difficulty that
refpect,
if
which
I
have
pre-
my Work
by details
medicines,
Work,
to
a
length
be-
yond
what
might
*
was
neceflary
to
have
them
pro-
perly
corrected;
Na-
art
other
refpects,
an
art
of
great
number
of
remedies
ftill
lefs
re-
fabulous
ac-
invented,
ancient
at
lead
the
chief,
practitioners
mitted
down
from
one
materia
at
the
fame
time
favoured
nor are there
have
employed
a
fmall
number
of
medicines
Although
the
prac-
titioners
of
Rome,
yet
there
were
Methodic.
him,
and
a
to no-
determined
in
our
fome
Angularities
mifchief
has
been
imputed,
With
cannot
always
judge
dogs; when
the
venereal
appetite
in
and
may
be
often
misleading
and
pernicious.
than his cotempora-
at
from
his
his
large
experience
in
of thefe
in
which
us what
the
accuracy
in
On
the
lapis
Judaicus
but
it
will
there
can
be
on
the
of
the
poeony
from
the
teftimony
of
others,
 
have
mentioned
is
almoft
entirely
a
compilation
from
Andromachus,
Afclepiadcs
Pharmacion,
dill in
late writings
many re-
mains of
what was
the
purfuits
of
it;
and
from
whom,
therefore,
Rhazes,
almoft
only,
the
fyftem
to
the
eftabliflied
arm, and
of France,
more than
a great
particularly of
on the contrary,
often
aflerted
and Sir
pains have
been taken
the mean time, it will be proper to take notice
of
two
attempts
which
were
this
kind.
From
his
want,
his
chemical
analyfis
by
the
in which
anfwer
the
purpofe.
Phyficians
fpirituous
one another,
and
was
whole
of
As it
chemical reafoning, phyficians have generally confidered
the
ftate of
the flu-
be
at
leafl
to
more
Ample
operations;
and
which,
which
muft
otherwife
continue
knowledge
and
experience,
dicine
per
folvere,
mor-
no
better
condi-
tion.
all thofe
who had
ting or
Ray
Simon Pauli;
finding
frivolous
kind,
and
ahfervation
and
experi-
ence:
Emanuel
Koenig,
who
does not
a mere
compiler, with
the
materia
publifhed
1
to
aflbciated
plants
of
very
he
might.
he does
neceflarily
events;
and
their
many, when the
very,
duodeci-
mo
volumes.
This
indeed
liberty
of
faying,
man
of
the
ftate of the materia medica in
one
the
indications
mark-
too general, as well
I
made
to
thofe
of
Chomel.
Let
us
gummi
gutta
ground,
huddled
inftruction, and may
be con-
er,
moft part
be pointed out in this work; but it is believed
that
enough
ed with any advantage,
Verfailles,
and
had
little
communication
with
the
literature
ingenious
men
been made
and
feveral
ufeful
additions,
obvious
general
rheu-
Hiftoria
Materia:
Medi-
ca:.
The
which form no
have
much,
as
Murray
of
deferve
to
be
employed.
The
fubjects
determine
how
far
medicinal
virtues
be-
ing
Dr.
Al-
been
compofed
little importance.
own
expe-
fame
qua-
lities
by
however, to
hazard this,
in-
ftruclion,
treat of what
it
requifite
to
em-
ploy.
In
the
of
origin
in
the
brain
or
medulla.
of
action unac-
and
its
ef-
and irrita-
which thefe
the
appellation
fame perfon
according
to
the
different
be different
happy
explanation
which
ftate
they
are
gradually
changed
folid
fubftance.
highly
probable,
that
the
ftate
of
been
imputed
to
inter-
nal
or at
times
In
this,
however,
they
appear
to
me
to
have
af-
certained
by
any
proper
experiments.
From
the
quantity
of
them
us in determining
is
the
experiments
is very
the
concretion
of
concretion
to
not feparate from
taken
together,
it
ftill
re-
mains
undetermined
what
proportion
thefe
parts, is the
means
ac-
curately
folution; but at the
of the mafs.
can
be
more
exactly
afcertained
other
caufe
of
the
dif-
ference
in
in
this
manner,
by
fonings
have
chemical
analyfis,
produced,
nor
in
what
manner
and
therefore
we
cannot
clearly
in
preparing*
and
affimilat-
ing
thefe
: but
it
be
{hare
in
almoft
all
I allege
for
this purpofe, pro-
held
in
a
cohefive
in
confe-
quence
of
that be
which, feparated
from the
in
body
by
the
feveral
excretions.
but there
acrimony
of the flu-
that
we
depends very
much upon
fo
that
the
mo-
mentum
parts is promoted
may hold the
with
refpeel:
to
the
head,
that this
proportion is
greater as
Accordingly,
it
hands
fhorter
than
in
to the
owing
to
cold
conftridting
heart
not
pufhing
the
blood
with
due
veflels
con-
of
more to
bear, till
at length
ceteris
pari-
bus,
depend
upon
thefe,
being gi-
the
accumulation
of
oil
this
purpofe
of
involving
an
increafed
becaufe
we
find
emaciation
to
cancer.
To
all
thefe
caufes
increafing
or
diminifhing
the
fulnefs
cf
oil
in
the
adipofe
the
function
of
particular
feem to
me to
this
power,
and
that
this power
may be
fugged
what
I
have
to
offer
with
a
of
the
in
a
peculiar
ent degree of
if
all
this
be
juft,
it
will
be
evident
ent
extremities
a
ftate
of
health,
the of
And
on
As,
however,
the
of
fenforium, which,
ftate of reflex fenfation.
whole of
nervous
fyftem,
temperaments
of
men.
The
general
idea
of
irritability
it
is
by
motions
are
motion,
the
of
irritability,
ano-
ther
Befides the
lengthy
which
pafs over them.
The theories which
were formerly offered
to give thereby
foich
thefe
mo-
of fenfation and volition,
im-
fo
of
it will
ther confederation of
and
when,
therefore,
the
irritability
is
the
fame
condition
that
the
ftrength
depends
fo
to
re-
ceive
and
retair.
which,
as
an
eiaitic,
muft
it is
force,
it
may
be
iuppofed
of
than in
by
this,
by the fame
be continually
and
obferved, are not
to
affign
his
particular
temperament.
place,
thefe, one and
fenfible,
irritable,
cheerful,
and
unfteady.
ore
going
further,
it
is
are the
e-
motions
once
excited,
and
therefore
to be
firm and
fcrum
in
moderate
quantity,
veins
large
with
already ipoken
pretty fully,
is
obvi-
ous,
to
to
that with
ufual in the
bility, but
in
the
fanguine,
and
parts
are
more
therefore, is probably
to
different perfons;
for we
quanti-
We know
may
difenfes,
their
caufes;
al-
though
it
might
be
proper
moft part
the paroxyfms
Thus,
as
has
been
obferved
above,
particular
parts
fup-
pofed
to
man,
there
is
an
therefore pro-
bable, that
flomach, and operating
which
faits formed
of an
long
ago
absolutely
exploded,
though
their
effects
have
not
yet
entirely
difappeared
in
the
writings
third
means
that
a
and I
a
even
communicated to
rule,
that
thofe
fub-
ftances
which
do
not
at
ex-
cepting
very
almoft
always
happened,
that
difagreeable,
talte; in
give
an
infuperable
difficulty
in
the
arranging
to be taken
cannot
be
numerous
teftimonies
in
their
favour.
Mr.
Boyle
thought
he
had
feen
It is
impotent fub-
chiefly
part of
as
is
when
medi-
cines
are
faid
to
have
fluids,
which
all
the
reafoning
of
Dr.
cafe evidence
puted to
It
promoted
ture,
occur to
do&rine,
ceed
is indeed
effects
of
the
operations
of
nature
mentioned
is
very
uni-
verfally
the
caufe
of
jaundice,
by
the
reabforption
our prefent
is interrupted
that it has efpe-
concretions,
that
can be conveyed into the body fo as to reach
thefe
con-
communis;
and
of
the
hundred
medicines
have been
duced great
From
this
medica,
and
which
inftances
are for the
and it
the
attachment
to
a
examination of
their truth,
and
cer-
tainly
the
many
miftakes
in
fact,
produced
writings
on
is, the
that
the
ef-
diffufed
in
the
ma-
ny
erroneous
judgments
have
been
and when
think,
general
fyftem
of
phyfiology
objections;
and
though
we
cannot
prefume
to
refpect to
each term,
endeavour to
fay in
which I hope
this
fenfe,
however,
thefe
to
be
commonly
mif-
taken.
Abortiva,
Abortives.
Medicines
capable
tiva
tnan
fuch
general
operation.
Absorbentia,
no
require
be
as
I
would
a great
have
fuited
to
this
purpofe
they
have
their
in
former
times
they
practice
which
pectorants,
or
medicines
to
have
in
which
be retained;
guifh
between
the
proper
phthifis
or
confumption.
Antu'leuritica.
increafe
the
venereal
powers.
I
do
arteria
or
trachea.
A
are fuited
to deceive,
cough; which,
to
other
more
precife
of the parts
fame
meaning
with
that
of
attrahentia
them
manner
to
terantia.
Incidentia.
Medicines
tle of
purpofe,
the
term
as
applied
to
medicines
but
the
objection
to
this
be-
fuited
the fame with
dered hereafter
the term
and
necefia-
ry
in
our
treatife
on
ienfe
with
that
of
Matu-
rantia,
and
equally
improper;
but
it
after
thus
grounds, in
have
fo
long
fhould
alfo
we
have
obferved
above.
Traumatica.
Of
the
nearly refembles
the fo-
flu-
ids
there
is
no
certainly,
largeft
portion
of
and
matters that
appear to
as
we
be
not
conftantly
fupplied,
whole
of
the
undue
by
the
feveral
ex-
X
cretions,
any other
is
chyle
made
of
them
are
ta-
ken
the
animal
mixt;
the
fecond
being
the
animal
mixt
completely
formed;
in,
the
likenefs
this fubject, we
all animal matter
great
meafure
immediately
taken
from
vegetables.
In
my;
which
by no means
to determine amongft
be
con-
verted
into
than that eve-
ever again evi-
hardly
conftantly
takes
ly
as
fuch,
is
a
from
this,
aliment,
the
fluids
iu
of
acefcent
aliment.
every
fhape
the
compofition
of
the
animal
The
fame
conclufion
may
be
drawn
likewife
from
this
circumftance,
live very
The
affinity
between
which
appears
in
prefent in
animals,
not
for
their
are
the animal fluid
fubftances,
and veins
nothing
ftomach.
At
fb
of
particu-
lars.
C
H
A
P-
der
the
particular
and
proceeding
fauces.
Taken
writer
on
the
fubject;
but
whether
they
may
company
From
the ftomach,
renders
the
to
be
him
to
tendency
to
putrefaction.
fcurvy
may
be
of the
fruits we
are confidering:
by
which
it mentioned,
by
the
others
mentioned
by
determine what
confider
fluids
can
be
changed,
have-
the firft paffages,
an4 maturati-
between the fofter
acquired their
the changes
be
ce.rb ftate,
at
all
of
this,
acquire
a
evolved,
of
faid
of
the
fame
time
in
their
moft
faccharine matter, in their
fhall more particu-
in
their
recent
plum kind, and we
refpe£ts
in
the
ftomach.
This
vice
happens
to
Apples
this
is
pro-
per
my
plan,
acid,
to
portion
of
fugar
is
joined
nutriment.
or
Sweet
Orange
has,
These are
but
it
mufl
be
ob-
fervsd,
that
wherever
in
its
entire
acid
in
preventing
the
cure
ready
to
be
diffolved, and
fruits.
had formerly
entirely.
Thefe
which
come
acefcency;
and
by
their
original
qualities.
taken
be-
food
? The
anfwer
ble
that
the
coagulum
alimen-
tary
and can-
not by
any boiling
be brought
by
thefe
dif-
ferent
appearances
indeed
poflible
of
the bowels.
As the
kind.
Since
cabbage and other
than
the
cabbage.
turnip; and though the hardnefs of its bark may ren-
der
it
feeding
may
af-
air before
they are
we
have
faid
above
and wcii
under
the
which
might
be
men-
pull
away
ny,
and
like
thofe
urine
afparagus
before
it
was
taken
into
being
very
active,
except
in
fame
that
the peculiar acrimony of the order is lodged. As this
cor-
tical
part
Margraaf
Braffica
Rapa
or
Turnip
as a
fugar, by no
fenfible
quality
do
they
give
prove
very
flatulent.
Of this
recent
llate,
but
hardly
in
larger
quantity
199
have
known
Solatium Tuberofum,
Haller to intro-
be perceived
or oily
proceed
to
treat
of
particulars.
We
that
whole
choofing
Barley
is
employed
quality
ty
as
to
the
A
leges
have
both
by
long
quantity
of
mucilage,
three-
fo little
no
proper
opportunity
of
fay,
that
tho'
there
are
rye
pretty
conftantly
of
aliment
in
Europe;
quently
by the
con-
dition.
It
has
this
advantage,
that
Cerealia
in
general.
proper
manducation;
and
even
when
digeflion
that
fuch
alfo nutritive:
earth,
perfect bread
th*i
fuch
addition.
of wheat in
fari-
naceous
from
caria,
been
of
opinion,
fame
manner
notwithstanding,
be
prefent
in
ing for/iething
has
affigned
as
the
of unfer-
To obvi-
this fa£r,
only fafe when
men,
to
their
birth
are
fooner, oat-
meal pottage,
are put
of
un-
deal
un-
fermented
farinacea.
I
have
faid
above,
which
though
fomewhat
powder
is
now
fumes
it
confidering
the
other
farinacea.
This
is
the
Potato,
or
Roots
the
Solatium
Tuberofum.
This
root,
by
and
matters
which
re-
femble
thefe.
The
Chefnut
has
good
deal
a
faccharine
have
faid.
Their
qualities
in
flatulent
than
is
never
in their
peafe
may
be
employ-
the
compofition
is very
readily by
without
leading
us
to
fuppofe
in
a few
inftances only,
our
gaftric
fluid,
I
the
ftomach
by
a
rumination,
long
after
they
had
been
ta-
ken
down.
Enough
any
of
them
to
appear,
that
Chocolate
milk, and
fame time
to be
monds in
next to
a
mild
and
bland
We have endeavoured, how
the
theory
are beft
free
from
other
adherent
themfelves.
Whilst
willingly receive, and
fes.
the
open
air,
are
to
boil
over
of
air
appears
upon
this
theory
of
this
effect,
of
boiling
is
not
milk
becomes
acid*
and
fo,
cream
is
in
fomc
place
it
acefcency
and
of
the
fame
after
its
efpecially it is greater as the foil of the pafture
ground
is
drier, or as it has been for more years in paf-
ture
foil
is
moifter,
and
as
ways
contains
a
Butter.
The
theory
of
this
by the
is
manifeftly
alfo
in both
of
animal fubftances;
and if
on,
with
in
;
mals feeding wholly,
aliment of an
from
the
different
proportion
composition
of
milk;
that
according
as
it
is
either
parts
is not
grains.
of
milk
is
which
it
has
been
feparated
When
watery
part
is
Whey,
it
always
practices
can
be
again
feparated
from
it.
the
watery
parts
as
it
men-
tioned
proceffes pracljifed either on the milk or on the whey,
and
two individuals
rule with refpedr,
believe
there
may
be
found
more varied by the ftate of diet than that of
any
milk.
This
doctrine,
however
common,
we
cannot
admit
of;
and
think
it
aliment,
This mull render
could
be
when,
however,
fluid which paffcd
fuppofe
that
means univerfally
afparagus in
of the
know
from
this,
of intox-
of
milk
fecreted
is
al-
time
has
not
is
evidently
will
of liquid, I
 
alfo
of
vegetable
aliments.
the
mam-
experience,
that
milks
and
Rate
in
which
it
a
fluid
ftate:
and
it
appears
obvious,
though
of
vegetable
food.
fome
months
as
that
of
milk
ufe of entirely
of
that
be introduced
with fafety
when
even
this
other
marks
of
debility
of
the
their practice
quality. To
allowable, and perhaps
that
health of
fuftained by
acidity
that
fome-
to an alkalefcent ftate,. that I believe the excefs of
acefcent
aliment,
or
fup-
pofed
join-
ed
with
the
action
of
prevailing
noxious acidity which
of the
for a
to
employed
in
enc
of
it
properly
here.
As
the
dirTerent
moft
perfect
milk
ta-
ken
into
the
ftomach
depends
was more ready
alfo
,a
coagulation
takes
place:
ders
milk
in
diet,
is
without
foundation
with
the
acid
towards
forming
the moft
part milk
is of
a
reftorative
Hate of
the fanguiferous
bell
fyftem.
Whilst
milk is thus fitted to give both in qua ity and
quantity
fero-
Fity,
and
a
particular
acrimony
is
fuppofed
to
prevail,
and
there
ufe
of
milk
in
indeed
appro-
priated.
The
off the
milk has
nourifh-
ment
more
entirely
it is
may
be
inftances of men
with
which
milk
can
that
in
the
in fuch
entirely
attempting a
it,
the ufe
of entire
in
Wherein this
confifts I
commendations above
fever;
and
more
efpecially
as
employed
a ple-
time,
from
or of
means
to
this
purpofe,
I
in
another
place.
employed
in
the
be
more
eafily
digefted
ftomachs
more
or
lefs
known
perfons
who
difference
firm. As
the
milk
fo
portion
and
deeper,
and
in
which,
therefore,
from
bottom of the
flopped
up,
it
is
again
this
ftate
for
twenty-four
feparated
from
the
coagulum
is preferr-
of the fummer,
fome time,
milk or the watery
is
highly
ufeful
refrigerant
powers
more powerfully
bad
effects
is
chiefly
that
it
milk which
may be
adhering to
or
lefs
ntnefs
ticular fpecies
of animals
fub-
an
inftitution
of
affign-
being
always
more
denfe
makes a confiderable
acquiring
the
fame
of the
the
older
animals
in
in decoctions with
that it
does fo,
fhare;
for
I
tracted
from
old
animals,
to
putrify
more
in
acef-
folid meats.
Does not
acef-
cency?
$thly>
as
they
are
more
difpofed
to
fuffer
in
the
diet
of
exercife.
of
Sanctorius,
and
other
perfons
experiments
is com-
monly fo
inconfiderabie, and
the
itate
form
the
or lefs
complete folution
diflblves
very
entirely.
would
not
pofitively
determine:
the
and
our
may
their
effects
in
ge-
the adipofe membrane,
par-
ticularly,
if
fyftem,
and
from
the
general
ftill think
of food
by
the
mal
functions,
both
of
fenfe
and
motion,
feems
eating
is
fuited
to
penfity to fleep
fame
in
man
as
perfons
but I
bed
is
confequences
which
not
im-
The flefh of the female fex is of a much
more foluble
in which
ly to
be preferred.
that
adult
months old; for
;
is
univerfally
pre-
ferred.
In
a
particular
management
that
lamb is allowed to
of the animal fluid,
therefore
the flefh
fpecies
of
quadrupeds.
It
and
though
but as
of
nearly
the
fame
temperature
therefore
fay,
in
what
manner
white,
is
becomes more
fiderable
tender
have
been
fpeaking
of,
tioned.
S.
Parti.
the
fame
I
think
the
Atagas
Tetrao lagopus
a common quality.
the
other
mentioned.
cife,
and
is tender
to
fay
a
very
particular
kind
of
aliment
Eggs.
As
a
large
proportion
of
cafe; for
in
their
Nantes.
Thefe,
they
have
fome
fimilarity
of
them
as
toife,
and
lefs
all times,
human ceconomy
cafe
infufficient
differences
of
texture
at
differ-
ent
ed
might,
and deferved to be, a fubje£t of farther inquiry.
By
what
experiments
it
goes,
it
is
many
of
conclude
them
number
of
fpecics
ster. This in
be
confiderably
be
more
fo,
becaufe
of his opinion,
in that
In
materia
it is very inconfidera-
can, what
changes they
them
are
upon
occafion
rendered
more
foluble
in
the
them
dies;
indeed,
poflible
the
fmalleft
length of time
heat and moi-
and
this
kind
of
certainly
obtain-
moft
only
of
a
watery
humidity.
This
indeed
would
take
only
outer furface
time, an oily matter
hardening
of
the
outer
furface,
till
li-
clearly from
the great
part of
mankind, who,
though
their
employment.
On
made of
Common
Waters,
were
very
commendable
j
but
now
fatuity,
or
other
difeafes
alleged
to
production
readily
neceffary to
much
flatulency
alcohol
alfo,
it
the
of
it
to
it;
and
that
be-
ing
ac'ded,
the
of
unaffi-
miiated
farinaceous
ales,
ceteris
paribus,
arc
by the
with
this
may
indeed
can
that the ferum
any-
perfons
with-
out
an
acrimony
it
as
a
medicine
we
fhall
fpeak
are
the
condita,
except
a
few
It
renders
it
only
lefs
putrefcent
; and
but that of
the vinegar they
the
more
or
lefs
antifep-
tic.
Camphire,
which
I
oils
for
preferv-
ing
meat
from
These
of
the
milder
kind,
as
the
onion
the anti-
all
be
con-
Men
are
(till
of
different
confutations
with
rcfpedt
man's
poifon.
This
indeed
remarkably
in
;
deficient,
from
their
great
ignorance
of