A discourse upon the plague, with a preparatory account of malignant fevers / By Sir Richard Blackmore.

  • Blackmore, Richard, Sir, 1654-1729.
Date:
1722
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Credit: A discourse upon the plague, with a preparatory account of malignant fevers / By Sir Richard Blackmore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EALTH confifts in a due Pro¬ portion, Firmnefs and Structure of the Bones, a juft Mixture and regular Subordination of the aftive and paflive Principles of the Blood, that is, the Oil, the Spirit and the Volatile Salt, if thefe two are not the fame, and the watry and earthly Parts; in a due Seperation of the Humours by the Glands and other Strainers, and in a juft Purity, Activity and Plenty of the Animal Spirits, the Inftruments of Senfe and Mo¬ tion : And the Breach or Difturbance of this Order in any of the foremention’d Inftances, by which the Oeconomy of Nature is in¬ terrupted is properly a Diftemper or Di- feafe; which is lefs or greater according to the Degree of fuch Breach or Difturbance* If there be a confiderable Deviation from the juft Conftitution of the Parts of the Body before defcribkl without exceflive Heat, it ufually produces flow or chronical Diftem- pers, Dropfies, Jaundices, Palftes, &c. But if the fulphurous or fiery Parts break thro1 their Reftraints and grow too prevalent and licentious by the Ad million of fome hurt*