IS NUTRIENT1A, Art. 1. 2. 6. 3, 



quantity of water is alio known to be abforbed by thofe, who 

 have bathed in the warm bath after exercife and abftinence from 

 liquids. Cleopatra was faid to travel with 4000 milch-afles 

 in her train, and to bathe every morning in their milk, 

 which fiie probably might ufe as a cofmetic rather than a 

 nutritive. 



3. The transfufion of blood from another animal into the 

 vein of one, who could take no fuftenance by the throat, or dU 

 geft none by the ftomach, might long continue to fupport him > 

 and perhaps ether nutriment, as milk or mucilage, might be this 

 way introduced into the fyflem, but we have not yet fufficient 

 experiments on this fubjec"t. See Sect. XXXII. 4. and Clafs I. 

 2, 3. 25. and Sup- I. 14. 2. 



VII. Various kinds of condiments, or fauces, have been tak- 

 en along with vegetable or animal food, and have been thought 

 by fome to ftrengthen the procefs of digeition and confequent 

 pjocefs of nutrition. Of thefe wine, or other fermented liquors, 

 vinegar, fait, fpices, and muftard, have been in mofl common 

 nfe, and I believe to the injury of thoufands. As the ftomach 

 by their violent (timulus at length lofes its natural degree of ir» 

 ratability, and indigeftion is the confequence ; which is attend- 

 ed with flatulency and emaciation. Where any of thefe have 

 b.een taken fo long as to induce a habit, they muft either be 

 continued, but not increafed *, or the ufe of them fhould be 

 gradually and cautiouily diminifhed or difcontinued, as directed 

 in Sed. XII. 7. 8, 



III. Catalogue of the Nutrientia, 



I. i. Venifon, beef, mutton, hare, goofe, duck, woodcock* 



fnipe, moor-game. 



Gyfters, lobfters, crabs, fhrimps, mufhrooms, eel, 

 tench, barbolt, fmelt, turbot, fole, turtle. 



3. Lamb, veal, fucking-pig. 



4. Turkey, partridge, pheafant, fowl, eggs. 



5. Pike, perch , gudgeon, trout, grayling. 



II. Milk, cream, butter, buttermilk, whey, cheefe. 



ill. Wheat, barley, oats, peafe, potatoes, turnips, carrots, cab- 

 bage, afparagus, artichoke, fpinach, beet, apple, pear,, 

 plum, apricot, nectarine, peach, flrawberry, grape, or- 

 ange, melon, cucumber, dried figs, raifins, fugar, honey. 

 With a great variety of other roots 3 feeds, leaves, and 

 fruits. 

 ". Wateiyniver- water, fpring-water, calcareous earth. 



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