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and_o consequent_o more_o apt_a to_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o ought_v to_o nourish_v and_o refresh_v the_o lung_n which_o be_v dry_v and_o corrupt_v for_o want_n of_o those_o usual_a and_o necessary_a supply_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o cool_n of_o the_o lung_n do_v not_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n or_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o vessel_n which_o can_v never_o be_v take_v away_o by_o cold_a remedy_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o cut_v and_o attenuate_a medicine_n mix_v with_o cordial_n without_o which_o they_o be_v whole_o ineffectual_a suppose_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n it_o may_v be_v inquire_v why_o hay_n which_o be_v natural_o hot_a be_v so_o hurtful_a in_o this_o case_n and_o always_o increase_v the_o cough_n and_o the_o disturbance_n in_o the_o flank_n this_o difficulty_n may_v be_v easy_o remove_v by_o consider_v that_o hay_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o heat_n augment_v the_o ebullition_n and_o fermentation_n of_o the_o corrupt_a humour_n and_o beside_o produce_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o blood_n than_o what_o be_v usual_o generate_v by_o straw_n which_o be_v interrupt_v in_o its_o motion_n be_v putrefy_v and_o augment_v the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o humour_n it_o may_v be_v also_o allege_v that_o the_o water_n which_o overflow_v the_o field_n and_o meadow_n cover_v the_o hay_n with_o a_o thin_a and_o sharp_a slime_n almost_o imperceptible_a to_o the_o eye_n that_o dry_v the_o lung_n and_o occasion_n a_o cough_n beside_o hay_n be_v full_a of_o a_o pierce_a nitre_n that_o irritate_v and_o dry_v the_o lung_n whereas_o straw_n be_v a_o dry_a and_o less_o substantial_a nourishment_n and_o contain_v a_o small_a quantity_n of_o that_o nitre_n which_o abound_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o hay_n as_o may_v be_v easy_o demonstrate_v by_o a_o particular_a analysis_n or_o examination_n of_o its_o constituent_a particle_n i_o submit_v this_o hypothesis_n to_o 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indeed_o it_o be_v the_o vinegar_n alone_o that_o perform_v the_o cure_n for_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o eggshell_n be_v a_o true_a alkali_n which_o have_v blunt_v and_o sweeten_v the_o acid_n of_o the_o vinegar_n take_v hold_v of_o the_o acid_n that_o cause_v the_o disorder_n in_o the_o lung_n and_o from_o this_o union_n there_o result_v a_o kind_n of_o saline_n substance_n agreeable_a to_o nature_n whereas_o before_o it_o fret_v and_o prick_v the_o lung_n by_o its_o vehement_a acidity_n for_o the_o sweeten_v vinegar_n serve_v only_o for_o a_o vehicle_n to_o convey_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o eggshell_n which_o quick_o leave_v its_o menstruum_fw-la and_o suck_v up_o the_o abovementioned_a acid._n it_o be_v plain_a than_o that_o this_o remedy_n be_v endue_v with_o more_o excellent_a virtue_n than_o the_o commonness_n of_o the_o ingredient_n seem_v to_o promise_v the_o use_n of_o it_o may_v be_v repeat_v if_o need_v require_v and_o there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o effectual_a and_o less_o chargeable_a remedy_n propose_v the_o emetic_n or_o angelic_a powder_n for_o pursiveness_n the_o angelic_a powder_n be_v a_o excellent_a preparation_n of_o antimony_n call_v by_o chemist_n algarot_n butter_n of_o antimony_n oleum_fw-la glaciale_a emetic_a powder_n and_o the_o white_a eagle_n i_o shall_v first_o describe_v the_o method_n of_o prepare_v it_o and_o afterward_o consider_v its_o virtue_n take_v corrosive_a sublimate_n and_o crude_a antimony_n of_o each_o one_o pound_n in_o powder_n mix_v they_o in_o a_o glass_n retort_n so_o large_a that_o two_o three_o part_n of_o it_o may_v remain_v empty_a and_o place_n it_o in_o a_o earthen_a pot_n of_o sufficient_a strength_n to_o resist_v the_o fire_n with_o a_o lay_v of_o ash_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o two_o inch_n between_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o pot_n and_o that_o of_o the_o retort_n then_o fill_v the_o pot_n with_o ash_n till_o the_o retort_n be_v almost_o cover_v with_o '_o they_o the_o beak_n of_o the_o retort_n must_v 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you_o hold_v a_o coal_n for_o some_o time_n near_o the_o neck_n and_o blow_v upon_o it_o the_o butter_n will_v melt_v and_o begin_v again_o to_o drop_v into_o the_o water_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o operation_n increase_v the_o heat_n to_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o after_o the_o distillation_n be_v over_o and_o the_o vessel_n cold_a pour_v off_o the_o water_n and_o wash_v the_o white_a powder_n with_o fresh_a water_n so_o often_o till_o that_o which_o be_v pour_v off_o at_o last_o be_v whole_o insipid_a then_o dry_a the_o powder_n and_o preserve_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o best_a preparation_n of_o antimony_n note_v that_o in_o this_o preparation_n the_o acid_n spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n that_o keep_v the_o mercury_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o crystalline_a salt_n call_v corrosive_a sublimate_n be_v separate_v by_o the_o fire_n from_o the_o mercury_n and_o unite_v to_o the_o reguline_a part_n of_o the_o antimony_n which_o they_o raise_v and_o bring_v along_o with_o 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the_o method_n prescribe_v in_o the_o six_o and_o follow_a chapter_n since_o the_o oil_n of_o rue_n be_v a_o good_a and_o cheap_a remedy_n it_o will_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o insert_v the_o true_a description_n of_o it_o oil_n of_o rue_n take_v a_o pound_n of_o oil-olive_n and_o two_o handful_n of_o rue_n chop_v small_a boil_v they_o slow_o in_o a_o skellet_n and_o strain_v out_o the_o oil_n throw_v away_o the_o herb_n then_o add_v two_o handful_n of_o fresh_a rue_n and_o boil_v and_o strain_n as_o before_o repeat_v the_o same_o operation_n a_o three_o time_n and_o preserve_v the_o oil_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o virtue_n to_o cut_v and_o digest_v thick_a and_o tough_a humour_n be_v dissolve_v in_o a_o clyster_n it_o help_v the_o colic_n and_o assuage_n pain_n in_o the_o belly_n kidney_n and_o bladder_n and_o it_o may_v be_v successful_o use_v in_o outward_a application_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o several_a cold_a disease_n it_o resolve_v hard_a and_o cold_a tumor_n that_o 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relaxation_n of_o the_o ligament_n and_o muscle_n after_o you_o have_v bleed_v your_o horse_n in_o the_o neck_n apply_v the_o essence_n honey-charge_n bath_n and_o fomentation_n prescribe_v for_o shoulder-sprains_a in_o the_o fifty_o four_o and_o fifty_o six_o chapter_n these_o direction_n may_v be_v illustrate_v with_o the_o follow_a example_n a_o horse_n who_o have_v halt_v so_o long_o of_o a_o strain_n in_o the_o hip_n that_o his_o hip_n and_o thigh_n begin_v to_o decay_v for_o want_n of_o nourishment_n be_v cure_v even_o in_o winter_n which_o be_v a_o considerable_a circumstance_n for_o the_o cure_n be_v more_o difficult_a in_o that_o season_n than_o in_o summer_n without_o the_o application_n of_o any_o other_o remedy_n than_o the_o abovementioned_a honey-charge_a bath_n and_o fomentation_n but_o the_o part_n be_v first_o chafe_v with_o a_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n and_o the_o charge_n that_o be_v lay_v over_o it_o serve_v for_o a_o 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