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 consequently
                 the
                 longer
                 they
                 stay
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 stink
                 the
                 more
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 corrupted
                 proportionably
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 continuance
                 in
                 the
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 reason
                 why
                 the
                 Excrements
                 stink
                 less
                 when
                 they
                 have
                 remain'd
                 long
                 in
                 the
                 Guts
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 Humidity
                 is
                 dissipated
                 by
                 the
                 continu'd
                 Action
                 of
                 the
                 Heat
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 moist
                 Particles
                 being
                 rarify'd
                 and
                 subtiliz'd
                 by
                 the
                 Heat
                 ,
                 exhale
                 from
                 the
                 Mass
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 observ'd
                 before
                 ,
                 the
                 Pores
                 of
                 the
                 Vessels
                 which
                 environ
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 disposed
                 to
                 receive
                 'em
                 ,
                 they
                 slip
                 into
                 these
                 small
                 Passages
                 ,
                 and
                 produce
                 an
                 Alteration
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Blood
                 that
                 passes
                 that
                 way
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 it
                 degenerate
                 from
                 its
                 natural
                 State
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 follow
                 that
                 the
                 Excrements
                 which
                 are
                 retain'd
                 are
                 exempted
                 from
                 Corruption
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 Smell
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 offensive
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Heat
                 having
                 consum'd
                 all
                 the
                 Moisture
                 that
                 was
                 on
                 their
                 Surface
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 dry'd
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 burnt
                 it
                 up
                 ,
                 they
                 cannot
                 be
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 yield
                 so
                 noisome
                 a
                 Smell
                 as
                 before
                 those
                 Steams
                 were
                 exhal'd
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 same
                 Alteration
                 may
                 be
                 observ'd
                 in
                 a
                 Heap
                 of
                 Dung
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 it
                 has
                 been
                 long
                 expos'd
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 casts
                 forth
                 no
                 bad
                 smell
                 ,
                 provided
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 mov'd
                 or
                 agitated
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 turn'd
                 or
                 mov'd
                 to
                 the
                 Bottom
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 smoak
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 forth
                 a
                 more
                 noisome
                 smell
                 than
                 when
                 it
                 was
                 first
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Dunghil
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 have
                 remain'd
                 long
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 are
                 dry'd
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 Surface
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 scarce
                 offensive
                 to
                 the
                 Smel●
                 when
                 expell'd
                 naturally
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 agitated
                 by
                 the
                 Bile
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Dia●rhoea
                 or
                 Loosness
                 ,
                 their
                 Stench
                 is
                 insupportable
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 may
                 further
                 be
                 objected
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Vei●●
                 and
                 Arteries
                 which
                 environ
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 are
                 so
                 inconsiderable
                 ,
                 that
                 't
                 is
                 hard
                 to
                 conceiv●
                 how
                 that
                 little
                 quantity
                 of
                 Blood
                 which
                 pass●●
                 thro'
                 them
                 ,
                 can
                 spoil
                 the
                 whole
                 Mass
                 ,
                 because
                 th●
                 small
                 Portion
                 of
                 Blood
                 being
                 forthwith
                 carry●●
                 back
                 from
                 those
                 Vessels
                 into
                 the
                 Trunk
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 
                   Vena
                   Porta
                
                 ,
                 is
                 freed
                 from
                 all
                 its
                 impurties
                 ;
                 and
                 even
                 supposing
                 that
                 there
                 remain●
                 some
                 ill
                 quality
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 presum●●
                 that
                 so
                 small
                 a
                 quantity
                 of
                 ill
                 Blood
                 passi●●
                 from
                 the
                 Roots
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vena
                   Porta
                
                 into
                 th●
                 
                   Vena
                   Cava
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 so
                 at
                 last
                 mingling
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Blood
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 Body
                 ,
                 can
                 no
                 more
                 corrupt
                 the
                 whole
                 Ma●●
                 than
                 a
                 Glass
                 of
                 Water
                 thrown
                 into
                 a
                 Hogshe●●
                 of
                 Wine
                 can
                 weaken
                 that
                 Spirituous
                 Liquo●
              
               
               
                 For
                 a
                 satisfactory
                 Answer
                 to
                 this
                 Objection
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 examine
                 whether
                 the
                 Liver
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 purge
                 the
                 Blood
                 of
                 all
                 its
                 Impurities
                 :
                 now
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 Liver
                 alone
                 is
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 perform
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Task
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 Reins
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 ,
                 are
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 the
                 Liver
                 serves
                 properly
                 to
                 purge
                 the
                 Blood
                 only
                 from
                 the
                 Bile
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 not
                 then
                 follow
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Blood
                 is
                 infected
                 with
                 corrupt
                 Particles
                 ,
                 that
                 slip
                 into
                 the
                 Vessels
                 which
                 environ
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 its
                 passage
                 thro'
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 it
                 throws
                 off
                 all
                 its
                 Infection
                 upon
                 that
                 Entral
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 Part
                 being
                 only
                 proper
                 to
                 separate
                 the
                 Bile
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 probable
                 that
                 the
                 Corpuscles
                 which
                 insinuated
                 themselves
                 into
                 the
                 Vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 another
                 Figure
                 than
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Bile
                 ,
                 may
                 pass
                 thro'
                 the
                 Liver
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Stoppage
                 or
                 Separation
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 second
                 place
                 we
                 must
                 consider
                 whether
                 the
                 small
                 quantity
                 of
                 bad
                 Blood
                 which
                 passes
                 thro'
                 the
                 minute
                 Vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Gut
                 Colon
                 ,
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 communicate
                 its
                 ill
                 qualities
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Blood
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 second
                 Difficulty
                 ,
                 I
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 since
                 the
                 Blood
                 circulates
                 thro'
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 plain
                 that
                 a
                 great
                 quantity
                 must
                 pass
                 in
                 one
                 Day
                 thro'
                 the
                 smallest
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 that
                 the
                 Fermentation
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 unfrequently
                 
                 retain'd
                 eight
                 Days
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 longer
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 giving
                 occasion
                 during
                 all
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 to
                 a
                 continual
                 Efflux
                 of
                 Subtil
                 Particles
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 receiv'd
                 into
                 the
                 Pores
                 of
                 the
                 Vessels
                 of
                 that
                 Intestine
                 ,
                 may
                 in
                 many
                 Circulations
                 corrupt
                 so
                 large
                 a
                 quantity
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 in
                 a
                 short
                 time
                 infect
                 the
                 whole
                 Mass
                 ;
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Hypothesis
                 we
                 may
                 give
                 a
                 Natural
                 and
                 Satisfactory
                 Account
                 how
                 the
                 venomous
                 Particles
                 that
                 are
                 darted
                 by
                 a
                 poysonous
                 Insect
                 into
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Capillary
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 even
                 in
                 the
                 Extremities
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 may
                 ,
                 in
                 less
                 than
                 an
                 Hour
                 ,
                 spread
                 their
                 Infection
                 thro'
                 the
                 whole
                 Mass
                 of
                 the
                 Blood.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 VI.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Cure
                 or
                 Removal
                 of
                 the
                 First
                 immediate
                 Cause
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 by
                 lessening
                 the
                 Quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Blood.
                 
              
               
                 THERE
                 are
                 two
                 general
                 ways
                 by
                 which
                 we
                 may
                 lessen
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 viz.
                 by
                 preventing
                 its
                 Increase
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 evacuating
                 with
                 all
                 convenient
                 speed
                 ,
                 what
                 is
                 already
                 generated
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 answer
                 these
                 Indications
                 
                 there
                 are
                 two
                 great
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Fasting
                
                 and
                 Bleeding
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 may
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 perceive
                 some
                 inconsiderable
                 Symptoms
                 of
                 Diseases
                 that
                 proceed
                 from
                 the
                 excessive
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 case
                 we
                 may
                 content
                 our selves
                 with
                 a
                 very
                 regular
                 Diet
                 ,
                 which
                 tho'
                 it
                 has
                 not
                 so
                 quick
                 an
                 Operation
                 as
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 at
                 last
                 it
                 produces
                 the
                 same
                 Effect
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 without
                 occasioning
                 any
                 remarkable
                 weakness
                 ;
                 for
                 Abstinence
                 hindering
                 the
                 production
                 of
                 new
                 Blood
                 ,
                 does
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 reason
                 ,
                 occasion
                 a
                 dissipation
                 of
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 already
                 generated
                 ;
                 and
                 consequently
                 answers
                 both
                 the
                 Indications
                 that
                 were
                 propos'd
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Disease
                 requires
                 a
                 speedy
                 Cure
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 be
                 perform'd
                 by
                 Abstinence
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 oftentimes
                 happens
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 a
                 present
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 destroys
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 approaching
                 Disease
                 .
              
               
                 '
                 Twou'd
                 be
                 ridiculous
                 to
                 object
                 that
                 Bleeding
                 causes
                 greater
                 Alterations
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 than
                 Abstinence
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 thin
                 Diet
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 occasions
                 a
                 sudden
                 dissipation
                 of
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 is
                 attended
                 with
                 a
                 much
                 greater
                 decay
                 of
                 Strength
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 Loss
                 will
                 be
                 much
                 sooner
                 and
                 more
                 easily
                 repair'd
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Disorders
                 that
                 are
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 Diseases
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 VII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 ways
                 to
                 remove
                 the
                 Second
                 immediate
                 Cause
                 of
                 Diseases
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 the
                 too
                 long
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 Cavities
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 '
                 THO
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 retain'd
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 are
                 meer
                 Impurities
                 ,
                 and
                 extremely
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 Health
                 ,
                 yet
                 we
                 must
                 proceed
                 with
                 Caution
                 in
                 the
                 means
                 we
                 use
                 to
                 expel
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 not
                 begin
                 with
                 the
                 quickest
                 ways
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 occasion
                 great
                 Disorders
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 has
                 been
                 too
                 often
                 observ'd
                 ,
                 that
                 inconsiderable
                 Distempers
                 have
                 been
                 exasperated
                 and
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 an
                 over-hasty
                 Cure
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 gentle
                 Remedies
                 are
                 both
                 safest
                 and
                 most
                 successful
                 .
              
               
                 Instinct
                 has
                 furnish'd
                 Animals
                 with
                 two
                 sure
                 and
                 effectual
                 Expedients
                 to
                 procure
                 the
                 expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 retain'd
                 in
                 the
                 Cavities
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Clysters
                
                 and
                 
                   Purgative
                   Potions
                
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 probable
                 Men
                 began
                 to
                 use
                 when
                 they
                 observed
                 the
                 great
                 Advantages
                 which
                 Animals
                 receiv'd
                 from
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 Bleeding
                 and
                 Abstinence
                 ,
                 which
                 second
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 Lessons
                 which
                 Men
                 owe
                 to
                 the
                 Brutes
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 four
                 Expedients
                 acting
                 either
                 jointly
                 or
                 separately
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 safest
                 and
                 most
                 effectual
                 Means
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 made
                 use
                 of
                 ,
                 to
                 hinder
                 the
                 stoppage
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 Diseases
                 which
                 proceed
                 from
                 such
                 Obstructions
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 easie
                 to
                 conceive
                 how
                 Abstinence
                 or
                 a
                 regular
                 Diet
                 may
                 contribute
                 to
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 consider
                 that
                 those
                 Excrements
                 are
                 the
                 remainders
                 of
                 our
                 Nourishment
                 ;
                 That
                 the
                 more
                 we
                 eat
                 and
                 drink
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 Excrements
                 are
                 bred
                 in
                 those
                 Parts
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 those
                 Excrements
                 wou'd
                 be
                 an
                 endless
                 Work
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 empty'd
                 Guts
                 were
                 presently
                 fill'd
                 with
                 the
                 superfluities
                 of
                 a
                 greedy
                 Stomach
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 a
                 Diet
                 which
                 is
                 only
                 prescrib'd
                 for
                 prevention
                 ,
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 regular
                 or
                 thin
                 as
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 enjoyn'd
                 to
                 sick
                 Persons
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 known
                 that
                 too
                 nice
                 or
                 sparing
                 a
                 Diet
                 is
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 Health
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 assisting
                 Nature
                 in
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 renders
                 her
                 unable
                 to
                 expel
                 '
                 em
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Liquor
                 which
                 serves
                 to
                 dissolve
                 the
                 Food
                 ,
                 not
                 finding
                 Matter
                 to
                 work
                 upon
                 ,
                 acts
                 upon
                 the
                 parts
                 that
                 contain
                 and
                 receive
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 drying
                 and
                 consuming
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 It
                 may
                 be
                 further
                 added
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Man
                 who
                 takes
                 Physick
                 only
                 for
                 prevention
                 ,
                 does
                 not
                 abstain
                 from
                 Labour
                 and
                 Exercise
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 stands
                 in
                 need
                 of
                 Nourishment
                 to
                 repair
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 his
                 Spirits
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 one
                 ought
                 only
                 to
                 fast
                 moderately
                 ;
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 avoid
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 he
                 can
                 ,
                 eating
                 in
                 Company
                 ,
                 because
                 People
                 are
                 usually
                 wont
                 to
                 eat
                 a
                 little
                 more
                 than
                 is
                 necessary
                 ;
                 and
                 besides
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 chuse
                 such
                 Aliments
                 as
                 will
                 leave
                 but
                 few
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ;
                 and
                 especially
                 he
                 must
                 take
                 care
                 never
                 to
                 eat
                 to
                 satiety
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 Expedient
                 we
                 propos'd
                 to
                 facilitate
                 the
                 Passage
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 is
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 doubtless
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Methods
                 that
                 Nature
                 cou'd
                 suggest
                 to
                 Animals
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 ,
                 that
                 besides
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Remedy
                 which
                 depends
                 more
                 absolutely
                 upon
                 the
                 Pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 Person
                 who
                 either
                 orders
                 or
                 performs
                 it
                 ,
                 so
                 there
                 is
                 none
                 which
                 in
                 most
                 Cases
                 gives
                 more
                 speedy
                 relief
                 to
                 the
                 Patient
                 .
              
               
                 Every
                 Surgeon
                 knows
                 how
                 useful
                 Bleeding
                 is
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 stop
                 to
                 Defluxions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 falling
                 down
                 of
                 Humours
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 always
                 apt
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 wounded
                 Parts
                 ,
                 how
                 effectual
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 dissolve
                 large
                 Tumours
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 Wounds
                 are
                 frequently
                 accompany'd
                 ;
                 how
                 powerfully
                 it
                 stops
                 the
                 inordinate
                 Flux
                 of
                 Blood
                 in
                 the
                 Wounds
                 of
                 the
                 Vessels
                 ;
                 and
                 both
                 Surgeons
                 and
                 Midwives
                 know
                 how
                 helpful
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 facilitate
                 so
                 difficult
                 a
                 
                 Work.
                 Our
                 Business
                 at
                 present
                 is
                 to
                 enquire
                 how
                 it
                 may
                 contribute
                 to
                 the
                 Expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Cavities
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 retain'd
                 in
                 the
                 Cavities
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 is
                 perform'd
                 chiefly
                 by
                 the
                 Contraction
                 of
                 its
                 moving
                 Fibres
                 ,
                 assisted
                 by
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Muscles
                 of
                 the
                 lower
                 Belly
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 continual
                 Inspiration
                 which
                 obliges
                 the
                 Diaphragma
                 to
                 press
                 all
                 the
                 Guts
                 .
                 All
                 these
                 Actions
                 are
                 perform'd
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 the
                 Animal
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 which
                 upon
                 such
                 Occasions
                 flow
                 plentifully
                 to
                 the
                 Parts
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 Organs
                 of
                 these
                 Actions
                 .
                 Now
                 these
                 Spirits
                 are
                 continually
                 dissipated
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 expence
                 must
                 be
                 repair'd
                 by
                 the
                 Blood
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 compos'd
                 ,
                 provided
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 reasonable
                 quantity
                 in
                 the
                 Vessels
                 which
                 are
                 appointed
                 to
                 contain
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Redundancy
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 the
                 Spirits
                 are
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 suffocated
                 and
                 drown'd
                 in
                 the
                 abundance
                 of
                 their
                 Matter
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 best
                 Office
                 we
                 can
                 do
                 to
                 Nature
                 on
                 such
                 Occasions
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 Mass
                 of
                 Blood
                 to
                 a
                 moderate
                 quantity
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 ease
                 her
                 of
                 an
                 unnecessary
                 Burthen
                 which
                 obstructs
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 her
                 Actions
                 .
              
               
                 Bleeding
                 ought
                 always
                 to
                 precede
                 Purgations
                 when
                 both
                 these
                 Remedies
                 are
                 indicated
                 by
                 the
                 signs
                 of
                 a
                 Redundancy
                 ,
                 excessive
                 Heat
                 ,
                 or
                 Corruption
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 :
                 For
                 we
                 find
                 by
                 Experience
                 that
                 Purgatives
                 operate
                 both
                 more
                 
                 gently
                 and
                 effectually
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Vessels
                 are
                 empty'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 excessive
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 allay'd
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Depravation
                 corrected
                 by
                 Bleeding
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 further
                 observable
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 ought
                 rather
                 to
                 bleed
                 early
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 than
                 at
                 any
                 other
                 Hour
                 of
                 the
                 Day
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 when
                 we
                 are
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 this
                 Remedy
                 in
                 very
                 hot
                 Weather
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 let
                 Blood
                 before
                 the
                 Rising
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 Setting
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 very
                 cold
                 Weather
                 ,
                 at
                 Noon
                 :
                 But
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 general
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 avoid
                 Bleeding
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 we
                 can
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Season
                 is
                 either
                 excessively
                 hot
                 or
                 cold
                 ;
                 for
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 Bleeding
                 is
                 always
                 attended
                 with
                 better
                 Success
                 when
                 these
                 Cautions
                 are
                 observ'd
                 than
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 neglected
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 the
                 Patient
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 bleed
                 Infants
                 less
                 frequently
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 less
                 Blood
                 from
                 them
                 than
                 from
                 other
                 Persons
                 ,
                 because
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Blood
                 is
                 consum'd
                 in
                 the
                 Nourishment
                 and
                 Growth
                 of
                 their
                 Body
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Dimensions
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 from
                 six
                 Weeks
                 or
                 two
                 Months
                 after
                 the
                 birth
                 of
                 an
                 Infant
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 time
                 at
                 which
                 we
                 may
                 begin
                 to
                 let
                 him
                 Blood
                 ,
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 pressing
                 Occasion
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 Years
                 ,
                 I
                 wou'd
                 not
                 take
                 away
                 more
                 than
                 from
                 three
                 to
                 six
                 Ounces
                 of
                 Blood
                 :
                 From
                 six
                 to
                 ten
                 or
                 twelve
                 Years
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 six
                 or
                 eight
                 Ounces
                 :
                 From
                 twelve
                 to
                 fifteen
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 fifty
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 
                 observe
                 the
                 Signs
                 of
                 Repletion
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Strength
                 of
                 the
                 Patient
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 you
                 may
                 take
                 away
                 from
                 nine
                 to
                 twelve
                 or
                 fifteen
                 Ounces
                 of
                 Blood.
                 
              
               
                 After
                 fifty
                 Years
                 of
                 Age
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 be
                 more
                 cautious
                 and
                 moderate
                 both
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 frequency
                 of
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 Blood
                 we
                 take
                 away
                 ,
                 for
                 fear
                 of
                 causing
                 too
                 great
                 a
                 dissipation
                 of
                 the
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 that
                 Age
                 to
                 extreme
                 old
                 Age
                 are
                 daily
                 decaying
                 both
                 in
                 Quantity
                 and
                 Quality
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 visible
                 Signs
                 of
                 a
                 Redundancy
                 of
                 Blood
                 in
                 the
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 large
                 or
                 frequent
                 Evacuations
                 of
                 it
                 by
                 the
                 Nose
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 the
                 swelling
                 or
                 distension
                 of
                 the
                 Veins
                 ,
                 Boils
                 ,
                 Pimples
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Eruptions
                 ,
                 frequent
                 Ebullitions
                 or
                 Flushings
                 towards
                 the
                 Skin
                 ,
                 Erysipela's
                 ,
                 Inflammations
                 of
                 the
                 Eyes
                 and
                 Throat
                 ,
                 a
                 continual
                 desire
                 to
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Weariness
                 and
                 Heaviness
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 ,
                 not
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 any
                 Labour
                 or
                 violent
                 Exercise
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 you
                 perceive
                 all
                 ,
                 or
                 most
                 of
                 those
                 Symptoms
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 continue
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 immediately
                 open
                 a
                 Vein
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 away
                 a
                 large
                 quantity
                 of
                 Blood
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 superfluous
                 Blood
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 employ'd
                 in
                 the
                 Nourishment
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 evacuated
                 ,
                 will
                 soon
                 putrefy
                 ,
                 and
                 occasion
                 a
                 Fever
                 ,
                 Obstructions
                 in
                 the
                 small
                 Passages
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 Accumulation
                 of
                 Humours
                 in
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 fine
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 make
                 right
                 use
                 of
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 consider
                 how
                 the
                 Patient
                 usually
                 bears
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 those
                 who
                 undergo
                 it
                 easily
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 let
                 Blood
                 oftener
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 plentifully
                 than
                 those
                 who
                 cannot
                 bear
                 it
                 without
                 trouble
                 and
                 difficulty
                 .
                 Thus
                 one
                 who
                 commonly
                 finds
                 himself
                 weak
                 or
                 faint
                 after
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 ought
                 rather
                 to
                 Bleed
                 twice
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 small
                 quantities
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 put
                 himself
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 fainting
                 or
                 swooning
                 away
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 large
                 Evacuation
                 :
                 For
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 Fainting
                 and
                 Swooning
                 do
                 extremely
                 disturb
                 the
                 whole
                 Oeconomy
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 ridiculous
                 Opinion
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 imagine
                 that
                 Bleeding
                 can
                 never
                 be
                 effectual
                 ,
                 unless
                 it
                 be
                 continu'd
                 till
                 the
                 Patient
                 faint
                 away
                 .
              
               
                 Bleeding
                 without
                 necessity
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Superfluity
                 to
                 be
                 voided
                 ,
                 no
                 excess
                 of
                 Heat
                 to
                 be
                 allay'd
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Putrefaction
                 to
                 be
                 corrected
                 ,
                 robs
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 pure
                 Blood
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 Nourishment
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 production
                 of
                 Spirits
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 principal
                 Instruments
                 of
                 the
                 Soul
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 Actions
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 plain
                 from
                 hence
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 such
                 unnecessary
                 Evacuations
                 ,
                 Nature
                 acts
                 slowly
                 and
                 feebly
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Entrails
                 are
                 heated
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Parts
                 are
                 dry'd
                 up
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 way
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 Train
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 therefore
                 pertinent
                 to
                 use
                 Remedies
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 our
                 Health
                 :
                 But
                 't
                 is
                 necessary
                 before
                 we
                 take
                 'em
                 ,
                 that
                 our
                 Instinct
                 shall
                 let
                 us
                 know
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 'em
                 by
                 the
                 presages
                 of
                 some
                 future
                 Distemper
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 VIII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Signs
                 by
                 which
                 Instinct
                 makes
                 every
                 particular
                 Person
                 foresee
                 most
                 of
                 his
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 most
                 usual
                 Symptoms
                 of
                 an
                 approaching
                 Distemper
                 ,
                 are
                 a
                 Weariness
                 and
                 Heaviness
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 without
                 having
                 been
                 fatigu'd
                 by
                 any
                 violent
                 Exercises
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Yellowness
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Erysipela
                 ,
                 or
                 Ulceration
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 Skin
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Itch
                 or
                 Scab
                 .
              
               
                 Boils
                 or
                 Inflammations
                 in
                 divers
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 sudden
                 pining
                 away
                 ,
                 or
                 leanness
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Face
                 .
              
               
                 Wandering
                 and
                 frequent
                 Rheumatical
                 Pains
                 ,
                 accompany'd
                 with
                 irregular
                 Shiverings
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 almost
                 continual
                 desire
                 to
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 but
                 chiefly
                 after
                 Eating
                 ;
                 or
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 hand
                 want
                 of
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 interruption
                 of
                 Sleep
                 by
                 frightful
                 Dreams
                 and
                 vain
                 Fears
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 unaccountable
                 Dulness
                 and
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 not
                 give
                 way
                 to
                 any
                 sort
                 of
                 Pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 Nocturnal
                 Sweating
                 .
              
               
               
                 Frequent
                 Pains
                 of
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 Vertigo's
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Numness
                 of
                 the
                 Part
                 when
                 one
                 puts
                 on
                 his
                 Hat.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Redness
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 Face
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 languishing
                 and
                 sinking
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 unusual
                 shining
                 of
                 the
                 Eyes
                 ,
                 a
                 Tincture
                 of
                 Yellow
                 or
                 Black
                 on
                 the
                 Eye-lids
                 .
              
               
                 Bleeding
                 at
                 the
                 Nose
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Part
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Singing
                 or
                 Hissing
                 Noise
                 in
                 the
                 Ears
                 .
              
               
                 Redness
                 or
                 Dryness
                 of
                 the
                 Cheeks
                 and
                 Lips.
                 
              
               
                 Yawning
                 ,
                 and
                 involuntary
                 Sighs
                 .
              
               
                 Little
                 Whitish
                 Ulcers
                 on
                 the
                 Palate
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 Mouth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Clamminess
                 or
                 Foulness
                 of
                 the
                 Tongue
                 .
              
               
                 Dryness
                 of
                 the
                 Throat
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ;
                 unless
                 the
                 excess
                 of
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Day
                 be
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Kernels
                 about
                 the
                 Ears
                 ,
                 Necks
                 ,
                 and
                 Arm-Pits
                 ;
                 and
                 painful
                 Tumours
                 in
                 the
                 Groyne
                 .
              
               
                 Stinking
                 Breath
                 ,
                 not
                 proceeding
                 from
                 any
                 Corruption
                 of
                 the
                 Teeth
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 any
                 Ulcer
                 or
                 Impostume
                 in
                 the
                 Mouth
                 .
              
               
                 Loss
                 of
                 Appetite
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 rising
                 of
                 the
                 Stomach
                 against
                 Meat
                 .
              
               
                 Vomitting
                 of
                 sweet
                 ,
                 bitter
                 ,
                 or
                 salt
                 Water
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 a
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
                 Rheums
                 or
                 Defluxions
                 ,
                 a
                 Cough
                 and
                 Difficulty
                 of
                 Breathing
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 sharp
                 Pain
                 of
                 the
                 Breast
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 proceeding
                 from
                 Oppression
                 or
                 Stoppage
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Distension
                 and
                 Swelling
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Noise
                 and
                 Griping
                 in
                 the
                 Guts
                 ;
                 and
                 small
                 Loosenesses
                 which
                 return
                 frequently
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Hardness
                 and
                 Heaviness
                 in
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 great
                 Stone
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 troublesome
                 Sensation
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Belly
                 were
                 squeez'd
                 with
                 a
                 Cross-Bar
                 .
              
               
                 Piles
                 or
                 Emerods
                 of
                 long
                 continuance
                 and
                 painful
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 Heat
                 in
                 the
                 Palms
                 of
                 the
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Swelling
                 of
                 the
                 Veins
                 in
                 the
                 Face
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Extremities
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 these
                 Symptoms
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 every
                 one
                 may
                 have
                 had
                 Experience
                 ,
                 are
                 so
                 many
                 signs
                 to
                 give
                 us
                 notice
                 that
                 our
                 Health
                 is
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 yielding
                 to
                 the
                 Insults
                 of
                 a
                 Disease
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 do
                 not
                 take
                 care
                 to
                 support
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Inquiry
                 wou'd
                 be
                 more
                 curious
                 than
                 necessary
                 ,
                 to
                 examine
                 for
                 what
                 Reasons
                 those
                 Symptoms
                 give
                 us
                 notice
                 of
                 approaching
                 Distempers
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 sufficient
                 for
                 a
                 Pilot
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Needle
                 touch'd
                 with
                 a
                 Load-Stone
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 know
                 that
                 it
                 turns
                 always
                 towards
                 a
                 certain
                 Pole
                 ,
                 without
                 being
                 oblig'd
                 to
                 know
                 the
                 natural
                 Cause
                 of
                 so
                 surprizing
                 a
                 Phaenomenon
                 ,
                 so
                 't
                 is
                 also
                 enough
                 for
                 any
                 Body
                 to
                 know
                 that
                 the
                 signs
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 spoken
                 ,
                 are
                 so
                 many
                 Fore-runners
                 of
                 Distempers
                 ,
                 without
                 troubling
                 himself
                 to
                 examine
                 particularly
                 why
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 these
                 Symptoms
                 is
                 an
                 effect
                 of
                 this
                 general
                 Cause
                 ;
                 
                 wherefore
                 we
                 are
                 forewarn'd
                 sometimes
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 by
                 others
                 ;
                 sometimes
                 by
                 one
                 alone
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 by
                 many
                 :
                 But
                 it
                 being
                 generally
                 known
                 that
                 one
                 or
                 many
                 of
                 'em
                 ,
                 or
                 this
                 and
                 that
                 Symptom
                 ,
                 are
                 certain
                 Marks
                 of
                 a
                 Depravation
                 of
                 the
                 Health
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 chuse
                 either
                 to
                 wait
                 till
                 the
                 Disease
                 appears
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 cure
                 it
                 with
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 prevent
                 it
                 easily
                 before
                 it
                 is
                 form'd
                 :
                 Now
                 't
                 is
                 most
                 certain
                 that
                 a
                 Man
                 shou'd
                 rather
                 be
                 his
                 own
                 Physician
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Disease
                 is
                 yet
                 unform'd
                 ,
                 than
                 to
                 wait
                 till
                 it
                 appear
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 avoid
                 fallling
                 into
                 those
                 Extremities
                 to
                 which
                 it
                 may
                 reduce
                 the
                 stoutest
                 Heart
                 ,
                 by
                 excess
                 of
                 Pain
                 ,
                 impatient
                 uneasiness
                 under
                 the
                 Cure
                 ,
                 and
                 perpetual
                 fear
                 of
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 this
                 Principle
                 we
                 may
                 infer
                 that
                 't
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 unnecessary
                 ,
                 but
                 even
                 dangerous
                 to
                 take
                 Physick
                 when
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 troubl'd
                 with
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Symptoms
                 ,
                 because
                 nothing
                 that
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 cause
                 an
                 Alteration
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 can
                 be
                 taken
                 without
                 making
                 some
                 Impression
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 either
                 good
                 or
                 bad
                 :
                 For
                 Example
                 ;
                 the
                 Food
                 which
                 we
                 take
                 in
                 too
                 great
                 a
                 quantity
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 hard
                 Digestion
                 ,
                 engenders
                 a
                 great
                 quantity
                 of
                 Crudities
                 and
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 have
                 already
                 intimated
                 ,
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 most
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 Purgative
                 Medicines
                 taken
                 without
                 necessity
                 ,
                 drive
                 the
                 useful
                 Liquors
                 or
                 Juices
                 towards
                 the
                 places
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 expell'd
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 finding
                 any
                 that
                 are
                 superfluous
                 or
                 
                 deprav'd
                 ,
                 weakens
                 the
                 Fibres
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 Veins
                 ,
                 and
                 Arteries
                 ,
                 by
                 unnecessary
                 Irritations
                 ,
                 and
                 produces
                 an
                 unusual
                 Heat
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 we
                 are
                 forewarn'd
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 either
                 the
                 Symptoms
                 are
                 many
                 and
                 pressing
                 ,
                 or
                 few
                 and
                 inconsiderable
                 :
                 When
                 they
                 are
                 many
                 and
                 our
                 Instinct
                 seems
                 to
                 redouble
                 its
                 Admonitions
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 lose
                 no
                 time
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 having
                 regard
                 either
                 to
                 the
                 Season
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Temperature
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 take
                 such
                 Physick
                 as
                 we
                 think
                 necessary
                 to
                 preserve
                 us
                 from
                 falling
                 into
                 any
                 Disease
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 these
                 Symptoms
                 are
                 but
                 small
                 ,
                 and
                 few
                 in
                 Number
                 ,
                 since
                 we
                 know
                 by
                 Experience
                 that
                 Purgatives
                 work
                 more
                 mildly
                 and
                 easily
                 in
                 a
                 Temperate
                 Season
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Spring
                 and
                 Harvest
                 ,
                 than
                 during
                 the
                 excessive
                 Heat
                 of
                 the
                 Summer
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 Cold
                 of
                 the
                 Winter
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 in
                 her
                 Wane
                 or
                 Declination
                 ,
                 than
                 during
                 her
                 Increase
                 ;
                 in
                 Dry
                 rather
                 than
                 Moist
                 Weather
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 weaken
                 the
                 Body
                 much
                 more
                 in
                 the
                 Dog-Days
                 ,
                 the
                 Solstices
                 and
                 Equinoxes
                 ,
                 than
                 at
                 other
                 times
                 ;
                 we
                 may
                 defer
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Physick
                 for
                 some
                 Days
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 take
                 it
                 at
                 a
                 time
                 when
                 all
                 those
                 Circumstances
                 ,
                 or
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 will
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 succeed
                 the
                 better
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 commonly
                 believ'd
                 that
                 only
                 weak
                 and
                 sickly
                 Persons
                 ought
                 to
                 take
                 care
                 to
                 preserve
                 their
                 Health
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 of
                 a
                 strong
                 
                 or
                 healthy
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 trouble
                 themselves
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 because
                 Nature
                 can
                 in
                 strong
                 Bodies
                 remove
                 and
                 destroy
                 ,
                 by
                 its
                 own
                 Force
                 ,
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 Distempers
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 Physick
                 disturbs
                 the
                 Oeconomy
                 of
                 our
                 Body
                 much
                 more
                 than
                 it
                 is
                 of
                 use
                 to
                 support
                 it
                 ;
                 since
                 we
                 see
                 by
                 Experience
                 that
                 most
                 of
                 those
                 imaginary
                 sick
                 Persons
                 ,
                 who
                 spend
                 all
                 their
                 time
                 in
                 the
                 Preservation
                 of
                 their
                 Health
                 ,
                 die
                 sooner
                 than
                 those
                 who
                 never
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 Physick
                 but
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 absolutely
                 forc'd
                 thereto
                 by
                 some
                 pressing
                 Distemper
                 .
                 I
                 know
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 dangerous
                 to
                 be
                 too
                 fond
                 of
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 take
                 too
                 much
                 ,
                 or
                 too
                 often
                 ;
                 but
                 I
                 may
                 venture
                 to
                 affirm
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Man
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 be
                 never
                 so
                 strong
                 and
                 healthy
                 ,
                 but
                 has
                 sometimes
                 need
                 of
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 Physick
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 the
                 best
                 Water
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 leaves
                 always
                 some
                 Dregs
                 in
                 the
                 Pipes
                 thro'
                 which
                 it
                 passes
                 ,
                 which
                 gathering
                 insensibly
                 ,
                 Obliges
                 those
                 who
                 stand
                 in
                 need
                 of
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 to
                 cleanse
                 the
                 Pipes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 hinder
                 their
                 being
                 quite
                 stopt
                 ;
                 so
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 best
                 Blood
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 imagin'd
                 to
                 flow
                 in
                 a
                 perfectly
                 sound
                 Body
                 ,
                 will
                 leave
                 some
                 Dregs
                 and
                 Filth
                 in
                 the
                 Vessels
                 thro'
                 which
                 it
                 passes
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 :
                 And
                 these
                 Dregs
                 gathering
                 by
                 degrees
                 in
                 the
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 hinders
                 the
                 free
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 the
                 interruption
                 of
                 which
                 occasions
                 those
                 premonitory
                 Disorders
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 Presages
                 of
                 Instinct
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 Case
                 't
                 is
                 plain
                 we
                 ought
                 
                 to
                 take
                 Physick
                 to
                 prevent
                 Sickness
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 happens
                 at
                 last
                 ,
                 that
                 most
                 of
                 those
                 obstinate
                 People
                 ,
                 who
                 despise
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Remedies
                 under
                 pretext
                 of
                 the
                 healthiness
                 of
                 their
                 Constitution
                 ,
                 are
                 attack'd
                 with
                 Diseases
                 which
                 are
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 more
                 troublesome
                 and
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 Health
                 seem'd
                 to
                 be
                 perfect
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 oftentimes
                 their
                 Aversion
                 to
                 Physick
                 costs
                 'em
                 their
                 Life
                 .
                 And
                 tho'
                 they
                 escape
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 expect
                 to
                 suffer
                 all
                 the
                 Incommodities
                 of
                 a
                 tedious
                 languishing
                 Distemper
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 never
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 recover
                 what
                 they
                 have
                 lost
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 IX
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Clysters
                 and
                 Medicines
                 .
              
               
                 AS
                 for
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 purging
                 by
                 Clysters
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 us'd
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 when
                 we
                 find
                 any
                 Symptoms
                 of
                 the
                 Stoppage
                 or
                 retention
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 being
                 impossible
                 to
                 make
                 these
                 Injections
                 ascend
                 higher
                 than
                 the
                 Intestine
                 call'd
                 Caecum
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Obstacles
                 they
                 meet
                 with
                 there
                 ,
                 they
                 cannot
                 be
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 occasion
                 a
                 great
                 Irritation
                 in
                 that
                 Passage
                 ,
                 whose
                 Structure
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 sine
                 as
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 small
                 Guts
                 ,
                 unless
                 they
                 be
                 impregnated
                 with
                 very
                 violent
                 Purgatives
                 .
              
               
               
                 We
                 must
                 not
                 make
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Clysters
                 a
                 setl'd
                 Practice
                 or
                 Custom
                 ,
                 as
                 many
                 People
                 do
                 ,
                 who
                 wou'd
                 fansie
                 themselves
                 sick
                 if
                 they
                 shou'd
                 omit
                 'em
                 two
                 Days
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 too
                 frequent
                 use
                 of
                 Clysters
                 ,
                 makes
                 Nature
                 lazy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 laziness
                 of
                 Nature
                 is
                 the
                 fatal
                 Cause
                 of
                 many
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 pretend
                 to
                 censure
                 those
                 who
                 bleed
                 and
                 purge
                 constantly
                 in
                 the
                 Spring
                 and
                 in
                 Autumn
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 young
                 ,
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 full
                 Body
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 eat
                 much
                 ,
                 or
                 live
                 a
                 sedentary
                 Life
                 ,
                 without
                 Motion
                 or
                 Exercise
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 they
                 are
                 already
                 habituated
                 to
                 that
                 Custom
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 many
                 Diseases
                 may
                 be
                 prevented
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 one
                 exposeth
                 himself
                 almost
                 infallibly
                 to
                 very
                 dangerous
                 Distempers
                 ,
                 by
                 interrupting
                 this
                 practice
                 after
                 he
                 has
                 once
                 accustom'd
                 himself
                 thereto
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 may
                 also
                 be
                 proper
                 to
                 take
                 Physick
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 Journey
                 ,
                 or
                 extraordinary
                 Labour
                 ;
                 and
                 ,
                 to
                 conclude
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 always
                 to
                 purge
                 once
                 a
                 Year
                 ,
                 if
                 our
                 Instinct
                 discovers
                 any
                 Symptoms
                 of
                 a
                 future
                 Disease
                 ;
                 for
                 thereby
                 we
                 may
                 prevent
                 the
                 great
                 Collection
                 of
                 Excrements
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 always
                 apt
                 to
                 stick
                 ,
                 unless
                 they
                 be
                 expell'd
                 by
                 the
                 irritation
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 purging
                 Remedies
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 X.
                 
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 using
                 Medicines
                 in
                 Order
                 to
                 the
                 Preservation
                 of
                 Health
                 .
              
               
                 SINCE
                 Health
                 is
                 no
                 less
                 preserv'd
                 by
                 the
                 right
                 use
                 of
                 Meat
                 and
                 Drink
                 than
                 by
                 Medicines
                 that
                 are
                 able
                 to
                 remove
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 our
                 Distempers
                 ,
                 the
                 Reader
                 must
                 remember
                 what
                 we
                 hinted
                 about
                 Diet
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 must
                 avoid
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Excess
                 ,
                 and
                 abstain
                 from
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 crude
                 Aliments
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 apt
                 either
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 Belly
                 too
                 loose
                 or
                 too
                 costive
                 ;
                 that
                 every
                 Man
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 right
                 choice
                 and
                 Judgment
                 of
                 the
                 Medicines
                 that
                 are
                 most
                 proper
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 after
                 he
                 has
                 found
                 some
                 that
                 are
                 agreeable
                 to
                 those
                 Rules
                 ,
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 prefer
                 them
                 before
                 any
                 Remedies
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 recommended
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 repeat
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 said
                 about
                 Diet
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Aliments
                 ,
                 which
                 do
                 not
                 deserve
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 but
                 briefly
                 consider
                 the
                 two
                 general
                 ways
                 of
                 attaining
                 to
                 Health
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Bleeding
                
                 and
                 Purging
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 since
                 I
                 have
                 also
                 deliver'd
                 my
                 Opinion
                 concerning
                 Bleeding
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Rules
                 that
                 
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 observ'd
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 content
                 my self
                 with
                 referring
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 said
                 on
                 that
                 Subject
                 ,
                 and
                 only
                 treat
                 of
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Laxatives
                 ,
                 or
                 Purging
                 Medicines
                 .
              
               
                 '
                 Tho'
                 the
                 Purgatives
                 of
                 which
                 Clysters
                 are
                 compos'd
                 ,
                 cannot
                 much
                 disorder
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 yet
                 there
                 are
                 some
                 Measures
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 right
                 use
                 of
                 these
                 Remedies
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 they
                 ought
                 to
                 precede
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 Purgatives
                 as
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 facilitate
                 their
                 Operation
                 by
                 procuring
                 the
                 Expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 retain'd
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 which
                 wou'd
                 oppose
                 their
                 Passage
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Excrementitious
                 Humours
                 which
                 they
                 draw
                 from
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 small
                 Guts
                 ,
                 Veins
                 and
                 Arteries
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Woodmonger's-Yard
                 when
                 People
                 come
                 to
                 buy
                 Wood
                 for
                 Fuel
                 ,
                 when
                 one
                 Pile
                 is
                 sold
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Woodmonger
                 designs
                 to
                 sell
                 another
                 ,
                 since
                 it
                 wou'd
                 be
                 a
                 needless
                 trouble
                 to
                 climb
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Pile
                 to
                 serve
                 every
                 single
                 Customer
                 ,
                 he
                 overturns
                 the
                 whole
                 Pile
                 ,
                 by
                 drawing
                 out
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 pieces
                 of
                 Wood
                 at
                 the
                 bottom
                 ;
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 is
                 produc'd
                 by
                 Clysters
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 by
                 voiding
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 and
                 Filth
                 retain'd
                 in
                 the
                 Cells
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 facilitate
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 purging
                 Potions
                 ,
                 which
                 finding
                 the
                 Passage
                 free
                 ,
                 are
                 easily
                 able
                 to
                 carry
                 off
                 the
                 Matter
                 they
                 have
                 squeez'd
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Arteries
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 slimy
                 and
                 gross
                 Humours
                 which
                 they
                 bring
                 from
                 the
                 
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 small
                 Guts
                 ,
                 and
                 besides
                 ,
                 expel
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Gross
                 Excrements
                 which
                 they
                 find
                 lodg'd
                 in
                 the
                 Cells
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 must
                 further
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Clysters
                 is
                 very
                 irregular
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 some
                 Persons
                 a
                 Clyster
                 of
                 Oxycrate
                 will
                 procure
                 wonderful
                 Evacuations
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 others
                 wou'd
                 be
                 altogether
                 unprofitable
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 some
                 the
                 strongest
                 Clysters
                 will
                 not
                 produce
                 the
                 least
                 effect
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 which
                 operates
                 well
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 work
                 at
                 all
                 at
                 another
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 we
                 must
                 learn
                 to
                 prepare
                 several
                 sorts
                 ,
                 observing
                 ,
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 to
                 chuse
                 always
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 mild
                 and
                 simple
                 rather
                 than
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 violent
                 ,
                 and
                 hard
                 to
                 be
                 prepar'd
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 Purgatives
                 that
                 are
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 better
                 to
                 take
                 them
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Infusion
                 than
                 in
                 Substance
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 spare
                 the
                 parts
                 thro'
                 which
                 they
                 must
                 pass
                 ,
                 a
                 double
                 Labour
                 ;
                 for
                 besides
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 suffer
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 the
                 Medicines
                 that
                 are
                 taken
                 in
                 Substance
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 also
                 unfold
                 and
                 disentangle
                 the
                 Particles
                 in
                 which
                 their
                 Purgative
                 Vertue
                 consists
                 ,
                 from
                 many
                 others
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 compos'd
                 ;
                 whereas
                 the
                 Liquor
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 infus'd
                 ,
                 imbibes
                 only
                 their
                 Purgative
                 Particles
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 its
                 fluidity
                 ,
                 infinuates
                 it self
                 more
                 easily
                 into
                 the
                 small
                 Passages
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 gross
                 Substance
                 can
                 be
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 do
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 right
                 use
                 of
                 these
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 four
                 Observations
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 First
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 'em
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 Mild
                 and
                 Simple
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 their
                 Weakness
                 hinder
                 their
                 Operation
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 augment
                 the
                 Dose
                 ,
                 or
                 take
                 a
                 stronger
                 Medicine
                 ,
                 till
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 be
                 made
                 proportionable
                 to
                 the
                 Symptoms
                 we
                 perceive
                 of
                 a
                 greater
                 or
                 smaller
                 fulness
                 or
                 redundancy
                 of
                 Humours
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Second
                 Observation
                 concerns
                 the
                 quickness
                 of
                 their
                 Passage
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 great
                 importance
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 cannot
                 remain
                 long
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 without
                 occasioning
                 a
                 violent
                 Irritation
                 of
                 the
                 parts
                 they
                 touch
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 attended
                 with
                 very
                 dangerous
                 Consequences
                 ;
                 for
                 a
                 purging
                 Medicine
                 has
                 almost
                 the
                 same
                 Operation
                 on
                 the
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 thro'
                 which
                 it
                 passes
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Spur
                 has
                 upon
                 a
                 Horse
                 ;
                 because
                 as
                 the
                 Horse
                 goes
                 faster
                 when
                 the
                 Rider
                 spurs
                 him
                 but
                 once
                 ,
                 and
                 kicks
                 and
                 winces
                 when
                 he
                 keeps
                 the
                 Spur
                 constantly
                 in
                 his
                 Sides
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 Purgative
                 by
                 its
                 first
                 Irritations
                 ,
                 moves
                 the
                 Parts
                 thro'
                 which
                 't
                 is
                 carry'd
                 ,
                 to
                 expel
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 contain'd
                 in
                 'em
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 it
                 stays
                 too
                 long
                 ,
                 it
                 enflames
                 the
                 Parts
                 ,
                 and
                 renders
                 the
                 Humours
                 hot
                 and
                 dry
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 unfit
                 for
                 Evacuation
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 its
                 Operation
                 is
                 both
                 inconsiderable
                 ,
                 and
                 extremely
                 troublesome
                 to
                 the
                 Patient
                 .
              
               
               
                 To
                 avoid
                 this
                 Inconveniency
                 in
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Laxatives
                 ,
                 they
                 ought
                 always
                 to
                 be
                 accompany'd
                 with
                 some
                 Vehicle
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 a
                 Substance
                 fit
                 to
                 insinuate
                 it self
                 into
                 the
                 closest
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 the
                 Obstructions
                 it
                 may
                 meet
                 with
                 in
                 the
                 Parts
                 that
                 are
                 appropriated
                 for
                 separating
                 the
                 Humours
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 Pancreas
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Entrals
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Vehicles
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 Decoctions
                 impregnated
                 with
                 the
                 subtil
                 Parts
                 of
                 certain
                 Plants
                 that
                 are
                 proper
                 to
                 slip
                 into
                 the
                 smallest
                 Pores
                 of
                 the
                 Capillary
                 Vessels
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 ,
                 for
                 Example
                 ,
                 the
                 Decoctions
                 of
                 the
                 Roots
                 of
                 
                   wild
                   Succory
                   ,
                   Strawberry-Leaves
                   ,
                   Dog-Grass
                   ,
                   Agrimony
                   ,
                   Sorrel
                   ,
                   Chervil
                   ,
                
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Herbs
                 which
                 are
                 endu'd
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Virtues
                 .
              
               
                 Instead
                 of
                 these
                 Decoctions
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 use
                 the
                 Juice
                 of
                 a
                 Limon
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Orange
                   ,
                   Verjuice
                   ,
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   Whey
                   ,
                
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 which
                 every
                 one
                 may
                 chuse
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 private
                 Experience
                 ,
                 to
                 facilitate
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Purgatives
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Third
                 Rule
                 to
                 be
                 observ'd
                 in
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 purging
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 chuse
                 such
                 as
                 do
                 not
                 make
                 you
                 costive
                 after
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 'em
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 surest
                 Mark
                 that
                 the
                 Physick
                 is
                 proportionated
                 to
                 the
                 Strength
                 of
                 the
                 Patient
                 on
                 whom
                 it
                 works
                 ,
                 especially
                 since
                 't
                 is
                 but
                 too
                 frequently
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 Experience
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 more
                 violent
                 the
                 Medicines
                 are
                 ,
                 the
                 Patient
                 is
                 the
                 more
                 costive
                 after
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 
                 them
                 .
                 One
                 might
                 inferr
                 from
                 hence
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 thing
                 happens
                 on
                 these
                 Occasions
                 to
                 the
                 moving
                 Fibres
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 Persons
                 who
                 being
                 forc'd
                 to
                 undergo
                 involuntary
                 Labour
                 ,
                 are
                 so
                 wearied
                 and
                 jaded
                 with
                 their
                 forc'd
                 Exercise
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 work
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 while
                 the
                 Rod
                 is
                 over
                 their
                 Heads
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Fibres
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 having
                 been
                 too
                 roughly
                 and
                 frequently
                 shaken
                 by
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 the
                 Medicine
                 ,
                 are
                 so
                 weary'd
                 with
                 these
                 forc'd
                 Contractions
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 cannot
                 afterwards
                 perform
                 the
                 Motions
                 that
                 are
                 necessary
                 for
                 the
                 Expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 which
                 gather
                 daily
                 in
                 their
                 Cavities
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 we
                 are
                 obliged
                 either
                 to
                 accustom
                 our selves
                 to
                 Physick
                 ,
                 or
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 neglect
                 to
                 use
                 it
                 ,
                 must
                 expect
                 a
                 new
                 Accumulation
                 of
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 soon
                 after
                 be
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 a
                 new
                 Disease
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 ;
                 The
                 last
                 Observation
                 in
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Purgatives
                 relates
                 particularly
                 to
                 those
                 weak
                 Medicines
                 that
                 produce
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 Effect
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 often
                 repeated
                 in
                 a
                 little
                 time
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 moving
                 Fibres
                 of
                 the
                 Intestines
                 are
                 soon
                 accustom'd
                 to
                 the
                 Impression
                 of
                 such
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 perfectly
                 insensible
                 of
                 such
                 feeble
                 Irritations
                 :
                 Just
                 as
                 the
                 Organs
                 of
                 the
                 Senses
                 are
                 not
                 sensible
                 of
                 the
                 Impression
                 of
                 these
                 Objects
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 accustom'd
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 case
                 we
                 must
                 change
                 the
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 because
                 even
                 the
                 weakest
                 Purgatives
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 cannot
                 but
                 occasion
                 some
                 disturbance
                 in
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 XI
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Purgatives
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 they
                 operate
                 :
                 Of
                 the
                 Time
                 and
                 Manner
                 of
                 using
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Purgatives
                 destroys
                 the
                 most
                 immediate
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 our
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 be
                 taken
                 inwardly
                 ,
                 or
                 injected
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Clysters
                 .
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 acknowledg'd
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 administring
                 'em
                 occasions
                 some
                 difference
                 in
                 their
                 Operation
                 ;
                 for
                 since
                 Clysters
                 reach
                 no
                 further
                 than
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 they
                 can
                 only
                 facilitate
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 retain'd
                 in
                 those
                 Intestines
                 ;
                 whereas
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 taken
                 inwardly
                 ,
                 they
                 not
                 only
                 cause
                 the
                 same
                 Irritations
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Parts
                 which
                 they
                 touch
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 by
                 augmenting
                 their
                 Natural
                 Motion
                 ,
                 hasten
                 the
                 expulsion
                 of
                 the
                 Matter
                 which
                 they
                 contain
                 ;
                 but
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 Particles
                 mingle
                 with
                 the
                 Chyle
                 in
                 the
                 Vessels
                 which
                 carry
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Arteries
                 ,
                 they
                 excite
                 divers
                 Fermentations
                 ,
                 that
                 promote
                 the
                 separation
                 of
                 the
                 different
                 Particles
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 several
                 Parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 
                 usually
                 separated
                 from
                 its
                 Mass
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 disposition
                 that
                 each
                 of
                 those
                 Remedies
                 has
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 certain
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 in
                 Motion
                 ,
                 rather
                 than
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 we
                 may
                 observe
                 that
                 a
                 visible
                 Fermentation
                 or
                 Ebullition
                 is
                 produc'd
                 in
                 certain
                 Liquors
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 mix'd
                 with
                 other
                 Fluids
                 that
                 are
                 dispos'd
                 to
                 put
                 'em
                 in
                 Motion
                 ,
                 whereas
                 they
                 remain
                 undisturb'd
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 mixt
                 with
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 from
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Purgatives
                 on
                 different
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 there
                 arises
                 a
                 distinction
                 of
                 Names
                 :
                 For
                 Example
                 ;
                 some
                 are
                 call'd
                 simply
                 Purgatives
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 again
                 divided
                 into
                 
                   Hydragogues
                   ,
                   Cholagogues
                   ,
                   Melanagogues
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Phlegmagogues
                 ;
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 purge
                 Watery
                 Humours
                 ,
                 Choler
                 ,
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 and
                 Phlegm
                 :
                 Others
                 are
                 call'd
                 
                   Emeties
                   ,
                   Sudorifics
                   ,
                   Errhines
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 Now
                 those
                 Names
                 are
                 very
                 fitly
                 impos'd
                 ,
                 either
                 with
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 thro'
                 which
                 they
                 procure
                 the
                 Evacuations
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 particularly
                 apt
                 to
                 put
                 in
                 Motion
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 hence
                 we
                 may
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 those
                 Remedies
                 are
                 endu'd
                 with
                 one
                 common
                 Property
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 excite
                 a
                 Motion
                 in
                 the
                 Blood
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 their
                 different
                 ways
                 of
                 Operating
                 proceed
                 only
                 from
                 the
                 different
                 Figure
                 or
                 Contexture
                 of
                 their
                 Parts
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 peculiar
                 Configuration
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 more
                 easily
                 admitted
                 into
                 certain
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 than
                 into
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Irritation
                 they
                 occasion
                 in
                 the
                 Parts
                 ,
                 they
                 promote
                 the
                 Separation
                 which
                 is
                 perform'd
                 there
                 ,
                 of
                 some
                 particular
                 Excrements
                 from
                 the
                 Blood.
                 And
                 upon
                 this
                 Score
                 we
                 may
                 reasonably
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 proper
                 to
                 purge
                 such
                 and
                 such
                 Parts
                 ;
                 as
                 for
                 Example
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 proper
                 to
                 purge
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 we
                 call
                 Hepatics
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 peculiarly
                 adapted
                 to
                 the
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 are
                 term'd
                 Splenetics
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 various
                 situation
                 or
                 contexture
                 of
                 their
                 Parts
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 disposed
                 to
                 agitate
                 Certain
                 Particles
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 unite
                 sooner
                 than
                 to
                 others
                 :
                 And
                 upon
                 this
                 account
                 we
                 may
                 say
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 Medicine
                 is
                 proper
                 to
                 purge
                 such
                 a
                 Humour
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Observation
                 is
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 Experience
                 ,
                 particularly
                 what
                 relates
                 to
                 Hydragogues
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 purge
                 Watery
                 Humours
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Evacuation
                 of
                 Serosities
                 is
                 much
                 more
                 sensible
                 than
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Particles
                 which
                 compose
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 which
                 the
                 Purgative
                 drives
                 into
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 separated
                 by
                 the
                 Glands
                 of
                 their
                 inward
                 Membrane
                 ,
                 or
                 squeez'd
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Biliary
                 and
                 Pancreatic
                 Ducts
                 ,
                 being
                 mixt
                 with
                 the
                 Slime
                 and
                 Excrements
                 which
                 it
                 finds
                 in
                 the
                 Intestines
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 hard
                 to
                 determine
                 what
                 Humour
                 hath
                 been
                 chiefly
                 wrought
                 upon
                 or
                 expell'd
                 by
                 the
                 Purgative
                 Medicine
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 XII
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Purgatives
                 that
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 preventing
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 
                   PVRGATION
                   by
                   Stool
                
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 preferr'd
                 before
                 all
                 other
                 Evacuations
                 ,
                 because
                 't
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 natural
                 and
                 ordinary
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 best
                 answers
                 the
                 design
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 removal
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 speedily
                 to
                 expel
                 the
                 Excrements
                 that
                 are
                 stopt
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Guts
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 correct
                 the
                 ill
                 Quality
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Consequence
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 Emetics
                 or
                 Vomits
                 may
                 be
                 useful
                 to
                 some
                 Persons
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 troubl'd
                 with
                 an
                 inclination
                 to
                 Vomit
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 a
                 strong
                 and
                 large
                 Breast
                 .
                 And
                 others
                 may
                 profitably
                 use
                 Sudorifics
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 Choleric
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 Pores
                 are
                 very
                 open
                 .
                 Diuretics
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 provoke
                 Urine
                 ,
                 are
                 proper
                 for
                 those
                 who
                 feel
                 a
                 heaviness
                 and
                 heat
                 in
                 their
                 Kidneys
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 Gravel
                 ,
                 live
                 unmarried
                 ,
                 and
                 abstain
                 from
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Women
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 may
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 occasion
                 Spitting
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 those
                 which
                 expel
                 the
                 Excrements
                 by
                 the
                 Nose
                 .
              
               
               
                 Those
                 who
                 have
                 a
                 weak
                 Breast
                 ,
                 and
                 wet
                 Brain
                 ,
                 may
                 find
                 benefit
                 by
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 these
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 provided
                 they
                 have
                 no
                 Polypus
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Impediment
                 in
                 the
                 Nostrils
                 .
                 In
                 a
                 Word
                 ,
                 every
                 Man
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 directed
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 Experience
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 abstain
                 from
                 such
                 sorts
                 of
                 Evacuations
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 or
                 bad
                 Effects
                 which
                 he
                 finds
                 they
                 produce
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Example
                 ;
                 a
                 Person
                 who
                 is
                 apt
                 to
                 Vomit
                 without
                 any
                 considerable
                 trouble
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 finds
                 his
                 Stomach
                 over-charg'd
                 ,
                 will
                 receive
                 greater
                 benefit
                 by
                 a
                 Vomit
                 than
                 by
                 ordinary
                 Purgations
                 ;
                 whereas
                 those
                 who
                 cannot
                 Vomit
                 without
                 an
                 unusual
                 disturbance
                 ,
                 ought
                 rather
                 to
                 use
                 Simple
                 Laxatives
                 ,
                 least
                 the
                 Fibres
                 of
                 the
                 Stomach
                 be
                 weaken'd
                 by
                 such
                 over-violent
                 Motions
                 .
              
               
                 Others
                 who
                 labour
                 under
                 Faintness
                 or
                 Weariness
                 ,
                 provided
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 naturally
                 too
                 dry
                 or
                 lean
                 ,
                 will
                 find
                 themselves
                 eased
                 if
                 after
                 Bleeding
                 they
                 take
                 a
                 Medicine
                 to
                 procure
                 a
                 moderate
                 Sweat.
                 The
                 People
                 in
                 the
                 Levant
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 prevent
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 Diseases
                 .
              
               
                 Those
                 who
                 are
                 troubl'd
                 with
                 Pains
                 in
                 their
                 Kidneys
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 Urine
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 high
                 Colour
                 ,
                 or
                 thick
                 ,
                 may
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 cooling
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 Medicines
                 that
                 provoke
                 Urine
                 ,
                 either
                 alone
                 ,
                 or
                 mixed
                 with
                 Laxatives
                 .
              
               
               
                 Those
                 who
                 are
                 naturally
                 inclin'd
                 to
                 Spitting
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 a
                 moist
                 Brain
                 ,
                 may
                 both
                 prevent
                 and
                 cure
                 their
                 Distempers
                 by
                 raising
                 a
                 Salivation
                 by
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Remedies
                 that
                 are
                 proper
                 to
                 produce
                 that
                 Effect
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 fine
                 ,
                 every
                 Man
                 ought
                 to
                 consult
                 his
                 own
                 Experience
                 ,
                 and
                 study
                 the
                 Constitution
                 of
                 his
                 Body
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 use
                 those
                 Remedies
                 which
                 he
                 finds
                 to
                 be
                 most
                 useful
                 and
                 agreeable
                 to
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 one
                 important
                 Rule
                 to
                 be
                 observ'd
                 in
                 the
                 administring
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 To
                 begin
                 always
                 with
                 the
                 gentlest
                 and
                 most
                 simple
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 when
                 we
                 use
                 Remedies
                 meerly
                 for
                 prevention
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 our
                 own
                 Physicians
                 ;
                 for
                 since
                 the
                 bare
                 Presages
                 or
                 Signs
                 of
                 a
                 future
                 Disease
                 cannot
                 be
                 suppos'd
                 to
                 have
                 depriv'd
                 us
                 of
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 our
                 Reason
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 chuse
                 those
                 Medicines
                 which
                 upon
                 trial
                 have
                 formerly
                 succeeded
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 cannot
                 be
                 so
                 well
                 known
                 by
                 a
                 Stranger
                 as
                 by
                 our selves
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 observ'd
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 nothing
                 more
                 various
                 or
                 uncertain
                 than
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Purgatives
                 on
                 Humane
                 Bodies
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 Persons
                 are
                 violently
                 purg'd
                 by
                 weak
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 when
                 a
                 stronger
                 Remedy
                 wou'd
                 not
                 produce
                 the
                 least
                 effect
                 upon
                 'em
                 :
                 There
                 are
                 others
                 on
                 whom
                 mild
                 Physick
                 will
                 not
                 work
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 the
                 strongest
                 Medicines
                 are
                 scarce
                 effectual
                 :
                 On
                 the
                 other
                 hand
                 ,
                 some
                 are
                 so
                 easily
                 purg'd
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Decoction
                 
                 of
                 Herbs
                 will
                 suffice
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 others
                 half
                 an
                 Hours
                 Conversation
                 in
                 an
                 Apothecary's
                 Shop
                 :
                 Some
                 are
                 purg'd
                 by
                 
                   Strawberries
                   ,
                   Cherries
                   ,
                   Gooseberries
                   ,
                   Peaches
                   ,
                   Pears
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 Some
                 by
                 sour
                 Milk
                 ,
                 fresh
                 Pork
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 others
                 by
                 a
                 moderate
                 Entertainment
                 with
                 jovial
                 Companions
                 ;
                 for
                 Mirth
                 contributes
                 as
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 Passage
                 of
                 the
                 Excrements
                 ,
                 as
                 Melancholy
                 or
                 Sadness
                 does
                 to
                 their
                 Stoppage
                 in
                 the
                 Guts
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 are
                 purg'd
                 by
                 a
                 simple
                 cooling
                 Decoction
                 when
                 they
                 begin
                 first
                 to
                 drink
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 others
                 Clysters
                 produce
                 a
                 plentiful
                 Evacuation
                 ,
                 tho'
                 they
                 are
                 hardly
                 mov'd
                 by
                 internal
                 Medicines
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 ;
                 there
                 is
                 nothing
                 less
                 regular
                 than
                 the
                 Operation
                 of
                 Purges
                 on
                 different
                 Bodies
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 impossible
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 expert
                 Physician
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 to
                 discover
                 this
                 variety
                 in
                 every
                 particular
                 Person
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 intimated
                 before
                 ,
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 study
                 our selves
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 chuse
                 out
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Remedies
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 often
                 try'd
                 ,
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 most
                 agreeable
                 to
                 our
                 Bodies
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 gentlest
                 Purges
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 most
                 agreeable
                 to
                 our
                 Constution
                 ,
                 are
                 of
                 two
                 sorts
                 ,
                 viz.
                 some
                 are
                 brought
                 to
                 us
                 from
                 Forreign
                 Countries
                 ,
                 aud
                 others
                 grow
                 in
                 our
                 own
                 Climate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 safest
                 foreign
                 Purgatives
                 are
                 
                   Senna
                   ,
                   Cassia
                   ,
                   Tamarinds
                   ,
                   Rubarb
                   ,
                   Manna
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 and
                 the
                 mildest
                 that
                 grow
                 in
                 our
                 own
                 Climate
                 are
                 
                   Roses
                   ,
                   Peach-Flowers
                   ,
                   Violets
                
                 ,
                 our
                 Garden
                 Ruburb
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 
                   Centory
                   ,
                   Briony
                   ,
                   Asarabacca
                   ,
                   Mint
                   ,
                   Bawm
                   ,
                   Spanish
                   Broom
                   ,
                   Thyme
                   ,
                   Polypody
                   of
                   the
                   Oak
                   ,
                
                 Black
                 
                   Maiden-Hair
                   ,
                   Ceterach
                   ,
                   Wall
                   Rue
                   ,
                   Betony
                   ,
                   Lettice
                   ,
                   Purslane
                   ,
                   Sorrel
                   ,
                   Chervil
                   ,
                
                 Black
                 Hellebore
                 ,
                 the
                 Tops
                 of
                 Hops
                 ,
                 the
                 Yellow-flower'd
                 Flagg
                 or
                 Flower-de-Luce
                 ,
                 the
                 Bark
                 of
                 Elder
                 ,
                 the
                 Black
                 Plum
                 or
                 
                   Prune
                   ,
                   Wallwort
                
                 ,
                 wild
                 Cucumbers
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Plants
                 .
                 You
                 may
                 press
                 out
                 the
                 Juice
                 of
                 these
                 Herbs
                 ,
                 or
                 infuse
                 'em
                 ,
                 or
                 make
                 'em
                 up
                 into
                 Powders
                 ,
                 Syrups
                 ,
                 Conserves
                 ,
                 Tablets
                 ,
                 Pills
                 ,
                 Troches
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Form
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 tho'
                 I
                 prefer
                 simple
                 Remedies
                 before
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 compounded
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 pretend
                 to
                 blame
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 certain
                 Mixtures
                 that
                 are
                 common
                 in
                 Pharmacy
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Addition
                 of
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 such
                 Ingredient
                 ,
                 cannot
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 Vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Simples
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 abstain
                 from
                 all
                 violent
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 especially
                 Chymical
                 Preparations
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 only
                 take
                 Physick
                 for
                 prevention
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 persuaded
                 that
                 the
                 most
                 Simple
                 Remedies
                 are
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Secret
                 lies
                 in
                 the
                 right
                 use
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 the
                 Colours
                 upon
                 a
                 Painter's
                 Pallet
                 are
                 of
                 themselves
                 only
                 fit
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 confus'd
                 and
                 disagreeable
                 Mixture
                 ,
                 so
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 especially
                 Purgatives
                 ,
                 are
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Nature
                 only
                 fit
                 to
                 weaken
                 the
                 Patient
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cause
                 a
                 violent
                 Motion
                 in
                 his
                 Blood
                 :
                 But
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 hand
                 ,
                 as
                 
                 the
                 same
                 Colours
                 placed
                 upon
                 a
                 Cloth
                 by
                 an
                 Ingenious
                 Painter
                 ,
                 make
                 a
                 very
                 valuable
                 and
                 beautiful
                 Picture
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 same
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 tho
                 they
                 are
                 contrary
                 to
                 Nature
                 when
                 misapply'd
                 ,
                 may
                 assist
                 her
                 to
                 overcome
                 a
                 Distemper
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 rightly
                 administer'd
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XIII
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Solution
                 of
                 certain
                 Difficulties
                 that
                 deter
                 most
                 Persons
                 from
                 making
                 use
                 of
                 Purging
                 Remedies
                 for
                 the
                 preventing
                 of
                 Distempers
                 .
              
               
                 THOSE
                 who
                 refuse
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 Purgagatives
                 ,
                 excuse
                 their
                 Obstinacy
                 by
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 three
                 Reasons
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 propos'd
                 and
                 answer'd
                 in
                 this
                 Chapter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   OBJECT
                   .
                   I.
                   
                
                 
                   Against
                   Clysters
                   and
                   Purges
                   :
                
                 
                   YOU
                   advise
                   me
                   ,
                   Sir
                   ,
                   says
                   one
                   to
                   his
                   Physician
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   a
                   Clyster
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Purging
                   Medicine
                   ,
                   but
                   I
                   have
                   no
                   occasion
                   for
                   such
                   Remedies
                   ;
                   I
                   go
                   daily
                   and
                   regularly
                   to
                   stool
                   ,
                   and
                   why
                   shou'd
                   I
                   be
                   tormented
                   with
                   Clysters
                   and
                   Purgatives
                   ?
                
                 
                 
                   I
                   answer
                   ,
                   That
                   tho
                   a
                   Man
                   goes
                   daily
                   and
                   regularly
                   to
                   stool
                   ,
                   yet
                   it
                   does
                   not
                   follow
                   that
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   exempted
                   from
                   Purgation
                   either
                   by
                   Clysters
                   and
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   since
                   't
                   is
                   frequently
                   observ'd
                   that
                   those
                   who
                   go
                   naturally
                   to
                   stool
                   every
                   Day
                   ,
                   do
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   ,
                   perceive
                   by
                   the
                   above-mention'd
                   Symptoms
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   are
                   some
                   Excrements
                   left
                   behind
                   in
                   those
                   Passages
                   which
                   serve
                   for
                   their
                   Expulsion
                   :
                   Now
                   't
                   is
                   plain
                   that
                   their
                   Excrements
                   must
                   be
                   evacuated
                   ,
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   Diseases
                   that
                   proceed
                   from
                   the
                   Corruption
                   of
                   these
                   Impurities
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   any
                   Person
                   desire
                   to
                   be
                   satisfy'd
                   how
                   when
                   a
                   Man
                   goes
                   daily
                   and
                   regularly
                   to
                   stool
                   ,
                   any
                   Excrements
                   can
                   remain
                   in
                   the
                   great
                   Guts
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Answer
                   is
                   easie
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   remember
                   what
                   has
                   been
                   already
                   said
                   of
                   the
                   Structure
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Intestines
                   ,
                   the
                   Parts
                   of
                   which
                   are
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   so
                   many
                   Bags
                   or
                   Cavities
                   fasten'd
                   at
                   certain
                   distances
                   to
                   those
                   Intestines
                   .
                   Now
                   't
                   is
                   sufficient
                   for
                   the
                   Passage
                   of
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Excrements
                   which
                   are
                   separated
                   from
                   our
                   daily
                   Nourishment
                   that
                   the
                   middle
                   Part
                   of
                   the
                   Gut
                   be
                   open
                   and
                   free
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   ,
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Excrements
                   may
                   slip
                   into
                   the
                   bottom
                   of
                   those
                   Cells
                   or
                   Bags
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   degrees
                   fill
                   up
                   their
                   Cavity
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   at
                   last
                   the
                   middle
                   Passage
                   may
                   be
                   almost
                   entirely
                   stopt
                   by
                   those
                   distended
                   Bags
                   ;
                   and
                   't
                   is
                   then
                   that
                   we
                   perceive
                   the
                   Signs
                   of
                   an
                   unusual
                   Load
                   and
                   Obstruction
                   in
                   those
                   Parts
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   This
                   Doctrine
                   may
                   be
                   further
                   illustrated
                   by
                   comparing
                   these
                   Obstructions
                   in
                   the
                   great
                   Gut
                   to
                   the
                   Stoppages
                   that
                   happen
                   frequently
                   in
                   the
                   Conduits
                   that
                   are
                   made
                   to
                   convey
                   the
                   Filth
                   from
                   our
                   Streets
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Dirt
                   sticks
                   by
                   degrees
                   to
                   the
                   sides
                   of
                   the
                   Pipes
                   ,
                   and
                   fills
                   up
                   all
                   the
                   Holes
                   and
                   Cavities
                   it
                   meets
                   with
                   ,
                   tho'
                   it
                   does
                   not
                   immediately
                   hinder
                   even
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   thickest
                   Mud
                   to
                   slip
                   away
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   unless
                   they
                   be
                   sometimes
                   scour'd
                   by
                   a
                   pretty
                   violent
                   Shower
                   ,
                   that
                   may
                   force
                   a
                   great
                   quantity
                   of
                   Water
                   into
                   the
                   Cavities
                   of
                   the
                   Pipes
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Rapidity
                   of
                   its
                   Current
                   ,
                   carry
                   off
                   the
                   Filth
                   ;
                   they
                   must
                   be
                   open'd
                   from
                   time
                   to
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   stagnant
                   Dirt
                   loosen'd
                   ,
                   and
                   driven
                   forwards
                   into
                   the
                   Common
                   Sink
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   help
                   of
                   Convenient
                   Instruments
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   same
                   Observation
                   may
                   be
                   apply'd
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   Guts
                   ,
                   both
                   with
                   respect
                   to
                   the
                   Excrements
                   that
                   are
                   detain'd
                   in
                   its
                   Cells
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   pass
                   daily
                   through
                   its
                   Cavity
                   ;
                   for
                   when
                   a
                   great
                   quantity
                   of
                   em
                   is
                   gather'd
                   in
                   these
                   Bags
                   or
                   Cells
                   ,
                   and
                   begin
                   to
                   corrupt
                   there
                   ,
                   the
                   pressure
                   of
                   these
                   distended
                   Cells
                   upon
                   the
                   neighbouring
                   Parts
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   corrupted
                   Corpuscles
                   which
                   slip
                   into
                   the
                   Vessels
                   that
                   environ
                   them
                   ,
                   produce
                   the
                   Symptoms
                   of
                   an
                   approaching
                   Indisposition
                   tho
                   a
                   considerable
                   part
                   of
                   our
                   daily
                   Nourishment
                   having
                   still
                   a
                   free
                   Passage
                   through
                   the
                   Cavity
                   of
                   the
                   Gut
                   ,
                   may
                   furnish
                   sufficient
                   Matter
                   for
                   Stools
                   .
                   'T
                   is
                   plain
                   then
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   have
                   need
                   
                   of
                   Clysters
                   and
                   purging
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   to
                   draw
                   the
                   Excrements
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   places
                   where
                   they
                   are
                   stopt
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   consequently
                   tho'
                   we
                   go
                   to
                   stool
                   naturally
                   every
                   Day
                   ,
                   we
                   may
                   sometimes
                   stand
                   in
                   need
                   of
                   an
                   artificial
                   Evacuation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   OBJECT
                   .
                   II.
                   
                
                 
                   ANother
                   will
                   perhaps
                   be
                   apt
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   You
                   order
                   me
                   a
                   Clyster
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   purging
                   Medicine
                   ,
                   tho'
                   I
                   have
                   not
                   tasted
                   any
                   sort
                   of
                   Nourishment
                   these
                   four
                   or
                   five
                   Days
                   :
                   how
                   can
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   Matter
                   left
                   to
                   be
                   evacuated
                   in
                   a
                   Body
                   so
                   empty
                   as
                   mine
                   must
                   be
                   after
                   so
                   long
                   an
                   Abstinence
                   ?
                
                 
                   But
                   this
                   seeming
                   Difficulty
                   may
                   be
                   very
                   easily
                   answer'd
                   ,
                   for
                   when
                   a
                   Man
                   for
                   some
                   Days
                   has
                   been
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   a
                   constant
                   ▪
                   Aversion
                   to
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Nourishment
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   an
                   evident
                   sign
                   that
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   great
                   Collection
                   of
                   Impurities
                   in
                   the
                   place
                   where
                   we
                   have
                   made
                   it
                   appear
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   usually
                   apt
                   to
                   stop
                   .
                   Nor
                   will
                   it
                   appear
                   strange
                   that
                   a
                   Person
                   should
                   lose
                   his
                   Appetite
                   when
                   the
                   bottom
                   of
                   the
                   Stomach
                   is
                   drawn
                   downwards
                   by
                   such
                   a
                   Load
                   of
                   Excrements
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   consider
                   that
                   the
                   unusual
                   weight
                   that
                   hangs
                   like
                   a
                   Clog
                   upon
                   the
                   Stomach
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   reasonably
                   suppos'd
                   to
                   produce
                   the
                   same
                   Effect
                   upon
                   it
                   as
                   if
                   it
                   were
                   fill'd
                   with
                   a
                   hearty
                   Meal
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   So
                   when
                   we
                   advise
                   a
                   Man
                   in
                   that
                   condition
                   to
                   take
                   Physick
                   ,
                   our
                   design
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   evacuate
                   the
                   remainder
                   of
                   his
                   Meat
                   ,
                   since
                   we
                   suppose
                   he
                   has
                   fasted
                   for
                   some
                   Days
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   procure
                   the
                   evacuation
                   of
                   those
                   Impurities
                   which
                   being
                   insensibly
                   stopt
                   and
                   gather'd
                   in
                   those
                   parts
                   ,
                   wou'd
                   otherwise
                   occasion
                   those
                   Disorders
                   in
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   already
                   discours'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   OBJECT
                   .
                   III.
                   
                
                 
                   ONE
                   that
                   is
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   a
                   Looseness
                   will
                   perhaps
                   be
                   extremely
                   surpriz'd
                   when
                   he
                   is
                   order'd
                   to
                   take
                   a
                   Clyster
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   purging
                   Medicine
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   be
                   ready
                   to
                   look
                   upon
                   that
                   advice
                   as
                   a
                   sure
                   way
                   to
                   encrease
                   his
                   Distemper
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   his
                   opinion
                   has
                   purg'd
                   him
                   but
                   too
                   thoroughly
                   already
                   ,
                   without
                   the
                   assistance
                   of
                   Physick
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Objection
                   will
                   appear
                   as
                   groundless
                   as
                   either
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   consider'd
                   that
                   a
                   Looseness
                   is
                   usually
                   either
                   the
                   effect
                   of
                   Indigestion
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   case
                   it
                   ceases
                   after
                   some
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   hardly
                   requires
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   Remedies
                   ;
                   or
                   't
                   is
                   a
                   sign
                   that
                   the
                   Excrements
                   are
                   stopt
                   in
                   the
                   great
                   Guts
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   a
                   copious
                   Evacuation
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   recruit
                   Nature
                   ,
                   and
                   repair
                   her
                   decay'd
                   Vigour
                   ,
                   by
                   good
                   Nourishment
                   taken
                   in
                   small
                   Quantities
                   :
                   On
                   the
                   other
                   hand
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   flux
                   be
                   inconsiderable
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   if
                   the
                   Patient
                   be
                   frequently
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   a
                   desire
                   to
                   go
                   to
                   Stool
                   ,
                   without
                   voiding
                   any
                   thing
                   ,
                   since
                   't
                   is
                   evident
                   from
                   thence
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   Intestines
                   is
                   not
                   sufficient
                   to
                   expel
                   those
                   Impurities
                   that
                   cause
                   such
                   frequent
                   Irritations
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   place
                   by
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   Clysters
                   endeavour
                   to
                   dissolve
                   that
                   corrupt
                   and
                   biting
                   Matter
                   ;
                   and
                   afterwards
                   when
                   the
                   Irritation
                   ceases
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   take
                   some
                   Purgative
                   Medicine
                   to
                   expel
                   the
                   remainder
                   of
                   that
                   excrementitious
                   Matter
                   that
                   may
                   be
                   lodg'd
                   in
                   some
                   places
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Clysters
                   cou'd
                   not
                   reach
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   OBJECT
                   .
                   IV.
                   
                
                 
                   Against
                   Bleeding
                   .
                
                 
                   'T
                   IS
                   the
                   usual
                   Cant
                   of
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   profest
                   Enemies
                   to
                   Bleeding
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Blood
                   is
                   the
                   Treasure
                   of
                   Life
                   ,
                   and
                   consequently
                   that
                   we
                   ought
                   rather
                   to
                   furnish
                   the
                   enfeebl'd
                   Patient
                   with
                   a
                   fresh
                   supply
                   of
                   that
                   precious
                   Liquor
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   rob
                   him
                   of
                   what
                   he
                   is
                   already
                   possest
                   of
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   I
                   must
                   beg
                   those
                   Gentlemen's
                   leave
                   to
                   put
                   'em
                   in
                   mind
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Blood
                   can
                   never
                   deserve
                   so
                   noble
                   a
                   Title
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   either
                   deprav'd
                   or
                   redundant
                   :
                   For
                   if
                   it
                   exceeds
                   either
                   in
                   Quantity
                   or
                   Quality
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   so
                   far
                   
                   from
                   preserving
                   our
                   Health
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   exposes
                   us
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   dangerous
                   Distempers
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   our
                   Life
                   is
                   manifestly
                   endanger'd
                   when
                   too
                   large
                   a
                   quantity
                   of
                   Blood
                   is
                   lost
                   ,
                   so
                   it
                   is
                   secur'd
                   and
                   supported
                   when
                   a
                   moderate
                   quantity
                   of
                   impure
                   and
                   corrupt
                   Blood
                   is
                   taken
                   away
                   ;
                   however
                   ,
                   it
                   must
                   be
                   acknowledg'd
                   that
                   this
                   Evacuation
                   ought
                   always
                   to
                   be
                   perform'd
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   deal
                   of
                   Caution
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Age
                   and
                   Strength
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   ,
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   his
                   Disease
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Seasons
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   therefore
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   desirous
                   to
                   be
                   their
                   own
                   Physicians
                   ,
                   ought
                   to
                   try
                   seveveral
                   Remedies
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   choice
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   produce
                   the
                   same
                   Effects
                   upon
                   them
                   which
                   in
                   the
                   foregoing
                   Chapters
                   are
                   ascrib'd
                   to
                   safe
                   and
                   useful
                   Remedies
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
               A
               TREATISE
               OF
               Particular
               Remedies
               .
            
          
           
             
             
             
               THE
               PREFACE
               .
            
             
               WHen
               I
               form'd
               the
               Design
               of
               publishing
               the
               preceding
               Treatise
               ,
               I
               did
               not
               intend
               to
               have
               added
               a
               Collection
               of
               particular
               Remedies
               ,
               because
               I
               look'd
               upon
               that
               as
               a
               Subject
               that
               had
               been
               sufficiently
               handl'd
               ,
               and
               even
               almost
               wholly
               exhausted
               by
               so
               many
               Authors
               who
               have
               compos'd
               entire
               Volumes
               of
               this
               Nature
               .
               But
               since
               I
               have
               been
               desir'd
               by
               several
               Persons
               whom
               I
               wou'd
               not
               willingly
               disoblige
               ,
               to
               compleat
               
               my
               Vndertaking
               by
               subjoining
               an
               account
               of
               such
               Remedies
               as
               I
               had
               observ'd
               to
               be
               most
               esteem'd
               ,
               and
               found
               to
               be
               most
               useful
               and
               effectual
               ,
               I
               cou'd
               not
               deny
               'em
               so
               small
               a
               Favour
               .
               And
               that
               I
               might
               render
               my
               Performance
               in
               this
               kind
               more
               serviceable
               to
               the
               Public
               ,
               I
               thought
               fit
               to
               add
               some
               short
               Reflexions
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               variety
               of
               the
               Subject
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               A
               TREATISE
               CONTAINING
               An
               Account
               of
               the
               most
               Simple
               Remedies
               ,
               and
               such
               as
               are
               most
               frequently
               used
               for
               the
               curing
               of
               several
               Diseases
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Of
                   Medicines
                   in
                   General
                   .
                
                 
                   MEDICINES
                   or
                   Remedies
                   are
                   mix'd
                   Bodies
                   ,
                   which
                   ,
                   being
                   taken
                   by
                   the
                   Mouth
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   are
                   Internal
                   ,
                   or
                   applied
                   outwardly
                   ,
                   if
                   External
                   ,
                   serve
                   to
                   restore
                   our
                   Health
                   ,
                   by
                   altering
                   the
                   bad
                   Disposition
                   of
                   our
                   Bodies
                   .
                   They
                   differ
                   both
                   from
                   our
                   usual
                   Food
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   Poyson
                   ;
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   which
                   preserves
                   and
                   supports
                   our
                   Health
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   latter
                   destroys
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   We
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   have
                   recourse
                   to
                   Purgatives
                   unless
                   the
                   Intestines
                   be
                   stuff'd
                   with
                   clammy
                   and
                   thick
                   Humours
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Mass
                   of
                   
                   the
                   Blood
                   be
                   full
                   of
                   salt
                   or
                   bulky
                   Particles
                   ,
                   that
                   hinder
                   its
                   Circulation
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   be
                   known
                   by
                   a
                   Hardness
                   or
                   Swelling
                   of
                   the
                   Belly
                   ,
                   Drowsiness
                   ,
                   Weariness
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   'T
                   is
                   expedient
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   Clysters
                   some
                   Days
                   before
                   Purgation
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   purging
                   Medicine
                   not
                   meeting
                   with
                   any
                   Obstacles
                   ,
                   may
                   operate
                   more
                   strongly
                   and
                   quickly
                   ,
                   and
                   occasion
                   less
                   disturbance
                   in
                   the
                   Body
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   Ounce
                   ,
                   or
                   an
                   Ounce
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   of
                   extracted
                   Cassia
                   dissolv'd
                   in
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   Whey
                   ,
                   or
                   mixed
                   with
                   an
                   equal
                   quantity
                   of
                   compound
                   Syrup
                   of
                   Apples
                   ,
                   moistens
                   and
                   cools
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   loosens
                   the
                   thick
                   Humours
                   that
                   are
                   lodg'd
                   in
                   the
                   Breast
                   ,
                   and
                   helps
                   one
                   to
                   Spit
                   freely
                   .
                
                 
                   Feeble
                   and
                   weak
                   Persons
                   ,
                   such
                   as
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   extremely
                   lean
                   ,
                   whom
                   we
                   usually
                   call
                   Phthisical
                   or
                   Consumptive
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   Women
                   with
                   Child
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   safely
                   purg'd
                   with
                   an
                   Ounce
                   or
                   two
                   of
                   Manna
                   ,
                   taken
                   in
                   Veal
                   or
                   Chicken-Broath
                   .
                   When
                   we
                   design
                   to
                   purge
                   ,
                   scour
                   and
                   wash
                   away
                   the
                   slimy
                   Matter
                   that
                   sticks
                   in
                   the
                   Intestines
                   ,
                   we
                   may
                   profitably
                   use
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Roses
                   ,
                   from
                   one
                   Ounce
                   to
                   two
                   .
                   And
                   't
                   is
                   also
                   a
                   good
                   Remedy
                   for
                   a
                   Looseness
                   .
                
                 
                   Rhubarb
                   taken
                   in
                   Substance
                   ,
                   from
                   half
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   a
                   Dram
                   ,
                   purges
                   Choler
                   ,
                   helps
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   a
                   Looseness
                   ,
                   and
                   serves
                   to
                   kill
                   Worms
                   .
                   It
                   may
                   be
                   also
                   us'd
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   Infusion
                   ,
                   from
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Age
                   and
                   Strength
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   To
                   evacuate
                   Hydropical
                   Humours
                   ,
                   or
                   bring
                   down
                   Women's
                   Monthly
                   Courses
                   ,
                   we
                   may
                   use
                   the
                   Root
                   of
                   Briony
                   ,
                   from
                   half
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   a
                   Dram
                   ,
                   or
                   its
                   Juice
                   to
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   speak
                   of
                   
                     Agaric
                     ,
                     Scammony
                     ,
                     Jalap
                     ,
                     Mirabolans
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Mechoacan
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   operate
                   too
                   violently
                   ;
                   nor
                   will
                   I
                   trouble
                   the
                   Reader
                   with
                   an
                   Account
                   of
                   Chymical
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   which
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   used
                   but
                   with
                   a
                   great
                   deal
                   of
                   Precaution
                   ,
                   nor
                   without
                   the
                   Advice
                   of
                   a
                   Physician
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Diuretics
                   .
                
                 
                   DIureticks
                   serve
                   to
                   augment
                   the
                   serosity
                   or
                   fluidity
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   ,
                   to
                   agitate
                   the
                   Serous
                   ,
                   and
                   coagulate
                   the
                   Fibrous
                   Part
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   retard
                   the
                   Course
                   of
                   the
                   Humours
                   .
                
                 
                   We
                   ought
                   never
                   to
                   use
                   them
                   without
                   an
                   antecedent
                   preparation
                   of
                   the
                   Body
                   by
                   Purgation
                   ,
                   least
                   the
                   gross
                   Particles
                   which
                   they
                   agitate
                   ,
                   and
                   drive
                   towards
                   the
                   Reins
                   ,
                   shou'd
                   breed
                   an
                   Obstruction
                   in
                   those
                   Parts
                   ,
                   and
                   occasion
                   a
                   stoppage
                   of
                   Urine
                   .
                
                 
                   River-Water
                   ,
                   Mineral-Waters
                   ,
                   and
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   
                     are
                     the
                     mildest
                  
                   opening
                   
                     Medicines
                     we
                     have
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Five
                     great
                     opening
                     Roots
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Asparagus
                     ,
                     Fennel
                     ,
                     Parsley
                     ,
                     Smallage
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Butcher's-Broom
                   ,
                   provoke
                   Urine
                   ,
                   and
                   even
                   sometimes
                   procure
                   Sweating
                   ;
                   but
                   I
                   shou'd
                   rather
                   chuse
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   those
                   which
                   are
                   call'd
                   the
                   
                     lesser
                     opening
                     Roots
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   do
                   not
                   occasion
                   
                   so
                   great
                   an
                   agitation
                   in
                   the
                   Blood
                   ,
                   and
                   consequently
                   open
                   a
                   freer
                   Passage
                   to
                   the
                   Serous
                   and
                   Saline
                   Particles
                   .
                   Those
                   Roots
                   are
                   
                     Dogs-Grass
                     ,
                     Capers
                     ,
                     Eringo
                     ,
                     Madder
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Rest-harrow
                   .
                   You
                   may
                   prepare
                   a
                   Decoction
                   of
                   'em
                   ,
                   adding
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   please
                   ,
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   
                     Sal
                     Prunellae
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Roses
                  
                   in
                   a
                   little
                   
                     Spanish
                     Wine
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   Brandy
                   ,
                   is
                   also
                   a
                   very
                   good
                   Remedy
                   for
                   the
                   Colic
                   ,
                   occasion'd
                   by
                   the
                   Pain
                   of
                   the
                   Kidneys
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Simple
                   Bath
                   of
                   lukewarm
                   Water
                   is
                   Diuretical
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   dilates
                   the
                   Passages
                   of
                   the
                   Urine
                   ,
                   and
                   augments
                   the
                   Serosity
                   of
                   the
                   Blood.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Emeticks
                   or
                   Vomits
                   .
                
                 
                   VOmitting
                   is
                   a
                   contraction
                   of
                   the
                   Fibres
                   of
                   the
                   Stomach
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   the
                   Matter
                   contain'd
                   in
                   that
                   Part
                   is
                   forc'd
                   upwards
                   thro'
                   the
                   Oesophagus
                   or
                   Gullet
                   .
                
                 
                   Emeticks
                   may
                   be
                   profitably
                   used
                   when
                   the
                   Stomach
                   is
                   burden'd
                   with
                   ill-digested
                   Food
                   ,
                   or
                   full
                   of
                   corrupt
                   Humours
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   case
                   we
                   are
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   an
                   aversion
                   to
                   Meat
                   ,
                   frequent
                   Reachings
                   ,
                   Bitterness
                   in
                   the
                   Mouth
                   ,
                   Dimness
                   of
                   Sight
                   ,
                   and
                   sometimes
                   with
                   a
                   Lienteria
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   when
                   we
                   void
                   what
                   we
                   eat
                   or
                   Drink
                   by
                   Stool
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   signs
                   of
                   Digestion
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Melancholic
                   or
                   Phthisical
                   Persons
                   ought
                   to
                   abstain
                   from
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   these
                   Remedies
                   ,
                   and
                   likewise
                   Women
                   with
                   Child
                   ,
                   unless
                   in
                   some
                   cases
                   to
                   hasten
                   their
                   Delivery
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   large
                   Draught
                   of
                   warm
                   Water
                   proves
                   Emetic
                   to
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   naturally
                   enclin'd
                   to
                   Vomiting
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   slackens
                   the
                   Fibres
                   of
                   the
                   Stomach
                   ,
                   and
                   agitates
                   the
                   Saline
                   Particles
                   that
                   are
                   lodg'd
                   in
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   Asarabacca
                   taken
                   in
                   Substance
                   ,
                   from
                   half
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   a
                   Dram
                   ,
                   provokes
                   Vomiting
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   infus'd
                   in
                   Wine
                   ,
                   you
                   may
                   take
                   from
                   one
                   Dram
                   to
                   three
                   .
                   
                     Black
                     Hellebore
                  
                   taken
                   from
                   four
                   to
                   eight
                   Grains
                   ,
                   purges
                   upwards
                   and
                   downwards
                   somewhat
                   violently
                   ;
                   and
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   Paracelsus
                   ,
                   cures
                   the
                   Apoplexy
                   ,
                   Gout
                   ,
                   Dropsie
                   ,
                   and
                   Epilepsie
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Sudorifics
                   and
                   Diaphoretics
                   .
                
                 
                   WE
                   call
                   a
                   Medicine
                   Sudorific
                   when
                   it
                   procures
                   Sweating
                   ,
                   and
                   Diaphoretic
                   ,
                   when
                   it
                   works
                   by
                   insensible
                   Transpiration
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   both
                   endu'd
                   with
                   a
                   power
                   to
                   drive
                   the
                   Serosities
                   outwards
                   ,
                   by
                   putting
                   the
                   Mass
                   of
                   Blood
                   in
                   Motion
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Guaiacum
                     ,
                     Sarsaparilla
                     ,
                     Butter-Burr
                     ,
                     Carduus
                     Benedictus
                     ,
                     wild
                     Marjoram
                     ,
                     Penyroyal
                     ,
                     Thyme
                     ,
                     Sage
                     ,
                     Sweet
                     Marjoram
                     ,
                     Bay-Berries
                     ,
                     Corn
                     Poppies
                     ,
                     Treacle
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Brandy
                   ,
                   are
                   Sudorifics
                   .
                   The
                   Dose
                   of
                   the
                   Roots
                   is
                   from
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   to
                   an
                   Ounce
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   to
                   each
                   Quart
                   of
                   the
                   Decoction
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Dose
                   of
                   the
                   Leaves
                   is
                   a
                   handful
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   Shavings
                   of
                   Harts-Horn
                   ,
                   from
                   one
                   Dram
                   to
                   two
                   ,
                   is
                   both
                   Sudorific
                   and
                   Cordial
                   ;
                   as
                   are
                   also
                   those
                   of
                   Ivory
                   ,
                   from
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   a
                   Dram
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   .
                   They
                   must
                   be
                   taken
                   in
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Carduus
                   and
                   Baum-Water
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Patient
                   must
                   be
                   kept
                   very
                   warm
                   in
                   Bed.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Sneezing
                   Medicines
                   and
                   Errhina
                   .
                
                 
                   SNeezing
                   being
                   occasion'd
                   by
                   the
                   Irritation
                   communicated
                   from
                   the
                   inferiour
                   Membrane
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Dura
                     Mater
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   mediation
                   of
                   the
                   Olfactory
                   Nerves
                   ,
                   causes
                   a
                   Contraction
                   by
                   the
                   reflux
                   of
                   the
                   Spirit
                   into
                   the
                   Carnous
                   Fibres
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   Spirits
                   being
                   almost
                   entirely
                   stopt
                   for
                   some
                   time
                   after
                   the
                   Pressure
                   is
                   over
                   ,
                   they
                   run
                   most
                   impetuously
                   into
                   the
                   freest
                   and
                   openest
                   Passages
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   bestow'd
                   upon
                   the
                   Muscles
                   of
                   Respiration
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   when
                   one
                   sneezes
                   after
                   the
                   Contraction
                   is
                   over
                   ,
                   he
                   finds
                   always
                   some
                   difficulty
                   in
                   Breathing
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   hence
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   inferr'd
                   ,
                   that
                   such
                   Remedies
                   as
                   provoke
                   Sneezing
                   are
                   very
                   useful
                   in
                   the
                   Obstructions
                   of
                   the
                   Substance
                   of
                   the
                   Brain
                   ,
                   because
                   the
                   
                     Dura
                     Mater
                  
                   pressing
                   the
                   Spirits
                   ,
                   communicates
                   to
                   them
                   a
                   sufficient
                   degree
                   of
                   Motion
                   ,
                   to
                   make
                   way
                   for
                   themselves
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   most
                   common
                   Sneezing
                   Medicines
                   are
                   
                     Betony
                     ,
                     Tobacco
                     ,
                     Pellitory
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     Sage
                     ,
                     Sweet
                     
                     Marjoram
                     ,
                     Ginger
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   Plants
                   which
                   abound
                   with
                   a
                   sharp
                   Salt.
                   
                
                 
                   These
                   Remedies
                   must
                   be
                   avoided
                   in
                   the
                   Epilepsie
                   ,
                   Convulsions
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Hysterical
                   Passion
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   encrease
                   those
                   Distempers
                   which
                   consist
                   in
                   a
                   disorderly
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   Spirits
                   .
                
                 
                   Errhina
                   are
                   Medicines
                   which
                   bring
                   forth
                   mucous
                   and
                   impure
                   Humours
                   from
                   the
                   Nose
                   without
                   Sneezing
                   .
                   They
                   may
                   be
                   made
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   or
                   Decoctions
                   of
                   those
                   Plants
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   already
                   recommended
                   for
                   Sneezing
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Incrassating
                   or
                   Thickening
                   Medicines
                   .
                
                 
                   THey
                   are
                   such
                   as
                   fix
                   and
                   put
                   a
                   stop
                   to
                   the
                   inordinate
                   Motion
                   in
                   the
                   Mass
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   ,
                   occasion'd
                   by
                   the
                   eating
                   of
                   such
                   things
                   as
                   are
                   full
                   of
                   sharp
                   and
                   volatil
                   Salts
                   .
                
                 
                   Decoctions
                   made
                   of
                   the
                   Roots
                   of
                   
                     Succory
                     ,
                     Sorrel
                     ,
                     Marsh-Mallows
                     ,
                     Water-Lily
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   are
                   of
                   this
                   nature
                   .
                   The
                   Dose
                   of
                   the
                   Roots
                   is
                   an
                   Ounce
                   or
                   an
                   Ounce
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   to
                   each
                   Quart
                   of
                   the
                   Decoction
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Leaves
                   of
                   
                     Purslain
                     ,
                     Lettice
                     ,
                     Sorrel
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   wild
                   and
                   Garden
                   Succory
                   ,
                   produce
                   the
                   same
                   effect
                   ,
                   if
                   a
                   handful
                   of
                   all
                   together
                   be
                   added
                   to
                   each
                   Quart
                   of
                   the
                   Ptisan
                   or
                   Decoction
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     four
                     greater
                     Cold
                     Seeds
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Cucumbers
                     ,
                     Gourds
                     ,
                     Citruls
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Melons
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     four
                     lesser
                     Cold
                     Seeds
                     ,
                     viz.
                     Lettice
                     ,
                     Purslan
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   both
                   
                   sorts
                   of
                   Endive
                   ,
                   produce
                   the
                   same
                   effect
                   .
                   The
                   Dose
                   of
                   all
                   together
                   may
                   amount
                   to
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   in
                   Emulsions
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   useful
                   in
                   heat
                   of
                   Urine
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Limons
                  
                   ,
                   from
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   to
                   an
                   Ounce
                   ,
                   may
                   also
                   be
                   reckon'd
                   an
                   Incrassating
                   Remedy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Narcotics
                   ,
                   or
                   Medicines
                   that
                   procure
                   Sleep
                   .
                
                 
                   THey
                   quiet
                   the
                   unusual
                   and
                   preternatural
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   Muscles
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   violent
                   Convulsions
                   of
                   the
                   Nervous
                   Parts
                   ,
                   by
                   Procuring
                   a
                   peaceable
                   and
                   quiet
                   Sleep
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   they
                   reach
                   the
                   Mass
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   ,
                   they
                   unite
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   Spirits
                   ,
                   and
                   hinder
                   both
                   their
                   Action
                   and
                   Separation
                   ;
                   for
                   these
                   Medicines
                   are
                   compos'd
                   of
                   Volatile
                   Sulphurs
                   mixt
                   with
                   Terrestrial
                   and
                   Oily
                   Particles
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   frequently
                   given
                   to
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   Delirious
                   or
                   Light-headed
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   violent
                   and
                   obstinate
                   Evacuations
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     four
                     Cold
                     Seeds
                  
                   ,
                   either
                   greater
                   or
                   lesser
                   ,
                   taken
                   from
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   ,
                   in
                   any
                   convenient
                   Liquor
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   used
                   for
                   this
                   purpose
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Roots
                   of
                   Henbane
                   applied
                   externally
                   ,
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   Cataplasm
                   ,
                   may
                   also
                   serve
                   to
                   procure
                   Sleep
                   .
                
                 
                   Opium
                   may
                   be
                   also
                   taken
                   ,
                   from
                   half
                   a
                   Grain
                   to
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Grains
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Of
                   Styptics
                   or
                   Astringents
                   .
                
                 
                   BInding
                   or
                   Astringent
                   Medicines
                   dissipate
                   the
                   Serous
                   Particles
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   ,
                   and
                   render
                   it
                   less
                   fluid
                   .
                   They
                   must
                   not
                   be
                   us'd
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Evacuations
                   that
                   are
                   set
                   on
                   foot
                   by
                   Nature
                   ,
                   which
                   must
                   not
                   be
                   stopt
                   for
                   some
                   Days
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Age
                   and
                   Strength
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   .
                
                 
                   Rhubarb
                   may
                   be
                   profitably
                   us'd
                   in
                   such
                   cases
                   ,
                   from
                   a
                   Scruple
                   to
                   a
                   Dram.
                   Nor
                   ought
                   Claret
                   to
                   be
                   omitted
                   on
                   such
                   occasions
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Carminative
                   Medicines
                   .
                
                 
                   THey
                   are
                   such
                   as
                   dissipate
                   and
                   expel
                   Wind.
                   The
                   most
                   Natural
                   and
                   most
                   Common
                   Carminatives
                   are
                   Cloves
                   ,
                   the
                   Seeds
                   of
                   
                     Anise
                     ,
                     Fennel
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Coriander
                   ;
                   and
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   more
                   agreeable
                   to
                   the
                   Stomach
                   when
                   they
                   are
                   confected
                   and
                   crusted
                   over
                   with
                   Sugar
                   ,
                   or
                   mixt
                   with
                   Comfits
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   you
                   are
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   Wind
                   in
                   the
                   lower
                   part
                   of
                   your
                   Belly
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   prepare
                   a
                   Clyster
                   of
                   a
                   Decoction
                   of
                   those
                   Seeds
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   the
                   Oil
                   of
                   Walnuts
                   .
                
                 
                   Having
                   given
                   you
                   a
                   short
                   Account
                   of
                   Medicines
                   in
                   general
                   ,
                   I
                   shall
                   proceed
                   in
                   the
                   next
                   place
                   to
                   mention
                   some
                   Specific
                   and
                   particular
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   the
                   Schools
                   are
                   call'd
                   
                     Topical
                     Remedies
                  
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observ'd
                   ,
                   that
                   before
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   those
                   particular
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   evacuate
                   the
                   grosser
                   Impurities
                   by
                   Clysters
                   ,
                   and
                   lessen
                   the
                   excessive
                   quantity
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   by
                   Bleeding
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Particular
                 Remedies
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Remedy
                   for
                   the
                   Head-Ach
                   .
                
                 
                   WHEN
                   the
                   Head-Ach
                   proceeds
                   from
                   Phlegm
                   ,
                   or
                   from
                   a
                   Cold
                   Cause
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   known
                   by
                   a
                   Drowsiness
                   and
                   Heaviness
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   ,
                   the
                   Brain
                   must
                   be
                   purg'd
                   thus
                   :
                
                 
                   Take
                   the
                   Leaves
                   of
                   
                     Rosemary
                     ,
                     Thyme
                     ,
                     Betony
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Sweet
                     Marjoram
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   a
                   handful
                   ;
                   dry
                   them
                   in
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   an
                   Oven
                   ,
                   beat
                   them
                   to
                   Powder
                   ,
                   and
                   sift
                   'em
                   thro'
                   a
                   Searce
                   .
                   Take
                   a
                   convenient
                   Dose
                   of
                   this
                   Powder
                   every
                   Morning
                   and
                   Evening
                   ,
                   about
                   an
                   Hour
                   or
                   two
                   before
                   you
                   eat
                   .
                   It
                   mitigates
                   the
                   Pain
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   by
                   purging
                   the
                   Brain
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   when
                   the
                   Distemper
                   proceeds
                   from
                   heated
                   Choler
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   provoke
                   Sleep
                   with
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Remedies
                   mention'd
                   in
                   the
                   Chapter
                   that
                   treats
                   of
                   Narcotics
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Against
                   the
                   Apolexy
                   .
                
                 
                   YOU
                   must
                   immediately
                   open
                   the
                   Patient's
                   Teeth
                   with
                   a
                   Spoon
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   into
                   his
                   Mouth
                   several
                   large
                   Corns
                   of
                   Salt
                   ;
                   then
                   Bleed
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Arm
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   Cupping-Glasses
                   with
                   all
                   convenient
                   speed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Against
                   the
                   Palsie
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   rectified
                   
                     Spirit
                     of
                     Wine
                  
                   ,
                   three
                   Ounces
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Bays
                  
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   with
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   
                     Balsam
                     of
                     Peru
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   incorporated
                   'em
                   together
                   ,
                   make
                   a
                   Liniment
                   ,
                   with
                   which
                   you
                   must
                   anoint
                   the
                   Part
                   affected
                   ,
                   and
                   wrap
                   it
                   up
                   with
                   a
                   Linen-Cloth
                   as
                   hot
                   as
                   you
                   can
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Remedy
                   for
                   the
                   Rheumatism
                   ,
                   hard
                   Swellings
                   in
                   the
                   Joynts
                   ,
                   for
                   all
                   Cold
                   Swellings
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   strengthen
                   the
                   Nerves
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   four
                   or
                   five
                   handfuls
                   of
                   Sage
                   ,
                   beat
                   it
                   with
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   ;
                   then
                   boil
                   all
                   together
                   for
                   a
                   Quarter
                   of
                   an
                   Hour
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   strain
                   it
                   through
                   a
                   course
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   rub
                   the
                   Parts
                   affected
                   with
                   the
                   Straining
                   ▪
                   melting
                   the
                   Ointment
                   every
                   time
                   you
                   use
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   To
                   Purge
                   Melancholy
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   
                     Polypody
                     of
                     the
                     Oak
                  
                   and
                   
                     Tops
                     of
                     Hops
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   ,
                   and
                   boil
                   'em
                   with
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Rennet-Apples
                   cut
                   in
                   Slices
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   Water
                   .
                   Then
                   strain
                   the
                   Decoction
                   thro'
                   a
                   Linen-Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   infuse
                   in
                   it
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Drams
                   of
                   Sena
                   ,
                   with
                   as
                   much
                   beaten
                   Anniseeds
                   as
                   you
                   can
                   take
                   up
                   between
                   your
                   Fingers
                   and
                   your
                   Thumb
                   .
                
                 
                   Take
                   this
                   Medicine
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   and
                   about
                   two
                   Hours
                   after
                   drink
                   some
                   Broath
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   Purge
                   Choler
                   .
                
                 
                   MAke
                   a
                   Broath
                   or
                   Decoction
                   of
                   
                     Lettice
                     ,
                     Purslane
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Succory
                   ;
                   infuse
                   in
                   it
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Season
                   a
                   handful
                   of
                   
                     March
                     Violets
                     ,
                     Peach-Flowers
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Pale
                     Roses
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   it
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   .
                
                 
                   You
                   may
                   also
                   take
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   
                     Conserve
                     of
                     Pale
                     Roses
                  
                   fasting
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   little
                   after
                   take
                   a
                   Broath
                   made
                   of
                   cooling
                   Herbs
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   Purge
                   Phlegm
                   .
                
                 
                   BOil
                   fifteen
                   Grains
                   of
                   Asarabacca-Leaves
                   in
                   a-sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   Wine
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   little
                   Mint
                   or
                   Baum.
                   Take
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   the
                   strain'd
                   Liquor
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Hour
                   or
                   two
                   after
                   drink
                   a
                   little
                   Broath
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Itching
                   of
                   the
                   Eye-Lids
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   as
                   much
                   Rose-Water
                   ,
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   Hepatic
                   or
                   Liver-Aloes
                   in
                   Powder
                   ,
                   mingle
                   'em
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   fine
                   Linen
                   dipt
                   in
                   this
                   Liquor
                   to
                   the
                   Eyes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   an
                   Inflammation
                   in
                   the
                   Eyes
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   Rose
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Plantain-Water
                   ;
                   drop
                   the
                   Mixture
                   into
                   the
                   Corner
                   of
                   the
                   Eye
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   your
                   Eye
                   shut
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Deafness
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Onions
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Brandy
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   an
                   Ounce
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   some
                   Drops
                   of
                   the
                   Mixture
                   luke-warm
                   into
                   the
                   Ears
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   stop
                   'em
                   with
                   Cotton
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   stop
                   Bleeding
                   at
                   the
                   Nose
                   .
                
                 
                   LAY
                   a
                   Key
                   upon
                   the
                   Patient
                   's
                   Back
                   ,
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Shirt
                   and
                   the
                   Skin
                   ;
                   or
                   throw
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   cold
                   Water
                   in
                   his
                   Face
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Stone
                   of
                   Cyprus-Vitriol
                   put
                   into
                   the
                   Nostrils
                   ,
                   stanches
                   the
                   Blood.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   same
                   Vitriol
                   is
                   also
                   good
                   to
                   cure
                   Ulcers
                   in
                   the
                   Mouth
                   ,
                   by
                   touching
                   them
                   two
                   or
                   or
                   three
                   times
                   with
                   it
                   ;
                   but
                   you
                   must
                   not
                   swallow
                   your
                   Spittle
                   after
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   To
                   Cure
                   a
                   Red
                   Face
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   away
                   the
                   Pimples
                   .
                
                 
                   DIssolve
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   Cyprus-Vitriol
                   in
                   Plantain-Water
                   ;
                   and
                   when
                   you
                   go
                   to
                   Bed
                   ,
                   wash
                   the
                   Pimples
                   with
                   a
                   little
                   Cotton
                   dipt
                   in
                   the
                   Solution
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   wash
                   your
                   Face
                   with
                   River
                   or
                   Fountain-Water
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Shortness
                   of
                   Breath
                   .
                
                 
                   DRink
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   Mead
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   for
                   Eight
                   Days
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   that
                   be
                   not
                   sufficient
                   ,
                   put
                   into
                   it
                   five
                   or
                   six
                   Drops
                   of
                   
                     Spirit
                     of
                     Tobacco
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Obstructions
                   of
                   the
                   Lungs
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   
                     Jujubes
                     ,
                     Sebestens
                     ,
                     dry'd
                     Figs
                     ,
                     Damask-Raisins
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   ston'd
                   Dates
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   half
                   a
                   Pound
                   ;
                   
                     Dogs-Grass
                     ,
                     Liver-Wort
                     ,
                     Hyssop
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Leaves
                   and
                   Flowers
                   of
                   Colts-Foot
                   and
                   Scolopendria
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   a
                   handful
                   ;
                   the
                   four
                   Capillary
                   Herbs
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   half
                   a
                   handful
                   ;
                   Liquorice
                   four
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   and
                   three
                   Pounds
                   of
                   Sugar
                   .
                   Make
                   a
                   Syrup
                   of
                   all
                   ;
                   use
                   it
                   often
                   ,
                   and
                   swallow
                   it
                   as
                   slowly
                   as
                   you
                   can
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Pleurisie
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   half
                   an
                   ordinary
                   Glass-full
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Bugloss
                   or
                   Borage
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   equal
                   quantity
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Broom
                   ;
                   Mix
                   them
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   drink
                   the
                   Mixture
                   warm
                   before
                   you
                   go
                   to
                   Bed
                   ;
                   lying
                   upon
                   that
                   side
                   where
                   you
                   feel
                   the
                   Pain
                   ,
                   or
                   upon
                   your
                   Back
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Cold.
                   
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Sweet
                     Almonds
                  
                   ,
                   two
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   
                     Syrup
                     of
                     Violets
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   Ptisan
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   drink
                   off
                   the
                   whole
                   when
                   you
                   go
                   to
                   Bed.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   stop
                   Vomitting
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Pomegranates
                   or
                   of
                   Limons
                   ,
                   and
                   half
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   
                     Salt
                     of
                     Wormwood
                  
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   for
                   a
                   Draught
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   Strengthen
                   the
                   Liver
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Endive
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Burnet
                  
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   well
                   together
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   every
                   Morning
                   for
                   eight
                   or
                   fifteen
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Spleen
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   handfuls
                   of
                   the
                   Leaves
                   of
                   Harts-Tongue
                   ,
                   chop
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   them
                   into
                   a
                   strong
                   Bottle
                   ,
                   with
                   two
                   Pints
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ;
                   cover
                   the
                   Bottle
                   with
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   thick
                   Cap-Paper
                   ,
                   making
                   several
                   Holes
                   with
                   a
                   Pin
                   in
                   it
                   ;
                   then
                   boil
                   the
                   Wine
                   softly
                   till
                   it
                   sink
                   a
                   few
                   Inches
                   in
                   the
                   Bottle
                   .
                   Take
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   this
                   Liquor
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   ,
                   for
                   eight
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Jaundice
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   the
                   Dung
                   of
                   a
                   young
                   
                     Goose
                     ,
                     Chicken
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Hen
                   ,
                   dry
                   it
                   in
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   and
                   beat
                   it
                   to
                   Powder
                   .
                   Take
                   from
                   half
                   a
                   Dram
                   to
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   this
                   Powder
                   every
                   Morning
                   in
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   little
                   Sugar
                   and
                   Cinamon
                   ,
                   for
                   eight
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Dropsie
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Chervil
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   equal
                   quantity
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   and
                   about
                   two
                   Hours
                   after
                   drink
                   a
                   little
                   Broath
                   .
                
                 
                   You
                   must
                   continue
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   this
                   Medicine
                   till
                   the
                   Swelling
                   be
                   abated
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   drink
                   very
                   moderately
                   .
                   Infuse
                   Burnet
                   in
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   mix
                   it
                   with
                   an
                   equal
                   quantity
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   for
                   your
                   ordinary
                   Drink
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Nephritical
                   Colic
                   ,
                   or
                   Stone
                   in
                   the
                   Kidneys
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Sweet
                     Almonds
                  
                   drawn
                   without
                   Fire
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Limons
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Citrons
                   ;
                   or
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   please
                   ,
                   you
                   may
                   take
                   the
                   Oil
                   in
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Bilious
                   Colic
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   Rose-Water
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Sweet
                     Almonds
                  
                   ,
                   drawn
                   without
                   Fire
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   for
                   a
                   Draught
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Wind
                   Colic
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   greasie
                   Dishclout
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   pretty
                   hot
                   to
                   the
                   Belly
                   ,
                   or
                   where
                   you
                   feel
                   the
                   Pain
                   .
                   Renew
                   it
                   often
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   .
                
                 
                   DRY
                   a
                   handful
                   of
                   common
                   Salt
                   ,
                   put
                   it
                   in
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   pretty
                   warm
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   affected
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Colics
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   Walnut-Flowers
                   in
                   Powder
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Looseness
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   every
                   three
                   Hours
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   Cow's-Milk
                   boil'd
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Yolk
                     of
                     an
                     Egg
                  
                   ,
                   about
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Sugar
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   much
                   White-Bread
                   as
                   you
                   think
                   fit
                   :
                   You
                   must
                   neither
                   eat
                   nor
                   drink
                   any
                   thing
                   else
                   ;
                   and
                   besides
                   you
                   must
                   keep
                   your self
                   in
                   Bed
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   least
                   in
                   a
                   dry
                   and
                   warm
                   place
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Dysentery
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Sweet
                     Almonds
                  
                   drawn
                   without
                   Fire
                   ;
                   or
                   ,
                   if
                   that
                   cannot
                   be
                   had
                   ,
                   take
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   Sweet
                   Oil-Olive
                   ,
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Rose-Water
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   Sugar
                   .
                   Mix
                   them
                   all
                   together
                   for
                   a
                   Draught
                   to
                   be
                   taken
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Signs
                   of
                   a
                   Dysentery
                   are
                   a
                   Looseness
                   accompany'd
                   with
                   a
                   griping
                   Pain
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   voiding
                   of
                   Blood
                   ,
                   or
                   Excrements
                   mixt
                   with
                   Blood.
                   
                
                 
                   About
                   two
                   Hours
                   after
                   the
                   taking
                   of
                   the
                   above-mention'd
                   Medicine
                   ,
                   you
                   may
                   drink
                   some
                   Broath
                   ,
                   and
                   eat
                   a
                   new-laid
                   Egg.
                   
                
                 
                   You
                   may
                   make
                   your
                   Broath
                   with
                   a
                   Leg
                   of
                   Mutton
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Cock.
                   
                
                 
                   So
                   long
                   as
                   the
                   Distemper
                   lasts
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   take
                   a
                   Clyster
                   every
                   Day
                   made
                   only
                   of
                   the
                   Decoction
                   of
                   Barley
                   and
                   Bran
                   ;
                   and
                   when
                   you
                   are
                   just
                   ready
                   to
                   take
                   it
                   ,
                   add
                   the
                   Yolks
                   
                   of
                   two
                   raw
                   Eggs
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   little
                   Sugar
                   ,
                   and
                   beat
                   them
                   well
                   together
                   .
                
                 
                   You
                   must
                   be
                   let
                   Blood
                   once
                   or
                   twice
                   in
                   the
                   Arm
                   ,
                   and
                   must
                   drink
                   nothing
                   but
                   a
                   Ptisan
                   made
                   of
                   the
                   Decoction
                   of
                   Barley
                   and
                   Liquorice
                   .
                
                 
                   You
                   must
                   not
                   take
                   a
                   purging
                   Medicine
                   till
                   eight
                   or
                   ten
                   Days
                   after
                   the
                   Cure.
                   
                
                 
                   Then
                   you
                   may
                   take
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Catholicum
                   dissolv'd
                   in
                   about
                   four
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Rose-Water
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Worms
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Limons
                  
                   or
                   Citrons
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   
                     Sweet
                     Oil
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   and
                   mix
                   them
                   for
                   a
                   Draught
                   to
                   be
                   taken
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Worms
                   in
                   little
                   Children
                   .
                
                 
                   CHafe
                   the
                   Belly
                   about
                   the
                   Navel
                   with
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Bitter
                     Almonds
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   lay
                   a
                   Plaister
                   of
                   Aloes
                   over
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Piles
                   either
                   Internal
                   or
                   External
                   ,
                   whether
                   they
                   void
                   Blood
                   or
                   not
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   small
                   
                     Male
                     Sengreen
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Prick-Madam
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     fresh
                     Butter
                  
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   ,
                   beat
                   'em
                   together
                   in
                   a
                   Mortar
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Part
                   ,
                   renewing
                   it
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   times
                   a
                   Day
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Pain
                   of
                   the
                   Kidneys
                   .
                
                 
                   DIP
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   in
                   Oxycrate
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Part
                   affected
                   .
                
                 
                   Oxycrate
                   is
                   a
                   Mixture
                   of
                   six
                   parts
                   of
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   Vinegar
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Stoppage
                   or
                   Suppression
                   of
                   the
                   Vrine
                   .
                
                 
                   INfuse
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Linseed
                   in
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   River
                   or
                   Fountain-Water
                   ,
                   for
                   twenty
                   four
                   Hours
                   .
                   If
                   it
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   Summer
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   infuse
                   it
                   in
                   a
                   cool
                   place
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   in
                   the
                   Winter
                   ,
                   in
                   warm
                   Ashes
                   .
                   Afterwards
                   strain
                   it
                   off
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   it
                   into
                   a
                   Glass
                   Bottle
                   .
                   Drink
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   it
                   every
                   Morning
                   ,
                   Noon
                   ,
                   and
                   Night
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 FOR
                 THE
                 DISEASES
                 OF
                 WOMEN
                 .
              
               
                 
                   To
                   bring
                   down
                   the
                   Courses
                   .
                
                 
                   BEAT
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Heads
                   of
                   Garlick
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   a
                   Plaister
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   which
                   must
                   be
                   apply'd
                   to
                   the
                   lower
                   par●
                   of
                   the
                   Back
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   Right-Side
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   stop
                   the
                   immoderate
                   Flux
                   of
                   Blood
                   which
                   happens
                   to
                   Women
                   in
                   Labour
                   ,
                   or
                   after
                   they
                   are
                   brought
                   to
                   Bed.
                   
                
                 
                   INject
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Clysters
                   of
                   Oxycrate
                   every
                   Day
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Suffocation
                   of
                   the
                   Womb.
                   
                
                 
                   Take
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Cinamon
                   cut
                   into
                   small
                   Pieces
                   ,
                   three
                   Ounces
                   of
                   fine
                   Sugar
                   in
                   Powder
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   add
                   four
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Rose-Water
                   ,
                   and
                   six
                   Ounces
                   of
                   strong
                   Brandy
                   ;
                   let
                   them
                   stand
                   twelve
                   Hours
                   in
                   Infusion
                   ,
                   strain
                   it
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   times
                   thro'
                   a
                   Woollen
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   the
                   Liquor
                   in
                   a
                   Glass-Vial
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Patient
                   may
                   take
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   this
                   Liquor
                   ,
                   to
                   prevent
                   the
                   Return
                   of
                   a
                   Paroxysm
                   ;
                   and
                   even
                   during
                   the
                   Fit
                   ,
                   that
                   she
                   may
                   be
                   the
                   sooner
                   delivered
                   from
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Fits
                   of
                   the
                   Mother
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   handful
                   of
                   the
                   Herb
                   call'd
                   Avens
                   ,
                   beat
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   infuse
                   it
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   an
                   Hour
                   or
                   two
                   in
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ,
                   and
                   let
                   the
                   Patient
                   drink
                   a
                   little
                   of
                   it
                   when
                   sh●
                   is
                   thirsty
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Woman
                   in
                   Labour
                   ,
                   to
                   hasten
                   her
                   Delivery
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   the
                   Liver
                   and
                   Gall
                   of
                   the
                   fattest
                   Eel
                   you
                   can
                   procure
                   ,
                   dry
                   'em
                   in
                   an
                   Oven
                   after
                   the
                   Bread
                   is
                   drawn
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   beat
                   'em
                   to
                   Powder
                   .
                   The
                   Dose
                   is
                   one
                   
                   Dram
                   in
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   the
                   best
                   Wine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   expel
                   a
                   dead
                   Child
                   .
                
                 
                   GIve
                   the
                   Sick
                   Woman
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Juice
                     of
                     Hyssop
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   warm
                   Water
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Spoonful
                   of
                   Brandy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Colic
                   ,
                   or
                   griping
                   Pain
                   of
                   the
                   Belly
                   ,
                   which
                   frequently
                   assaults
                   Women
                   that
                   are
                   newly
                   deliver'd
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   Orange-Flower-Water
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Syrup
                     of
                     Maidenhair
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   mix
                   and
                   〈◊〉
                   a
                   Draught
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   bring
                   Milk
                   into
                   the
                   Breasts
                   of
                   Women
                   that
                   are
                   newly
                   deliver'd
                   .
                
                 
                   GIve
                   the
                   Woman
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   the
                   Powder
                   of
                   Fennel-seed
                   in
                   Cabbage-Broath
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   those
                   who
                   have
                   too
                   much
                   Milk.
                   
                
                 
                   TAke
                   Rose-Water
                   and
                   Verjuice
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   together
                   with
                   five
                   or
                   six
                   Grains
                   of
                   Salt
                   ;
                   heat
                   the
                   Mixture
                   upon
                   a
                   Chafing-Dish
                   ;
                   then
                   dip
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   four
                   or
                   five
                   times
                   doubl'd
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Liquor
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   warm
                   to
                   the
                   Breast
                   ,
                   laying
                   over
                   it
                   two
                   pieces
                   of
                   Linen
                   well
                   
                   heated
                   .
                   You
                   must
                   renew
                   the
                   Application
                   twice
                   a
                   Day
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   the
                   Distemper
                   continue
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   apply
                   it
                   also
                   the
                   Day
                   following
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   dry
                   up
                   the
                   Milk
                   in
                   those
                   who
                   are
                   not
                   willing
                   to
                   suckle
                   their
                   Children
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   
                     Bitter
                     Orange
                  
                   ,
                   pierce
                   it
                   in
                   several
                   places
                   with
                   the
                   Point
                   of
                   a
                   Knife
                   ,
                   or
                   with
                   a
                   Bodkin
                   ,
                   squeeze
                   out
                   the
                   Juice
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   the
                   Orange
                   into
                   a
                   little
                   Earthen-Pot
                   ,
                   which
                   you
                   must
                   fill
                   with
                   Oil-Olive
                   ;
                   boil
                   away
                   two
                   thirds
                   of
                   the
                   Oil
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   rub
                   the
                   Breasts
                   with
                   it
                   very
                   softly
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   warm
                   as
                   it
                   can
                   be
                   endured
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Inflammation
                   of
                   the
                   Breasts
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   the
                   Crum
                   of
                   a
                   White-Loaf
                   ,
                   boil
                   it
                   in
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   Milk
                   ;
                   add
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Lilies
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   a
                   Pultiss
                   ,
                   which
                   must
                   be
                   apply'd
                   to
                   the
                   Breast
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Fits
                   of
                   a
                   Tertian-Ague
                   .
                
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   third
                   and
                   fourth
                   Fit
                   ,
                   take
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Borage
                   ,
                   mixt
                   with
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ;
                   but
                   you
                   must
                   take
                   a
                   Clyster
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   let
                   Blood
                   the
                   Night
                   before
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   an
                   Intermitting
                   Fever
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   handful
                   of
                   the
                   Leaves
                   of
                   Burnet
                   ,
                   Infuse
                   them
                   twelve
                   Hours
                   in
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   White-Wine
                   ;
                   then
                   strain
                   out
                   the
                   Wine
                   thro'
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   give
                   the
                   Patient
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   it
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   cold
                   Fit
                   ,
                   continuing
                   after
                   the
                   same
                   in
                   the
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   succeeding
                   Fits.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Quartan
                   Ague
                   .
                
                 
                   DIssolve
                   the
                   Yolk
                   of
                   a
                   new-laid
                   Egg
                   in
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   Wine
                   ,
                   and
                   drink
                   it
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   cold
                   Fit.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Purple
                   Fever
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   the
                   Leaves
                   of
                   
                     Wood-Sorrel
                     ,
                     Scabious
                     ,
                     Carduus
                     Benedictus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Queen
                     of
                     the
                     Meadows
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   one
                   handful
                   ;
                   boil
                   them
                   in
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   River
                   or
                   Fountain-Water
                   .
                   To
                   the
                   strain'd
                   Liquor
                   add
                   four
                   Drops
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Spirit
                     of
                     Vitriol
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   sine
                   Sugar
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   the
                   Patient
                   take
                   half
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   this
                   Liquor
                   before
                   or
                   during
                   the
                   Fit
                   ,
                   continuing
                   after
                   the
                   same
                   manner
                   five
                   or
                   six
                   Days
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   him
                   drink
                   a
                   Ptisan
                   made
                   with
                   Barberries
                   and
                   Scorzonera-Roots
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   him
                   not
                   take
                   a
                   purging
                   Medicine
                   till
                   the
                   Fever
                   disappear
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Plague
                   .
                
                 
                   MElt
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   old
                   Hogs-Grease
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   Honey
                   ;
                   then
                   remove
                   the
                   Vessel
                   from
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   add
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Rie-Meal
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Yolks
                   of
                   Eggs
                   ,
                   stirring
                   them
                   all
                   the
                   while
                   .
                   Spread
                   this
                   Ointment
                   upon
                   Leather
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Bubo's
                   ,
                   changing
                   it
                   twice
                   a
                   Day
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   a
                   Carbuncle
                   or
                   Bubo
                   is
                   suppurated
                   ,
                   and
                   breaks
                   ,
                   put
                   into
                   it
                   a
                   Tent
                   dipt
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Ointment
                   ,
                   and
                   lay
                   a
                   Pultiss
                   over
                   it
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Carbuncles
                   or
                   Plague-Sores
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   the
                   Ointments
                   Populeon
                   and
                   Basilicon
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   one
                   Ounce
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   spreading
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   upon
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   Leather
                   ,
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Sore
                   till
                   the
                   Scab
                   or
                   Eschar
                   fall
                   off
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Remedy
                   for
                   Corns
                   .
                
                 
                   BOil
                   a
                   sufficient
                   quantity
                   of
                   the
                   Crum
                   of
                   Brown-Bread
                   in
                   Milk
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   thickness
                   of
                   Broath
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   you
                   take
                   it
                   off
                   from
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   add
                   to
                   it
                   a
                   proportionable
                   quantity
                   of
                   
                     Vnguentum
                     Rosatum
                  
                   ,
                   spread
                   it
                   upon
                   Linen
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Corn.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   To
                   preserve
                   the
                   Face
                   from
                   being
                   mark'd
                   by
                   the
                   Small-Pox
                   .
                
                 
                   DIP
                   a
                   Feather
                   in
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Sweet
                     Almonds
                  
                   ,
                   drawn
                   without
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   anoint
                   the
                   Pocks
                   as
                   they
                   come
                   out
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   Nine
                   or
                   Ten
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   preserve
                   the
                   Sight
                   in
                   the
                   Small-Pox
                   .
                
                 
                   PUT
                   a
                   little
                   Saffron
                   in
                   Plantain-Water
                   ;
                   mix
                   them
                   well
                   together
                   ;
                   then
                   drop
                   it
                   into
                   the
                   Patient's
                   Eyes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   heat
                   it
                   red-hot
                   in
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   quench
                   it
                   several
                   times
                   in
                   Plantain-Water
                   ,
                   and
                   pour
                   some
                   Drops
                   of
                   the
                   Water
                   into
                   the
                   Eyes
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   .
                   You
                   must
                   continue
                   in
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   this
                   Remedy
                   from
                   the
                   first
                   appearance
                   of
                   the
                   Small-Pox
                   ,
                   ●or
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   three
                   Weeks
                   or
                   a
                   Month.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Sciatica
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   Mustard-seed
                   and
                   Figs
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   beat
                   'em
                   to
                   a
                   Mash
                   ,
                   which
                   must
                   be
                   apply'd
                   like
                   a
                   Plaister
                   to
                   the
                   Part
                   ●ffected
                   ,
                   and
                   often
                   renew'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   the
                   Itch.
                   
                
                 
                   AFter
                   you
                   have
                   been
                   let
                   Blood
                   in
                   the
                   Arm
                   ,
                   and
                   purg'd
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   your
                   Strength
                   and
                   Constitution
                   ,
                   rub
                   the
                   Palms
                   of
                   your
                   Hands
                   ,
                   your
                   Wrists
                   ,
                   the
                   Soles
                   of
                   your
                   Feet
                   ,
                   and
                   even
                   your
                   whole
                   Body
                   ,
                   with
                   an
                   Ointment
                   made
                   of
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   ,
                   and
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Flower
                     of
                     Brimstone
                  
                   ,
                   well
                   mixt
                   together
                   :
                   warm
                   it
                   every
                   time
                   you
                   use
                   it
                   :
                   And
                   that
                   it
                   may
                   work
                   more
                   effectually
                   ,
                   you
                   may
                   anoint
                   your self
                   near
                   the
                   Fire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Tetter
                   or
                   Ring-Worm
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   three
                   Drams
                   of
                   new
                   Wax
                   ,
                   melt
                   it
                   with
                   four
                   Ounces
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Roses
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   
                     Honey
                     of
                     Roses
                  
                   .
                   When
                   't
                   is
                   all
                   melted
                   ,
                   take
                   it
                   off
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   to
                   it
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Soot
                   ,
                   and
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Ceruss
                   in
                   Powder
                   ;
                   stirring
                   it
                   till
                   it
                   be
                   cold
                   .
                   When
                   you
                   have
                   occasion
                   to
                   use
                   it
                   ,
                   spread
                   it
                   upon
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Part
                   affected
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Cut
                   or
                   Wound
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   red-hot
                   Coal
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   beat
                   it
                   to
                   Powder
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   some
                   of
                   it
                   into
                   the
                   Wound
                   .
                   It
                   will
                   immediately
                   stanch
                   the
                   Blood.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Burning
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   four
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   Water
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   
                     unslack'd
                     Lime
                  
                   has
                   been
                   quench'd
                   ,
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   
                     Oil
                     of
                     Nuts
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   beat
                   them
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   thickness
                   of
                   a
                   Liniment
                   ;
                   then
                   anoint
                   the
                   burnt
                   Part
                   with
                   a
                   Feather
                   ,
                   and
                   cover
                   it
                   with
                   brown
                   Paper
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   open
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Tumours
                   without
                   a
                   Lance.
                   
                
                 
                   TAke
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   and
                   Verjuice
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ,
                   mix
                   and
                   boil
                   them
                   together
                   :
                   Dip
                   a
                   fine
                   Linen
                   Rag
                   ,
                   or
                   piece
                   of
                   brown
                   issue-Paper
                   into
                   the
                   Liquor
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   pretty
                   hot
                   to
                   the
                   Place
                   affected
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Inflammations
                   that
                   happen
                   either
                   before
                   or
                   after
                   the
                   Breaking
                   of
                   a
                   Tumour
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   fine
                   Linen
                   Rag
                   ,
                   dip
                   it
                   in
                   Oxycrate
                   or
                   Water
                   ;
                   then
                   spread
                   a
                   little
                   of
                   
                   Galen's
                   Ceratum
                   upon
                   it
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   may
                   be
                   found
                   at
                   any
                   
                   Apothecary's
                   Shop
                   )
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   inflamed
                   Part.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   Bruises
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   thick
                   Red-Wine
                   ,
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   ,
                   two
                   Pugils
                   of
                   
                     Provence
                     Roses
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   Pugil
                   of
                   Wheat-Bran
                   ;
                   boil
                   all
                   together
                   to
                   the
                   thickness
                   of
                   Broath
                   ,
                   spread
                   it
                   upon
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloath
                   ,
                   and
                   apply
                   it
                   to
                   the
                   Part
                   affected
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Wounds
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   ,
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Sage
                   ,
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   the
                   Juice
                   of
                   Wall-Wort
                   ,
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Bay-Berries
                   in
                   Powder
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   good
                   Wine
                   .
                
                 
                   Boil
                   all
                   together
                   in
                   a
                   Vessel
                   upon
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   thickness
                   of
                   an
                   Ointment
                   ,
                   or
                   till
                   the
                   Moisture
                   be
                   consum'd
                   ,
                   and
                   reserve
                   it
                   for
                   use
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   For
                   all
                   Gun-shot
                   Wounds
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Birth-Wort
                   ,
                   either
                   long
                   or
                   round
                   ,
                   put
                   it
                   into
                   an
                   Earthen
                   Pipkin
                   with
                   three
                   quarters
                   of
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   Wine
                   ,
                   and
                   boil
                   away
                   one
                   half
                   ;
                   then
                   take
                   the
                   Pot
                   from
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   in
                   two
                   Ounces
                   of
                   Sugar
                   .
                   Keep
                   this
                   Liquor
                   for
                   use
                   in
                   a
                   Glass-Bottle
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   the
                   Wound
                   is
                   large
                   ,
                   lay
                   on
                   the
                   first
                   Dressing
                   with
                   the
                   Whites
                   of
                   two
                   Eggs
                   beat
                   up
                   to
                   a
                   Froth
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   add
                   a
                   Dram
                   or
                   two
                   of
                   Bol●-Armenic
                   in
                   Powder
                   ;
                   then
                   spread
                   the
                   whole
                   upon
                   the
                   Tow
                   of
                   fine
                   Hemp
                   ,
                   and
                   leave
                   it
                   upon
                   the
                   Wound
                   till
                   the
                   same
                   Hour
                   next
                   Day
                   .
                   After
                   twenty
                   four
                   Hours
                   you
                   must
                   take
                   away
                   the
                   first
                   Dressing
                   ,
                   put
                   some
                   of
                   this
                   Water
                   into
                   a
                   Spoon
                   ,
                   heat
                   it
                   lukewarm
                   ,
                   dip
                   a
                   Linen
                   Rag
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   wash
                   the
                   Wound
                   ;
                   and
                   lay
                   upon
                   it
                   another
                   piece
                   of
                   Linen
                   dipt
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Water
                   :
                   taking
                   care
                   to
                   keep
                   the
                   Wound
                   always
                   Moist
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Vlcers
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   
                     Burgundy-Pitch
                     ,
                     Rosin
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   new
                   Wax
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   two
                   Ounces
                   ;
                   put
                   them
                   all
                   into
                   an
                   Earthen-Pipkin
                   ,
                   and
                   melt
                   them
                   on
                   the
                   Fire
                   ;
                   then
                   add
                   six
                   Ounces
                   of
                   fresh
                   Butter
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   Vardigr●ase
                   in
                   Powder
                   ,
                   
                   stirring
                   'em
                   all
                   the
                   while
                   .
                   Put
                   this
                   Balsam
                   into
                   an
                   Earthen
                   Pot
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   it
                   for
                   use
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   For
                   a
                   Gangrene
                   .
                
                 
                   INfuse
                   half
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   
                     Vnslak'd
                     Lime
                  
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   six
                   Hours
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   Smith's-Water
                   ;
                   then
                   pour
                   it
                   off
                   softly
                   ,
                   without
                   ▪
                   removing
                   the
                   Vessel
                   .
                   In
                   this
                   Water
                   infuse
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   Sublimate
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   a
                   Night
                   .
                   Then
                   add
                   a
                   sixth
                   part
                   of
                   rectified
                   
                     Spirit
                     of
                     Wine
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   pour
                   it
                   all
                   off
                   without
                   stirring
                   the
                   Sediments
                   .
                   Wash
                   the
                   gangren'd
                   parts
                   every
                   Morning
                   ,
                   Noon
                   ,
                   and
                   Night
                   ,
                   with
                   this
                   Water
                   a
                   little
                   heated
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 OF
                 Ptisans
                 or
                 Decoctions
                 .
              
               
                 THEY
                 may
                 be
                 prepar'd
                 several
                 ways
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 various
                 Uses
                 they
                 are
                 made
                 for
                 .
                 The
                 most
                 common
                 are
                 
                   Purgative
                   ,
                   Laxative
                   ,
                   Cooling
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Pectoral
                 ;
                 tho'
                 many
                 other
                 sorts
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 different
                 Distempers
                 that
                 attack
                 Human
                 Bodies
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 shall
                 only
                 mention
                 
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 most
                 frequently
                 us'd
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 easily
                 prepar'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Cooling
                   ,
                   Opening
                   ,
                   and
                   Pectoral
                   Ptisan
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   half
                   a
                   Peck
                   of
                   good
                   Oats
                   well
                   cleans'd
                   ,
                   wild
                   Succory
                   and
                   Burnet
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   one
                   handful
                   ;
                   boil
                   them
                   softly
                   in
                   a
                   Gallon
                   of
                   River-Water
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   large
                   half
                   Hour
                   ,
                   or
                   three
                   quarters
                   of
                   an
                   Hour
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   add
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   
                     Sal
                     Prunellae
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   the
                   best
                   Honey
                   you
                   can
                   procure
                   ;
                   and
                   boil
                   it
                   again
                   softly
                   for
                   half
                   an
                   Hour
                   :
                   Then
                   take
                   it
                   off
                   the
                   Fire
                   ,
                   strain
                   it
                   thro'
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth
                   ,
                   and
                   pour
                   the
                   Liquor
                   into
                   an
                   Earthen
                   Pot.
                   Take
                   a
                   Draught
                   of
                   it
                   two
                   Hours
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   Hours
                   after
                   Meals
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Purgative
                   and
                   Laxative
                   Ptisan
                   .
                
                 
                   POur
                   two
                   Quarts
                   of
                   River
                   or
                   Fountain-Water
                   ,
                   into
                   a
                   close
                   Pot
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   it
                   near
                   the
                   Fire
                   ;
                   put
                   into
                   it
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Sena
                   ,
                   four
                   or
                   five
                   Roots
                   of
                   Wild
                   Succory
                   ,
                   two
                   little
                   Sticks
                   of
                   Liquorice
                   ,
                   more
                   or
                   less
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Palate
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   ;
                   and
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   Green
                   Fennel-seed
                   ;
                   then
                   tye
                   a
                   Dram
                   of
                   the
                   raspings
                   of
                   Ivory
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   Harts-Horn
                   in
                   a
                   Linen
                   Rag
                   ;
                   boil
                   'em
                   a
                   little
                   longer
                   with
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Ingredients
                   in
                   the
                   Pot
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   strain
                   out
                   the
                   Liquor
                   .
                   Drink
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   it
                   every
                   
                   Morning
                   fasting
                   for
                   Eight
                   or
                   Ten
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Pectoral
                   Ptisan
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   
                     Jujubes
                     ,
                     Sebesten
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Damask
                     Raisins
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   one
                   Ounce
                   ;
                   a
                   Stick
                   of
                   Liquorice
                   beaten
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   Honey
                   ;
                   Boil
                   them
                   softly
                   in
                   two
                   Quarts
                   of
                   River-Water
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   an
                   Hour
                   ;
                   and
                   afterwards
                   strain
                   out
                   the
                   Liquor
                   thro'
                   a
                   Linen
                   Cloth.
                   You
                   may
                   drink
                   a
                   Glass
                   of
                   it
                   every
                   Morning
                   ,
                   and
                   another
                   at
                   Night
                   when
                   you
                   go
                   to
                   Bed
                   ;
                   It
                   must
                   neither
                   be
                   too
                   hot
                   nor
                   too
                   cold
                   when
                   you
                   drink
                   it
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 OF
                 SYRUPS
                 ,
                 And
                 their
                 Vertues
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Syrups
                 that
                 are
                 most
                 frequently
                 us'd
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 Syrup
                 of
                 
                   Pale
                   Roses
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Peach-Flowers
                 ,
                 compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Apples
                 ,
                 compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Succory
                 .
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Violets
                 ,
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Maiden-hair
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Corn-Poppies
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Syrup
                 of
                 
                   Pale
                   Roses
                
                 serves
                 to
                 evacuate
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Serosities
                 ,
                 either
                 Phlegmatic
                 ,
                 Bilious
                 ,
                 or
                 Melancholic
                 ;
                 it
                 strengthens
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 opens
                 Obstructions
                 in
                 the
                 Capillary
                 Vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Entrals
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Peach-Flowers
                 is
                 good
                 for
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 Hydropical
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 particularly
                 adapted
                 for
                 expelling
                 Serous
                 Humours
                 .
              
               
                 Compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Apples
                 evacuates
                 the
                 Melancholic
                 Humour
                 which
                 infects
                 the
                 Mass
                 of
                 the
                 Blood.
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 very
                 good
                 to
                 purge
                 the
                 Spleen
                 .
              
               
                 Compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Succory
                 ,
                 prepra'd
                 with
                 Rhubarb
                 ,
                 purges
                 the
                 redundant
                 Bile
                 ,
                 strengthens
                 the
                 Liver
                 and
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 opens
                 Obstructions
                 in
                 other
                 Parts
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Violets
                 purges
                 Choler
                 ,
                 cools
                 ,
                 and
                 promotes
                 Expectoration
                 :
                 You
                 may
                 take
                 an
                 Ounce
                 or
                 a
                 Spoonful
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 Glass
                 of
                 Water
                 ;
                 but
                 you
                 must
                 have
                 two
                 Glasses
                 ,
                 and
                 pour
                 it
                 out
                 of
                 one
                 into
                 the
                 other
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 to
                 dilute
                 the
                 Syrup
                 .
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Maiden-Hair
                 is
                 of
                 excellent
                 use
                 in
                 Diseases
                 of
                 the
                 Breast
                 ;
                 it
                 frees
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 corrupt
                 Humours
                 that
                 are
                 log'd
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 helps
                 the
                 sick
                 Person
                 to
                 spit
                 .
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Corn-Poppies
                 procures
                 Sleep
                 :
                 The
                 Dose
                 is
                 from
                 an
                 Ounce
                 to
                 two
                 Ounces
                 at
                 Night
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 FOR
                 THE
                 TOOTH-ACH
                 .
              
               
                 AFTER
                 Eating
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 gargarize
                 your
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 and
                 wash
                 your
                 Gums
                 with
                 Wine
                 and
                 Water
                 ;
                 then
                 take
                 the
                 Ashes
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 Bark
                 of
                 the
                 Ash-Tree
                 ;
                 mix
                 'em
                 with
                 a
                 Spoonful
                 of
                 Brandy
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 a
                 Plaister
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 be
                 apply'd
                 to
                 the
                 Temples
                 on
                 that
                 side
                 where
                 you
                 feel
                 the
                 Pain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Another
                   .
                
                 
                   PUT
                   a
                   Clove
                   or
                   two
                   upon
                   the
                   aking
                   Tooth
                   ,
                   then
                   shut
                   your
                   Teeth
                   ,
                   and
                   hang
                   your
                   Head
                   on
                   that
                   side
                   where
                   the
                   Pain
                   lies
                   ;
                   this
                   will
                   draw
                   out
                   abundance
                   of
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   that
                   means
                   give
                   you
                   ease
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   the
                   Tooth
                   be
                   rotten
                   or
                   carious
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   pull
                   it
                   out
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   put
                   a
                   Drop
                   of
                   Aqua-Fortis
                   into
                   it
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 CLYSTERS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Cooling
                   Clyster
                   .
                
                 
                   MAKE
                   a
                   Clyster
                   of
                   Oxycrate
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   mix
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   lukewarm
                   Water
                   with
                   six
                   Spoonfuls
                   of
                   Vinegar
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Clyster
                   for
                   one
                   who
                   is
                   Costive
                   .
                
                 
                   TAke
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pound
                   of
                   Oil
                   of
                   Nuts
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   quantity
                   of
                   common
                   Honey
                   ,
                   put
                   them
                   into
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   you
                   are
                   troubl'd
                   with
                   Gripes
                   ,
                   add
                   as
                   much
                   Powder
                   of
                   Anise
                   or
                   Fennel-seed
                   as
                   you
                   can
                   take
                   up
                   between
                   your
                   Fingers
                   and
                   Thumb
                   :
                   If
                   not
                   ,
                   add
                   half
                   a
                   quarter
                   of
                   a
                   Pint
                   of
                   Vinegar
                   ,
                   and
                   boil
                   it
                   as
                   usually
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   A
                   Clyster
                   to
                   stop
                   a
                   Looseness
                   .
                
                 
                   MAke
                   a
                   Decoction
                   with
                   
                     White
                     Mullein
                     ,
                     Provence
                     Roses
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Plantain
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   one
                   handful
                   ;
                   Lin-seed
                   and
                   Quince-seed
                   ,
                   of
                   each
                   a
                   Dram
                   ;
                   half
                   an
                   Ounce
                   of
                   Starch
                   ,
                   and
                   
                   the
                   Yolk
                   of
                   an
                   Egg.
                   In
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   a
                   Looseness
                   you
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   make
                   use
                   of
                   Astringent
                   Medicines
                   ,
                   but
                   must
                   let
                   Nature
                   act
                   without
                   disturbance
                   for
                   some
                   Days
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Age
                   and
                   Strength
                   of
                   the
                   Patient
                   .
                
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               AN
               INDEX
               OF
               The
               Principal
               Matters
               contain'd
               in
               the
               TREATISE
               of
               REMEDIES
               .
            
             
               
                 OF
                 Medicines
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 73
              
               
                 Of
                 Diuretics
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 provoke
                 Urine
                 ,
                 75
              
               
                 Of
                 Vomits
                 ,
                 76
              
               
                 Of
                 Sudorifics
                 and
                 Diaphoretics
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 procure
                 Sweating
                 and
                 insensible
                 Transpiration
                 ,
                 77
              
               
                 Of
                 Sneezing
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 and
                 Errhina
                 ,
                 74
              
               
                 Of
                 Incrassating
                 or
                 Thickening
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 79
              
               
                 
                 Of
                 Narcotics
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 procure
                 Sleep
                 ,
                 80
              
               
                 Of
                 Styptics
                 or
                 Astringents
                 ,
                 81
              
               
                 Of
                 Carminatives
                 ,
                 or
                 Medicines
                 that
                 dispel
                 Wind
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Particular
                 Remedies
                 .
              
               
                 FOR
                 the
                 Head-Ach
                 ,
                 82
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Apoplexy
                 ,
                 83
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Palsie
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Remedy
                 for
                 the
                 Rheumatism
                 ,
                 hard
                 Swellings
                 in
                 the
                 Joynts
                 ,
                 for
                 all
                 Cold
                 Tumours
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 strengthen
                 the
                 Nerves
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 Purge
                 Melanch●ly
                 ,
                 84
              
               
                 To
                 Purge
                 Choler
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 Purge
                 Phlegm
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Itching
                 of
                 the
                 Eye-Lids
                 ,
                 85
              
               
                 For
                 an
                 Inflammation
                 of
                 the
                 Eyes
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 Deafness
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 stop
                 Bleeding
                 at
                 the
                 Nose
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 cure
                 a
                 Red
                 Face
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 away
                 Pimples
                 ,
                 86
              
               
                 
                 For
                 Shortness
                 of
                 Breath
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 Obstructions
                 of
                 the
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Pleurisie
                 ,
                 87
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Cold
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 stop
                 Vomiting
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 comfort
                 and
                 strengthen
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 88
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Jaundice
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Dropsie
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Nephritical
                 Colic
                 ,
                 or
                 Stone
                 in
                 the
                 Kidneys
                 ,
                 86
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Bilious
                 Colic
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Wind
                 Colic
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Another
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Colics
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Looseness
                 ,
                 90
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Dysentery
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 Worms
                 in
                 the
                 Belly
                 91
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Worms
                 in
                 little
                 Children
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Piles
                 ,
                 either
                 internal
                 or
                 external
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 void
                 Blood
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Pain
                 in
                 the
                 Back
                 or
                 Kidneys
                 ,
                 92
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Stoppage
                 or
                 Suppression
                 of
                 Urine
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Remedies
                 for
                 the
                 Diseases
                 of
                 Women
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 bring
                 down
                 the
                 Courses
                 ,
                 93
              
               
                 To
                 stop
                 the
                 immoderate
                 Flux
                 of
                 Blood
                 which
                 happens
                 to
                 Women
                 in
                 Labour
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 they
                 are
                 brought
                 to
                 Bed
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Suffocation
                 of
                 the
                 Womb
                 ,
                 94
              
               
                 For
                 Fits
                 of
                 the
                 Mother
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Woman
                 in
                 Labour
                 ,
                 to
                 hasten
                 her
                 Delivery
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 expel
                 a
                 dead
                 Child
                 ,
                 95
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Colic
                 ,
                 or
                 griping
                 Pain
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 ,
                 which
                 frequently
                 assaults
                 Women
                 that
                 are
                 newly
                 deliver'd
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 bring
                 Milk
                 into
                 the
                 Breasts
                 of
                 Women
                 that
                 are
                 newly
                 deliver'd
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 too
                 much
                 Milk
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 dry
                 up
                 Milk
                 in
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 not
                 willing
                 to
                 suckle
                 their
                 Children
                 ,
                 96
              
               
                 For
                 an
                 Inflammation
                 of
                 the
                 Breasts
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Fits
                 of
                 a
                 Tertian-Ague
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 Intermitting
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 97
              
               
                 
                 For
                 a
                 Quartan-Ague
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Purple
                 Fever
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 98
              
               
                 For
                 Carbuncles
                 or
                 Plague-Sores
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Remedy
                 for
                 Corns
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 preserve
                 the
                 Face
                 from
                 being
                 mark'd
                 by
                 the
                 Small-Pox
                 ,
                 99
              
               
                 To
                 preserve
                 the
                 Sight
                 in
                 the
                 Small-Pox
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Another
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Sciatica
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Itch
                 or
                 Scab
                 ,
                 100
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Tetter
                 or
                 Ring-Worm
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Cut
                 or
                 Wound
                 ,
                 101
              
               
                 For
                 Burning
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 open
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Tumours
                 without
                 a
                 Launce
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Inflammations
                 that
                 happen
                 either
                 before
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 Breaking
                 of
                 a
                 Tumour
                 ,
                 102
              
               
                 For
                 Bruises
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Wounds
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 all
                 Gun-shot
                 Wounds
                 ,
                 103
              
               
                 For
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Ulcers
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 Gangrene
                 ,
                 104
              
            
             
               
               
                 Of
                 Ptisans
                 or
                 Decoctions
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Cooling
                 ,
                 Opening
                 ,
                 and
                 Pectoral
                 Ptisan
                 ,
                 105
              
               
                 A
                 Purging
                 and
                 Loosening
                 Ptisan
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Pectoral
                 Ptisan
                 ,
                 106
              
            
             
               
                 
                   OF
                   Syrups
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Vertues
                   ,
                
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Pale
                 Roses
                 ,
                 107
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Peach-Flowers
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Apples
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Compound
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Succory
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Violets
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Maidenhair
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 Syrup
                 of
                 Corn-Poppies
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Remedies
                   for
                   the
                   Tooth-Ach
                
                 ,
                 108
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                   OF
                   Clysters
                
                 ,
                 109
              
               
                 Cooling
                 Clysters
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Clyster
                 for
                 one
                 that
                 is
                 Costive
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Clyster
                 to
                 stop
                 a
                 Looseness
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               The
               End
               of
               the
               Table
               .