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Show 0f iWe/mzrho/J. 1148 Titania," Book H]: And iriiit} be diftilled in B. M. nothing but Phlegme cm"\ e extract. ,‘jéfiislflfj ed : And the Animal Spirits being tainted with an acide Affectio n) {fig-illimc. ‘ t , 33383;}; ing from fixed Salt ( brought to a Fluor) hath a great [hare iii proceed. tlzc prom, c'tiozi or Melancllolick afl‘eé‘tions; {0 that I humbly conceive, that the antece. dent , and tarifes olthis Difeafc, do come from the ferous parts olthe Blood (carried by the Carotide Arteries ofthe Cortical Glands, and other Procef.' xtgiylnurniig 1235 of [he Brain) degenerating from 3 mild into an aCldC fll‘xd COI‘rodm g (ML polirion (lbmewliat akin to \ inegar, Alome, Vitiiol, (five. ) which doth ritiate the nervous Liquor, and its more exalted PdelClCS, vulgarly called the Animal Spirits, and dilinrb their regular motion, rendring them refilef‘s and corifuled. VVhereupon followeth a depravation of the Superior and Inferior faculties of the Brain, cauling a Delirium, attending Melancholy. And it may be farther obl‘erved, that {teams flowing from acide Liquor are always in motion; by realon the Spirit of Vinegar, Vitl‘iol, Sea-Salt dd perpetually evaporate, as the Particles of fluid "alt, have no coherenceivirh heterogeneous Particles, and are alWays rcl'tlefs in their nature, andin pCrpetual motion. The Arid: Splflh of VCgetables do rcfcniblc the Atiilc itrous vnrts oftlie Ban'l,llLl)ai fin :cAni, ma Liquor and Spirits. W hereupon we may fiippole with great probability , that Spirits of Vegetables and Minerals ( put intoa Glafs Herinctic the acids ally leaded) have their {learns carried about the tides of the Glafs in a circular motion and do very much refemble the ferous parts of the Blood, depi-efl‘cd rm}; fixed Salt, and Vitriolick Atomes, debating the nervous Liquor, the Vehicle, and liibjeét of Animal Spirits, which are rendrrrl unquiet, in their pallage by the {ides o‘f the Filaments, conflituting the Filir‘ils of the Brain. Hence flow conl‘tant and rroublefome Thoughts, that difcompole the Fancy, and the rational and leiifitivc Faculties, as the Animal Spirits are compoltd of acide, unquiet Particles, which do not duly aétuate, and irradiate the netvous Compage of the Brain. Out of, the acide Spirit, Cliymically prepared, the Efl-luvia do afcend beyond the furface of the Liquors, and only accoal‘t not highly the adjacent Bodies, and make no approach to thole that are heated at a diltance; it) that the Spirit of Vitriol, Salt, or Vinegar cannot afcend out oftlie Still to the Tlit Guile and manner how Melancholy operates. top of the Alembick, unlels it be forced up by an intenfelieat. Alter this manner the phantafines of Melancholiclt perfons ( aflliélcd With adult Choler) proceeding from Animal Spirits, degeneratinginto an acids difpolitioii, do influence the whole Compag e oithe Brain, land aél in the Me;.'zlullium, and are carried into the {paces of the neighbouring Filaments, where the Animal Spirits exert their motions in a confided manner; thnce Thoughts perpetually arife, which are much verfcd about one, or butafew ob)e&s: And when agreat number of Spirits are confined within a narrow compals ofthe fibrous Compage of the Brain, the pliantafines are very mUCh enlarged beyond the true dimenlions, and fniall things rendrcd {Amati and after the like manner, when the vilible images of things are i'eprelented bya Microlcope, they appear: much greater, then they are in their own nature; as the 'many Rays are united and concentred in a Convexe Glals 1 f0 allb the intentional fpecies are configured in the Fibrous Compage of the Brain, bl'the conflux of many Animal SpiritS, confined withing final] circumiercncf- 0 this We may have an Experiment in our Selves, when we are fed with go 5 melancholly Diet, or being clouded with the pamon of fadnels, WC become Thoughtlljli bymafon the Animal Spirits do want a Pet» liinanation, we are made lollicuous of every linall concern, as if our ‘ t it- inppinel‘s d8: pends Mini." / 0/ [l [Ufa/'1: not) . pended upon it. Whereupon We are difcompoled with great Fear and Anxie:y, conceiving our {elves utterly loft in our vain apprehenfion, when we are overcome with Melancholy And this melancholick Arleetion doth not only take its rife from an acide difpofition, lpoiling the Cralis of the Animal Spirits, but From an atrabilari. an Humor, carried With the Blood by the internal carotid: Arteries, into the fubllance of the Cortical Glands; whereupon their nature is much debafed, and as lofing their {weer temper, and volatil {alinc difpofition,their Compage Melancholy coming from an all'nblldlh an Humor. is rendred more grol‘s and opaque; f0 that it cannot be duly enlightened by the lucid Particles of the Animal Spirits And Melancholy is not only contraétcd by the Fault of the Brain, and Animal Spirits, but from the 'Pm'corclia, and from the Blood, endued Iwith heterogeneous Particles, highly fermenting in the noble parts of the middle Apartiment, and thence tranfinitted by arterial Channels into the Brain, where it maketh a great alteration in the-nervous Conn D, as it is atteé'ted with profs atrabilarian Particles, perverting the Cralis ol' the Brain, and clouding the bright lngeny of the Animal Spirits. , Y Melarthtlv lhmmp'mm rim " . .{m . The Humors proceeding from adull: Choler, do much Mien tne purity ofthe flame ofLife, in taking 01f much ofitsAétivity and Spirit :. whereupon it mchrh more {lowly in its various Channels, and conrrac‘tctligrofs 'iecre- merits, aflociated with the Blood, outof whole more mildpirtt, dcbaled by atrabilarian Humors (producing grief and feartill companions; the purity of the Animal Liquor and Spirits is very much lullied, olten generating a lad Delirium. . . The ill temper oftlie vital liquor caufirm this timerous Dileafe, doth partly proceed from undue fermentation of the Blood in the Heart, whereupon it growcthlefs oily and bountiful in its lpirituous parts, proceeding from too much exalted faline Atomes, rendring the Blood grofs and unaétive ,lwhere~ Tl e temper otrhe Blood plorlucinga tiinerous dif- politiuu., upon the Blood ( tranlinitted out nithe right Chamber of the Heart into the ‘ pulmonary Artery and flibl‘tance ol the J ungs ) as being too much burdened with fixed Salt, cannot be duly attenuated and inlpired with the elaltick PM- titlesof Air 3 {0 th I we grow faint and forrowfiil, as our Blood wanteth a due intelline motion in the Heart and Lungs ; whereupon it growleth de» prelled in this Malady, as overcharged with gtols, fahne, and" lillpiiureous Particles; whereupon arife variety ofpaflions in the Heart, as fear, Sorrow, Faintnefs, and panting in the mol't noble machine ofmotionn which LlOtll‘flOC only fuller by the ill cralis ofthe Blood, clogged With ill, CHLBI'C, adult Clio- 19% and faline parts,but the Vital Liquor allo is very much retarded,as grow, ing degenerate for want of a due circulation through all the apartments of the body, which is produced in this Difeafe by a flow and weak 1110:1011: t 6 Heart, coming from its dilabled contraéhons ofmufctilar Fibres, can ed hy the defeé't of Animal Spirits, nor fufliciently acting the Nerves; fob that the Blood and Animal Spirits do difafi'eét and preiudice each other, t le atra i- larian Blood, as affected with faline parts, produceth grols. Animall liq"? and Spirits; and attain, the Animal Spirits being endued wrth an;l dilpoé- don) do not duly Dinfluence the Cardiack Nerves, whereupon t e -B,OO,;' and Animal Spirits do pervert each others Crafis, in reference to purity, V.gmi 2nd activity. The inordinate paliions oftlie Mind, as vehement love, flagnclgs, "de L . ear, envy, malice do very muclidilturb the occonomy o t c rain, aen , .. {Poll the nervous Liquor, and Animal Spirits, in forcmgthtm to run exc Fi' " reference ‘ ' '> common Spharrtsw oii tli.e hit erlticecof laments," a ne rVous to their in trick, I j o . . . . ) - |