Volume 1

A rational discourse of the inward uses of water. Shewing its nature, choice, and agreeableness to the blood; its operation on the solids and fluids ... in what diseases restorative, and wherein prejudicial / [Thomas Short].

  • Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772
Date:
1725
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Credit: A rational discourse of the inward uses of water. Shewing its nature, choice, and agreeableness to the blood; its operation on the solids and fluids ... in what diseases restorative, and wherein prejudicial / [Thomas Short]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tty Parts of the Blood will be diffipated, the re¬ maining will grow thick and tough; and unlefs this be followed with found and natural Sleep that Night, whereby the Solids may be taken off their Crifpation, and free Perfpiration follow, and the following Day thin diluting Liquors be drunk, and Bxercife ufed to thruft forward the flimy tough Matter, which flicks in the Paffages of the Skin, and break that which is in the Vdfelsamongft the Mufcles; the Event will be Obftrudions, In¬ flammations, Schirrus’s, or Impofthumations, He. Or (2.) It mufl be owing to the /aline acrid Bodies floating in the Liquor drunk, which palling the Ladeals along with the Chyle, and getting into the Blood, either buoy up the fmall Capillary Arteries, or Lymphatics; or prick, pain, or dila- cerate the Membranes, which being irritated con- trad thernfelves, ftraiten their Cavity, and en- creafe the Symptoms; or jdly. Strong Liquors, containing much ipirituous Parts, afford a great¬ er Quantity of hervous Juice for a fhort time ; which being quickly feparated in the Brain, and propelfd by the Force of the Blood in the Arte¬ ries along the cerebellous Nerves to the Heart, encreafes its Motion, and the Bloods Circulati¬ on but this is always follow’d with as much Lownefs of Spirits after, fo that the Perfon to gain a neceffary Stock of Spirits, is frequently ob¬ liged to repeat the fame Force, till he learn a Cuftcmof Drinking and Dramming ; the fweet Effects of which, Occafion will afterwards offer it lelt to be confidered. So that its neither the Heat of the Blood which is the Caufe of its Cir¬ culation, nor is it any Filing properly inherent in