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upon_o therefore_o while_o there_o be_v the_o natural_a proportion_n of_o either_o salt_n in_o the_o stomach_n concoction_n be_v due_o perform_v but_o when_o either_o prevail_v sometime_o the_o acid_n sometime_o the_o alkaline_n be_v necessary_a to_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o office_n when_o the_o concoction_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v vitiate_a by_o too_o much_o or_o improper_a meat_n and_o drink_n vomit_v often_o follow_v for_o the_o quiet_v which_o the_o bitter_a purge_v salt_n or_o water_n be_v a_o most_o excellent_a remedy_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o salt_n of_o wormwood_n and_o juice_n of_o lemon_n be_v so_o famous_a though_o this_o salt_n be_v high_o preferable_a to_o it_o with_o one_o stroke_n destroy_v and_o carry_v off_o the_o peccant_a salt_n also_o in_o the_o cardialgia_n or_o heartburning_a and_o other_o pain_n of_o that_o kind_n no_o medicine_n can_v be_v more_o safe_a and_o efficacious_a nor_o in_o a_o hot_a hypochondriac_a disposition_n in_o the_o 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any_o earthen_a vessel_n if_o not_o very_o well_o glaze_v about_o the_o bottom_n of_o which_o on_o the_o outside_n there_o will_v be_v a_o woolly_a or_o hoary_a concretion_n in_o colour_n like_o a_o amethyst_n the_o principle_n of_o this_o salt_n be_v also_o more_o close_o unite_v than_o in_o tartar_n and_o afford_v many_o other_o remedy_n for_o the_o union_n be_v so_o firm_a that_o one_o of_o its_o part_n viz._n it_o be_v acid_n can_v be_v above_o the_o one_o half_a of_o it_o separate_v from_o the_o other_o and_o that_o not_o without_o a_o reverberatory_n fire_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o other_o gentle_a purge_v frequent_o elude_v the_o physician_n expectation_n this_o do_v very_o seldom_o or_o never_o deceive_v he_o for_o such_o medicine_n do_v work_v most_o upon_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v least_o alterable_a by_o those_o humour_n in_o the_o number_n of_o which_o this_o salt_n and_o other_o mineral_n be_v to_o be_v account_v last_o of_o all_o this_o salt_n 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