CENTURY IV. 189 



Experiment solitary touching the effects in men s bodies 

 from several winds, 



381. Men s bodies are heavier, and less disposed 

 to motion, when southern winds blow than when 

 northern. The cause is, for that when the southern 

 winds blow, the humours do, in some degree, melt 

 and wax fluid, and so flow into the parts; as it is 

 seen in wood and other bodies, which, when the 

 southern winds blow, do swell. Besides, the motion 

 and activity of the body consisteth chiefly in the 

 sinews, which, when the southern wind bloweth, are 

 more relax. 



Experiments solitary touching winter and summer 

 sicknesses. 



382. It is commonly seen, that more are sick in 

 the summer, and more die in the winter ; except it 

 be in pestilent diseases, which commonly reign in 

 summer or autumn. The reason is, because diseases 

 are bred, indeed, chiefly by heat ; but then they are 

 cured most by sweat and purge ; which in the sum 

 mer cometh on or is provoked more easily. As for 

 pestilent diseases, the reason why most die of them 

 in summer is, because they are bred most in the 

 summer : for otherwise those that are touched are 

 in most danger in the winter. 



Experiment solitary touching pestilential seasons. 



313. The general opinion is, that years hot and 

 moist are most pestilent ; upon the superficial ground 



