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morbus_fw-la spinae_n dorsi_fw-la because_o the_o spine_n or_o backbone_n be_v the_o part_n primary_o affect_v in_o this_o distemper_n the_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v first_o affect_v its_o tone_n vitiate_v a_o imbecility_n and_o relaxation_n cause_v the_o adjoin_a nerve_n do_v all_o by_o consent_n likewise_o suffer_v and_o also_o all_o the_o membranous_a and_o fibrous_a part_n to_o which_o those_o nerve_n be_v fasten_v hence_o impotence_n want_v of_o motion_n torpitude_n dulness_n and_o imbecility_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o first_o symptom_n of_o it_o discover_v this_o distemper_n to_o be_v creep_v on_o which_o in_o a_o little_a time_n render_v the_o whole_a habit_n of_o body_n feeble_a the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n relax_v flaccid_a soft_a and_o lubricous_a whence_o succeed_v such_o a_o internal_a slipperiness_n in_o all_o the_o part_n that_o they_o be_v quite_o despoil_v of_o their_o faculty_n of_o retain_v and_o so_o assimulate_v that_o nourishment_n which_o nature_n convey_v to_o they_o hence_o a_o unequal_a distribution_n and_o