A treatise of health and long life / By Leonard Lessius [&] Lewis Cornaro.

  • Leonardus Lessius
Date:
1767
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Credit: A treatise of health and long life / By Leonard Lessius [&] Lewis Cornaro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of purgative Evacuations at proper Seafons, ‘or before the Difeafe begins to gather upon them; concluding all is well and fafe within, fo long as nothing outwardly appears, or is felt to con- vince them to the contrary. Thus it happens, that their Bodies at long-run become full of crude and vicious Humours, which through a thoughtlefs Continuance do not only infen- fibly increafe upon them, but at laft turnto Putrefaction, and grow malignant: So that up- on every light Occafion of either Heat or Cold, of Winds or Weather, of extraordinary La- bour, or any other Inconvenience or Excefs, a dangerous Inflammation enfues, and vents itfelf in mortal Sickneffles, and acute Difeafes. Many Inftances of excellent Men, have I my- _felf feen {matched away by an untimely Death merely upon this very Account; who, nodoubt, might have arrived at an advanced Age, had they but obferved a due Regimen; and by their Learning, and good Works, might have been _botha Benefit and an Ornamenttotheir Country, and thereby, in all Probability, have added to © their own Glory in a better World. Numbers unqueftionably thereare, of allSortsand Degrees of Perfons, as well Clergy as Laity, who, being either wholly ignorant of, or not duly confider- ing, this Matter, enjoy but an imperfect Share of Health ; and who, for Want of being better _ informed, or thoroughly convinced of it, find themfelves grievoufly obftructed in their Studies, and in the Difcharge of thofe Offices and Func- tions of the Mind, which itis, or at leaft ought to be, their Defire, as well as Duty and Intereft, to perform. Pye Having
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