*4» DISEASES Class 1. 3. 2. 4. 



into the ftomach by the retrograde motions of the lymphatics or 

 lacteals, which open into it. See Clafs I. 2. 4. 3. and I. 2. 4. 4. 

 M. M. Subacid liquids. Wine. Opium. A blifter. 



4. Diarrhoea lymphatica. Lymphatic diarrhoea. A quantity 

 of mucus and lymph are poured into the inteflines by the in- 

 verted motions of the inteftinal lymphatics. The feces are lefs 

 fetid and more liquid -, and it foroetimes portends the commence- 

 ment of a diabetes, or dropfy, or their temporary relief. This 

 lymphatic diarrhoea fometimes becomes chronical, in which the 

 atmofpheric moifture, abforbed by the cutaneous and pulmona- 

 ry lymphatics, is poured into the inteflines by the retrograde mo- 

 tions of the lacteals. See Section XXIX. 4. 6. where fome 

 cafes of this kind are related. 



5. Diarrhoea chylifera y cal'iaca. Chyliferous diarrhoea. The 

 chyle drunk up by the lacteals of the ripper inteflines is poured 

 into the lower ones by the retrograde motions of their lacteals, 

 and appears in the dejections. This circurnftance occurs at the 

 beginning of diarrhoea crapulofa, where the patient has taken 

 and digefted more aliment than the fyftem can conveniently re- 

 ceive, and thus eliminates a part of it 5 as appears when there is 

 curdled chyle in fome of the dejections. See Sect. XXIX. 4. 7. 

 It differs from the lymphatic diarrhoea, as the chyliferous diabe- 

 tes differs from the aqueous and mucaginous diabetes. 



6. Diabetes. By the retrograde motions of the urinary lym- 

 phatics, an immenfe quantity of fluid is poured into the bladder. 

 It is either termed chyliferous, or aqueous, or mucaginous, from, 

 the nature of the fluid brought into the bladder , and is either a 

 temporary difeafe, as in hyfleric women, in the beginning of in- 

 toxication, in worm cafes, or in thofe expofed to cold damp air, 

 or to great fear, or anxiety, or in the commencement of fome 

 drop ties ; or it becomes chronical. 



When the urinary lymphatics invert their motions, and pour 

 their refluent contents into the bladder, fome other branch of 

 the abforbent fyftem acts with greater energy to fupply this flu- 

 id. If it is the inteftinal branch, the chyliferous diabetes is pro- 

 duced : if it is the cutaneous or pulmonary branch, the aqueous 

 diabetes is produced : and if the cellular or cyllic branches, the 

 mucaginous diabetes. In the two lafl the urine is pellucid, and 

 contains no fugar. 



In dropfies the fluid is fometimes abforbed, and poured into 

 the bladder by the retrograde motions of the urinary lymphatics, 

 as during the exhibition of digitalis. In the beginning of the 

 dropfies of infirm gouty patients, I have frequently obferved, 

 that they make a large quantity of water for one night, which 

 relieves them for fcveral days. In thefe cafes the patient previ- 

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