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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14326	A briefe and accurate treatise, concerning, the taking of the fume of tobacco vvhich very many, in these dayes, doe too too licentiously vse. In which, the immoderate, irregular, and vnseasonable vse thereof is reprehended, and the true nature and best manner of vsing it, perspicuously demonstrated. By Tobias Venner, Doctor of Physicke in Bath, in the spring and fall, and at other times, in the borough of North Petherton neare to the ancient hauen towne of Bridge-water in Somersetshire.	Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660.	1621 (1621)	STC 24642; ESTC S119044	11,414	24

reducing it by its heating and drying facultie vnto a temperuture it taketh away rheumes and windinesse of the head and is profitable for all colde effects of the braine and sinews by resoluing and consuming the crude and windie superfluities of those partes it doth for the time expell melancholie and excite lumpish spirites it helpeth paines of the teeth swellings of the gummes and aches of the ioynts it preuenteth putrefaction of humours by drying vp the crudities of the body and is very profitable vpon taking of colde and for all colde and moist effects of the stomake breast and lungs It is a speedie remedie vpon a surfet by making a sodaine evacuation both vpward and downeward of such things as are contained in the stomacke and by the like reason it doth in an instant remooue windie torments of the stomacke and bowel's that proceed of crude humours and helpeth the fittes of the mother in a word it is being rightly vsed auaileable against all colde and moist distemperatures But to such as are not of a colde and moist constitution nor affected with rheumes it is not though it be onely retayned in the mouth and powred foorth at the nostrills but by way of precaution and that with good aduisement to be permitted as I will by and by shew and the reason is because this fume which is hote and drie in the third degree ascending to the braine doth not onlie greatly heate and distemper it but also the animall spirits wherevpon oftentimes the senses are confounded and the vnderstanding perverted As touching the taking of the fume downe into the stomacke and lungs I vtterly disclaime as pernicious except it be done by way of Physicke one or another of the aforesaide affects impensiuely requiring it both by reason that it is of a verie turbulent and sickely operation and also because it being excessiuely hot ouer heateth and dryeth the liuer marreth the concoction of the meats and deturbeth them vndigested from the stomack if it be taken before they are concocted Moreouer the lungs which are the flábell of the heart being by nature in regarde of their great vse and continuall motion of soft and spongie substance are by the immoderate heate and sircitie of this fume quickely dried and coarctated and consequently become vnapt for motion to the great offence of the heart and ruine at length of the whole body Hence it may appeare in how great an errour they persist that vsually or for euerie light occasion imbibe or take downe this fume Now that which hath been spoken concerning the vse of this fume is not so precisely to be taken as that it is at no time lawfull or convenient for such as are not by nature rheumaticke or colde by constitution to vse it for it is sometimes allowable for euery one except for him that hath a drie distemperature of the braine to take this fume by way of prevention For example sake if anie one hauing not a drie constitution of the braine shall trauell or take a iourney in mistie stormie and raynie weather especially in the winter season I say that it is expedient for him although hee bee not rheumaticke or of a colde temperature to take three or foure draughts of this fume so soone as hee shall be entred into his house or Inne for the preventing of rheumes or other harmes that may chaunce to him by meanes of the grossenesse or impuritie of the aire But mee thinkes I heare many that are not by nature rheumaticke nor of a colde temperature of body louers of this fume or that I may more rightly speake abusers and luxuriating in this kind of euill for cloking of their vicious custome to obiect against me after this manner We find by daily experience that the fume of Tobacco doth draw from vs very many rheumaticke humours wherefore the vse thereof is not onely allowable and good for the rheumaticke and such as are of cold temperature I doe deny the argument and also reiect their experience for their lewd and preposterous custome in taking this fume is convenient for no constitution or state of body for one while they take the fume another they drinke and so continue by turne vntill they fall asleepe vomit or be drunke wherefore it is no maruell that vppon the vse of the fume they excrete very many rheumaticke superfluities seeing that by this their preposterous and vnreasonable mingle-mangle of smoake and drinke farre more crudities and superfluities are bred then can by vertue of the fume be consumed or excreted as it is to be seene in them that are giuen to Tobacco the Pot whom you may see to haue tumide and smokie faces with turgide and flatulent bellies Heere also some I know which are delighted with the drinking downe of this fume that I may so speake will obiect against that which hath bin spoken against that manner of taking it namely that vppon the taking of it downe after meate they finde no perturbation or offence but rather very great commoditie by furthering the concoction I must tell them that in this they are grosely deceiued First because their daily custome of imbibing the fume taketh away the sense of perturbation for by vse and custome any thing though contrary is made familiar vnto Nature as I before haue touched Secondly they are no lesse deceiued thinking by imbibing the fume that the concoction is furthered beeing not able to distinguish betweene concoction and distribution for it is the worst thing and most pernicious to the bodie to occasion the distribution of the meates before they are concocted in the stomacke which they doe that imbibe or drinke downe the fume after meate And verily the cause of this their errour is some emptinesse of the stomacke or prouocation to stoole which they feele vppon the receiuing of the fume not considering that this their emptinesse and ill distribution of the meates and consequently prouocation to stoole proceede from the purgatiue facultie of the fume Wherefore I would haue them to vnderstand that though they seeme to be well for the time eyther by reason of their youth or of a strong constitution of bodie that this preposterous taking of the fume will vppon the sodaine ruine the state of their bodie by spoyling the stomacke destroying the concoction and filling the whole body with crude and noysome sup●●●●●ities I 〈…〉 shall againe vrge to shunne these disco●●●●ities and maintaine another custome no lesse pernicious that they will take the fume about three or foure houres after meate when the concoction is effected for deturbing or driuing downe the reliques of the meates and crudities that shall be in the stomacke I would haue them to know that the hurt will be farre greater then the profite for besides that in this they peruert the operation of Nature they greatly also annoy the lungs disturbe and infringe the spirits corrupt the breath and destroy the languifying facultie of the liuer I maruell verily