Lithiasis anglicana, or, A philosophical enquiry into the nature and origin of the stone and gravel, in human bodies, &c. : Wherein is considered, the possibility of dissolving such animal tartar or calculous concretion. In a letter to David Hartley, author of the cases in behalf of Mrs. Stephen's medicines. To which is added, an account of a new and safe method of cure for the ischury, or total suppression of urine ... / By Henry Bracken.

  • Henry Bracken
Date:
1739
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Credit: Lithiasis anglicana, or, A philosophical enquiry into the nature and origin of the stone and gravel, in human bodies, &c. : Wherein is considered, the possibility of dissolving such animal tartar or calculous concretion. In a letter to David Hartley, author of the cases in behalf of Mrs. Stephen's medicines. To which is added, an account of a new and safe method of cure for the ischury, or total suppression of urine ... / By Henry Bracken. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 2+ ] filppofed indeed to approach the neafeft to Sal Ammoniacum, but in fome of its Properties it dif¬ fers from that too for Sal Ammoniacum, if put into a ftrong Fire, will be all raifed without un¬ dergoing any Alteration, whilft that which is drawn by Fire from Urine, (which is the Lixi¬ vium of the Animal Salts) is immediately and in- tirely alcalious. In Ihort, after a great many Experiments made on purpofe to difcover the true Nature of this Animal Salt as it really exifts in found Bo¬ dies, and ads there by its own peculiar Virtue, it appears to be of a mild Difpofition, poffefling a faponaceous Quality, occafioned from an Oil that is united with it, being a kind of middle Salt between a fixed and volatile .one-, having not the leaft Mark of an Alcali or an Acid, being eafily however refolvable into a very fatid Oil and a volatile Alcaline Salt, which is much dii- pofed to Futrefadion. Fourthly and lajfly, There are four forts of Oil in animal Bodies of very different Natures, the firft Kind are fo fubtii that they will bear mix¬ ing with Water, and become volatile with a fmall Degree of Heat, in which refped they very much refemble the Spirits of Vegetables in their natural State, tho5. they differ vaft- ly from thofe which are produced from them by the Help of Fermentation. , The fecond kind of Oil contains but a very fmall Quantity of Salt, and is of an exceeding loft and fmooth Nature, ferving to lubricate and lupple the more rigid Parts of our Bodies, and this is called Marrow in the Cavities of the Hones, and amongft the Membranes, &c. it li called Fat or Membrana Adipofa, in both which