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etc._n now_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o disease_n attend_v man_n body_n but_o some_o of_o the_o morbific_a particle_n be_v impart_v to_o the_o urine_n and_o if_o the_o urine_n in_o general_n partake_v of_o they_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n must_v do_v so_o in_o a_o more_o eminent_a degree_n so_o that_o i_o think_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o give_v such_o a_o medicine_n must_v be_v the_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o disease_n in_o man_n body_n and_o i_o believe_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o one_o great_a reason_n of_o the_o late_a frequency_n of_o some_o tyrannical_a disease_n more_o than_o heretofore_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v have_v proceed_v from_o the_o exorbitant_a use_n of_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a and_o those_o other_o thing_n of_o which_o they_o be_v prime_a ingredient_n now_o i_o desire_v that_o our_o lady_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o histerical_a distemper_n will_v well_o consider_v this_o matter_n because_o they_o be_v general_o arm_v with_o it_o to_o fright_v away_o that_o distemper_n of_o which_o i_o be_o afraid_a it_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n if_o not_o altogether_o the_o cause_n or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o saline_a particle_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o which_o their_o blood_n abound_v i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o at_o this_o time_n but_o hope_v this_o further_a hint_n to_o deter_v people_n from_o the_o use_n of_o volatile_a alkalious_a spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o which_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v most_o common_a may_v not_o be_v unserviceable_a i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a as_o of_o thing_n somewhat_o different_a though_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o real_a difference_n between_o they_o that_o which_o be_v call_v spirit_n be_v only_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o salt_n dilute_v in_o a_o proper_a quantity_n of_o phlegm_n this_o be_v well_o know_v to_o physician_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o other_o person_n into_o who_o hand_n these_o paper_n may_v chance_v to_o fall_v may_v have_v labour_v under_o some_o difficulty_n about_o it_o without_o this_o intimation_n finis_fw-la pag._n 6_o 7_o 8._o