A key to Helmont or a short introduction to the better understanding of the theory and method of the most profound chymical physicians / [William Bacon].

  • Bacon, William
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1682
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Credit: A key to Helmont or a short introduction to the better understanding of the theory and method of the most profound chymical physicians / [William Bacon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    then it's plain, that it’s no innate heat in thole Ipmtuous bodies that feemeth to enflame us, but as thcic particle3 affect our fenlories, common Water, whofe Atomous part5 we conceive to be globular and finooth, paffeth finooth- ly a ad cooleth. The Spirits, though as cold in themfelves, yet by reafon of tho fubtle, penetrating, pungent and (harp Texture of their parts,. prick and ftimulate our tender parts and fenfories, thereby cauling heat, ihflama- mation and intoxication. Mow as the Water confided of too dull particles, to joyn with, or a (lift our vitals, fo the Spirits of themfelves are too'pungent and (harp to agree with oar Juices as they are; being but feveral parts of bodies made -pure, and confequently cannot have parti¬ cles of Analogous Texture, with all the pure parts uni¬ ted, as the refined part of our Juices are. But if theie bodies be firft leparated for purification fake, and then in a due proportion, according to the Analogy of the blood conjoin'd (.which though it be no final! • Art to perform, yet Tie allure you very fealible to be attain’d by the induftrious), will no longer prick, ftimulate or enflame, but on the contrary, will joyn fo amicably with the vitals, as immediately to ftrengthen, refrefnand agi¬ tate them, advancing natural heat and vigour, andthere- by enabling Nature to debeilate all preternatural heat, fermentation, acidity, and what not that is offenfive in the body. If you take any pure part of it it felf in quan¬ tity, it will offend ; for fulphureous Spirits will enflame and intoxicate; feline, ftimulate, acid corrode; oleagt- nous naufeate and enflame ; whereas a pure body ( for fo give me leave to call it) hath none of theie ill efrefts in it: It’s fo flip from intoxicating, that it retrieves the intoxicated perlbn even in the verj aft of drinking, from Simulating, and much more corroding, that its thefpee- dieft healer - of wounds,, (adds, burnings, forenefs of mouth,
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