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Show Book I. Part II, Cavity of the Stomach, in reference to Diffolution, Colliquation, and Ex. traction of a foft Milky Humour, bathing the Afperities of the Folds, and lining the tender fur-face of the inward Coat (irritated by the Acid and Sq.» line Particles, the immediate caufe of Hunger) WhiCh taketh away the knawing of the Stomach, and the troublefome follicitation of the Appetite, and giveth a high delight and refrelhment'to the Body, and complacency to. the Mind. C H A P. X X I I. 0f the flppetite (f Thirfl. BEL Part Ii. 0ft/Jc flppetite of (flair/L 28; The Object, which treateth the AppmitC-of Thirfl in its Operation, are fluid fubf‘tances, and as moveable bodies, Will eafilygain a paflhge through the Gulet, when itis contracted by its Mufcles, which fqueefeth the. Liquor Thirfl,rna be Pliccdin ind Bodies; Tie. doanard into the Stomach ; which is very ambitious to give It a kind caption, and is complaccd with its Company, as imparting Joy and Satlsfa. ~ _ . . ' ‘n a due fu ort. The Anticnts alfifhb aiitient Philofophers, have placed the Obyeét of Thlrfl', in the firlt have aflignct‘. to raid ualities of Cold and Moil't, which if well prepended, cannot be eafily Thirll and moill. of Element the making Philofopliy, of Mailers great the by iiiaintained Water the object of Thirl't, which is of too narrow a compafs, to confine our unlimited Appetite of Drinking; and therefore our poor Family L1quor of Water, cannot give Meafures and Bounds, to our overHOWing Delircs, not to be determined in this unfober Age, by one fimple flat Drink, by reafon our Prodigal Appetite is now modelled by Cufiome, and ill Habit, and longeth after variety of Liquors, extracted out of variety of Fruits, Sider, Perry Juice of Cherries, Goofc-berries, Currants, and other pleafant Li- quors', made with Shorbet of Limons, Oranges, Violets; as alfo Foreign Liquors of Tey, Colfee, Chocolate, and many other Compound Liquors, Aving difcourfed of Hunger, Thirfl: followetli as an Aflociate; by H rcafon thefe Companions (go commonly hand in hand) pleating which would be infinite to recount; and above all, our boundlefs Thirfl: themfelves in mutual Converfe, as Relatives. Thefe ufeful Appetites of Hunger and Thirlt ( fomewhat refembling Twins, as being born near each we facrifice free Bowls of Baccbm's Blood to our Priends Health, till we other) do court us to our own advantage of Refeétion and Delight, to Treat our felves with Meat and Drink,Natures Cares, and Delicates, as falutary and pleafant Inflruments, to preferve our Health and Life, in order to celebrate afpireth to Wine, as the molt generous Juice of the grape. VVhereupon loofe our own, and indulge our felves in large proportions of this beWitching Juice, till it ceafeth to be an object of Thirft, and Trifle too; and do Drench our {elves like the-worft of Bruits, in this fiupifymg Liquor, till And fometimes Without a Metaphor, the holy offices of Piety to our Maker, acts of Juftice to our Neighbour, we bury our felves, and Parts in it. and due meafures of Sobriety to our own Perfons. we firlt difsuife our Countenances, and then deface that Image, wherein And that I may give you a good dcfcription of Thirft, I take the bold- God hath molt gracioufly Confiituted us, the highcl't of Sublunary Crea- nefs to offer you thefe Remarks : The Snbjeélum attributionir 6- inbxfianir, tures. _ _ Thus I beg pardon for my Digreflion, in fiepping out of the way, to meet. The Objeél, and Subject, and its Qualifications, the manner of Operation, and Caulcs of Thirlt. Wherefore I conceive it my Duty as Well as Defign, to make a diligent enquiry into it, confifiing in the faid Premifes, as iris an lnltrument admini- ftring great profit and pleafure in the conduct of our Health and Life. And Liquid bodies are the vehide of Ali~ as Hunger is a ufeful Appetite, inflituted by Nature, in order to the reception of Aliment, f0 is Thirl't Hungers confederate and ally, verfed in merit. Liquid bodies, ordained as a Vehicle of Aliment, to wafh down its RCliques through the (‘ulet into the Stomach, and to incorporate with the more folid Aliment, to difpofe it toward the opening its more firm Compagcs whereby it is rendred fit, to have its fluid Alimentary Particles extrafieda and fecemcd from the grofer Recrements. And Thirft founded in moill fubfiances, is not only infiituted by Nature: in order to dilute the Alimentary Liquor in the Stomach, but alfo to attenuate the Purple Liquor in the Veflels, to aflii't it in neceffary Motion (as the immediate prefervarive of Life) by rendring the Red Craffament, and Cryfialline Liquor of the Blood more fluid, in order to refine themfelyeS. in their forward and retrograde Motion,which are much prompted by a gOOd proportion of thin Potulent Liquor, which entreth into confederacy With the more grofs Saline, Sulphureous, and Earthy Particles of the Blood7 inaking its- addrefs downward, through the Defcendent Trunk of Aorta, and Emulgent Arteries, into the Glands of the Kidneys; Where the Vital Liquor is depurated, by the fecretion of the Watry Recrements from it, and difcharged by the Urinary Dué‘ts into the Pelvis, as a common Sewer. The object of Th e my Patients, who want my Advice as a Phyfic1an, 'whereinl make bold to fpeak my molt humble delires, that they would give Controul to their irregular Appetites, in confining their Obyeéls Within the due limits of rectified Reafon in reference to the prefervationdoIf their [Elealth and Life, which all . efi n as their rear fatisfafiion an mppines. MET: togrcturn agagin to our Province, the Qbyeét of Thirf't may perhaps feem after a manner, to admit not only of Liquors, but alfo folid Bodies too; as Sal Priinellre, Stones of Plumbs, and many other hard Bodies, and Mafiicatories, which being frequently roulled up and down the Mouth, do fatisfie the importunity of Thirft; which they accomplilh not by any primary Operation as Liquors, but acc1dentally by grating upon the Salival Glands, feared in the Tongue, Palate, and ad)acent places, as the Tonfils, and Parotides, lodged near the Roots of the Tongue, and Ears; fo that Mafiicatories, and the like being Chewed, do comprefs the frUitful Salival Glands, big with Liquor, which liberally oufeth out through many Ecretory Ducts upon frequent prefl‘ures, made by the appulfes of 80- mm, of," appeared by lid ' s ' reu on (treams of Salival Liquor oVerfpreading the Merri- {Prams of Libraggilfe ih: Ellfongiie, Palate, and Gulet, do appeafe the trouble ofThirf't. quor flowing out of the faSo that Men, Bruits, and other Animals, have fecret Channels of Liquor, Iival Glands‘. feared in the upper Apartimenr, out ofwhich do iITue many Rivulets of thin Juice, befprinkllng the feats of.Th‘irfl:: But the common andnfiitpra Way of gratifying their Appetite, is by Carefling themfelves Wit p rec draughts of Liquor, as an Object to give frequent allays to their Needs": |