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rerum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o contemplation_n of_o nature_n though_o it_o make_v not_o a_o physician_n yet_o it_o fit_v he_o to_o learn_v physic_n finis_fw-la the_o index_n to_o the_o second_o part._n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n sect_n i._o of_o its_o usefulness_n to_o physic_n essay_n i._o contain_v some_o particular_n tend_v to_o show_v the_o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n to_o the_o physiological_a part_n of_o physic_n the_o advantage_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n towards_o the_o increase_a the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o its_o use_n as_o to_o health_n of_o the_o body_n and_o good_n of_o fortune_n pag._n 3_o that_o in_o man_n knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o creature_n consist_v his_o empire_n over_o they_o 4_o that_o the_o discovery_n of_o america_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o loâ—d_a stone_n polarity_n 5_o that_o the_o martial_a affair_n all_o over_o the_o world_n be_v alter_v by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o brimstone_n and_o saltpetre_n ib_o how_o prejudicial_a the_o mistake_n of_o that_o aphorism_n that_o if_o teem_a woman_n be_v let_v blood_n they_o will_v miscarry_v have_v be_v to_o female_a patient_n 6_o the_o interest_n of_o this_o knowledge_n to_o the_o happiness_n and_o life_n â—f_n man._n 7_o the_o enumeration_n of_o those_o art_n to_o which_o this_o knowledge_n be_v profitable_a ib._n the_o method_n or_o way_n intend_v for_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n 8_o the_o division_n of_o physic_n into_o five_o part_n 9_o how_o the_o physiological_a part_n of_o physic_n be_v advantage_v by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n ib._n that_o the_o anatomical_a doctrine_n of_o man_n body_n receive_v light_a from_o experiment_n make_v on_o other_o creature_n ib._n prove_v by_o divers_a instance_n as_o of_o the_o find_v the_o lâ—cteals_v and_o lymphducts_a first_o in_o bruit_n body_n 10_o the_o experiment_n of_o take_v out_o the_o spleen_n in_o dog_n ib._n the_o same_o thing_n do_v by_o fioravanti_n in_o a_o woman_n 11_o the_o respiration_n of_o frog_n divers_a hour_n sometime_o day_n under_o water_n without_o suffocation_n ib._n what_o use_n aristotle_n and_o galen_n make_v of_o the_o dissection_n of_o bruit_n 11_o 12_o the_o anatomy_n of_o man_n count_v now_o in_o muscovy_n for_o inhuman_a and_o the_o use_n of_o skeleton_n for_o witchcraft_n 12_o the_o use_n of_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o part_n of_o humane_a body_n with_o those_o of_o beast_n ib._n illustrate_v by_o divers_a particular_a observation_n 13_o divers_a motion_n and_o action_n of_o frog_n after_o their_o heart_n be_v cut_v out_o 14_o observation_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o chicken_n be_v heart_n after_o the_o head_n and_o other_o part_n be_v cut_v off_o 14_o of_o the_o vivacity_n of_o dissect_a viper_n 16._o and_o tortoise_n 17_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o unceasing_a influence_n of_o the_o brain_n to_o sense_n and_o motion_n 17_o that_o the_o silkworm-butterf_o be_v capable_a of_o procreation_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o its_o head_n 17_o that_o the_o redness_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o liver_n prove_v by_o the_o inspection_n of_o the_o liver_n of_o chicken_n unhatched_a 18_o that_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o limb_n in_o all_o animal_n be_v not_o irreparable_a ib._n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a solution_n and_o digestion_n of_o meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n of_o fish_n no_o sensible_a acidity_n be_v find_v there_o 19_o experiment_n concern_v the_o solution_n of_o meat_n and_o their_o change_n of_o colour_n by_o acid_a menstruum_n 20_o way_n of_o artificial_a dry_n and_o preservation_n of_o plant_n and_o infect_v 22._o and_o more_o bulky_a body_n 23_o particular_o the_o scheme_n of_o divers_a part_n of_o humane_a body_n 24_o of_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o embryo_n divers_a year_n by_o embalm_v it_o with_o oil_n of_o spike_n 25_o instance_n of_o man_n in_o the_o american_n 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cheese_n moss_n water_n etc._n etc._n 32_o the_o origin_n of_o helmont's_n offa_n alba_fw-la and_o paracelsus_n his_o duelech_n by_o the_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o spirit_n of_o urine_n and_o example_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o stone_n 33_o that_o a_o terrestrious_a substance_n may_v lurk_v undiscerned_a in_o limpid_a liquor_n 34_o the_o use_n of_o chemistry_n in_o explain_v the_o nature_n of_o and_o aberration_n in_o our_o digestion_n 35_o prove_v by_o a_o catalogue_n of_o considerable_a observation_n 36_o the_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n have_v more_o influence_n in_o the_o causation_n of_o disease_n than_o the_o first_o quality_n of_o heat_n cold_a etc._n etc._n 37_o observation_n mad_a upon_o the_o liquor_n that_o distend_v the_o abdomen_fw-la in_o the_o dropsy_n 38_o observation_n on_o the_o calculus_fw-la humanus_fw-la 39_o of_o the_o change_n that_o may_v reasonable_o be_v think_v to_o happen_v to_o our_o aliment_n within_o the_o body_n 43._o illustrate_v 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of_o volatize_v it_o 199_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o menstruum_n beside_o such_o as_o be_v acid_n urinous_n or_o alcalizate_v 200_o how_o these_o several_o disarm_v and_o destroy_v one_o another_o and_o that_o what_o a_o acid_n menstruum_fw-la dissolve_v a_o vrinous_a or_o alcalizate_o do_v precipitate_v ib._n of_o a_o menstruum_fw-la unlike_a to_o all_o these_o ib._n chap._n ix_o that_o chemistry_n itself_o much_o more_o physiology_n be_v capable_a of_o afford_v a_o new_a and_o better_a methodus_fw-la medendi_fw-la 201_o 202_o 203_o instance_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o unusual_a efficacy_n of_o new_a remedy_n may_v alter_v and_o make_v the_o method_n of_o cure_v more_o compendious_a 204._o in_o the_o kings-evil_a ib._n in_o pleurisy_n 205._o in_o the_o rickets_o ib._n chap._n x._o that_o great_a cure_n may_v be_v do_v by_o outward_a application_n 207_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o lapis_n nephriticus_n and_o divers_a other_o appensa_fw-la 208_o 209_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n and_o schyrrhus_n lienis_n by_o the_o external_a application_n of_o sponge_n dip_v in_o lime_n water_n 210_o of_o strange_a cure_n perform_v near_o rome_n in_o the_o serpentine_a grotta_n ib._n of_o the_o operation_n of_o suphur_n cantharides_n and_o quicksilver_n and_o tobacco_n external_o apply_v 211_o instance_n in_o divers_a medicine_n which_o have_v differ_v effect_n inward_o give_v and_o outward_o apply_v 212_o 213_o that_o preparation_n may_v much_o improve_v simple_n which_o be_v outward_o apply_v ib._n instance_n in_o divers_a preparation_n of_o gold_n ib._n a_o ointment_n make_v of_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la for_o the_o haemorrhoide_n and_o veneral_a ulcer_n ib._n the_o cure_n of_o a_o person_n esteem_v bewitch_v by_o a_o append_v mineral_n 214_o of_o the_o power_n of_o jasper_n to_o staunch_v blood_n 215_o the_o incontinentia_fw-la urinae_fw-la cure_a by_o the_o powder_n of_o a_o toad_n burn_v alive_a and_o hang_v about_o the_o neck_n 216_o effect_n ascribe_v to_o witchcraft_n cure_v per_fw-la appensa_fw-la 217_o paracelsus_n cure_v quartan_n by_o a_o plaster_n 218_o disease_n cure_a by_o fright_v 219_o physic_n now_o in_o china_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n without_o phlebotomy_n potion_n or_o issue_n 2â—0_n where_o practitioner_n of_o physic_n be_v illiterate_a there_o specific_v may_v be_v best_a meet_v with_o 221_o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o medicine_n of_o barbarous_a nation_n 221_o 222_o 223_o a_o comparison_n of_o this_o empirick_a part_n of_o physic_n with_o the_o rational_a 224_o chap._n xi_o of_o other_o extraordinary_a medicine_n which_o work_v by_o magnetisme_n transplantation_n etc._n etc._n 225_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o bladder_n by_o the_o sympathetick_a powder_n 226_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o weapon-salve_n and_o other_o magnetical_a remedy_n 227_o 228_o observation_n of_o the_o transplantation_n of_o disease_n 229_o 230_o 231_o the_o sometime_o not_o succeed_v of_o magnetical_a medicine_n no_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o abandon_v their_o use_n 232_o chap._n xii_o instance_n of_o divers_a cure_n upon_o bruit_n and_o how_o these_o be_v appliable_a to_o man_n 233_o 234_o 235_o chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o handle_n of_o physical_a matter_n be_v ancient_o think_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o naturalist_n 236_o that_o the_o reject_v specific_v because_o they_o make_v no_o visible_a evacuation_n be_v irrational_a 237_o that_o great_a change_n may_v be_v make_v only_o by_o displace_v without_o any_o evacuation_n of_o the_o part_n 238_o the_o make_n of_o vinegers_n be_v a_o instance_n of_o this_o truth_n especial_o in_o the_o indies_n ib._n instance_n in_o sura_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o mandioca_n 239_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o thunder_n and_o earthquake_n ib._n divers_a instance_n to_o prove_v that_o invisible_a corpuscle_n may_v pass_v from_o annulet_n and_o cause_v great_a alteration_n in_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o man_n body_n 240_o galens_n example_n of_o peiony-root_n etc._n etc._n 240_o 241_o 242_o of_o purge_v by_o the_o odour_n of_o potion_n 243_o of_o the_o purge_v and_o vomit_v quality_n of_o the_o air_n of_o the_o mountain_n pariacaca_fw-la 243.244_o the_o power_n of_o steam_n see_v in_o the_o infectious_a effluvia_fw-la 244_o of_o alteration_n make_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n 245_o chap._n fourteen_o divers_a instance_n of_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 246_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n change_v in_o colour_n upon_o a_o sudden_a fear_n 247_o how_o the_o author_n discourse_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o effluvia_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v understand_v 248_o that_o the_o particular_a state_n of_o disposition_n of_o the_o engine_n of_o humane_a body_n be_v considerable_a as_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o these_o impression_n 249_o 250_o 251_o 252_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o moss_n grow_v on_o humane_a skill_n in_o staunch_a blood_n 253_o burn_a feather_n or_o the_o smoke_n of_o tobacco_n remove_v hysterical_a fit_n ib._n cure_n of_o dysentery_n by_o fumesi_n 254._o and_o by_o sit_v on_o a_o hot_a anvil_n ib._n cure_v of_o the_o colic_n by_o clyster_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o tobacco_n ib._n of_o other_o cure_n do_v by_o smoak_n 255_o of_o the_o sudden_a cease_v of_o the_o plague_n at_o grand_a cayro_n in_o june_n 256_o 257_o chap._n xv._n that_o humane_a body_n may_v be_v alter_v by_o such_o motion_n as_o act_n in_o a_o gross_a and_o mere_o mechanical_a manner_n prove_v by_o divers_a instance_n 258_o 259_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o bite_n of_o the_o tarantula_n by_o music_n particular_o modify_v 260_o 261_o chap._n xvi_o divers_a instance_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o peculiar_a aversion_n of_o particular_a person_n from_o particular_a thing_n and_o of_o the_o commotion_n make_v in_o the_o body_n thereby_o 262_o 263_o that_o since_o the_o body_n receive_v such_o alteration_n from_o such_o unlikely_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o just_a argue_v against_o specific_v because_o they_o operate_v not_o by_o any_o obvious_a quality_n 264_o of_o the_o operation_n of_o poison_n and_o antidote_n 265_o 266_o 267_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o the_o specific_a seem_v likely_a to_o increase_v the_o disease_n 268_o chap._n xviii_o a_o disquisition_n concern_v the_o ordinary_a method_n of_o physic_n 268_o 269_o 270_o 271_o instance_n of_o some_o medicine_n condemn_v for_o noxious_a which_o yet_o have_v prove_v useful_a 272_o of_o the_o use_n of_o guajacum_fw-la for_o consumption_n and_o mercury_n for_o palsy_n 273_o that_o there_o be_v divers_a concretes_n as_o to_o sense_n similar_v who_o different_a part_n have_v contrary_a quality_n as_o rhubarb_n and_o oil_n olive_n 274_o of_o improbable_a cure_n viz._n of_o a_o pleurisy_n by_o a_o laudanum_n opiatum_fw-la 275_o of_o cure_v cough_n and_o consumption_n by_o saline_n medicine_n 276_o of_o the_o cure_v phtisical_a consumption_n by_o the_o acid_n smoke_n of_o sulphur_n 277_o the_o use_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o gall_n of_o eel_n in_o expedit_v the_o hard_a labour_n of_o