The N A T U R A-L « H I S T O i l bf
bKngs, but afterwards ftiore difmalAgonies; thefe Saline Particles
at laft entirely entangled in a Vtjcous Mucus , are ftill hur-
fy’d about, and irritate or difturb the Animal Spirits, infomuch,
that the whole Body Teems to be in a general Gonvulfion, for
now it is the extremities of the Nerves, and the Nervous Membranes,
by eonfent bring In Me'Genus Nervofum-, as firft, the
Par Vagum, then the fpinal Marrow, and all the other Nervous
Tariiifieations," fo that from Head to Foot the whole Animal
Oeconomy is difturbed, the Saline Particles at length encountering
with the Bile, from this Emotion it is thole heats arife,thofe
inquietudes and pungent Pains ; at length precipitated by the
Periftaltick motion of the Bowels^ it enters, the Lafleals, and
Paflesinto the mafs of Blood, there frelh difturbahces arilby as
well in the Nervous parts,- as the whole Hablt bf fheBody,tiMt is
partly thrown off by Sweat; when I have often obferved ifrma-
riy Perfons, their Sweats to be perfectly of a Tour fmell, ahd
‘partly by Urine, which being highly Lixivial depofites a liiteVi-
tious Sediment by reafon of the Bilious Particles too much exalted,
and United with Saline ones; But againft this HypbMefis
many important Arguments may be objected, I will Enumerate
the moft Material; f
Firft, If the Seat of this Diftemper be in the Stomacher
Bowels or both, it is not probable the whole Body Ihould fo iu-
ftantly be Ihaken as in this Diftemper it generally is,
Secondly, We find the Genus Ntirmfuih effected and vfcry
fevere Symptoms attending, as Convulfions, Epileptick f -and
Apople&ick fits;
Thirdly, How happens that feeblenefs , and pain of the
Loins, thofe Yawning and Stretchings, if the Morbifick matter
was confined only to the Stomach, and Bowels.
Fourthly, If in intermittent Diftempers, the Lytofha'Was
grown too Vifcous ; How comes it the whole Body feems to be
diffolved in fuch profufe Sweats,
Fifthly, If they arife from Salt Humours, whence comes it
that from Salt and Acid things inwardly taken, Agonies and
Tremblings do not always immediately enfue.
To
1 ANC A 3 H t RE, CH ES HIRE,
To thefe I wdll AnfWër in Girder j 1 1
' To the fifftj, although the Morbifick matter be lodged only-in
Me ^tdmâbh and Bowels,^ yët b f irritàtiiig> ^Mëi^NérXoüs Mêm-i
brandiâîïMè Nefvés aréeffetSe'd^ and ëorifeéjuêntly th'è whold
m f m m thë tïuth bf fhî^îs MfidèfM!! apparèrit by Mole Id*
Wâuces^pfdüüÆd , particülàrfy-fhabuf MèTdifônoüsi
AquatickHem-Lock^ where fife'reports of a Worriân, who having
Eaten df this Rooty in the fpace df half an hbdf was feized
with Convulfions* a ftiff bending forwards, and as intenfly
backwards, and likewife with the Cramp ; îft
i^cin^içiârcèïy be ithifik^inM: it fhduM ehiér - Mè Blood,
and thé Pertetràlia df the Nerves^ but after file fradthken a Dole
of wMfàltMhd vt/Ith ¥irfégàf^thèTlodtstWirëiidm»Éd-1ùp êritfre^
ceaï©i$ / bMéri in'ftéheês ÉP
bfîn^ dike Mis trÿed uproh Dogs £ and Wolves ârid Gits^ bÿ’
ïncENtiz-Vortïicar they were feized, with Àgfméi inà Tfeiriblirig^
iri fpacé bfhalfa quarter of an hour,and lifon-'» diflèaiüri of tKertf
çhey found the Powdets had not pafs’d Me St#riiach,bhfl>y irrité
ting its Éembranès brought in the Whole Order of Nerves^ with1
the fpiriàï Marrowf Whence' efifued |thdfe'violent -Gon vulfiohs,
ârid Spafims, from all which it may1 be cbncluded beyond difpute,
that thefRody maygeneraily fuffer , thdugh the Morbifick ttiaf^
tef be netted only in the Stomach and Bowels : More-over, who -is?
hot feflfîtÿé Mat thlHiftenCkEpilepfy arifeéfrom fhèMemhfflaés1
of Me Uterus, afid that
felines proceed from, the Cholicky ' whofe Seat iè doub.tlefs -in thé
înteftines : To thdftPmay be added that ftrohg Convutfidhs-arife
from l e pürifture of a Nerve,-and' fometimts from WtHernid-
tomia, which things confider’d it^ems1 éaTy to cdncéîvé, how
Agbriiès feizé tHe.Patierit in intermittent Féilers,’ though the Stomach
and Bowels are only effeaéd, therefore, I think, my felf
Excufable to 'fo mahyLearnedMefi, though ! diffent from ÛM
fevoü s ftypothefis in
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