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be_v at_o first_o this_o water_n which_o be_v impregnate_n with_o the_o vitrioline_n salt_n by_o be_v boil_a up_z give_v a_o true_a allom_n here_o vitriol_n salt_n be_v transmute_v into_o a_o allumenish_a salt_n and_o that_o without_o the_o addition_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o quicksilver_n which_o be_v again_o total_o separable_a and_o yet_o salt_v by_o the_o very_a odour_n of_o the_o mercury_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o allom._n 14._o and_o not_o only_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n with_o mercury_n but_o also_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n with_o common_a shall_fw-mi marine_a give_n alumen_fw-la for_o if_o you_o put_v oil_n of_o vitriol_n as_o we_o sometime_o have_v do_v upon_o common_a salt_n and_o distil_v it_o in_o a_o glass_n body_n or_o retort_n with_o a_o gentle_a heat_n you_o will_v find_v a_o very_a volatile_a spirit_n of_o salt_n will_v come_v over_o the_o helm_n which_o will_v fume_v exceed_o the_o caput_fw-la mort_fw-fr '_o or_o remain_v salt_n be_v dissolve_v give_v a_o salt_n exact_o resemble_v allom._n 15._o also_o allom_n in_o its_o minera_n expose_v to_o the_o air_n be_v as_o a_o magnet_n to_o nitre_n attract_v and_o centre_v it_o upon_o itself_o and_o common_a salt_n be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o nitre_n thus_o you_o see_v a_o relation_n or_o circulation_n of_o salt_n one_o into_o another_o and_o all_o this_o because_o they_o have_v in_o their_o centre_n that_o one_o common_a essurine_a spirit_n of_o salt_n which_o according_a to_o various_a alteration_n in_o mineral_n bed_n admit_v of_o different_a coagulation_n 16._o in_o short_a by_o way_n of_o recapitulation_n it_o be_v thus_o the_o essurine_a acid_n salt_n have_v in_o its_o solution_n get_v a_o slight_a touch_n of_o a_o vein_n or_o minera_n of_o iron_n and_o pass_v through_o a_o rocky_a mineral_n glebe_n of_o allom_n of_o which_o along_o the_o shore_n of_o scarbrough_n and_o whithy_n be_v find_v great_a plenty_n become_v more_o specificate_v in_o a_o allumenous_a than_o any_o other_o salt_n with_o which_o the_o water_n of_o the_o quick-spring_n which_o break_v forth_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o rock_n be_v impregnate_n which_o make_v that_o fountain_n viz._n the_o spa_n we_o discourse_v of_o sect_n 7._o 1._o have_v thus_o run_v through_o the_o essential_a principle_n of_o this_o spring_n which_o make_v up_o this_o body_n of_o mineral_n water_n which_o be_v so_o frequent_o and_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n not_o without_o the_o expect_a success_n drink_v for_o the_o health_n of_o man_n body_n i_o think_v it_o not_o impertinent_a to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o its_o virtue_n and_o that_o the_o rather_o because_o dr._n witty_a give_v forth_o as_o i_o be_v inform_v that_o i_o endeavour_v to_o defame_v the_o spa_n in_o that_o i_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o allumenous_a spring_n 2._o let_v he_o therefore_o and_o the_o world_n know_v that_o in_o the_o essurine_a salt_n of_o allom_n as_o noble_a medicinal_a virtue_n be_v to_o be_v find_v as_o in_o any_o other_o mineral_n specificate_v salt_n whatever_o for_o this_o salt_n in_o its_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la be_v volatile_a and_o
by_o a_o retrograde_a motion_n revulse_v into_o the_o vein_n or_o artery_n where_o the_o vivid_n balsamic_a blood_n circulate_v which_o be_v do_v sometime_o by_o unseasonable_a cold_n contract_v at_o the_o crisis_n of_o evacuation_n or_o by_o too_o much_o blood_n spend_v in_o venesection_n or_o by_o symptomatical_a enragement_n of_o that_o furibund_a animal_n the_o matrix_fw-la or_o by_o what_o other_o cause_n soever_o be_v i_o say_v the_o effectful_a cause_n of_o direful_a disease_n proper_a to_o that_o soft_a sex_n viz._n syncop_n palpitation_n convulsion_n and_o horrible_a strangulation_n 36._o for_o this_o exotic_a revulse_v virulency_n assault_v the_o blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n therein_o begin_v to_o ferment_n strong_o smite_v the_o heart_n or_o at_o least_o those_o balsamic_a spirit_n which_o receive_v vitality_n from_o the_o heart_n thence_o immediate_o swound_n whereby_o for_o a_o time_n happen_v a_o suspension_n of_o the_o vital_a office_n the_o pulse_n cease_v or_o be_v weak_a the_o spirit_n flag_n the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v torpid_a and_o all_o the_o vital_a power_n shake_v sometime_o it_o strike_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o palpitation_n or_o tremble_a viz._n the_o vital_a spirit_n stand_v amaze_v as_o if_o imitten_v with_o a_o thunderclap_n from_o the_o uterine_n toxicum_fw-la also_o it_o afflict_v with_o convulsion_n make_v the_o animal_n spirit_n run_v counter_a whirl_v they_o in_o oblique_a gire_n to_o the_o contortion_n of_o the_o musculous_a part_n 37._o and_o further_o by_o a_o influential_a manner_n it_o cause_v terrible_a strangulation_n by_o sudden_o stop_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o that_o too_o though_o the_o lung_n be_v never_o so_o sound_a whence_o all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o corrupt_a matter_n be_v there_o to_o cause_v the_o obstruction_n be_v take_v away_o as_o also_o the_o same_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o after_o the_o cessation_n of_o the_o strangulate_a paroxysm_n many_o time_n no_o invisible_a evacuation_n follow_v and_o this_o it_o do_v i_o say_v by_o contract_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n whereby_o all_o respiration_n be_v intercept_v and_o consequent_o no_o pulse_n nor_o circulation_n of_o blood_n during_o that_o time_n sometime_o this_o acrimonious_a virulency_n have_v access_n to_o the_o hypochonder_n and_o there_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v acuate_v and_o grow_v more_o virulent_a by_o circulation_n it_o cause_v frenzy_n and_o madness_n which_o sort_n mania_n prove_v difficult_a to_o cure_v because_o they_o be_v not_o general_o right_v understand_v what_o be_v the_o true_a effective_a or_o efficient_a cause_n 38._o thus_o in_o short_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o terrify_a disease_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n now_o there_o be_v other_o more_o common_a but_o less_o if_o at_o all_o virulent_a disease_n which_o happen_v frequent_o to_o woman_n from_o the_o redundancy_n of_o blood_n which_o not_o have_v be_v bring_v so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v proscribe_v into_o the_o vessel_n where_o usual_o it_o receive_v the_o foresay_a menstrual_a virulency_n but_o be_v because_o superfluous_a ready_a to_o be_v transport_v into_o the_o common_a cloaca_fw-la yet_o by_o obstruction_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v send_v back_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n where_o it_o stuff_v the_o vessel_n restagnate_v in_o some_o part_n cause_v swell_n and_o come_v too_o plentiful_o to_o the_o heart_n so_o as_o not_o be_v sufficient_o volatize_v by_o the_o respiration_n of_o air_n stuff_v the_o lung_n cause_v short-windedness_a heaviness_n of_o spirit_n which_o in_o young_a woman_n cause_v the_o green-sickness_n in_o other_o indigestion_n of_o stomach_n pain_n gripe_n headache_n and_o other_o various_a symptom_n all_o which_o be_v curable_a by_o remove_v the_o foresay_a cause_n of_o obstruction_n by_o aperient_fw-la medicine_n together_o with_o the_o breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n which_o in_o these_o disease_n of_o a_o inferior_a order_n from_o the_o bare_a obstruction_n and_o recursion_n of_o blood_n as_o blood_n be_v not_o impertinent_a but_o of_o use_n which_o in_o the_o other_o case_n of_o the_o revulsion_n of_o the_o virulent_a menstrual_a ferment_n into_o the_o blood_n be_v dangerous_a but_o especial_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o critical_a evacuation_n happen_v for_o than_o it_o become_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o retrogradation_n thereof_o into_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o all_o the_o symptom_n issue_v thereupon_o 39_o last_o if_o a_o exotic_a acidity_n be_v transmit_v from_o the_o other_o previous_a digestion_n into_o the_o five_o or_o last_o or_o become_v actual_o engender_v and_o foster_v therein_o than_o it_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n find_v in_o those_o part_n for_o in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n all_o assimilation_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v make_v so_o that_o every_o part_n according_a to_o the_o innate_a ferment_n thereof_o turn_v the_o one_o similar_v aliment_n into_o its_o own_o likeness_n whence_o then_o utrition_n of_o all_o though_o different_a part_n from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nourishment_n 40._o but_o if_o this_o ferment_n of_o any_o part_n become_v alienate_v from_o a_o inbred_a or_o transmit_v acidity_n or_o sowrish_n saltness_n it_o forthwith_o deprave_v the_o nourishment_n thereof_o and_o cause_v aposthumation_n fistula_n ulcer_n tumour_n the_o evil_a tetter_n inflammation_n etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o rouse_v up_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n or_o sciatica_n for_o we_o see_v that_o in_o fistula_n ulcer_n or_o any_o other_o run_v sore_n if_o the_o patient_n prove_v exorbitant_a in_o his_o diet_n either_o in_o eat_v saltish_a meat_n or_o drink_v too_o much_o strong_a drink_n or_o to_o petulant_a in_o venereal_a exercise_n be_v easy_o discernible_a by_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o wound_n which_o argue_v that_o the_o almentary_a juice_n make_v from_o the_o food_n take_v in_o retain_v some_o footstep_n of_o its_o primitive_a nature_n which_o it_o carry_v through_o all_o the_o digestion_n and_o therewith_o vitiate_v the_o very_a last_o and_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o ferment_n and_o rawness_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n the_o different_a sort_n of_o ulcer_n etc._n etc._n proceed_v 41._o that_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n may_v be_v rouse_v up_o from_o the_o exorbitancy_n of_o a_o spurious_a acid_a ferment_n in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n be_v not_o uneasy_a to_o apprehend_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o some_o sort_n of_o french_a wine_n goose_n salt_n meat_n etc._n etc._n easy_o excite_v a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n to_o those_o who_o be_v inclinable_a thereto_o which_o they_o do_v either_o by_o retain_v a_o specifical_a ferment_n through_o all_o the_o digestion_n until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o there_o display_v their_o hostileness_n to_o the_o part_n by_o proritate_v the_o gout_n or_o rather_o they_o vitiate_v the_o alimentary_a juice_n provoke_v a_o spurious_a ferment_n in_o the_o stomach_n incense_v the_o archaeus_n at_o who_o beck_n all_o the_o digestion_n and_o ferment_n be_v subservient_fw-fr who_o present_o impress_v a_o fermental_a acidity_n upon_o tender_a synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n thence_o the_o gout_n and_o all_o its_o attendant_n begin_v to_o keep_v court_n 42._o now_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o seminal_a or_o ideal_o disease_n insert_v into_o the_o very_a initial_o of_o life_n and_o therefore_o hereditary_a which_o can_v lie_v long_o root_v in_o the_o very_a vital_a principle_n ere_o it_o make_v its_o first_o assault_n and_o between_o one_o fit_a and_o another_o be_v as_o real_o present_a in_o its_o morbid_v character_n as_o when_o clothe_v with_o all_o its_o symptom_n only_o want_v a_o acid_a ferment_n and_o a_o beck_n of_o the_o archaeus_n to_o transmit_v it_o into_o the_o proper_a matrix_fw-la which_o it_o no_o soon_o have_v but_o be_v podagra_fw-la omnibus_fw-la numeris_fw-la absoluta_fw-la a_o complete_a gout_n 43._o but_o a_o objection_n meet_v i_o which_o be_v this_o viz._n that_o see_v this_o spurious_a acidity_n in_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n as_o it_o pass_v along_o from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o become_v the_o material_a cause_n of_o so_o many_o disease_n how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o disease_n it_o cause_v be_v not_o terminate_v in_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o digestion_n see_v that_o in_o those_o place_n by_o its_o action_n on_o the_o ferment_n and_o their_o reaction_n upon_o it_o oftentimes_o it_o lose_v its_o acrimony_n and_o assume_v some_o other_o property_n which_o it_o carry_v into_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n and_o consequent_o if_o it_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o last_o digestion_n to_o make_v disease_n there_o it_o must_v first_o in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o primary_n digestion_n cause_n disease_n belong_v to_o those_o part_n whereas_o experience_n evince_v the_o contrary_a 44._o to_o which_o i_o return_v first_o by_o say_v that_o all_o acidity_n in_o subsequent_a digestion_n of_o the_o chyliferous_a juice_n be_v not_o always_o transmit_v
purify_n medicine_n answer_v that_o which_o some_o ingenuous_a wine-coopers_n perform_v by_o put_v some_o peculiar_a thing_n into_o the_o wine_n which_o will_v leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n but_o the_o skill_n of_o such_o person_n be_v show_v herein_o that_o what_o they_o put_v into_o the_o wine_n do_v so_o specifical_o if_o i_o may_v call_v it_o stay_v the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n as_o that_o no_o prejudice_n succeed_v upon_o the_o radical_a principle_n thereof_o so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o liable_a thereby_o to_o decay_v or_o degenerate_v so_o likewise_o by_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o physician_n such_o noble_a arcana_n whether_o specific_v or_o such_o as_o be_v more_o universal_a in_o their_o depurate_a operation_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v as_o may_v not_o only_o leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overferment_a of_o the_o blood_n but_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o equal_a temperature_n and_o proportional_a poysure_n of_o principle_n thereby_o renew_v its_o eucrasia_fw-la and_o fortify_v the_o balsam_n of_o life_n but_o frequent_a phlebotomize_v do_v rob_v the_o blood_n of_o a_o great_a share_n of_o those_o remain_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o not_o proper_a for_o the_o restoration_n of_o its_o eucrasia_fw-la 42._o hence_o those_o that_o recover_v under_o their_o hand_n do_v it_o with_o much_o linger_a and_o tediousness_n because_o of_o the_o great_a enfeeble_v of_o their_o spirit_n by_o loss_n of_o blood_n the_o very_a weapon_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o nature_n to_o manage_v its_o encounter_n with_o disease_n which_o be_v strange_o snatch_v out_o of_o its_o hand_n by_o many_o of_o its_o pretend_a friend_n the_o physician_n who_o without_o pity_n see_v she_o bleed_v upon_o the_o spot_n and_o cry_v out_o yet_o with_o flinty_a heart_n blood_n blood_n yet_o more_o blood_n nay_o after_o a_o ternary_a of_o bleeding_n and_o as_o often_o vomit_n and_o purge_n in_o a_o obstinate_a fever_n which_o will_v neither_o bend_v to_o this_o severe_a method_n nor_o the_o life_n make_v its_o exit_z thereby_o one_o able_a physician_n be_v ask_v what_o he_o will_v now_o do_v after_o all_o this_o to_o which_o he_o ingenuous_o answer_v that_o unless_o he_o run_v the_o same_o round_a again_o he_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n what_o to_o do_v further_o the_o query_v person_n return_v that_o he_o do_v believe_v if_o he_o run_v but_o the_o same_o round_a over_o again_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n the_o patient_n will_v by_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_o cure_v of_o all_o disease_n 43._o i_o grant_v that_o the_o single_a breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n or_o artery_n or_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n may_v and_o do_v sometime_o help_v in_o a_o fever_n where_o nothing_o of_o malignity_n be_v suspect_v and_o that_o chief_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v a_o set_n at_o liberty_n that_o incoercible_a flatus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o febrile_a fermentation_n in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o this_o uncoagulable_a spirit_n or_o wild_a gas_n which_o always_o result_v and_o be_v the_o sequel_n of_o a_o spurious_a fermentation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o dint_v or_o let_v forth_o either_o by_o breathe_v a_o vein_n or_o by_o diaphoretick_n which_o open_v the_o pore_n let_v it_o go_v at_o so_o many_o minute_n portal_n than_o it_o run_v too_o and_o again_o in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o cause_v erratic_a pain_n restlessness_n and_o unquietness_n of_o spirit_n 44._o therefore_o we_o find_v upon_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n that_o pain_n be_v abate_v whether_o pluretick_n or_o other_o which_o the_o galenist_n observe_v take_v encouragement_n of_o argue_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la viz._n that_o if_o a_o little_a blood_n take_v away_o give_v some_o ease_n of_o pain_n then_o sure_o the_o take_v away_o of_o a_o great_a deal_n must_v give_v more_o ease_n and_o so_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o hold_v on_o their_o argument_n the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o the_o blood_n will_v give_v perfect_a ease_n not_o only_o from_o pain_n but_o from_o all_o disease_n will_v they_o go_v no_o further_o than_o to_o argumentation_n the_o patient_n may_v very_o well_o bear_v with_o they_o but_o they_o come_v to_o put_v this_o into_o action_n they_o bleed_v once_o it_o be_v very_o well_o i_o wish_v they_o will_v second_v it_o with_o a_o specific_a they_o stay_v not_o here_o but_o go_v to_o it_o a_o second_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o spirit_n and_o enfeeble_v of_o the_o patient_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o disease_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o to_o cure_v than_o ever_o and_o the_o patient_n leave_v less_o capable_a of_o it_o 45._o i_o confess_v i_o never_o order_v phlebotomy_n often_o than_o once_o in_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o too_o with_o reluctancy_n bemoan_v myself_o that_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o a_o medicine_n that_o will_v answer_v all_o indication_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v only_o our_o poverty_n of_o noble_a arcana_n which_o make_v we_o stoop_v to_o so_o low_a and_o trite_a a_o method_n and_o yet_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o i_o have_v be_v instrumental_a to_o cure_v fever_n of_o that_o nature_n where_o the_o galenist_n suppose_v most_o necessity_n of_o blood-letting_a even_a pleurisy_n by_o specific_v without_o phlebotomy_n nay_o further_o i_o have_v be_v with_o some_o patient_n who_o in_o pluresy_n have_v undergo_v a_o galenical_a method_n of_o twice_o blood_v etc._n etc._n ready_a for_o the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o fever_n yet_o as_o high_a as_o at_o first_o who_o after_o all_o this_o i_o have_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n cure_v with_o a_o diaphoretic_n specific_a once_o or_o twice_o repeat_v and_o sometime_o one_o single_a do_v thereof_o have_v so_o abate_v the_o pain_n and_o allay_v the_o feverishness_n as_o that_o very_o little_o more_o have_v be_v requisite_a to_o the_o cure_n demptâ_fw-la spinâ_fw-la pleurae_fw-la infixâ_fw-la per_fw-la diaphoreticum_fw-la cessat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pleuresis_fw-la 46._o as_o for_o the_o three_o and_o last_o indication_n viz._n the_o fortification_n of_o the_o digestion_n and_o vital_a spirit_n phlebotomy_n do_v diametrical_o oppose_v and_o that_o because_o it_o rob_v the_o blood_n of_o part_n of_o its_o treasure_n surreptitious_o steal_v away_o its_o balsam_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v actual_o debilitates_fw-la the_o vital_a spirit_n make_v they_o lour_v their_o topsail_n upon_o a_o fresh_a encounter_n of_o the_o disease_n so_o that_o though_o seem_o the_o disease_n may_v not_o assault_v so_o strong_o as_o before_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o through_o the_o abate_v the_o former_a force_n of_o the_o disease_n as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o weaken_n of_o the_o vital_a power_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v as_o forcible_a a_o attempt_n to_o expel_v the_o malady_n as_o before_o and_o therefore_o flag_n before_o its_o enemy_n 47._o as_o in_o acute_a so_o in_o chronical_a disease_n the_o frequent_a use_n of_o plebotomy_n be_v not_o commendable_a nor_o proper_a and_o that_o because_o in_o long_a disease_n the_o digestion_n be_v deprave_v the_o blood_n who_o eucrasia_fw-la depend_v upon_o the_o vigour_n thereof_o become_v degenerate_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a ruby_n essence_n into_o a_o austere_a sharp_a pontic_a or_o saltish_a liquor_n which_o grow_v old_a for_o want_v of_o due_a fermentation_n and_o circulation_n restagnate_v in_o the_o vessel_n make_v hetrogeneous_a coagulation_n whence_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n inward_a and_o outward_a the_o common_a product_n of_o chronical_a disease_n 48._o so_o that_o what_o remain_v to_o be_v do_v in_o these_o chronic_a disease_n be_v rather_o to_o super-induce_a a_o new_a revive_a ferment_n into_o these_o old_a decay_a wine_n the_o blood_n that_o thereby_o new_a volatile_a spirit_n may_v be_v engender_v and_o the_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n be_v restore_v then_o yet_o further_o to_o weaken_v by_o phlebotomy_n the_o sink_v vital_a spirit_n which_o if_o they_o can_v speak_v it_o will_v be_v vox_fw-la querebunda_fw-la manibus_fw-la quorundum_fw-la medicorum_fw-la tyrannicis_fw-la gemens_fw-la hinc_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la viz._n faint_v cold_a sweat_n into_o which_o agony_n poor_a languish_a nature_n be_v often_o throw_v have_v both_o its_o strength_n first_o weaken_v by_o the_o continuance_n and_o prevalency_n of_o powerful_a disease_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o its_o physician_n who_o shall_v if_o right_o so_o be_v its_o helper_n to_o have_v its_o little_a stock_n of_o vital_a balsamic_a spirit_n waste_v by_o a_o palpable_a weakner_n phlebotomy_n 49._o among_o the_o most_o obvious_a symptom_n and_o to_o the_o patient_n most_o urge_v be_v that_o of_o thirst_n which_o because_o it_o be_v not_o natural_a the_o more_o they_o drink_v the_o more_o they_o will_v this_o according_a