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

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1724
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Credit: An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. Other Things being equal, The pro¬ per Food appointed for Animals by Na¬ ture, is eafter digefted than the Animals themfelves 5 thole Animals that live on Vegetables, than thofe that live on Ani¬ mals ,• thofe that live on Vegetables or Animals, that fooneft come to Maturi¬ ty, than thofe that live on fuch as are longer a ripening. Thus Milk and Eggs are lighter of Digeflion than the Flefli of Beafts or Birds 5 Bullets an&Turkiesyhan cDueks and Geefe ,* and Burtridge, and Bheafant are lighter than Woodcock or Snipe 5 becaufe thefe laft, being long-bil¬ led ^ fuck only animal Juices $ and for the Reafons already given, Grafs Beef and Mutton are lighter than fall fed Ox¬ en and Sheep. 4. . ^ - 1 4. All Things elfe being alike, Fifb and Sea-Animals are harder to dieeft / than Land-Animals $ becaufe univerfal- ly their Food is other Animals, and the Salt Element in which they live compafts their Parts more firmly 5 Salts having a fironger Power of Cohefion than other Bodies. And for the fame Reafon, Salt Water Fijh is harder to digefl: than frefh W ater. Thus the Sea Tortoife is harder to
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