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have_v do_v no_o great_a service_n to_o the_o public_a by_o explain_v in_o french_a what_o they_o have_v write_v in_o latin_a 8._o whence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n and_o sometime_o the_o face_n of_o those_o who_o have_v fever_n swell_v because_o the_o aqueous_a part_n of_o the_o corrupt_a chyle_n be_v drive_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o body_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v so_o small_a that_o it_o can_v dissipate_v it_o and_o the_o hardness_n and_o density_n of_o the_o skin_n do_v not_o easy_o admit_v of_o transpiration_n this_o may_v be_v consider_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n where_o work_v and_o walk_v render_v the_o skin_n of_o those_o part_n hard_a than_o that_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n and_o our_o practice_n show_v we_o that_o these_o swell_n happen_v most_o common_o in_o those_o who_o void_a the_o least_o urine_n and_o sweat_v not_o and_o in_o feeble_a and_o 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