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Show A 7. 88 0f ‘Pzzrhologie o] the flpperite. &c. Book I. Part I I, Book I. Part ll. 0f the l) rho/ogic of the flppetitc, &c. Diarrhaza's, Dyfenteries, and in Chronick Difeafes, when little or no Nou- Coni'titution of the Stomach, giving it a power to Commit its Fibres, in rilhment is received. . . Fifi?" And other times, theAppetite groweth farm: in performance of its Obli- order to the ailiimption of molt odd Aliment : And foinetiincs this ravenous \vltchthl'i- gation to the Concoétive Power, when the Fibres of the Stomach are in; 0M": Stomarh are "‘1‘"and" moill i" (old Dlgfml"? an oinctimcs weak, as 100mm their vigour in cold and moifi Dilleinpers, when the Blood tranlinitted into the fubfiance of_ the Stomach, is oppreflcd with too_ large a , . warty- Particles a and the APP‘ante 15 rendred faint by a quantity of potulent , . . ~ . fromththtflt hot and merit indifpofition of the Stomach, derived from hot and Rainy distill-iii??? Weather, or elfe by overmuch indulging our {elves 1n Fat and clammy limcnr, which dull th the Stickpcéirfis "m "are :llfgfllidll Meats, abounding with Oily , and Emplafiick Difpofitions, wherein the _ , _ ‘ 1:11)," of the Stomach grow dull, to. performing their duty. of Senfatron 3 or when we Cal-erg our {elves in overmuch Sleep or Eafe, which make an over; (low motion of the Animal Liquor and Spirits, into the Fibres of the Sto, mach, or when the Nervous Liquor withdraweth it felf from the Fibrous may be derived from avitiated Nervous Liquor, which being tranlinitted by the fP/rr Vagum, into the Fibres of the Stomach, may produce this irregular Appetite. Another kind of unnatural Appetite, is {tiled Dog-like, becaufe Dogs oftentimes cat in fo extravagant a manner, till they difgorge themfelves by Vomicing, which alfo fometimCs to Men, whofe eager Bruitilh defires of Aliment, oundo their capacity of Concoéliorr: The caufe may proceed l'heDoglikc from the rt'liques of Concoétion ( when the Chile is tranfmitted into the 9:533:23" parts of the Ventriclc, in too great intentlons of the Mind, employing the lntellines) adhering to the Folds of the Stomach, when they are freed ["m‘m" Animal Spirits in the Brain, by reafon of great and frequent meditations of from the {weer qulphurous Particles, alfociated with the difcharged Chyle, ,§,J_,;::d;,‘;f" fo that theft: reliques of Concoétion turn acid, and are much encreafed by igiiiigrihh thcncw acccfs of unkindly Ferments of Acid, Salival, Scrous, and Pancrea- 3mm" the Mind, and fornetimes follicitous Thoughts flowing from deep Study, Amm k Appetite, may take its rife from depraved Humours, detained in the Body, in the fupprellion of the Alt/firm in Women, and from ill Habits of Body in Men, which having recourfe by the Cadiack Artery, into the inward Tunicle, do wonderfully indifpofc the Stomach : Or this prodigious Appetite, and Anxious Cares, the MyiftrcHES of dilturbed, and fometimes difiraéled Phancics The worl‘t of Difiempers that relate to the Stomach, as the molt unna- ycnruh upon rural and troribleforne, are the Appetimr 'Depnwatm, (9» Anflm : The firl't is, b‘iiiisiidl when we long for unkindly Objec°ts (incident to Women in the time of Breeding) which can give no Aliment, but rather a Hurt, and diliurbance to the Stomach, as Chalk, Coals, Afhes, and the like. SemrertM, in his Third Book, and Fifth Chapter, De Pica, faith, He received a letter from a Renowned Phyfitian, Doctor Ntfler, relating a pleafant Hillory of a great Cafe in Phylick, of one Claudius (of the Province of Lorrain) a P:ticnt of his, who pleafed himfelf in unnatural treats of Fattide, and nafly Objects, of grofs Excrements of Animals, and Urine mixed with Wine tick l iquor, tranlinirtcd from the Intef'tines into the Stomach, all which unnatural Humours being imparted in large quantities, do Vellicate the Stomach by their high Siline and Acid (Lualities, and produce this fierce Appetite accmnpamrd with Vomiting, derived from the violent Contraétions of the Stomacickiliibres, throwing up fome Humours, relcinbling the Acid juices of Citrons, and Limons, and fometimes Spirit of Sulphur, or Vitriol, fet- ting the chtll an edge, and often Bliltering, and taking off the Skin of the Tongue and Month. 80 that this ravenous Appetite, may take its origen from vifcid pituitous KllsDPglikc and Ale, Bones, Hares Feet, clothed with Skin and Flix, and chewed with Humours (lining the Folds of the Ventriclc with acid Particles) which piliréccic‘icriifni after Vomiting, create a new dilbrderly Appetite, prompting us often to re- £32m? ceive quantities of more Aliment, which aggrieve the inward Tunicle of "ad Pam‘k‘. his Teeth Pewter Platters, Leaden Bullets, and other Metals, and afterward fivallowcd them down his Culet; and Eat a whole Calf raw, with the_Skin the Stomach ( befct with numerous Fibres) to free it felf upward from rroublcliimc Vilitants. and Hair, in the fpace of few Days, and two Tallow Candles burning; and devoured Fifh alive, leaping up and down a little before the Eating of them, and fwallowed down whole two live Mice, which frisked up and down his Stomach, often biting it for a quarter of an Hour. This Hifiory is not worthy to be received with Credence, but Laughter, "l hale Acid, Salival, Pituitous, and Ferous Juices, receive an allay from Acid Juiccsof fixed and Lixivial Salts, and from Volatil too, lodged in Pearl, Crabs Eyes, 3;: 33333 and Claws, and in the Shells of Filh, Egg-(hells, and the like; and thefe gigglma‘ acid depraved Ferments of the Stomach, carding Doglike Appetites, are corrected by Powder of Steel ( prepared with Sulphur) which doth fweeten feeming only to be a great Romance, had not its Confirmation been authorized by worthy Doctor Nefler, and many other Credible Witnefies, who were Spectators of his molt unnatural entertainments of himfelf, in {irange and uncouth kinds of Meat, which hold no proportion with moi't MCHS the Acid liquors, perverring the due Oecononry of the Ventricle, which may be accomplillied alfo by the fweet Oily Particles of generous Wines and Liquors ( as Learned Dr. Witherly informed me) who Cured a Patient of Appetites. It is difficult to find out the Caufe of this greedy and unkindly Appetite; in the Dili‘eé'tion of Dead Bodies. Colnmbm‘ feemeth to give an account 0 bodied \Vines. And this tinreafonable Appetite may be Cured alfo by bitter .Medicines, Ihiiiiifiisk' as 'Tinfhrra Sacra, 'Dcmfi‘nm Amarum, Elixir Proprietatia', &c. which counter- offgn Curcdl his, ad‘eéied with a Doglike Appetite, with the pleafant draughts of high it, That ravenous Men have no Gul'catory Nerves inferred into their Tongaes mand the Acid Fermenrs of the Stomach,and allay their too too important Sol- 3:53:ng and Palate, which if Granted, could only render the caufe of a loft Talk: lititations, whereby they give frequent tr0uble to the Ventricle, in making unkindly Conrraétions of the Fibres, producing {harp and undue defires of and no way give a fatisfaéiory Reafon, why the Stomach cold admit and Concoét {uch prodigious forts of Meat'1 which we might reject as Incredlblc, had not the Hifiory been hallowed by the authority of a Learned and Aliment. new: a, hermit Doétor, and many other authentick Witneflts. ""33" r" ‘ "he caufe of this Voracious Temper, proceedeth from a peculiar " a ,necnflancmpcroftthtomach, puttingitsFibrrsupon over frequent Contraflions. Con" Ffff . c: HA P, |