An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne.

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1745
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Credit: An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    filling and plumping tip, dilating and un¬ folding thele ‘Pipes with Liquors. We know, from Kirchefs and Doctor Wood- ward's Experiments, to what Bulk Vege¬ tables will thrive, by mere Element alone. Two Tigs of the fame Litter were fed upon an equal Quantity of Milk; only, to one of them, the Milk was mix’d with the fame Quantity of Water. After a Month’s feeding, they were both killed j and that which had the Water, was found much larger and fatter than the other. TDropfies (at lead Ana fare as) have been cured by an obftinate Forbearance of Dritik. And Lethargies proceed from the Moifture of the Brain. And thefe are the two ‘Diftempers, unwieldy, fiat, and overgrown Perfons are moft fubjed to. Therefore, fuch ought to avoid “Drink, as thofe do, who have the * Hydrophobia, or are bit by a mad “Dog. Which they may eafiiy bring about, if they feed only on young animal, and moift and cool vege¬ table Food. But whenever I fpeak of ve¬ getable Food, I mean that which is dreffed by Fire. * i. e. Dread of Watery a Difeafe fo called, pro¬ ceeding from the Bice ot a wind Dog. §. XI.
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