A mechanical essay upon the heart, in three anatomical lectures. Wherein I. The heart is demonstrated to be a compleat epitome of myology ... II. The origin and nature of the blood ... III. The praeternatural state of that fluid / By William Wood.

Wood, William, 1688-

Date:: 1729

Credit: A mechanical essay upon the heart, in three anatomical lectures. Wherein I. The heart is demonstrated to be a compleat epitome of myology ... II. The origin and nature of the blood ... III. The praeternatural state of that fluid / By William Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$A S there are feveral Diftempers which are the Effedts of the ill Crafis of the Blood, lb they muft be cured accordingly. Thus aSupprejfioUrinte with proper Diureticks; a SuppreJJio Menfium with ftimulating and deobftruent Medicines; and foon. BUT lometimes it happpens that the Glands and their Excretory Duds are too much dilated by lome extraordinary Shock from a Plethorick Habit. Thus firft, a ‘Plethora affedts the Breathing, as I obleiVd before, which if not Ipeedily remov'd, affedts and ulcerates the very Subftance ol the Lungs; thence arifes a tickling Cough, which increafes gradually i thence a preternatural Agitation of the Blood, as it paffes from the right to the left Side of the Heart \ thence a How Fever, which keeps time with the Ulcerated Lungs; and thence immoderate Night-Sweats. % B Y the like Gradations we account for the laft Stages of a \Diabetes, when the Urine is as fweet as the Chyle it is produced from, occafion'd from a too great Diftenfion of the Yeffels in the Kidneys. Now, to cure thele, and fuch like Complaints, when it is not too late, is by Agglutinante, Aftringents, and Ballamicks, &c\ of which the Materia Me die a affords a very plentiful Variety. HENCE all, ormoftof theChronick Difeafes derive their Origin, the very Solids warping into an unnatural Situation, as well as the Fluids into Corruption, by too long a Continuance of the firft Shock. % » * . _. ti t ; ✓. > A Chronick Diftemper is but difficultly cured at belt; proper Alteratives being thelikeliell Method, with a proper Regimen of Diet and Exercife, with Reftoratives in the conclufion. Now the beft Reftorative (when nothing forbids it) is Cold G , Bathing s$