Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	blood_n	left_a	lung_n	2,712	5	11.4591	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29003	New experiments physico-mechanicall, touching the spring of the air, and its effects (made, for the most part, in a new pneumatical engine) : written by way of letter to the Right Honorable Charles, Lord Vicount of Dungarvan, eldest son to the Earl of Corke / by the Honorable Robert Boyle, Esq.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3998; ESTC R19421	166,271	430

destroy_v a_o little_a animal_n or_o at_o least_o make_v the_o air_n too_o intemperate_o hot_a to_o be_v fit_a for_o respiration_n but_o though_o this_o be_v a_o difficulty_n not_o so_o easy_o to_o be_v resolve_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o engine_n yet_o i_o suppose_v we_o have_v already_o answer_v the_o objection_n by_o our_o 38_o and_o 39_o experiment_n which_o though_o we_o make_v partly_o for_o other_o purpose_n yet_o we_o premise_v they_o only_o to_o clear_v up_o the_o difficulty_n propose_v another_o suspicion_n we_o shall_v have_v entertain_v concern_v the_o death_n of_o our_o animal_n namely_o that_o upon_o the_o sudden_a removal_n of_o the_o wont_a pressure_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n the_o warm_a blood_n of_o those_o animal_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o effervescence_n or_o ebullition_n or_o at_o least_o so_o vehement_o expanded_a as_o to_o disturb_v the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o so_o disorder_v the_o whole_a oeconomy_n of_o the_o body_n this_o i_o say_v i_o shall_v have_v have_v some_o suspicion_n of_o but_o that_o animal_n of_o a_o hot_a constitution_n be_v not_o the_o sole_a one_o that_o can_v in_o our_o exhaust_a engine_n exercise_v the_o function_n of_o life_n but_o i_o must_v not_o now_o dwell_v upon_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n because_o i_o think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o proceed_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o principal_a subject_n of_o our_o engine_n namely_o the_o use_n of_o respiration_n or_o rather_o the_o use_n of_o the_o air_n in_o respiration_n for_o whereas_o of_o the_o divers_a use_n of_o it_o mention_v by_o anatomist_n the_o most_o such_o as_o the_o production_n and_o modulation_n of_o the_o voice_n by_o the_o elision_n of_o the_o air_n the_o larynx_n etc._n etc._n the_o expulsion_n of_o excrement_n by_o cough_n the_o convey_n in_o of_o odour_n by_o inspiration_n and_o some_o other_o rather_o convenient_a for_o the_o well_o be_v of_o a_o animal_n then_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o his_o life_n whereas_o i_o say_v the_o other_o use_n be_v such_o as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o great_a hypocrates_n himself_o give_v this_o notable_a testimony_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o air_n as_o to_o animal_n endow_v with_o lung_n mortalibus_fw-la say_v he_o hic_fw-la spiritus_fw-la tum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la tum_fw-la morborum_fw-la aegrotis_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la tantáque_fw-la corporibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la inest_fw-la necessitas_fw-la ut_fw-la siquidem_fw-la aliis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o cibis_fw-la &_o potionibus_fw-la quis_fw-la abstineat_fw-la dvos_fw-la tamen_fw-la aut_fw-la tres_fw-la vel_fw-la plures_fw-la dies_fw-la possit_fw-la vitam_fw-la ducere_fw-la at_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la vias_fw-la intercipiat_fw-la vel_fw-la exiguâ_fw-la diei_fw-la parte_fw-la homini_fw-la pereundum_fw-la sit_fw-la ad●o_n necessarius_fw-la est_fw-la usus_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la quoque_fw-la quum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la actionibus_fw-la homines_fw-la qu●escant_fw-la quod_fw-la mutationibus_fw-la innumeris_fw-la vita_fw-la sit_fw-la exposita_fw-la ab_fw-la hâc_fw-la tamen_fw-la solá_fw-la actione_n nunquam_fw-la desistant_fw-la animantia_fw-la quin_fw-la aut_fw-la spiritum_fw-la adducant_fw-la aut_fw-la reddant_fw-la but_o touch_v the_o account_n upon_o which_o the_o inspiration_n and_o expiration_n of_o air_n both_o which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d respiration_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o life_n both_o naturalist_n and_o physician_n do_v so_o disagree_v that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a either_o to_o reconcile_v their_o opinion_n or_o determine_v their_o controversy_n for_o first_o many_o there_o be_v who_o think_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o sole_a use_v of_o respiration_n to_o be_v the_o cooling_n and_o temper_v of_o that_o heat_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o blood_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v immoderate_a and_o this_o opinion_n not_o only_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o receive_v among_o scholastic_a writer_n but_o divers_a of_o the_o new_a philosopher_n cartesian_n and_o other_o admit_v with_o some_o variation_n teach_v that_o the_o air_n be_v necessary_a by_o its_o coldness_n to_o condense_a the_o blood_n that_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o right_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o lung_n that_o thereby_o it_o may_v obtain_v such_o a_o consistence_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o make_v it_o fit_a fuel_n for_o the_o vital_a fire_n or_o flame_n in_o the_o left_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o this_o opinion_n seem_v favour_v by_o this_o that_o fish_n and_o other_o cold_a creature_n who_o heart_n have_v but_o one_o cavity_n be_v also_o unprovided_a of_o lung_n and_o by_o some_o other_o consideration_n but_o though_o it_o need_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o inspire_v air_n may_v sometime_o be_v of_o use_n by_o refrigerate_v the_o heart_n yet_o against_o the_o opinion_n that_o make_v this_o refrigeration_n the_o most_o genuine_a and_o constant_a use_n of_o the_o air_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o divers_a cold_a creature_n some_o of_o which_o as_o particular_o frog_n live_v in_o the_o water_n have_v yet_o need_v of_o respiration_n which_o seem_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v need_v for_o refrigeration_n by_o they_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o any_o sensible_a heat_n and_o beside_o live_v in_o the_o cold_a water_n that_o even_o decrepit_a old_a man_n who_o natural_a heat_n be_v make_v very_o languid_a and_o almost_o extinguish_v by_o reason_n of_o age_n have_v yet_o a_o necessity_n of_o frequent_a respiration_n that_o a_o temperate_a air_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o generality_n of_o breathe_a creature_n and_o as_o a_o air_n too_o hot_a so_o also_o a_o air_n too_o cold_a may_v be_v inconvenient_a for_o they_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o immoderate_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o quality_n which_o be_v predominant_a in_o the_o air_n that_o in_o some_o disease_n the_o natural_a heat_n be_v so_o weaken_a that_o in_o case_n the_o use_n of_o respiration_n be_v to_o cool_v it_o will_v be_v more_o hurtful_a than_o beneficial_a to_o breath_n and_o the_o suspending_a of_o the_o respiration_n may_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o those_o very_a hot_a medicine_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o such_o distemper_n that_o nature_n may_v much_o better_o have_v give_v the_o heart_n but_o a_o moderate_a heat_n than_o such_o a_o excessive_a one_o as_o needs_o to_o be_v perpetual_o cool_v to_o keep_v it_o from_o grow_v destructive_a which_o the_o gentle_a and_o not_o the_o burn_a heat_n of_o a_o animal_n heart_n seem_v not_o intense_a enough_o so_o indispensable_o to_o require_v these_o and_o other_o objection_n may_v be_v oppose_v and_o press_v against_o the_o recite_v opinion_n but_o we_o shall_v not_o insist_v on_o they_o but_o only_o add_v to_o they_o that_o it_o appear_v not_o by_o our_o forego_v experiment_n i_o mean_v the_o 38_o and_o 39_o that_o in_o our_o exhaust_a receiver_n where_o yet_o animal_n die_v so_o sudden_o for_o want_v of_o respiration_n the_o ambient_fw-la body_n be_v sensible_o hot_a than_o the_o common_a air._n other_o learned_a man_n there_o be_v who_o will_v have_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o air_n to_o get_v in_o by_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lung_n to_o the_o left_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n not_o only_o to_o temper_v its_o heat_n but_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o spirit_n and_o these_o allege_v for_o themselves_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n among_o who_o hypocrates_n seem_v manifest_o to_o favour_v their_o opinion_n and_o both_o aristotle_n and_o galen_n do_v sometime_o for_o methinks_v they_o speak_v doubtful_o enough_o appear_v inclinable_a to_o it_o but_o for_o aught_o ever_o i_o can_v see_v in_o dissection_n it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o make_v out_o how_o the_o air_n be_v convey_v into_o the_o left_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n especial_o the_o systole_n and_o diastole_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n be_v very_o far_o from_o be_v synchronical_a beside_o that_o the_o spirit_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o unctuous_a particle_n of_o the_o blood_n appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o very_a differ_a nature_n from_o that_o of_o the_o lean_a and_o incombustible_a corpuscle_n of_o air._n other_o objection_n against_o this_o opinion_n have_v be_v propose_v and_o press_v by_o that_o excellent_a anatomist_n and_o my_o industrious_a friend_n dr._n highmore_n to_o who_o i_o shall_v therefore_o refer_v you_o another_o opinion_n there_o be_v touch_v respiration_n which_o make_v the_o genuine_a use_n of_o it_o to_o be_v ventilation_n not_o of_o the_o heart_n but_o of_o the_o blood_n in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o lung_n in_o which_o passage_n it_o be_v disburden_v of_o those_o excrementitious_a steam_n proceed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o the_o superfluous_a serosity_n of_o the_o blood_n we_o may_v add_v and_o of_o the_o chyle_n too_o which_o by_o those_o new_a conduit_n of_o late_a very_o happy_o detect_v by_o the_o famous_a pecquet_n have_v be_v new_o mix_v with_o it_o in_o the_o

i_o design_v in_o mention_v the_o narrative_a i_o shall_v set_v down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n i_o therefore_o say_v he_o persuade_v myself_o that_o the_o element_n of_o the_o air_n be_v there_o so_o subtle_a and_o delicate_a as_o it_o be_v not_o proportionable_a with_o the_o breathe_n of_o man_n which_o require_v a_o more_o gross_a and_o temperate_a air_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o do_v so_o much_o alter_v the_o stomach_n and_o trouble_v all_o the_o disposition_n thus_o far_o our_o author_n who_o word_n i_o mention_v that_o we_o may_v guess_v by_o what_o happen_v somewhat_o near_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n though_o propable_o far_o from_o the_o surface_n of_o it_o what_o will_v happen_v beyond_o the_o atmosphere_n that_o which_o some_o of_o those_o that_o treat_v of_o the_o height_n of_o mountain_n relate_v out_o of_o aristotle_n namely_o that_o those_o that_o ascend_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n olympus_n can_v not_o keep_v themselves_o alive_a without_o carry_v with_o they_o wet_a sponge_n by_o who_o assistance_n they_o can_v respire_v in_o that_o air_n otherwise_o too_o thin_a for_o respiration_n that_o relation_n i_o say_v concern_v this_o mountain_n will_v much_o confirm_v what_o have_v be_v new_o recite_v out_o of_o acosta_n if_o we_o have_v sufficient_a reason_n to_o believe_v it_o but_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o very_o diffident_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o partly_o because_o when_o i_o pass_v the_o alps_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o no_o notible_a change_n betwixt_o the_o consistence_n of_o the_o air_n at_o the_o top_n and_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mountain_n partly_o because_o of_o a_o very_a punctual_a relation_n make_v by_o a_o english_a gentleman_n of_o his_o ascension_n on_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pike_n of_o tenariff_n which_o be_v by_o great_a odds_o high_a than_o olympus_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o partly_o also_o because_o the_o same_o author_n tell_v we_o out_o of_o aristotle_n that_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o olympus_n there_o be_v no_o motion_n of_o the_o air_n insomuch_o that_o letter_n trace_v upon_o the_o dust_n have_v be_v after_o many_o year_n find_v legible_a and_o not_o discompose_v whereas_o that_o inquisitive_a busbequius_fw-la who_o be_v ambassador_n from_o the_o german_a to_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n in_o one_o of_o his_o eloquent_a epistle_n 3._o epist._n 3._o tell_v we_o upon_o his_o own_o knowledge_n that_o olympus_n may_v be_v see_v from_o constantinople_n blanch_v with_o perpetual_a snow_n which_o seem_v to_o argue_v that_o the_o top_n of_o that_o as_o well_o as_o of_o divers_a other_o tall_a hill_n be_v not_o above_o that_o region_n of_o the_o air_n wherein_o meteor_n be_v form_v though_o otherwise_o in_o that_o memorable_a narrative_n which_o david_n fraelichius_n 19_o fraelichius_n apud_fw-la varen_n geogra_fw-la gener_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o make_v of_o his_o ascent_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o prodigious_o high_a hungarian_a mountain_n carpathus_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o have_v pass_v through_o very_o thick_a cloud_n he_o come_v to_o the_o very_a top_n of_o the_o hill_n he_o find_v the_o air_n so_o calm_a and_o subtle_a that_o not_o a_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n move_v whereas_o in_o the_o low_a stage_n of_o the_o mountain_n he_o feel_v a_o vehement_a wind._n but_o this_o might_n well_o be_v casual_a as_o be_v he_o have_v a_o clear_a air_n where_o he_o be_v though_o there_o be_v cloud_n not_o only_o beneath_o he_o but_o above_o he_o but_o though_o what_o have_v be_v hitherto_o discourse_v incline_v we_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o ventilation_n and_o depuration_n of_o the_o blood_n as_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o constant_a use_n of_o respiration_n yet_o methinks_v it_o may_v be_v suspect_v that_o the_o air_n do_v something_o more_o than_o bare_o help_v to_o carry_v off_o what_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o blood_n in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o lung_n from_o the_o right_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o left_a for_o we_o see_v in_o phlegmatic_a constitution_n and_o disease_n that_o the_o blood_n will_v circulate_v tolerable_o well_o notwithstanding_o its_o be_v excessive_o serous_a and_o in_o asthmatical_a person_n we_o often_o see_v that_o though_o the_o lung_n be_v very_o much_o stuff_v with_o tough_a phlegm_n yet_o the_o patient_n may_v live_v some_o month_n if_o not_o some_o year_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v scarce_o probable_a that_o either_o the_o want_n of_o throw_v out_o the_o superfluous_a serum_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o a_o few_o moment_n or_o the_o detain_v it_o during_o so_o short_a a_o while_n in_o the_o lung_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o kill_v a_o perfect_o sound_a and_o lively_a animal_n i_o say_v for_o a_o few_o moment_n because_o that_o have_v divers_a time_n try_v the_o experiment_n of_o kill_a bird_n in_o a_o small_a receiver_n we_o common_o find_v that_o within_o half_a a_o minute_n of_o a_o hour_n or_o thereabouts_o the_o bird_n will_v be_v surprise_v by_o mortal_a convulsion_n and_o within_o about_o a_o minute_n more_o will_v be_v stark_o dead_a beyond_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o air_n though_o never_o so_o hasty_o let_v in_o which_o sort_n of_o experiment_n seem_v so_o strange_a that_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v it_o several_a time_n which_o gain_v it_o the_o advantage_n of_o have_v person_n of_o differ_v quality_n profession_n and_o sex_n as_o not_o only_a lady_n and_o lord_n but_o doctor_n and_o mathematician_n to_o witness_v it_o and_o to_o satisfy_v your_o lordship_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o vessel_n but_o the_o sudden_a exsuction_n of_o the_o air_n that_o dispatch_v these_o creature_n so_o soon_o we_o will_v add_v that_o we_o once_o enclose_v one_o of_o these_o bird_n in_o one_o of_o these_o small_a receiver_n where_o for_o a_o while_n he_o be_v so_o little_a sensible_a of_o his_o imprisonment_n that_o he_o eat_v very_o cheerful_o certain_a seed_n that_o we_o convey_v in_o with_o he_o and_o not_o only_o live_v ten_o minute_n but_o have_v probable_o live_v much_o long_o have_v not_o a_o great_a person_n that_o be_v spectator_n of_o some_o of_o these_o experiment_n rescue_v he_o from_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o trial_n another_o bird_n be_v within_o about_o half_a a_o minute_n cast_v into_o violent_a convulsion_n and_o reduce_v into_o a_o sprawl_a condition_n upon_o the_o exsuction_n of_o the_o air_n by_o the_o pity_n of_o some_o fair_a lady_n relate_v to_o your_o lordship_n who_o make_v i_o hasty_o let_v in_o some_o air_n at_o the_o stop-cock_n the_o gasp_a animal_n be_v present_o recover_v and_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o lady_n compassion_n and_o another_o time_n also_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o be_v interrupt_v in_o our_o experiment_n we_o do_v at_o night_n shut_v up_o a_o bird_n in_o one_o of_o our_o small_a receiver_n and_o observe_v that_o for_o a_o good_a while_o he_o so_o little_o feel_v the_o alteration_n of_o the_o air_n that_o he_o fall_v asleep_a with_o his_o head_n under_o his_o wing_n and_o though_o he_o afterward_o awake_v sick_a yet_o he_o continue_v upon_o his_o leg_n between_o forty_o minute_n and_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n after_o which_o seem_v ready_a to_o expire_v we_o take_v he_o out_o and_o soon_o find_v he_o able_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o liberty_n we_o give_v he_o for_o a_o compensation_n of_o his_o suffering_n if_o to_o the_o forego_n instance_n of_o the_o sudden_a destruction_n of_o animal_n by_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n we_o shall_v now_o annex_v some_o that_o we_o think_v fit_a to_o reserve_v till_o anon_o perhaps_o your_o lordship_n will_v suspect_v with_o i_o that_o there_o be_v some_o use_n of_o the_o air_n which_o we_o do_v not_o yet_o so_o well_o understand_v that_o make_v it_o so_o continual_o needful_a to_o the_o life_n of_o animal_n paracelsus_n indeed_o tell_v we_o that_o as_o the_o stomach_n concoct_v meat_n and_o make_v part_n of_o it_o useful_a to_o the_o body_n reject_v the_o other_o part_n so_o the_o lung_n consume_v part_n of_o the_o air_n and_o proscribe_v the_o rest_n so_o that_o according_a to_o our_o hermetick_n philosopher_n as_o his_o follower_n will_v have_v he_o style_v it_o seem_v we_o may_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o air_n a_o little_a vital_a quintessence_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o which_o serve_v to_o the_o refreshment_n and_o restauration_n of_o our_o vital_a spirit_n for_o which_o use_v the_o grosser_n and_o incomparable_o great_a part_n of_o the_o air_n be_v unserviceable_a it_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o a_o animal_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o almost_o incessant_o draw_v in_o fresh_a air._n but_o though_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o as_o of_o some_o of_o the_o same_o

heart_n and_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o of_o the_o industrious_a moebius_n and_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v that_o of_o that_o excellent_a philosopher_n gassendus_fw-la and_o have_v be_v in_o part_n a_o opinion_n almost_o vulgar_a but_o this_o hypothesis_n may_v be_v explicate_v two_o way_n for_o first_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o air_n in_o respiration_n may_v be_v suppose_v to_o proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o as_o a_o flame_n can_v long_o burn_v in_o a_o narrow_a and_o close_a place_n because_o the_o fuliginous_a steam_n it_o incessant_o throw_v out_o can_v be_v long_o receive_v into_o the_o ambient_fw-la body_n which_o after_o a_o while_n grow_v too_o full_a of_o they_o to_o admit_v any_o more_o stifle_v the_o flame_n so_o that_o the_o vital_a fire_n in_o the_o heart_n require_v a_o ambient_fw-la body_n of_o a_o yield_a nature_n to_o receive_v into_o it_o the_o superfluous_a serosity_n and_o other_o recrement_n of_o the_o blood_n who_o seasonable_a expulsion_n be_v requisite_a to_o depurate_a the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o make_v it_o fit_a both_o to_o circulate_v and_o to_o maintain_v the_o vital_a heat_n reside_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o other_o way_n of_o explicate_v the_o above_o mention_v hypothesis_n be_v by_o suppose_v that_o the_o air_n do_v not_o only_o as_o a_o receptacle_n admit_v into_o its_o pore_n the_o excrementitious_a vapour_n of_o the_o blood_n when_o they_o be_v expel_v through_o the_o windpipe_n but_o do_v also_o convey_v they_o out_o of_o the_o lung_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o inspire_a air_n reach_v to_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o aspera_fw-la arteria_fw-la do_v there_o associate_v itself_o with_o the_o exhalation_n of_o the_o circulate_v blood_n and_o when_o it_o be_v explode_v carry_v they_o away_o with_o itself_o as_o we_o see_v that_o wind_n speedy_o dry_v up_o the_o surface_v of_o wet_a body_n not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o what_o we_o former_o observe_v touch_v our_o liquor_n who_o fume_n be_v strange_o elevate_v upon_o the_o ingress_n of_o the_o air._n now_o of_o these_o two_o way_n of_o explicate_v the_o use_n of_o respiration_n our_o engine_n afford_v we_o this_o objection_n against_o the_o first_o that_o upon_o the_o exsuction_n of_o the_o air_n the_o animal_n die_v a_o great_a deal_n soon_o than_o if_o it_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o vessel_n though_o by_o that_o exsuction_n the_o ambient_fw-la space_n be_v leave_v much_o more_o free_a to_o receive_v the_o steam_n that_o be_v either_o breathe_v out_o of_o the_o lung_n of_o the_o animal_n or_o discharge_v by_o insensible_a transpiration_n through_o the_o pore_n of_o his_o skin_n but_o if_o the_o hypothesis_n propose_v be_v take_v in_o the_o other_o sense_n it_o seem_v congruous_a enough_o to_o that_o grand_a observation_n which_o partly_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o our_o engine_n and_o partly_o the_o relation_n of_o traveller_n have_v suggest_v to_o we_o namely_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a consistence_n of_o air_n requisite_a to_o respiration_n so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v too_o thick_a and_o already_o overcharge_v with_o vapour_n it_o will_v be_v unfit_a to_o unite_v with_o and_o carry_v off_o those_o of_o the_o blood_n as_o water_n will_v dissolve_v and_o associate_v to_o itself_o but_o a_o certain_a proportion_n of_o saline_a corpuscle_n and_o if_o it_o be_v too_o thin_a or_o rarefy_a the_o number_n or_o size_n of_o the_o aërial_a particle_n be_v too_o small_a to_o be_v able_a to_o assume_v and_o carry_v off_o the_o halituous_a excrement_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o such_o plenty_n as_o be_v requisite_a now_o that_o air_n too_o much_o thicken_v and_o as_o it_o be_v clog_v with_o steam_n be_v unfit_a for_o respiration_n may_v appear_v by_o what_o be_v wont_a to_o happen_v in_o the_o lead-mine_n of_o devonshire_n and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v in_o those_o too_o of_o other_o country_n though_o i_o have_v see_v mine_n where_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v complain_v of_o for_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v by_o more_o than_o one_o credible_a person_n and_o particular_o by_o a_o ingenious_a man_n that_o have_v often_o for_o curiosity_n dig_v in_o those_o mine_n and_o be_v employ_v about_o they_o that_o there_o often_o rise_v damp_n as_o retain_v the_o german_a word_n by_o which_o they_o call_v they_o which_o do_v so_o thicken_v the_o air_n that_o unless_o the_o workman_n speedy_o make_v sign_n to_o they_o that_o be_v above_o they_o will_v which_o also_o sometime_o happen_v be_v present_o stifle_v for_o want_n of_o breath_n and_o though_o their_o companion_n do_v make_v haste_n to_o draw_v they_o up_o yet_o frequent_o by_o that_o time_n they_o come_v to_o the_o free_a air_n they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o swoon_n and_o be_v a_o good_a while_n before_o they_o come_v to_o themselves_o again_o and_o that_o this_o swoon_v seem_v not_o to_o proceed_v from_o any_o arsenical_a or_o poisonous_a exhalation_n contain_v in_o the_o damp_n as_o from_o its_o overmuch_o condense_v the_o air_n seem_v probable_a from_o hence_o that_o the_o same_o damp_n oftentimes_o leisurely_o extinguish_v the_o flame_n of_o their_o candle_n or_o lamp_n and_o from_o hence_o also_o that_o it_o appear_v by_o many_o relation_n of_o authentical_a author_n that_o in_o those_o cellar_n where_o great_a store_n of_o new_a wine_n be_v set_v to_o work_v man_n have_v be_v suffocate_v by_o the_o too_o great_a plenty_n of_o the_o steam_n exhale_v from_o the_o must_v and_o too_o much_o thicken_a the_o air_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o custom_n that_o be_v now_o use_v in_o some_o hot_a country_n where_o those_o that_o have_v occasion_n to_o go_v into_o such_o cellar_n carry_v with_o they_o a_o quantity_n of_o well_o kindle_a coal_n which_o they_o hold_v near_o their_o face_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o fire_n discuss_v the_o fume_n and_o rarefy_v the_o air_n reduce_v the_o ambient_fw-la body_n to_o a_o consistence_n fit_a for_o respiration_n we_o will_v add_v by_o way_n of_o confirmation_n the_o follow_a experiment_n in_o such_o a_o small_a receiver_n as_o those_o wherein_o we_o kill_v divers_a bird_n we_o careful_o close_v up_o one_o who_o though_o for_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n he_o seem_v not_o much_o prejudice_v by_o the_o closeness_n of_o his_o prison_n afterward_o begin_v first_o to_o pant_v very_o vehement_o and_o keep_v his_o bill_n very_o open_a and_o then_o to_o appear_v very_o sick_a and_o last_o of_o all_o after_o some_o long_a and_o violent_a straining_n to_o cast_v up_o some_o little_a matter_n out_o of_o his_o stomach_n which_o he_o do_v several_a time_n till_o grow_v so_o sick_a that_o he_o stagger_v and_o gasp_v as_o be_v just_a ready_a to_o die_v we_o perceive_v that_o within_o about_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v put_v in_o he_o have_v so_o thicken_v and_o taint_v the_o air_n with_o the_o steam_n of_o his_o body_n that_o it_o be_v become_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o the_o use_n of_o respiration_n which_o he_o will_v not_o much_o wonder_n at_o who_o have_v take_v notice_n in_o sanctorius_n his_o statica_fw-la medicina_fw-la how_o much_o that_o part_n of_o our_o aliment_n which_o go_v off_o by_o insensible_a transpiration_n exceed_v in_o weight_n all_o the_o visible_a and_o grosser_n excrement_n both_o solid_a and_o liquid_a that_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o air_n too_o much_o dilate_v be_v not_o serviceable_a for_o the_o end_n of_o respiration_n the_o hasty_a death_n of_o the_o animal_n we_o kill_v in_o our_o exhaust_a receiver_n seem_v sufficient_o to_o manifest_v and_o it_o may_v not_o irrational_o be_v doubt_v whether_o or_o no_o if_o a_o man_n be_v raise_v to_o the_o very_a top_n of_o the_o atmosphere_n he_o will_v be_v able_a to_o live_v many_o minute_n and_o will_v not_o quick_o die_v for_o want_n of_o such_o air_n as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o breath_n here_o below_o and_o that_o this_o conjecture_n may_v not_o appear_v extravagant_a i_o shall_v on_o this_o occasion_n subjoin_v a_o memorable_a relation_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o learned_a josephus_n acosta_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o he_o himself_o past_o the_o high_a mountain_n of_o peru_n which_o they_o call_v pariaecaca_fw-la to_o which_o he_o say_v that_o the_o alps_o themselves_o seem_v to_o they_o but_o as_o ordinary_a house_n in_o regard_n of_o high_a tower_n he_o and_o his_o companion_n be_v surprise_v with_o such_o extreme_a pang_n of_o strain_v and_o vomit_v not_o without_o cast_v up_o blood_n too_o and_o with_o so_o violent_a a_o distemper_n that_o he_o conclude_v he_o shall_v undoubted_o have_v dye_v but_o that_o this_o last_v not_o above_o three_o or_o four_o hour_n before_o they_o come_v into_o a_o more_o convenient_a and_o natural_a temperature_n of_o air_n to_o which_o our_o learned_a author_n add_v a_o inference_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n

secundine_n may_v live_v a_o good_a while_n without_o a_o respiration_n but_o in_o case_n after_o have_v once_o begin_v to_o breath_n its_o respiration_n be_v stop_v it_o will_v present_o die_v we_o be_v far_o from_o pretend_v to_o solve_v so_o hard_a a_o problem_n but_o this_o we_o try_v in_o relation_n to_o it_o we_o take_v a_o bitch_n that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v almost_o ready_a to_o whelp_n and_o have_v cause_v she_o to_o be_v hang_v we_o present_o open_v her_o abdomen_fw-la and_o find_v four_o puppy_n in_o her_o womb_n one_o of_o these_o we_o take_v out_o and_o have_v free_v he_o from_o the_o tegument_n th●●_n involve_v he_o and_o from_o the_o liquor_n he_o swim_v in_o we_o observe_v that_o he_o quick_o open_v his_o mouth_n very_o wide_a move_v his_o tongue_n and_o exercise_v respiration_n then_o we_o open_v both_o his_o abdomen_fw-la and_o his_o chest_n and_o cut_v asunder_o the_o diaphragme_n notwithstanding_o which_o he_o seem_v often_o to_o endeavour_v respire_v and_o move_v in_o a_o notable_a manner_n both_o the_o intercostal_n muscle_n part_n of_o the_o diaphragme_n the_o mouth_n and_o the_o tongue_n but_o that_o which_o we_o mention_v this_o puppy_n for_o be_v this_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o try_v whether_o the_o other_o young_a one_o that_o have_v not_o yet_o breathe_v at_o all_o will_v long_o survive_v this_o or_o no_o we_o take_v they_o also_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o have_v open_v they_o find_v none_o of_o they_o so_o much_o alive_a as_o to_o have_v any_o perceptible_a motion_n in_o his_o heart_n whereas_o the_o heart_n of_o that_o puppy_n which_o have_v once_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o respiration_n continue_v beat_v so_o long_o that_o we_o ourselves_o observe_v the_o auricle_n to_o beat_v after_o five_o or_o six_o hour_n and_o a_o servant_n that_o stay_v up_o and_o watch_v it_o after_o we_o be_v go_v to_o bed_n affirm_v that_o he_o see_v the_o pulsation_n continue_v about_o two_o hour_n long_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o other_o to_o make_v reflection_n upon_o this_o observation_n compare_v with_o dr._n harvey_n problem_n it_o be_v much_o doubt_v whether_o fish_n breath_n under_o water_n and_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o we_o as_o yet_o to_o determine_v the_o question_n either_o way_n because_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o procure_v little_a fish_n alive_a to_o make_v experiment_n upon_o that_o such_o as_o be_v not_o setaceous_a for_o such_o manifest_o breath_n have_v not_o respiration_n proper_o so_o call_v such_o as_o be_v exercise_v by_o four_o footed_a beast_n and_o bird_n may_v be_v argue_v from_o their_o have_v but_o one_o cavity_n in_o their_o heart_n &_o from_o their_o want_n of_o lung_n whence_o they_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v mute_a unless_o we_o say_v what_o be_v not_o altogether_o absurd_a that_o their_o gills_o seem_v somewhat_o analogous_a as_o to_o their_o use_n to_o lung_n but_o that_o on_o the_o other_o side_n air_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o live_v even_o of_o fish_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a they_o have_v some_o obscure_a kind_n of_o respiration_n seem_v manifest_a by_o two_o or_o three_o observation_n and_o experiment_n mention_v by_o divers_a author_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o fish_n soon_o die_v in_o pond_n and_o glass_n quite_o fill_v with_o water_n if_o the_o one_o be_v so_o freeze_v over_o and_o the_o other_o so_o close_o stop_v that_o the_o fish_n can_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o air_n if_o we_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v true_a but_o because_o these_o relation_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v deliver_v by_o writer_n upon_o their_o own_o knowledge_n as_o i_o shall_v not_o reject_v they_o so_o i_o dare_v not_o build_v upon_o they_o till_o i_o have_v opportunity_n to_o examine_v they_o by_o experience_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o will_v add_v that_o our_o engine_n have_v teach_v we_o two_o thing_n that_o may_v illustrate_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n the_o one_o that_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o lurk_v in_o water_n many_o little_a parcel_n of_o interspersed_a air_n whereof_o it_o seem_v not_o impossible_a that_o fish_n may_v make_v some_o use_n either_o by_o separate_v it_o when_o they_o strain_v the_o water_n through_o their_o gills_o or_o by_o some_o other_o way_n the_o other_o what_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o follow_a experiment_n we_o take_v a_o large_a eel_n be_v able_a to_o procure_v no_o other_o fish_n alive_a and_o remove_v it_o out_o of_o the_o vessel_n of_o water_n wherein_o it_o be_v bring_v we_o into_o our_o great_a receiver_n we_o cause_v the_o air_n to_o be_v pump_v out_o and_o observe_v that_o the_o eel_n after_o some_o motion_n to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o glass_n seem_v somewhat_o discomposed_a and_o that_o when_o we_o have_v prosecute_v the_o exsuction_n of_o the_o air_n somewhat_o obstinate_o she_o turn_v up_o her_o belly_n as_o die_a fish_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o from_o thenceforward_a lay_n altogether_o moveless_a just_a as_o if_o she_o be_v stark_o dead_a and_o though_o i_o do_v not_o think_v she_o so_o yet_o the_o continue_v in_o that_o posture_n even_o after_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o receiver_n be_v take_v off_o whereby_o the_o air_n be_v let_v in_o i_o shoul●_n have_v be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o by_o stander_n if_o the_o diffidence_n i_o be_o wont_a to_o exercise_v in_o try_v experiment_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v not_o usual_a have_v not_o invite_v i_o to_o take_v the_o fish_n out_o of_o the_o receiver_n upon_o which_o she_o show_v herself_o by_o her_o vivid_n motion_n as_o much_o alive_a as_o before_o but_o that_o be_v most_o strange_a which_o we_o observe_v of_o a_o great_a g●ay_o house_n snail_n as_o they_o call_v it_o which_o be_v close_v up_o in_o one_o of_o our_o small_a receiver_n do_v not_o only_o not_o fall_v down_o from_o the_o side_n of_o the_o glass_n upon_o the_o drawing-out_a of_o the_o air_n for_o that_o may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o tenacity_n of_o the_o liquor_n wherewith_o s●●il_n use_v to_o stick_v themselves_o even_o to_o the_o smooth_a body_n but_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o deprive_v of_o progressive_a motion_n by_o the_o recess_n of_o the_o air_n though_o except_o this_o snail_n we_o never_o put_v any_o live_a creature_n into_o our_o receiver_n who_o it_o do_v not_o either_o kill_v or_o at_o least_o reduce_v to_o seem_v ready_a to_o die_v but_o as_o we_o shall_v not_o here_o examine_v what_o interest_n the_o glutinous_a and_o uneasy_o dissipable_a nature_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o snail_n may_v have_v on_o this_o event_n so_o whether_o this_o escape_n of_o our_o eel_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o particular_a and_o vivacious_a nature_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o fish_n or_o to_o this_o that_o the_o air_n be_v not_o indeed_o necessary_a to_o the_o life_n of_o fish_n or_o final_o to_o this_o that_o though_o these_o animal_n need_v some_o air_n yet_o they_o need_v so_o little_a that_o that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o receiver_n may_v at_o least_o for_o a_o while_n suffice_v they_o we_o will_v not_o now_o determine_v nor_o be_v we_o at_o leisure_n to_o examine_v that_o paradox_n of_o hypocrates_n which_o some_o learned_a physician_n have_v of_o late_o revive_v namely_o that_o the_o foetus_fw-la respire_v in_o the_o womb_n for_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o seem_v very_o difficult_a to_o conceive_v how_o air_n shall_v traverse_v the_o body_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o tegument_n of_o the_o child_n and_o since_o nature_n have_v in_o newborn_a babe_n contrive_v peculiar_a and_o temporary_a vessel_n that_o the_o blood_n may_v circulate_v through_o other_o passage_n than_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o the_o same_o individual_n when_o they_o come_v to_o have_v the_o free_a use_n of_o their_o lung_n it_o seem_v unlikely_a th●t_a infant_n in_o the_o womb_n do_v proper_o respire_v but_o then_o since_o our_o experiment_n have_v manifest_v that_o almost_o all_o kind_n of_o liquor_n do_v as_o well_o as_o water_n abound_v with_o interspersed_a corpuscle_n of_o air_n it_o seem_v not_o altogether_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o when_o the_o foetus_fw-la be_v grow_v big_a he_o may_v especial_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o involving_a amnio_n be_v destitute_a of_o liquor_n and_o fill_v only_o with_o a_o halituous_a substance_n exercise_v some_o obscure_a respiration_n especial_o since_o it_o be_v not_o as_o many_o wise_a man_n think_v it_o a_o fable_n that_o child_n have_v be_v hear_v to_o cry_v in_o the_o mother_n womb._n for_o though_o it_o happen_v exceed_v rare_o yet_o sometime_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o i_o know_v a_o young_a lady_n who_o friend_n when_o she_o be_v some_o year_n since_o with_o child_n complain_v to_o i_o that_o she_o be_v several_a time_n much_o fright_v with_o the_o cry_v of_o her_o infant_n