Systeme of anatomy, treating of the body of man, beasts, birds, fish, insects and plants

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Of C/ajlifimrimz, Book I. Part II° Book i. Part I I. Vital Liquor, do advance the cold membranous confiitution of the Stomach, with their ambient heat, thereby exalting the Ferments ordained to Concoét the Aliment, enclofcd within the line VVallsof the Stomach, And feeing the warmth oi~ the Ventriclc, is derivative from the heat and motion of the Blood,it may feem pertinent, briefly to difcourlc the Vital Liquot, confiituted of Principles, afl‘cé‘tcd with Saline and Sulphureous Particlt's, which are aétivc Elements, imparting Intefiine Motion to the Blood, very much hightned by Local Motion in its Flux and Reflux, to and from the Heart, the molt noble Mulcle (and hath for its Antagonii'ts, all the Mulcles of the Body) the original of the Ivlotion, and chief heat of the Blood, impelled into the fubl'tance of the Stomach by the Caliack Arterie. The Blood being received into the right Ventricle of the Heart, is impelTh :- Blood tonhlleih cf C H A P. X X VI I; The Tar/yologic of the Hm: relating to the Stomach. Aving Difoourfed the heat of the Ventricle, as it dependetli upon the 311551525; natural temper of the Blood, I will now Treat fomewhat of the isi-cmi'r'taL heat of the Stomach, derived from its unkindly Ebullition, which fometimc Sixth: 51:2,, runneth too low, proceeding from ill Diet, and watry Aliment aITumed in glq‘jfifnjft‘fi' led by its firong Contraétion into the Pulmonary Artery, and futhance of i the Lungs, where it meeteth Air (impelled by the numerous Branches of H the Bronchia) and embodicth with its Nitrolulphureous Particles, as fomc Principles, producing the Intefiine Motion of the Blood, which is re~ ‘ ceived into the Pulmonary Veins, and thence into the left Chamber of the I'IL‘RIt, wherein it being briskly dafhed againf't its Walls, the Inteliine Mo- too great a quantity, producing an undue Concoé‘tion of it in the Stomach 5 wheiice the Blood is enduecl with a cold and watry Indifpofition, whence floweth a low Fermentation, and heat in the Chambers of the Heart, and the various \r'eITels, carrying Rivulets of Blood to and from the Heart, in a Liquor (imprxgnated with Volatil Saline Particles) dropping out of the which the faint Inteflcine Motion, proceeding from an undue preparation of the Alimentary Liquor in the Stomach, produceth a cold temper in the whole Body, 3 troublefome Breathing in the Lungs, and a languid Pulfa~ tion of the Heart and Arteries, as in ill habits of the Body in Chronick Dif- Extrcamitics of the Nerves, inferted into both Ventricles or the Heart, into, eafes, and in Dying Pei-forts. ‘ tion antllieat of the Vital Liquor, is much intended, and Farther exalted by -. and out of which, the Blood is every moment Imported, and Exported, by Venous, and Arterial Tubes, as the proper Channels of Vital Liquor, whole lnteil-ine Motion and heat, is much improved by its impulfe from, and retrograde Local Motion tothe Heart, wherein it is Expanded and Rarefied; and being thence moved in greater and leis Cylinders, it acquireth a new fermentation, when its fixed patts are tendred more and more Volatized, and exalted to a due Maturity, wherein the Compage is opened, and the Spirituous and Sulphureous parts are {0 far [Ct at liberty, as to communicate a (of: heat to the Stomach, in order to the Concoc'tiou of Aliment. And furthermore, the Blood confifting of divers Heterogeneous principles _‘ But on the contrary, the Blood is overaéted with too high an Ebullition‘, Thc‘heator', , ~ proceeding from the overmuch Indulgence of our felves in high Meats, and theStomach ,9",ch IO hot liquors, vitiating the Concoction of the Alimentary Liquor; which as }j§,,fl;‘rf;'n‘fl';‘j‘ it is afl‘eé‘ted with a fierce heat, and afterward confzderated with the Blood, 325511 doth too much exalt its Sulphureous Particles, which being Communicated . with the Vital Liquor, by the Catliack Artery into the Stomach, doth make too high, and an overhafiy Fermentation in the Meat and Drink. Another caufc of the unnatural heat of the Blood, and Stomach depend- rissmmach ing upon it, is borrowed from the hot {teams of the Air, in the heat of 8mm Eyigg‘tgi‘f' met, infinuating themfelves into the enlarged Pores of the Skin, into the "5""th of Spirit, Salt, and Sulphur, diluted with Watry and Earthy Particles, as it _l is allo aflociatetl with Chymc, a different Liquor (the Materia Subflram of Blood, giving it an Ebullition ', which is much hightned, by litrong and fre~ quent Pulfations of the Heart and Arteries, through which the oven-heated v ' Vital Liquor) whereupon the Blood gaineth an Efl'ervef‘cence, derived from Blood hath a recourfe to the Stomach, perverting its Concoétion‘ of Meat the different aétions of thefc contrary Agents, which enter into the Lil't one with another, and have various Confliéts, caufed by Acids, and Alkalyss and Drink, plainly appearing in the lots of our Appetite, in reference to folid Nutriment, by reafon the Stomach hath no inclination to that which it compofcd of drill-rent Salts and Sulphurs, which after divers contrary Operations, receive fiich due allays, as are agreeable to the nature of Blood, is capable to Concoéi. by which it acquireth a due temper of heat, and Fermentation 3 which being dilpenlE-d to the Stomach, are great Ini'truments of Chylificationz Pm' duced by the regular Intefiine Motion of Meat and Drink, the great {uppom of our Nature. ' CHAR A third caufe of the unkindly heat of the Blood, proceedeth from the :IheStomarh coldnefs of the Ambient Air, whereupon the Body fliuttcth up its Fore- fy‘i‘é‘jlgfif‘ér doors, the Minute Pores of the Skin, to fecure it {elf againfi the aITaults of 3113,3531, cold Blafls; whereupon the Skin being Condenfed, the fiery {teams of the :ggfliaizzin Blood cannot Tranfpire, whence its Temper is perverted by greater and tranfpirarion. greater degrees of Preternatiiral heat, which being Communicated firfi to the Heart; by Venous Channels; whereupon the Purple Liquor, is overaded with too great an Ebullition ( commonly {tiled a Fever) iiliiing from an Extravagant heat, which is afterward impelled with the Blood, by a proper Artery, into the Stomach, wherein it depraveth the due Fermentation of the Aliment. And that we may give a more clear Illuliration of the unkindly heat of $5,323,?! theBlood (relating to Types, and periods of the Paroxifms of Fevers, af- 3%?an- feél‘ing the Fermentation of the Stomach) which in fomc fort doth refemble Fermentation the Ebullition of Wine in the Mult; Which may be railed upon two ac- fficm‘fi‘" counts,