to_o let_v you_o know_v the_o principle_n i_o go_v upon_o but_o shall_v leave_v the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o it_o to_o another_o opportunity_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o business_n of_o steel_n and_o bitter_n as_o for_o steel_n i_o have_v say_v so_o much_o already_o conceren_v that_o in_o several_a place_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o trouble_v myself_o nor_o you_o any_o more_o about_o it_o but_o if_o we_o can_v cure_v distemper_n with_o it_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o one_o take_v it_o for_o a_o alkaly_n and_o the_o other_o for_o a_o acid_n nay_o i_o can_v assure_v you_o that_o if_o you_o will_v but_o black_a your_o finger_n a_o little_a with_o charcoal_n you_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sulphureous_a acid._n as_o for_o bitter_n i_o will_v be_v bind_v to_o lay_v a_o good_a wager_n with_o you_o that_o if_o you_o put_v a_o pound_n of_o centaury_n or_o wormwood_n dry_v into_o a_o retort_n and_o distil_v it_o with_o a_o easy_a fire_n till_o all_o be_v come_v off_o that_o will_n and_o afterward_o calcine_v the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n and_o extract_v the_o fix_a alkaly_n from_o the_o ash_n if_o you_o do_v find_v a_o treble_a or_o much_o great_a proportion_n of_o acid_n to_o that_o of_o alkaly_n to_o be_v produce_v from_o these_o most_o bitter_a plant_n i_o will_v be_v a_o loser_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o will_v lay_v you_o or_o any_o one_o else_o a_o good_a sum_n upon_o this_o matter_n but_o further_a if_o bitterness_n do_v proceed_v from_o a_o predominancy_n of_o alkaly_n in_o any_o body_n why_o then_o a_o man_n will_v suppose_v the_o more_o this_o body_n be_v impregnate_v with_o alkaly_n the_o bitter_a it_o will_v be_v but_o upon_o my_o word_n i_o have_v frequent_o experience_v the_o contrary_a for_o when_o i_o be_v a_o champion_n for_o alkalious_a medicine_n as_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a to_o own_o i_o once_o be_v i_o have_v extract_v a_o tincture_n from_o myrrh_n aloe_n and_o saffron_n with_o well_o rectify_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a hope_v to_o do_v great_a feat_n with_o it_o now_o after_o i_o have_v digest_v they_o together_o for_o ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n in_o a_o gentle_a sand-heat_a instead_o of_o have_v the_o tincture_n bitter_a than_o the_o myrrh_n and_o aloe_n themselves_o be_v i_o have_v always_o find_v it_o almost_o if_o not_o altogether_o without_o any_o bitterness_n at_o all_o in_o it_o nay_o after_o a_o long_a digestion_n it_o have_v be_v almost_o perfect_o sweet_a however_o i_o lay_v not_o any_o great_a stress_n upon_o taste_n the_o difference_n in_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o specific_a difference_n the_o great_a creator_n have_v plant_v in_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o have_v as_o yet_o but_o very_o little_a knowledge_n a_o few_o degree_n of_o predominancy_n of_o any_o of_o the_o principle_n cause_n very_o great_a alteration_n in_o body_n both_o as_o to_o colour_n smell_v and_o taste_v and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v a_o knowledge_n of_o these_o minute_n circumstance_n be_v what_o we_o have_v no_o possibility_n of_o arrive_v to_o in_o this_o world_n but_o one_o word_n more_o concern_v bitter_n because_o you_o will_v account_v they_o alkaly_n and_o lay_v so_o great_a a_o stress_n upon_o they_o vitriol_n of_o silver_n be_v the_o most_o exalt_a bitter_a i_o know_v and_o a_o celebrate_a medicine_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o dropsy_n but_o yet_o be_v no_o alkaly_a and_o after_o you_o have_v consider_v it_o i_o believe_v you_o will_v term_v it_o so_o what_o you_o say_v to_o acid_n fuse_v the_o blood_n it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o what_o our_o predecessor_n have_v assert_v who_o attribute_v its_o coagulation_n to_o acid_n and_o to_o what_o you_o yourself_o say_v a_o little_a after_o but_o what_o i_o attribute_v to_o acid_n in_o general_n be_v this_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o blood_n in_o its_o due_a state_n viz._n keep_v the_o fibrous_a and_o globulous_a part_n in_o their_o due_a texture_n and_o keep_v the_o serum_fw-la fluid_fw-la by_o which_o mean_v the_o whole_a mass_n be_v capable_a of_o perform_v its_o proper_a office_n without_o be_v liable_a to_o stagnation_n and_o also_o by_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n they_o great_o contribute_v to_o the_o aforesaid_a end_n viz._n prevent_v stagnatition_n and_o promote_a the_o secretion_n as_o for_o what_o you_o say_v concern_v the_o give_v of_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n alone_o i_o ready_o assent_v to_o it_o that_o it_o will_v make_v mad_a work_n but_o i_o hope_v you_o can_v charge_v i_o with_o any_o such_o mad_a practice_n when_o people_n be_v cold_a they_o natural_o run_v to_o the_o fire_n for_o warmth_n but_o none_o but_o mad_a person_n will_v put_v their_o hand_n into_o it_o and_o although_o culinary_a fire_n if_o people_n be_v so_o imprudent_a as_o to_o throw_v themselves_o into_o it_o will_v consume_v and_o destroy_v they_o yet_o a_o prudent_a use_n of_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a comfort_n to_o humane_a life_n and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o fire_v the_o russian_n and_o other_o northern_a people_n will_v have_v but_o a_o very_a sad_a time_n on_o it_o during_o the_o course_n of_o their_o long_a winter_n so_o it_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n although_o give_v alone_o it_o will_v cause_v death_n and_o destruction_n yet_o be_v dilute_v in_o proper_a vehicles_n and_o give_v in_o very_o large_a quantity_n will_v in_o many_o case_n produce_v as_o noble_a effect_n as_o any_o one_o medicine_n now_o know_v it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o a_o physician_n to_o consider_v the_o nature_n and_o constitution_n of_o his_o patient_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o to_o proportion_v the_o dose_n of_o medicine_n according_a to_o what_o their_o stomach_n and_o nature_n will_v bear_v i_o hope_v there_o be_v never_o any_o one_o so_o wild_a because_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v recommend_v in_o fever_n as_o to_o give_v it_o alone_o without_o a_o vehicle_n but_o what_o you_o charge_v upon_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n may_v be_v retort_v upon_o most_o other_o medicine_n of_o a_o active_a nature_n because_o a_o ounce_n of_o calamelanos_fw-la give_v at_o once_o to_o a_o man_n will_v scarce_o fail_v of_o kill_v he_o i_o suppose_v that_o do_v it_o deter_v you_o from_o give_v a_o few_o grain_n of_o it_o to_o a_o young_a child_n a_o ounce_n of_o rozin_n of_o jallup_n will_v kill_v a_o ploughman_n and_o yet_o a_o few_o grain_n may_v with_o safety_n be_v give_v to_o a_o very_a tender_a constitution_n i_o can_v retort_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n upon_o you_o be_v it_o not_o altogether_o needless_a for_o that_o physician_n that_o give_v a_o medicine_n without_o first_o consider_v it_o in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n deserve_v to_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o society_n of_o mankind_n and_o he_o that_o know_v most_o be_v general_o most_o cautious_a and_o although_o i_o be_o so_o clamour_v at_o by_o my_o brethren_n yet_o i_o can_v bold_o say_v that_o the_o great_a slip_n that_o ever_o i_o have_v make_v have_v be_v from_o my_o over-cautiousness_a and_o i_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o commit_v three_o fault_n from_o that_o than_o occasion_n the_o loss_n of_o one_o man_n life_n from_o rashness_n and_o inconsiderateness_n what_o you_o have_v object_v against_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n take_v alone_o have_v long_o since_o be_v object_v by_o other_o people_n and_o the_o objection_n fair_o answer_v i_o shall_v presume_v to_o transcribe_v what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o a_o apologetic_a dialogue_n between_o philerastus_n and_o chemista_n upon_o the_o same_o subject_a theatrum_fw-la chymicum_fw-la pag._n 86_o 87._o vol._n i._n ph._n absit_fw-la tamen_fw-la vitriolum_fw-la chalcithin_n atque_fw-la alia_fw-la idgenus_fw-la leprosa_fw-la impura_fw-la atque_fw-la corrodentia_fw-la mineralia_fw-la in_o humanum_fw-la corpus_fw-la ingeri_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la tui_fw-la nominis_fw-la ipsiusque_fw-la artis_fw-la infamiam_fw-la usurpari_fw-la ch._n quid_fw-la ita_fw-la hospes_fw-la mi_fw-mi ph._n nam_fw-la cum_fw-la oleum_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la etiam_fw-la à _fw-la gesnero_fw-la toties_fw-la laudatum_fw-la scutellam_fw-la stanneam_fw-la exedit_fw-la quit_v simile_n periculum_fw-la in_o stomacho_fw-la nostro_fw-la membraneo_fw-la non_fw-la meritò_fw-la verebitur_fw-la ch._n aspera_fw-la tu_fw-la quidem_fw-la tela_fw-la elidis_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la facilè_fw-la retundi_fw-la queant_fw-la à _fw-la philosopho_fw-la excitato_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la oleum_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la propter_fw-la stannum_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la exesum_fw-la humano_fw-la corpore_fw-la exulabit_fw-la quid_fw-la vino_fw-la sublimato_fw-la aceti_fw-la mellisque_n spiritu_fw-la quid_fw-la tale_n &_o limonum_n citrorumque_fw-la succo_fw-it fiet_fw-la nam_fw-la eorum_fw-la unumquodque_fw-la stannum_fw-la absumere_fw-la vel_fw-la semestris_fw-la medice_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la ph._n at_o non_fw-la tarn_n parvo_fw-la temporis_fw-la curriculo_fw-la atque_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ille_fw-la vitriolatus_fw-la ch._n imo_fw-la sanê_fw-la minori_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la nostro_fw-la illius_fw-la exhibendi_fw-la modo_fw-la conferatur_fw-la ratio_fw-la
strainer_n not_o from_o any_o fermentation_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o very_a easy_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o perceive_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o fermentation_n in_o the_o blood_n by_o the_o follow_a easy_a experiment_n viz._n let_v a_o few_o ounce_n of_o blood_n run_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n or_o artery_n of_o man_n or_o other_o animal_n into_o a_o very_a clear_a glass_n vessel_n which_o vessel_n you_o may_v put_v into_o a_o sand_n furness_n wherein_o the_o heat_n may_v be_v such_o as_o to_o keep_v the_o blood_n in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o warmth_n as_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o vessel_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o commotion_n to_o be_v see_v with_o the_o best_a light_n and_o best_a eye_n like_v unto_o what_o may_v be_v see_v in_o such_o liquor_n which_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o fermentation_n upon_o information_n i_o shall_v glad_o own_v myself_o mistake_v there_o be_v i_o confess_v a_o froth_n to_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o some_o blood_n after_o it_o be_v let_v out_o into_o the_o porringer_n which_o look_v like_o the_o surface_n of_o liquor_n which_o be_v ferment_v but_o this_o froth_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o fermentation_n that_o it_o proceed_v from_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o different_a stream_n that_o the_o blood_n run_v in_o for_o in_o the_o same_o person_n let_v one_o parcel_n run_v out_o in_o a_o rapid_a stream_n and_o it_o will_v occasion_v froth_n or_o bubble_n let_v another_o parcel_v run_v out_o gentle_o and_o it_o will_v produce_v no_o such_o thing_n will_v not_o simple_a water_n or_o any_o other_o liquor_n do_v the_o same_o but_o blood_n be_v a_o liquor_n of_o great_a consistence_n the_o bubble_n when_o raise_v will_v not_o so_o soon_o disappear_v as_o in_o water_n or_o other_o liquor_n that_o be_v more_o fluid_a from_o which_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o constant_a natural_a heat_n of_o the_o blood_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o fermentation_n and_o if_o the_o progressive_a motion_n from_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o extremity_n give_v it_o its_o heat_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n i_o think_v the_o water_n that_o run_v from_o our_o cock_n shall_v be_v warm_a also_o whereas_o i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o instead_o of_o gain_v any_o heat_n by_o its_o rapid_a propulsion_n through_o the_o pipe_n it_o be_v much_o cold_a than_o the_o water_n in_o the_o river_n at_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o engine_n i_o have_v like_a to_o have_v forget_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o you_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o production_n of_o alkaly_n but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a material_a thing_n i_o shall_v here_o expatiate_v a_o little_a upon_o what_o i_o have_v before_o say_v upon_o that_o subject_a and_o shall_v take_v care_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o avoid_v repetition_n i_o have_v already_o own_a that_o alkaly_n do_v actual_o exist_v in_o several_a body_n as_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o death_n and_o destruction_n but_o i_o never_o can_v yet_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o any_o one_o that_o have_v see_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o either_o a_o volatile_a or_o fix_a alkalizat_n salt_n that_o be_v any_o other_o way_n to_o be_v obtain_v out_o of_o vegetable_a or_o mineral_n body_n than_o from_o the_o body_n after_o they_o have_v be_v burn_v viz._n out_o of_o the_o ash_n or_o soot_n of_o they_o which_o be_v their_o excrement_n or_o rather_o the_o excrement_n of_o fire_n or_o else_o after_o the_o body_n have_v undergo_v a_o putrefaction_n which_o be_v analagous_n to_o fire_n now_o this_o be_v so_o in_o relation_n to_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n i_o think_v in_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o infer_v that_o the_o alkaly_a to_o be_v find_v in_o animal_n substance_n be_v the_o excrement_n of_o their_o fire_n and_o which_o mighty_o confirm_v i_o in_o this_o notion_n all_o the_o excrement_n of_o animal_n be_v alkalious_a viz._n a_o matter_n throw_v away_o either_o as_o useless_a or_o incommodious_a and_o of_o consequence_n all_o the_o alkaly_a to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o blood_n or_o elsewhere_o be_v a_o excrement_n in_o a_o way_n of_o be_v carry_v off_o more_o upon_o this_o head_n i_o shall_v not_o say_v at_o this_o time_n by_o reason_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o enlarge_v upon_o this_o and_o upon_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o my_o tract_n of_o fever_n but_o what_o i_o have_v now_o and_o before_o say_v be_v i_o think_v sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v any_o one_o who_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a sceptic_a but_o for_o manifest_a acid_n they_o be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o every_o where_o almost_o both_o in_o the_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_a kingdom_n even_o in_o those_o body_n that_o have_v never_o undergo_v a_o putrefaction_n but_o be_v in_o the_o great_a state_n of_o perfection_n and_o for_o vinegar_n and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o putrefaction_n that_o it_o be_v the_o last_o degree_n of_o perfection_n nature_n alone_o be_v capable_a of_o bring_v those_o liquor_n to_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o fruit_n of_o which_o wine_n be_v make_v be_v first_o acid_n before_o they_o come_v to_o a_o state_n fit_a to_o make_v wine_n of_o and_o that_o putrefaction_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o acidness_n of_o unripe_a fruit_n i_o believe_v none_o will_v assert_v this_o subject_n be_v also_o too_o long_o to_o treat_v full_o of_o in_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v also_o omit_v the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o it_o for_o a_o practical_a discourse_n reply_n if_o alkaly_n be_v the_o original_a of_o distemper_n whence_o be_v it_o that_o in_o dropsy_n catarrh_n some_o gout_n and_o other_o disease_n we_o find_v the_o texture_n of_o the_o blood_n so_o thin_a it_o be_v observable_a that_o those_o particle_n you_o term_v alkaly_n the_o more_o the_o blood_n be_v saturate_v with_o they_o of_o the_o more_o thick_a consistence_n it_o be_v as_o we_o see_v in_o pleurisy_n rheumatism_n and_o other_o inflammatory_n case_n in_o which_o distemper_n if_o in_o any_o the_o alkaly_n abound_v be_v not_o then_o its_o tenuity_n rather_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o acid_n do_v not_o acid_n immediate_o put_v the_o blood_n in_o a_o fusion_n and_o render_v it_o thin_a your_o answer_n to_o this_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o thinness_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o these_o distemper_n but_o a_o destruction_n of_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n here_o methinks_v you_o do_v not_o argue_v so_o fair_o for_o you_o mention_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n in_o your_o etymology_n of_o distemper_n till_o now_o and_o why_o may_v not_o i_o as_o well_o say_v in_o inflammatory_n case_n the_o blood_n be_v not_o affect_v with_o any_o alkaline_a particle_n these_o inflammation_n only_o arise_v from_o a_o destruction_n of_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n especial_o if_o you_o consider_v what_o you_o assert_v in_o your_o notion_n of_o fever_n for_o there_o the_o emunctory_n be_v very_o much_o out_o of_o order_n but_o you_o object_n since_o acid_n will_v reduce_v the_o blood_n to_o its_o due_a consistence_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o fusion_n answ_n whether_o acid_n will_v restore_v the_o consistence_n of_o the_o blood_n i_o shall_v examine_v by_o and_o by_o i_o fear_v they_o will_v not_o but_o this_o i_o be_o certain_a of_o they_o will_v put_v it_o in_o a_o fusion_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o you_o celebrate_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n take_v alone_o or_o though_o in_o a_o vehicle_n if_o in_o too_o great_a quantity_n kill_v now_o how_o do_v it_o kill_v do_v it_o not_o by_o dissolve_v the_o mass_n of_o blood_n by_o separate_v the_o grumou_n part_n from_o the_o serous_a and_o break_v its_o texture_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o it_o do_v that_o of_o milk_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o blood_n coagulate_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a oil_n do_v much_o more_o resemble_v whey_n and_o curd_n than_o jelly_n of_o hartshorn_n now_o then_o what_o be_v all_o this_o but_o a_o extraordinary_a fusion_n and_o if_o a_o large_a dose_n will_v make_v such_o mad_a work_n and_o put_v the_o blood_n into_o so_o great_a a_o fusion_n certain_o a_o less_o do_v must_v cause_v somewhat_o of_o a_o fusion_n and_o it_o be_v rational_a to_o believe_v that_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v proper_a only_o in_o those_o distemper_n where_o the_o blood_n be_v too_o thick_a very_o pernicious_a in_o such_o as_o have_v it_o too_o thin_a and_o here_o i_o be_o very_o glad_a that_o you_o so_o opportune_o give_v we_o your_o sentiment_n of_o dropsy_n a_o dropsy_n say_v you_o or_o the_o thinness_n of_o blood_n in_o that_o
a_o little_a take_v that_o thing_n into_o my_o consideration_n now_o although_o a_o catarrh_n will_v cause_v a_o consumption_n or_o waste_v of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o a_o catarrh_n be_v not_o what_o we_o in_o england_n common_o call_v a_o consumption_n the_o distemper_n call_v tabes_fw-la anglicana_n or_o the_o english_a consumption_n proceed_v from_o a_o ulceration_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o in_o these_o case_n for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o have_v no_o catarrh_n though_o sometime_o it_o do_v attend_v they_o but_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a symptom_n of_o this_o distemper_n be_v the_o discharge_n of_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o tough_a yellow_a and_o greenish_a pus_fw-la in_o which_o case_n you_o allow_v acid_n to_o be_v proper_a nay_o although_o there_o be_v a_o catarrh_n attend_v they_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o from_o that_o that_o we_o make_v our_o fatal_a prognostic_n but_o from_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a nature_n and_o quantity_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a pus_fw-la with_o some_o other_o symptom_n not_o necessary_a here_o to_o enumerate_v nay_o it_o be_v not_o uncommon_a for_o our_o consumptive_a people_n to_o bring_v up_o from_o their_o lung_n by_o cough_n as_o perfect_a chalk_n stone_n as_o ever_o be_v find_v in_o the_o joint_n of_o person_n severe_o handle_v with_o the_o gout_n which_o chalk_n i_o be_o sure_o be_v never_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o acid._n but_o however_o not_o to_o insist_v any_o long_o upon_o this_o matter_n at_o this_o time_n it_o not_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n for_o it_o i_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o business_n of_o catarrh_n i_o have_v before_o take_v notice_n and_o as_o you_o yourself_o here_o own_o that_o the_o saliva_n be_v a_o noble_a acid_n and_o convey_v to_o the_o mouth_n for_o a_o most_o noble_a purpose_n viz._n to_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o food_n in_o chew_v and_o afterward_o in_o the_o stomach_n to_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o substance_n fit_a for_o the_o nutrition_n of_o our_o body_n now_o if_o on_o any_o occasion_n the_o gland_n of_o the_o pharynx_n and_o other_o gland_n about_o the_o mouth_n be_v over-relaxed_n that_o they_o can_v retain_v the_o lympha_fw-la in_o their_o proper_a receptacle_n but_o let_v it_o fall_v continual_o from_o they_o be_v what_o we_o call_v a_o catarrh_n or_o defluxion_n this_o must_v inevitable_o cause_v a_o tickle_a cough_n not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o acid_n for_o even_o a_o defluxion_n of_o the_o most_o simple_a water_n will_v produce_v the_o same_o effect_n but_o the_o body_n be_v continual_o rob_v of_o this_o most_o noble_a juice_n can_v fail_v of_o be_v waste_v and_o decay_v by_o it_o and_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o simple_a catarrh_n do_v proceed_v from_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o texture_n of_o the_o gland_n only_a and_o not_o from_o the_o lympha_fw-la contain_v in_o and_o continual_o bring_v to_o they_o be_v over-acid_a the_o follow_v easy_a cure_n be_v sufficient_a to_o demonstrate_v viz._n let_v some_o mastic_n and_o olybanum_n be_v make_v into_o impalpable_a powder_n and_o with_o a_o long_a quill_n or_o a_o hollow_a instrument_n make_v on_o purpose_n let_v it_o be_v blow_v upon_o the_o larinx_n at_o night_n go_v to_o bed_n the_o continuance_n of_o which_o for_o some_o night_n together_o will_v frequent_o do_v wonder_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o catarrh_n i_o confess_v this_o be_v none_o of_o my_o own_o contrivance_n but_o be_v communicate_v to_o i_o by_o my_o worthy_a friend_n dr._n jones_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o the_o most_o happy_a invention_n that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o now_o the_o only_a design_n in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o powder_n be_v that_o be_v immediate_o convey_v to_o the_o part_n affect_v it_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o contract_v themselves_o or_o regain_v their_o tone_n and_o of_o consequence_n the_o catarrh_n will_v cease_v this_o be_v not_o all_o that_o i_o have_v to_o say_v concern_v catarrh_n but_o i_o think_v be_v as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a at_o this_o time_n you_o tell_v a_o famous_a story_n of_o a_o person_n that_o have_v a_o catarrh_n bring_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o over-plentiful_a use_n of_o sevil_n orange_n but_o be_v so_o deficient_a in_o relate_v several_a circumstance_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n that_o if_o i_o have_v not_o already_o say_v enough_o to_o solve_v this_o difficulty_n i_o shall_v leave_v you_o to_o make_v your_o best_a advantage_n of_o it_o for_o i_o be_o so_o tire_v that_o i_o can_v go_v no_o further_o and_o i_o do_v assure_v you_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o controversial_a discourse_n that_o ever_o i_o will_v write_v for_o if_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o any_o objection_n against_o my_o hypothesis_n worth_n take_v notice_n of_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o my_o business_n to_o clear_v myself_o from_o they_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v in_o those_o practical_a discourse_n that_o i_o design_n god_n will_v hereafter_o to_o publish_v i_o confess_v i_o be_o over_o head_n and_o ear_n in_o debt_n to_o the_o public_a have_v promise_v several_a thing_n which_o many_o have_v expect_v shall_v have_v come_v abroad_o long_o before_o this_o time_n and_o indeed_o i_o design_v they_o shall_v but_o several_a unexpected_a accident_n have_v intervene_v which_o have_v put_v i_o by_o and_o hinder_v i_o in_o my_o undertake_n yet_o in_o due_a time_n i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v what_o i_o have_v promise_v i_o shall_v conclude_v with_o assure_v you_o that_o i_o be_o now_o so_o absolute_o confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o my_o hypothesis_n that_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o one_o to_o overthrow_v it_o though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o must_v own_o that_o i_o may_v have_v be_v deficient_a in_o some_o circumstance_n relate_v to_o the_o explication_n of_o it_o but_o time_n and_o further_a observation_n i_o hope_v will_v clear_v all_o those_o thing_n thus_o wish_v you_o to_o weigh_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n and_o experience_n before_o you_o pass_v a_o censure_n be_v all_o at_o present_a from_o villars-street_n york-building_n may_v 12._o 1698._o your_o real_a wellwisher_n jo._n colbatch_n postscript_n dr_n coward_n take_v a_o occasion_n to_o make_v some_o wonderful_a reflection_n upon_o i_o and_o my_o hypothesis_n in_o order_n to_o recommend_v a_o medicine_n of_o his_o own_o invention_n to_o the_o world_n this_o medicine_n which_o he_o call_v tinctura_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la be_v as_o noble_a in_o its_o nature_n as_o the_o author_n be_v generous_a and_o great_a in_o his_o temper_n i_o can_v assure_v the_o world_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o most_o ridiculous_a kind_n of_o sal_fw-la volatile_a oleosum_fw-la that_o ever_o i_o see_v and_o be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o expose_v a_o member_n of_o the_o college_n i_o will_v print_v the_o receipt_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o i_o by_o one_o that_o have_v be_v employ_v by_o he_o to_o prepare_v it_o the_o doctor_n can_v but_o own_o that_o i_o be_o more_o generous_a to_o he_o than_o he_o have_v be_v to_o i_o in_o that_o i_o have_v not_o publish_v the_o story_n relate_v to_o mr._n bat_n and_o mr._n lord_n also_o but_o such_o poor_a enemy_n as_o he_o and_o lee_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v pity_v than_o any_o thing_n else_o however_o sal_fw-la volatile_a oleosum_fw-la be_v a_o medicine_n in_o great_a vogue_n with_o almost_o all_o other_o physician_n i_o shall_v presume_v to_o make_v some_o few_o reflection_n upon_o the_o main_a ingredient_n in_o it_o which_o be_v the_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a now_o every_o body_n know_v that_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v little_a else_o but_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n of_o urinal_n which_o at_o best_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o excrement_n of_o our_o body_n but_o however_o there_o be_v something_o more_o that_o deserve_v our_o take_a notice_n of_o in_o order_n to_o deter_v we_o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o medicine_n which_o be_v now_o so_o much_o in_o fashion_n to_o the_o no_o small_a detriment_n of_o many_o the_o salt_n ammoniac_a from_o which_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n be_v extract_v be_v a_o composition_n of_o urine_n soot_n and_o sea-salt_n and_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o fix_a alkalizate_n salt_n or_o quicklime_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a method_n in_o make_v spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a the_o acid_n of_o the_o sea-salt_n be_v so_o entangle_v that_o it_o ready_o let_v go_v from_o it_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o soot_n but_o that_o of_o the_o soot_n be_v very_o inconsiderable_a in_o quantity_n to_o that_o of_o the_o urine_n now_o the_o urine_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o aforesaid_a purpose_n be_v general_o procure_v from_o public_a house_n which_o be_v a_o jumble_v of_o all_o together_o viz._n of_o people_n labour_v under_o all_o kind_n of_o habitual_a disease_n as_o pox_n gout_n scurvy_a scrubbado_n etc._n etc._n now_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o disease_n attend_v man_n body_n but_o some_o of_o the_o morbific_a particle_n be_v impart_v to_o the_o urine_n and_o if_o the_o urine_n in_o general_n partake_v of_o they_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n must_v do_v so_o in_o a_o more_o eminent_a degree_n so_o that_o i_o think_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o give_v such_o a_o medicine_n must_v be_v the_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o disease_n in_o man_n body_n and_o i_o believe_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o one_o great_a reason_n of_o the_o late_a frequency_n of_o some_o tyrannical_a disease_n more_o than_o heretofore_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v have_v proceed_v from_o the_o exorbitant_a use_n of_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a and_o those_o other_o thing_n of_o which_o they_o be_v prime_a ingredient_n now_o i_o desire_v that_o our_o lady_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o histerical_a distemper_n will_v well_o consider_v this_o matter_n because_o they_o be_v general_o arm_v with_o it_o to_o fright_v away_o that_o distemper_n of_o which_o i_o be_o afraid_a it_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n if_o not_o altogether_o the_o cause_n or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o saline_a particle_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o which_o their_o blood_n abound_v i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o at_o this_o time_n but_o hope_v this_o further_a hint_n to_o deter_v people_n from_o the_o use_n of_o volatile_a alkalious_a spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o which_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v most_o common_a may_v not_o be_v unserviceable_a i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a as_o of_o thing_n somewhat_o different_a though_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o real_a difference_n between_o they_o that_o which_o be_v call_v spirit_n be_v only_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o salt_n dilute_v in_o a_o proper_a quantity_n of_o phlegm_n this_o be_v well_o know_v to_o physician_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o other_o person_n into_o who_o hand_n these_o paper_n may_v chance_v to_o fall_v may_v have_v labour_v under_o some_o difficulty_n about_o it_o without_o this_o intimation_n finis_fw-la pag._n 6_o 7_o 8._o