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Show 0/ I/JL' (ii/HI. Book I. Part I I. Book I. Part I I. 0f the Gun. 3+7 out of the terminations of the Nerves, and the thin Recrements of the nervous will": Liquor (being thrown 03‘ by a fecrction, madein the Body of the Glands,) "Hf, is carried back by flit lympha‘duéts into the common Receptacle. ' 'I he Inteltines ailo being membranous parts, have a Parcnchyma, as well as the Vifcera and Mufclo, though much different from this, whiehare fome (ivy-t tr llVC Red Cuiguincous Particles, accreted, and conjoined to the Sides of the BloodV'dligls, but the Parenchyma of the Guts, being lonlewhat \Vhite and Spermatick, is made originally of the more vifcid part of feminal Liquor, and {implied afterward by nervous Juyce, coagulated and united to, and filling up the Interfiices of the nervous Filaments, making up great part of the iiibl‘tance, relating to the Intcftines; whereupon the Coats of the Cuts, con. {iliing of numerous Filaments, running fcvcral ways, in long tranfvcrfe and ob" inc pofitions, one above another, mull: neccllarily contract diVers uneven- neilés, which are rendred plain in their lirli; formation, by the inlinuation of feminal concreted Particles (filling up the fpaces of the Filaments), by which they are fo clofcly C rumored to each other, that they fecm to make one tiniform entire Compage. A1; iuilance may be given fomewhar to this purpofe, in Linnen or Woollen Cloth, although they feem to be thick,yet wet, will quickly foak through them, unlels the Interfttses of the Threads be filled up with fome unfiuous IVtatter, as in Oiled Coats, and Dmp dc Bury, which keep out Rain, astheir empty fpaces ( intci'ceding the threds of the Cloth) are ftuffed with Oil, or other clannny matter. \threfore it is requilite, afteramanner, that the Interftices of the Filaments, relating to the Intcltines, fhould be flulfed with fome vifcid concre- tt-d Liquor, rendring them capable to contain liquid fubfiances, which elfe would cafily penetrate the fubfiance of the Intcftines, were they not lined with a I'arcnchyma, a neceifa-ry Ingredient, contributing to the integrity 0f the Cuts, to render them whole , where they are naturally perforated by the errreamitics of laéteal, and Blood Vefl‘els, as well as nervous Fibrils. Again, lVIembraucs of the Stomach, and Inteftines, as Well as the Mufcular -" parts, are fubjcét to Emaciation in liee‘tick Fevers , and perfous grow more plump in nervous parts, when they are rendred more Fat; VVhereupon We '5' may be induced with good realon to believe, that the intervals of the Fibres k' are filled up with nervous accretions in good Habits of Body, making the Membranes of the Intcftines and Ventricle more thick, and on the other fidCJ i" Confumptions and Atrophics, the nervous accretions being colliquatcd by the unkindly Heat ofa Hectick Fever, the Filaments are dcfpoiled of their Pa~ renchyma, and grow thin and naked. It may be plainly evinced by this Argument, that the Filaments of the Intef‘tines are thickned by the interpofition of concreted Nervous Liquor (adhering to the Iide of Nervous Fibres) which may be much lelfeneda being long macerated in cold Water, and fcraped away with a Bone: 0‘ Wooden Knife, which being often ufed, will make the fubf'tance of the Inteftincs much thinner; which is frequently cxPci-imented by rhofe Mechanicks7 that make Mulical Strings of Guts, in which their {irength and tough- nefs is little or nothing impaired, which confifieth in the Nervous Filaments: which are capable pf great Tcnfion (when bereaved of their Parenchyma) before they will lufi‘era Laceration, which cannot be efl'eé'ted without great violence: Whence it may be inferred with good reafon, that the ftrcngth" the Filaments (which are the main ingredients in the formation of theif"? mes fiines, and other Membranes) do not depend upon the Parenchyma, filling up the Intervals, and covering the Nervous Fibres, becaufe they retain the fame ftrength, when the Intefiines grow thin, as denuded of their Nervous Accretions, formerly {trifling up theInterf‘tices of their Filaments. The Guts are not only filled up in the empty fpaces of their Nervous Fi- "91mm" brcs, with Nervous Accretions, but faced too on the outfide with concreted ifiififrismm oily Particles, commonly called Fat, and lined in the infide with Mucous mam" Matter; which Lindenim will have to be the more Vifcid part of the Chyle to render the infide of the Intefiines flippery, in order to the more eafie cva: cnation of groller Excrcments. Learned Mtrbim is of an Opinion, That this Mucous Matter is generated of cold and clammy Viétuals, and chiefly in Old Age, proceeding from a weak Concoétiori 5 by which, faith he, the the Intelliues are fo overcharged with this grofs Pituitous Matter ( that it obftruéieth the dil'tribntion of Chyle) which being endued with Saline Acti- mony7 fpeaketh a high torture to the Bowels. Whereupon great Galen, to alleviate high Cholick pains, advifed a Cly- Cholitk pain: m"aeri- ft" to be Injected, prepared with Oyl of Rue, which was crowned with "mg the ialiu: ‘ a ' . ‘ man i mu- good luccefs, by throwmg off by Stool, a large quantity of Mucous Matter, mummy, giving a fpcedy Alleviation to the Patient, in reference to Pain. 37:11ng by An ancient Matron, being difcompofed a long time with a dejected Ap- ciyiiiulridc petite, whence {he took little Aliment, and fell into a great decay of the much-Oyl" Mufcular parts, attended with a conltant motion of the Inteflines (making attempts perpetually to difcharge their troublefome Guefts ) which might be clearly fecn outwardly in the moving furfacc of the Abdomen, which was raken ofl‘ by Purgative Draughts, and Clyf'ters, making free Evacuations of this clammy concrctcd Matter ( refcmbling the Spawn of Frogs) accom- panied with a great company of fmall Worms, whereupon the was perfectly i‘efior'eti to her Health and Appetite. Fcrne/iur giveth a Memorable Infiance of a Difeafe ( proceeding from grofs waglff‘fif" fiegmatick concreted Matter lining the Cuts) in an Anibalfador of Cbarler wmysfffma the Fifth, who being highly difcompofed in his Bowels for the fpace of Six high-film. Years, was happily relieved by the application of a (harp Clyfler, throwing 235$?"er off a hard concreted fubltance 9. Foot long, perforated in the middle, refem- figfi‘fiti'g blinga part of the Inteltine 5 and in truth, as I humbly conceive, was nothing elfe but the Mucous Matter indurated, by its long fray in the Guts. Another Inftance of this Difeafe, may be given in molt Renowned Lipfiur, (fer forth in the Life of Learned Heurnim ) wl o voided by Stool, upon the the application of proper Medicines, a congealed Matter, rendred Con- cave by the paffage of Excrements; this concreted fubf'tance lineth the Intefiines. > ‘ "Wig" the delires of_ the curious Reader, how, and from from Now my aim is to latisfie whence whence this Mucous lining of the Cuts 15 propagated : Some apprehend, it ""51""ch taketh its rife from grofs Flegm, floating up and down the Cavity of the In- iigiiigisuiitihi tefiines; which lieth under this difficulty, as being in Motion, will be apt rim" to affociate with grofs Excrements, and fo be carried out of the Body. But grant this Mucous Matter fhould tarry fome time within the capacity of the Gurs, yet it will be difficult, to conceive how this rcfilefs Matter {hould fix and equally line the infidcs of the Guts, which is very Conlpicuous to thofe, that have curioufly furveyed the inward parts of the BOWels. And therefore a farther Inquifition is to be made, how the inward furfacc of the Guts may be equally overfprcad with this unfiuous Lining. Whercupon |
