Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorius / translated into English with large explanations. To which is added Dr. Keil's Medicina statica Britannica with comparative remarks and explanations. As also Medico-physical essays on I. Agues. II. Fevers. III. An elastick fibre. IV. The gout. V. The leprosy. VI. Kings-evil. VII. Venereal diseases.

  • Sanctorius
Date:
1723 [i. e. 1724]
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Credit: Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorius / translated into English with large explanations. To which is added Dr. Keil's Medicina statica Britannica with comparative remarks and explanations. As also Medico-physical essays on I. Agues. II. Fevers. III. An elastick fibre. IV. The gout. V. The leprosy. VI. Kings-evil. VII. Venereal diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Explanation.'] The Reafon why fuch Liquors help Perfpiration, is, becaufe if they are well mixed with the Stomachick juices and the other Food, they pafs with it thorough the La8ealst and make Part of the Animal Fluids, which, by their aptitude to Fermen¬ tation, as is well known all fuch Liquors have, they very muchalfift in their Motions, and continu¬ ally by their A&ivity help to divide and break them in fuch a manner, as is neceffary to fit them to pafs that way. It is alio to the fame Activity and Difpo- iitions of their conftituent Parts, that the following, A PH. LXXXII. 4 Qmoiis, Qarlick, Mutton, Pbeafants, but above ‘ all, Cyrenaick juice, affift the Perfpiration of fuch ‘ Meats, as in themfelves are not eafily Perfpirable. Explanation.] I do not underftand what is Snccus Cyrenacem in this Jphorifm. Aphorisms added hy the AUTHO R. a p h. Lxxxnr. c A very fmali Portion of Meat is not perceiva- 6 ble in the Stomach, and therefore it neither di- ‘ gefts, nor nourifhes, nor perfpires. Explanation.] It mull: be underftood here, after long Fading, and when the Stomach is thereby very much weaken'd, whereupon a (mail Quantity taken in at a Time, has not Spirit and Warmth fufficient to