â—â—lties as motion of the body â—ing c. or by the senses Hearâ— Seeing c. entertained by â—ternal objects the expence is greater than the procreation or â—duction of the spirits But by â—cessation of the exercise of those â—mal Faculties the spirits are again â—uited and restored for by that means the production becomes greater than the expence Here is also to be noted that how much the exercise of the aniâ— faculties shall be more intense remiss so much the more or 〈◊〉 sleep will be required for the restiâ—tion of the lost spirits From hence it may appear 〈◊〉 sleep is by no means to be approâ—ated unto the constitution buâ— necessarily required by Nature pâ—portionably to the expense of spiâ— caused by the exercise of the aniâ— Faculties Now although there be sâ— Lethargical and sleepy diseases we are not in the least to concâ—â— that sleep is the cause but the â—duct and effect or at least the adjâ— or concomitant of such diseases The restitution of decayed spiâ— cannot possibly be the cause of disease whatsoever but rathâ— preservative against diseases whâ—fore to prescribe rules for the â—ation of sleep is in some sort to â—ulate the strength of Nature and â—estrain the body from being too â—ate and lively â—f sleep be it never so much can any cause of disease How comes â—o pass that young Children who â—nd the greatest part of the first â—rter in continual sleep become â—re lively and thriving than others â—o sleep less Or how happens it â—t some aged persons spin out the â—ed of their lives to a great exâ—t by much sleeping CHAP. VI. â—ether the Regulation of the Passions of the Mind be a Legitimate means to prevent Diseases ANother means in use amongst Physitians for the preservaâ—n of health is the Regulation of â—e affections or passions of the mind Now although it cannot be deniâ— but that the Irregular passions of 〈◊〉 minde may do much hurt to the â—dy and that there is somewhat 〈◊〉 to be attributed to the discreâ—â— of every person as to the regulatâ— of his passions Yet must we hâ— presuppose that health of body is â—cessarily required for the regulatâ— of all humane affections Insomâ— that the regulation of our affectiâ—â— is rather to be conceiv'd an effâ—â— product and result than any caâ— of health As to the affections 〈◊〉 passions as anger joy fear grâ—â— c. there can scarce be mens saâ— except it be in corpore sano For know by experience that sick agâ— and consumptive persons are 〈◊〉 more peevish and fretful than otheâ— Although when the body is dissed the minde or soul it self 〈◊〉 be in perfect health yet the affeâ—ons which are the souls attendaâ—â— must needs be disturb'd and disqâ—eted whensoever the body shall â—â—emper'd because their very esâ—ce or being doth depend upon 〈◊〉 crasis or temperament of the â—dy And so on the contrary they â—st needs be altogether as much in 〈◊〉 souls reach to be regulated and â—mmanded by her when the body healthful It is in some sense a â—â—st certain and infallible Axiome Mores sequuntur humores viz. that 〈◊〉 manners i. e. the affections of 〈◊〉 minde have dependance upon 〈◊〉 humours of the body From hence it cannot but be â—ought more rational that proviâ—on be made first for the body that be preserv'd in health that so the actions of the minde may be reâ—ated than to prescribe the reguâ—ion of the affections as a cause and 〈◊〉 server of health CHAP. VII That the chief preserver of health Exercise because it doth fermâ— the mass of bloud and that whâ—soever else doth cause fermentatiâ—â— may be used as a fit Succedaneâ—â— for Exercise NOw am I arriv'd unto the siâ— and last which is a true a legitimate means prescribed by Physicians for the preservation 〈◊〉 health and prevention of diseasâ— and this is bodily Exercise 〈◊〉 thing so well known by experieâ—â— to preserve health that they 〈◊〉 do moderately use it stand in neâ— of no other preventing Physiâ—â— This is that which makes the laboâ—â—ing man's sleep pleasant and swâ—â— unto him This is that which sheâ— the Justice and equality of Diviâ—â— Providence distributing the hapâ—ness of this world in some good â—asure alike unto the Sons of men â—or they who are necessitated and â—â—nstrain'd to work hard for a liveâ—â—od are recompensed with the â—â—ition of health than which noâ—â—ng is more comfortable and deâ—â—â—ble in this world And certainly â—â—e the virtue and efficacy of Exâ—â—cise for the prevention of diseases â—tter known or more seriously â—â—sidered many Millions in this â—â—rld might be happy in the injoyâ—nt of their health who are now â—iserable by reason of the want of it 〈◊〉 many there are who by reason â—â—ameness or debilitation through â—he accident are rendred incaâ—â—â—le of exercising and many more â—o are prevented by their professiâ—â— whose imployment is Writing â—â—ving Studying or some such like â—hich enforceth them unto a still 〈◊〉 sedenary life and as many who though they do sometimes Exerâ—â—â—e yet not so often nor unto that degree and measure which Natuâ—â— requires Besides that innumerâ—â—â— multitude of others who havâ— contracted a depraved habit of Eâ—minacy and softness of living 〈◊〉 think it a thing burthensom 〈◊〉 troublesom to Nature although the preservation of their health Exercise and cannot by any aâ—â—ments be perswaded unto it but 〈◊〉 apt to think such remedy as bâ— or worse than any disease it 〈◊〉 prevent So that although Exercise maâ— of it self sufficient to prevent 〈◊〉 eases yet seeing that there are many Accidents which may possâ—â— hinder Exercise it cannot butâ—â— conceiv'd a thing profitable uâ— many persons for prevention of 〈◊〉 eases to propound some other 〈◊〉 and means which may serve in stâ—â—â— thereof Not that I am willing by 〈◊〉 means to entice any unto a sedâ—tary life but am rather desirous gratifie all those with a fit and meet Succedaneum who cannot either by â—â—son of their employment or some â—â—her accident use Exercise Here we are first to suppose that â—odily Exercise is an adequate cause â—o produce the effect of continuance â—f health And this I should first â—ove by reason were it not suffiâ—ently known unto all men by exâ—erience which is the very basis and â—â—undation of reason It being then â—anted that moderate Exercise is â—â—ay and means to preserve health 〈◊〉 us enquire into the manner how 〈◊〉 produceth that effect And this 〈◊〉 â—inde to be done by fermenting of â—e mass of bloud Now this ferâ—entation of the mass of bloud is â—â—anted by all Physicians to be the â—â—xt and immediate cause of health 〈◊〉 that whatsoever hath a power in 〈◊〉 self to put a just fermentation â—â—on the mass of bloud may be a 〈◊〉 Succedaneum to be used in the â—tad of Exercise and by consequence must needs be a proper a fit Medicament to be given for tâ— prevention of Diseases or preserâ—tion of Health But before I propound those paâ—ticular Medicaments whose
resolv'd viz. How is it possible that the same individual Medicament should be efficacious to prevent or cure several diseases oâ—â— â—â—fferent and perhaps of contrary â—â—ndes Which thing is evident and â—ear by what is here supposed It â—here supposed that Fermentation â—f the mass of bloud doth lenifie â—â—arp humours and yet attenuate â—hose that are viscous and gross that 〈◊〉 doth both provoke and yet stop â—he overflowing of the Menses and â—roduce many other such like effects of a contrary nature So that if any â—ne Medicament will but Ferment â—he bloud it may by the same reason produce different yea contrary â—ffects upon the body This is also to be exploded for a â—alse opinion viz. That Steel performs â—ontrary effects opens obstructions yet stops Fluxes by a diversity of parts which it hath in it self Whereas â—t performs these different effects onely by that one individual act of Fermenting the bloud seeing also that all other things as Coral Pearl Corallina c. which have a faculty of Fermenting do produce the same different effects I shall now she the use of these two Medicamenâ— first of the Coral for Children all thâ— are under seven years of age aâ— afterwards of the Steel for all otheâ— Men Women and Children aboâ—â— seven But this is first to be adveâ—tised that it is not here pretendâ—â— how the Coral and Steel do of theâ—selves perform the whole Act 〈◊〉 Fermentation but onely by Feâ—menting a little do put the Livâ— and Spleen upon their Office of Fementation even as exercise dotâ— whereof these are propounded as Succedaneum yet so as that soâ—â— exercise if possible is also to be use with them CHAP. X. â—â—w Childrens diseases may be prevented by the use of Red Coral which Fermenteth the Mass of Bloud â—Or prevention of Diseases in Children under seven years of â—â—e give them either the Magistery 〈◊〉 the Syrup of Coral or else Red â—â—ral prepared twice every day for â—ree dayes together once in a forâ—ight or thereabouts Give a child 〈◊〉 about four or five years old five â—raines of Red Coral prepared â—â—x'd with a little conserve of Barâ—â—ries from a knifes point in a mornâ—â—g fasting and let the child drink 〈◊〉 draught of spring-water either â—â—eetned with sugar or alone imâ—ediately after it if it be in the â—â—mmer-time but if in the Winter â—hen a draught of white-Wine Let him fast at least an hour and if can let him exercise after it him do the like at four in the aftâ—noon and so the next day for thâ— dayes together Or in stead hereof he may tâ— seven grains of Magistery of Coâ— from a knifes point mix'd with 〈◊〉 pap of an Apple after the aforesâ— manner drinking wine or watâ— or both mix'd together accordâ— to the season of the year exerciâ— and fasting after it as aforesaid Or else he may drink half an ouâ— of syrup of Coral at a time in wâ— or water according to the seasâ— twice every day for three dayes â—â—gether as aforesaid Now although this be the wâ— and means to prevent such Diseâ— onely as are apt to breed within 〈◊〉 body yet is it also a great means strengthen Nature to resist those â—ther Pestilential diseases as tâ— Measels and small Pox which coâ— from without as also to enable tâ— body the better to encounter with â—â—se diseases in case they should â—pen For doubtless the onely â—son why when the seeds of those â—stilential diseases are sown in seveâ— bodies some die others languish â—ong time and others speedily reâ—er is this viz. because some â—lies are of a better Crasis or Temâ—ament than others And this also â—n undeniable truth that the Euâ—sie and Dyscrasie of all bodies do â—cessarily depend upon the more â—fect or imperfect Fermentation the mass of Bloud And here that not onely a rational â—t also an experimental satisfaction â—y be given unto all persons whatâ—ver concerning the efficacy of â—ral for prevention of Childrens â—eases I shall propound this folâ—wing Experiment Give of Red Coral twice every â—y six or seven dayes together â—ccording to any of those wayes beâ—â—oe mentioned unto ten several children which have contractâ— some general distemper not sâ— as may bear the denomination of a particular disease but so as it mâ— clearly appear that they are indisâ—sed and not perfectly well as mâ— perhaps appear by their loss of â—â—petite by the more then ordinaâ— Paleness and Wanness of their Coâ—tenance or by other some such-â— infallible signes and tokens tâ—â— have upon them no particular 〈◊〉 ease but onely that which Phyâ—ans call a general Cachexy that an immediate inclination or dispâ—tion unto all manner of diseases 〈◊〉 say give unto ten such Childâ— twice every day for six or seâ— dayes together of this Red Corâ— according to any of those wayes bâ—fore mentioned and you shall â—â—serve except somewhat extraorâ—â—nary prevent it that scarce one these ten shall continue to the spaâ— of those six or seven dayes unrestâ—red unto its perfect health After that make choice of ten â—ore Cachectically distempered â—hildren but give the Coral onely 〈◊〉 five and then after a few dayes 〈◊〉 shall observe the difference and â—t no small difference between â—hose unto whom you gave the Coâ—l and the other I appeal with â—uch confidence unto any mans exâ—ience because I know it already my own experience I know by experience that Red â—oral cures the Cachectical distemâ—rs of children as infallibly as Steel â—res the Green Sickness and I â—annot perswade my self but that â—he effect is performed upon this â—â—count Those Cachectical distemâ—rs proceed from an imperfect Ferâ—entation Coral Ferments whereâ—e by taking away the cause it reâ—oveth the effect also according to â—at old worn yet true Axiome â—blat â causâ tollitur effectus CHAP. XI How the Diseases of those persâ— which are above seven years 〈◊〉 may be prevented by the use of Stâ—â— AS Coral for young Infants Steel for all others above â—ven years old is if rightly made of a great preventer of Diseases 〈◊〉 preserver of health And amoâ—â— those preparations that are as 〈◊〉 extant there is none comparaâ— unto that which goes under the 〈◊〉 nomination of Sacharum Martis Sugar of Steel The use whereof to the Prophylactical or Preservatâ— part of Physick is as followeth Let any healthful person drink grains of Sugar of Steel in a draâ—â—â— of spring-water in the morâ—â— fasting exercising and fasting at 〈◊〉 least an hour after it Let him her do the like also at four in the â—ternoon and so the next day and 〈◊〉 next after that for five or six â—â—yes together And after a months â—ermission the same course is to be â—ated Note this water is to be used in â—â—e Summer-time but in the Winâ—â—r the Sugar of Steel is to be dissolâ— in white-wine in stead of water â—pring time and in Autumn water 〈◊〉 wine may be mingled together â—or a Boy of eight ten or twelve â—â—s old six seaven or eight grains 〈◊〉 be
disease things which are Naturally apt to retund lenifie or asswage Acrimony Such are mild Ale New-Milk sweetned with Sugar the Liquor of Snailes made into a Syrup with White-Sugar-Candy and Snailes boyled in Milke Now that Steel is also endued with a faculty of lenifying sharp humours it may appear by this following experiment Put an Ounce or two of the filings of Steel into a Glass-Bottle unto which put a Pint of very sharp Vinegar or Juice of Lemmons let them be together two dayes and now and then shak'd up and in that time the Vinegar oâ— Juice of Lemmons shall have put of all its sowreness and shall become in a manner insipid That some putrid matter in the mass of bloud is a cause of this distemper may also appear by other things resisting putrefaction which palliate the disease as the Powder of Red-Rose Leaves and the Juice of Turneps bak'd c. And that Steel doth resist putrefaction may appear by this in that the Water wherein Sugar of Steel is put will not putrefie To say nothing of the Sanative or healing faculty of Steel as also of its Fermenting power by reason of both which reason will also admit that Steel may be a legitimate Medicament for this disease I appeal unto the experience of those persons that shall rightly use it A Case A Minister in the City of about â—hirty five years of age was thus â—ured He had first an Issue made in â—is lest Arm then went into the Country and for the first ten dayes drank ten grains of Sugar of Steel â—n a draught of Spring-water every morning fasting and as much at â—our in the afternoon exercising very well after it his exercise was onely walking yet by that he heated himself very well being very well cloath'd and put himself into a breathing sweat the place where â—he walked was upon plow'd ground newly broken up After the first â—en dayes leaving his Steel he applied himself to the drinking of new Milk and Sugar morning and evenâ—ng which he continued for the space of a fortnight then he repeated his taking of Steel as before and after that Milk very warm from the Cow as formerly In the meanâ— time he comb'd his head very well every morning with a small tooth'd comb and once in two or three dayes had the ends of his hair cut and provoked himself to neeze every other day with a little white Hellebore grated and snuffed up into his nostrils As for his Diet he would eat good store of Bread with whatsoever else he did eat and oftentimes Bread alone and besides his taking now and then some of the Juice of bak'd Turneps with Sugar he would oftentimes make a meal of butter'd Turneps His drink was small Ale which he alwayes drank very warm both at his meals and other times after all his meals he sat still about half an hour then walk'd at the least an hour upon plow'd ground newly broken up the Chamber where he lay had its Casements open all the day and in the evening before he went into it 〈◊〉 was well warmed with a good fire â—nd perfum'd with Benjamin Storax â—nd Frankincense every night so â—oon as he was in his bed he took â—om a kises point the quantity of a Nutmeg of Conserve of Red Roses By this means he was not onely cuâ—ed of his Consumption but afterwards became more Corpulent and Fat than ever he was before In this case is represented onely the Practical part I shall now by Commenting upon the several particulars shew the Rationality of this Practice And first to say something of the person the Patient was a Minister We must know that of all men in the City Ministers are most Obnoxious unto Consumptions in that their Lungs are most of all strain'd and their bodies least exercised besides the weakning of their Brain by continual study Of which afterwards Orenge and Oyster-women and such-like which cry about the streets although they strain their Lungs yet they have this advantage that they are necessitated to exercise whereby they receive the greater benefit of Transpiration Doubtless the reason why Consumptive persons if they pass the midst of May do commonly scape for that year is onely because they have then the greater benefit of Transpiration For this reason the Patient used exercise and kept himself very warm with cloaths The reason why after ten dayes he left his Steel and drank Milk is this viz. Because although Steel doth both Lenifie sharp humours resist Putrefaction Ferment and Heal yet is it not Nutritive and the reason why after a fortnights use of Milk he left that also to return unto his Steel is this viz. Because although Milk doth both Lenifie sharp humours and also nourish yet doth it in continuance of time Obstruct and so by accident produce Acrimony or sharpness of humours For â—hensoever the Pylorus or lower Orifice of the Stomach is obstructed â—o that the liquid matter contained â—o the Stomach cannot in some conâ—enient time pass away it must â—eeds by the heat of the Ambient â—arts contract an Acidity or sowreâ—ess even as if the mildest Ale be â—lose stop'd in any Vessel and be set â—n some warm place it will in a â—hort time be converted into Aleâ—gar The reason why he smoak'd his Room with Benjamin Storax and Frankincense is upon the same account that he chang'd the City for the Country-air Some skilful Chirurgeons there are who by suming â—int with Benjamin Storax Oâ—ibaâ—um Frankincense Mastick c. can dry up old Ulcers of long continuance It is therefore very rational to impregnate the Air with the sume of such things as are healing and drying for an Ulcer in the Lungs seeing also that Air hath so great an Affinity with the Lungs that Experience hath taught how much it doth conduce to the recovery of Consumptive persons to change the Air. Nor is it without reason thâ—â— when he walked he made choice oâ— ground newly broken up because one cause of his disease was Putrefaction Now Experience teacheth that the Earth doth very much resist Putrefaction or rather prey upon putrid matter especially those foilâ— that are hungry and barren The reason why he had so much regard to the combing of his Head Neezing and cuting off his Hair was for the strengthening of hiâ— Brain For this we must know thaâ— the humours of the Body which are inclin'd to Putrefaction passing through the Brain which they are forc'd to do by the Circulation oâ— the bloud do there soonest putrifie when the Brain through weaknesâ— hath already contracted some Putrefaction It is the nature of all purid matter by corrupting and purefying to convert all it toucheth â—nto its own nature And the Brain â—f all the parts in the body is the â—ost subject unto putrefaction â—dence it is that Nature hath prepaâ—ed for it a fit Emunctory viz. the Nose for the purging of its Excreâ—ents which if stopped so that the â—xcrements of the Brain cannot â—ass
this disâ—â—se by preventing the cold fit â—used by the cessation of Fermenâ—tion And because that in Quartan Aâ—es the habit of Putrefying is not 〈◊〉 soon weakened as in others beâ—â—use it is there seated in a tougher â—umour it will not be amiss to give â—e Patient his Sugar of Steel in Sack â—ther than in water or at the least 〈◊〉 advise him to drink Sack very often For it is known by experience that the much drinking of Sack doth in a great measure help those that labour of Quartan Agues probably because the Sack embodying it self with the humour doth abate its toughness Now suppose there may be some Quartan Ague especially in the Winter-time which notwithstanding these means may yet remain uncured Yet must the Patient needs receive great benefit by the use of Steel in that it opens the pores and provoketh Urine whereby the Morbifick matter generated by the Quartan for other diseases may by Urine and Sweat be carried out of the body CHAP. XXI How Steel may conduce to the Cure of the Stone THe Stone is a disease Obnoxious unto all manner of persons whatsoever both Men Women and Children I my self have taken out of the Bladder of a Boy of â—bout eight or nine years of age a â—tone of the bigness of a Hens Egg. Stones are bred either in the Bladâ—er or the Kidneys of Gravel and â—ough Flegme and gradually augâ—ented oftentimes unto a very great signess especially in the Bladder which are either smooth or else â—gged and sharp according as one â—f those two Materials whereof â—hey are generated viz. Gravel or â—legme is predominant The smooth â—tones in the Bladder are generated â—hiefly of Flegm which oftentimes lying upon the Neck of the Bladder and couching close unto it do injury to the body by stopping the passage of the Urine The ragged and sharp Stones in the Bladder are bred of a greater quantity of Gravel than Flegme which oftentimes by their roughness and sharpness do excoriate and fret the Neck of the Bladder which is most exquisitely sensible whereby the Patient is tortured with extream pain That a Stone of the greatest bigness may possibly be dissolved it is without all controversie for experience hath taught that many who have been much tormented with the Stone after they have had severalâ— pieces of Stone com'd away with their Urine have been perfectly well Besides reason will very well admit that whatsoever by accident is generated in the body may 〈◊〉 well be corrupted and dissolv'd according to that Maxime Quâ—â—oritur moritur This even as all other distempers may be effectually cured if the cause can be removed All effects must necessarily cease when their cause is once taken away If that sharp Urine apt to produce gravel impregnated with a viscous matter can have its acrimony and viscosity abated it will then sooner dissolve than before it did produce a Stone Now it is well known by experience that Steel hath a faculty both to attenuate Flegm and to lenifie sharp humours wherefore it cannot be otherwise but that Steel must needs be a fit Remedy for this Distemper Give the Patient Ten Grains of Sugar of Steel in a Morning Fasting and as much at Four in the Afternoon in a draught of Spring-water for a Moneth together and let him Exercise after it if he be able As for his Diet let him by all means abstrain from New Bread and â—tale Beer Let him abstain also from Cheese and all manner of Fish except Shell-Fish of which let him eat as often as he will To drink New Whay often may be very profitable for him CHAP. XXII Of the stopping of all manner of Fluxes by the use of Steel THe word Flux is a general and comprehensive term whereby is signified any violent and suddain evacuation of humours of what kinde soever as well the overflowing of the Months in Women and the immoderate bleeding at the Nose as those Fluxes of the Belly viz. Lienteria Dysenteria and Tenesmus for all which there is not a more Soveraign Remedy than Steel and that upon a rational account For whether any Flux may proceed from Putrefaction or from sharpness of humours or from both 't is â—ot not material as to any impediment in the Steel to perform the Cure seeing that Steel as you may â—ead above in the Nineteenth Chapâ—er doth both resist Putrefaction and lenifie sharp humours And besides that it doth also very much strengthen the Bowels the weakness whereof is sometimes the cause of some Fluxes of the Belly it may appear by that quick and sharp appeâ—ite which it causeth in all that â—ake it A Case A Boy of thirteen years old had been troubled with a great looseness by Fits a year and half who was thus cured He drank for a Fortnight together Ten Grains of Sugar of Steel in Spring-water twice every day And after that another Fortnight he drank Morning and Evening a draught of New Milk from the Cow and so did he do alternately one Fortnight he drank Milk and another Fortnight Sugar oâ— Steel in Water for a Quarter oâ— a Year A Childe of six Years old was cured of a Looseness by a Gad oâ— Steel quenched in all his Beer he drank A Young Man of Twenty three Years of Age was much subject to bleeding at the Nose who for seven Years together in the Summer-time bled constantly almost every day more or less and after the tryal of several things in vain he was at length cured by the onely use of Steel In the hot Weather when his Bleeding came upon him he drank twice every day Ten Grains of Sugar of Steel in a large draught of Spring-water for Thirty dayes This he did so long in the Summer-time two or three Years together A Woman of Thirty two Years of age troubled with an immoderate Flux of her Months was cured by taking Ten Grains of Sugar of Steel twice every day in Spring-water for a Fortnight Another Woman not recovered out of Childbed much troubled with floudding was cured by taking Eight Grains of Sugar of Steel in a draught of Sack twice every day for six dayes CHAP. XXIII How a Dropsie may be Cured by Steel A Dropsie is a collection of the more serous and watry part of the Mass of bloud from the Veins and Arteries into several parts of the body caused through the want of excretion of that watrish humour by Urine and sweat through the Pores and Ureters When this watrish moisture is extravassated from the Veins and Arteries and diffused throughout the whole body iâ— is called Anasarea when it is collected in the Abdomen it is called Asciâ—es when in the Abdomen and mixt with Flatulency Tympanites But however it is distinguished by several denominations the general cause of all is want of Fermentation For this we are to suppose that iâ— there were a just Fermentation oâ— the Mass of bloud there would noâ— be those obstructions in the Poreâ— and Ureters for that