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the_o recoil_n or_o slip_v back_o of_o the_o matter_n into_o the_o mouth_n but_o squeeze_v it_o somewhat_o far_o down_n and_o then_o 4._o the_o peristaltic_a or_o compress_v motion_n of_o the_o spiral_n fibres_fw-fr of_o the_o gullet_n beginning_n and_o by_o degree_n gird_v the_o side_n thereof_o far_a and_o far_o downward_o soon_o thrust_v the_o matter_n into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v the_o most_o reasonable_a and_o plain_a account_n that_o hitherto_o have_v be_v give_v how_o the_o whole_a complex_fw-la work_n of_o deglutition_n be_v perform_v mechanical_o a_o work_n of_o so_o great_a use_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o all_o man_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o whole_a experience_n teach_v even_o the_o most_o illiterate_a that_o when_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v abolish_v as_o in_o various_a disease_n of_o the_o throat_n chief_o in_o inflammation_n tumour_n and_o palsy_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o larynx_n and_o pharynx_n it_o often_o be_v miserable_a famine_n and_o death_n inevitable_o ensue_v it_o be_v not_o then_o without_o good_a cause_n that_o nature_n have_v according_a to_o her_o accustom_a bounty_n in_o work_n of_o public_a utility_n either_o to_o the_o subsistence_n of_o individual_n or_o to_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o deglutition_n annex_v a_o ample_a reward_n viz._n a_o grateful_a complacency_n of_o the_o instrument_n therein_o use_v yea_o a_o pleasure_n so_o invite_v that_o many_o animal_n be_v thereby_o allure_v to_o hurt_v themselves_o by_o eat_v more_o than_o they_o can_v digest_v and_o above_o all_o intemperate_a man_n who_o diet_n be_v in_o variety_n of_o taste_v the_o most_o delicious_a with_o which_o vulgar_a remark_n i_o conclude_v this_o short_a and_o imperfect_a history_n of_o the_o oesophagus_n ¶_o praelectio_fw-la ii_o historia_n ventriculi_fw-la that_o we_o may_v not_o in_o our_o survey_n divide_v part_n that_o nature_n have_v so_o close_o conjoin_v let_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n convert_v our_o contemplation_n upon_o the_o principal_a organ_n of_o chylification_n wherein_o as_o in_o a_o public_a kitchen_n nourishment_n for_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v praepare_v viz._n the_o stomach_n this_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o our_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o laboratory_n in_o which_o all_o the_o profitable_a part_n of_o both_o be_v by_o the_o inimitable_a chemistry_n of_o nature_n convert_v into_o a_o certain_a whitish_a liquor_n somewhat_o resemble_v barley_n cream_n and_o call_v chyle_n have_v be_v by_o the_o ancient_n graec_fw-la physician_n describe_v under_o three_o divers_a name_n by_o hypocrates_n it_o be_v sometime_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o receive_v or_o contain_v because_o it_o receive_v all_o the_o aliment_n swallow_v down_o and_o wherever_o in_o his_o work_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o addition_n to_o appropriate_v it_o to_o the_o head_n or_o thorax_n which_o by_o he_o be_v also_o name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d belly_n there_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o part_n alone_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n cavity_n and_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heart_n from_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o upper_a orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o symptom_n thence_o arise_v but_o of_o these_o appellation_n the_o two_o first_o be_v common_a to_o all_o great_a cavity_n or_o receptacle_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o last_o in_o strict_a sense_n denote_v not_o the_o whole_a stomach_n but_o only_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o sensil_n part_v of_o it_o the_o mouth_n among_o the_o latin_n likewise_o we_o find_v a_o equal_a variety_n of_o denomination_n for_o celsus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o &_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o use_v the_o word_n venture_n ventriculus_fw-la and_o stomachus_fw-la indifferent_o to_o signify_v this_o whole_a part_n and_o cicero_n the_o nat_n deor._n lib._n 2._o express_v the_o same_o by_o ventriculus_fw-la and_o stomachus_fw-la indiscriminate_o but_o now_o use_n have_v obtain_v that_o the_o diminutive_a ventriculus_fw-la quasi_fw-la minor_fw-la ventor_n without_o a_o limitation_n annex_v stand_v for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o what_o the_o vulgar_a call_v the_o stomach_n for_o though_o anatomist_n name_v the_o cavity_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n also_o ventricles_n yet_o they_o never_o do_v so_o without_o add_v for_o distinction_n sake_n the_o name_n of_o the_o part_n viz._n heart_n or_o brain_n of_o which_o they_o speak_v this_o ventricle_n then_o be_v a_o organical_a part_n of_o great_a dignity_n but_o great_a necessity_n well_o deserve_v our_o strict_a scrutiny_n let_v we_o then_o with_o diligence_n and_o patience_n consider_v 1._o the_o structure_n or_o organization_n 2._o the_o element_n or_o similar_v part_n and_o 3._o the_o action_n and_o use_v of_o it_o for_o if_o we_o can_v attain_v to_o a_o competent_a knowledge_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o see_v what_o can_v remain_v to_o hinder_v we_o from_o come_v at_o length_n to_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o full_o and_o perfect_o begin_v we_o then_o from_o the_o site_n or_o situation_n of_o it_o which_o be_v not_o the_o same_o in_o animal_n of_o all_o kind_n but_o various_a require_v to_o be_v consider_v first_o in_o genere_fw-la and_o then_o speciatim_fw-la to_o the_o end_n that_o comparative_a anatomy_n may_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o simple_a or_o positive_a in_o all_o animal_n that_o have_v blood_n fowl_n that_o feed_v upon_o corn_n only_o except_v the_o ventricle_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la the_o superior_a orifice_n of_o it_o in_o man_n in_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o in_o all_o fish_n that_o have_v lung_n be_v immediate_o under_o the_o diaphragm_n but_o in_o all_o fish_n that_o respire_v not_o immediate_o appendant_a to_o the_o mouth_n as_o well_o because_o have_v neither_o thorax_n nor_o neck_n they_o consequent_o want_v the_o gullet_n as_o because_o in_o they_o the_o belly_n be_v disterminate_v from_o the_o mouth_n by_o a_o certain_a membraneous_a partition_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o and_o as_o to_o separation_n supply_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o midriff_n whereas_o in_o animal_n that_o respire_v the_o gullet_n be_v requisite_a because_o of_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o breast_n betwixt_o the_o mouth_n and_o the_o ventricle_n which_o can_v not_o be_v commodious_o place_v above_o the_o diaphragm_n in_o the_o thorax_n for_o more_o than_o one_o reason_n viz._n 1._o because_o it_o will_v have_v straighten_a and_o compress_v the_o lung_n especial_o when_o fill_v and_o distend_v with_o food_n 2._o because_o the_o thorax_n be_v environ_v with_o strong_a bone_n can_v not_o be_v
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ventricle_n with_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o same_o animal_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o in_o weight_n not_o to_o exceed_v the_o hundred_o part_n of_o it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v well_o admire_v that_o a_o part_n so_o small_a shall_v suffice_v to_o cook_n provision_n for_o the_o whole_a do_v we_o not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n remember_v that_o the_o gut_n help_v it_o not_o a_o little_a in_o that_o office_n if_o we_o compare_v the_o ventricle_n of_o man_n with_o those_o of_o other_o animal_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v in_o he_o less_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n than_o in_o they_o so_o that_o aristotle_n general_a rule_n the_o hist._n animal_n 2._o cap._n 17._o animalia_fw-la majora_fw-la majorem_fw-la minora_fw-la minorem_fw-la habent_fw-la ventriculum_fw-la seem_v not_o to_o exclude_v all_o exception_n and_o there_o be_v reason_n for_o we_o to_o believe_v that_o nature_n adjust_v the_o capacity_n of_o the_o ventricle_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o animal_n rather_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o proper_a food_n than_o to_o the_o magnitude_n of_o their_o body_n for_o 1._o where_o the_o food_n be_v coarse_a yield_v but_o little_a nourishment_n out_o of_o a_o great_a mass_n there_o much_o of_o it_o be_v require_v to_o satiate_v the_o appetite_n and_o recruit_v the_o body_n and_o consequent_o the_o great_a the_o capacity_n of_o the_o ventricle_n hence_o perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o the_o horse_n the_o ass_n the_o ox_n sheep_n goat_n etc._n etc._n that_o feed_v upon_o herb_n grass_n hay_n stubble_n and_o other_o the_o like_o lean_a and_o poor_a aliment_n from_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o which_o but_o little_a nourish_a juice_n can_v be_v extract_v have_v great_a belly_n on_o the_o contrary_a where_o the_o food_n be_v rich_a i._n e._n contain_v much_o of_o nutriment_n in_o a_o little_a there_o be_v require_v a_o less_o quantity_n of_o it_o to_o satiate_v the_o appetite_n and_o repair_v the_o body_n and_o by_o consequence_n a_o 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to_o recruit_v the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o afford_v matter_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n or_o heat_n for_o i_o blush_v not_o here_o to_o declare_v my_o adherence_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o great_a light_n and_o ornament_n of_o this_o college_n sir_n george_n ent_n that_o a_o considerable_a portion_n of_o the_o most_o delicate_a and_o spirituose_fw-la chyle_n be_v never_o bring_v through_o the_o galaxy_n new_o by_o i_o describe_v into_o the_o blood_n but_o detach_v and_o by_o other_o way_n by_o membrane_n and_o nerve_n and_o fibre_n perhaps_o by_o way_n of_o filtration_n as_o the_o nourish_a juice_n of_o plant_n seem_v to_o ascend_v from_o the_o root_n up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o high_a sprig_n transfer_v to_o the_o brain_n and_o by_o meteorization_n refine_v into_o the_o last_o aliment_n of_o the_o spermatic_a part_n which_o i_o do_v not_o because_o i_o have_v hitherto_o zealous_o assert_v this_o doctrine_n both_o in_o exercitat_fw-la 10._o lib._n de_fw-fr oeconomia_fw-la animali_fw-la &_o lib._n de_fw-fr scorbuto_n cap._n 8._o but_o only_a because_o the_o argument_n and_o experiment_n bring_v against_o it_o by_o deusingius_n and_o some_o other_o defendant_n of_o that_o antique_a placit_fw-la of_o aristotle_n sanguinem_fw-la esse_fw-la ultimum_fw-la alimentum_fw-la partium_fw-la be_v not_o in_o my_o judgement_n half_a so_o weighty_a and_o cogent_a as_o those_o bring_v to_o recommend_v it_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o equal_a arbiter_n of_o all_o the_o objection_n hitherto_o put_v into_o the_o opposite_a end_n of_o the_o balance_n the_o most_o ponderose_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o have_v be_v by_o way_n of_o induction_n allege_v by_o my_o learned_a colleague_n dr._n lower_n from_o a_o remarkable_a anatomic_a experiment_n make_v by_o himself_o and_o record_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr motu_fw-la cordis_n &_o sanguinis_fw-la cap._n 5._o whence_o he_o infer_v that_o the_o whole_a revenue_n of_o the_o chyle_n be_v certain_o 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