^6o Jhe Jrt 0/ Farriery 



the Genital Parts of Animals by frequent Frlfllon 

 or rubbing upon one another, in like Manner as 

 you may caufe Fire even by rubbing two dry Sticks 

 together ; for Fire is caufed by rapid Motion, as 

 may be feen from feveral Experiments, befides that 

 of Flint and Steel. Therefore, if the Genital 

 Parts of Male or Female happen to be too much ex- 

 ercifed in the Adt of Coition or Coupling together, 

 they may either of them have the Skin rubb'd off 

 the Part, and Ulcers form' J, either on the Outfide, 

 or in the Urethra : Add to this, the Corruption of 

 the Semen or Seed of feveral Male Animals, when 

 they mix or Couple with one of the Females of the 

 fame Species ; for, this, along v/ith the Juices 

 which naturally ouze out of the Glands to moiften 

 the Vagina or Sheath of the Female, acquires in the 

 End fuch a corrohve Quality, that being imbibed 

 or fuck'd in by the Yard of the Male Animal, which 

 Cai.fe of n ^^^ well be compsred to a Piece of Spun ge ; I fay, 

 Conor- this fermented corrolive Liquor, when it enters the 

 rhoea. Yard either by the Pores upon the Outfide of it or 



by the Urethra or Pifs-PafTage, caufes what is com- 

 mon] y tho' erroneoufly caii'd a Gonorrhoea. And if 

 this be the Cafe, as undoubtedly it is, how much 

 millaken muil that ingenious Man the late Dr. 

 Friend hzMQ. been, when he endeavours to make the 

 French-?ox a new Diftemper, and that the Lepra 

 Grcecorufn and Lepra Arahum had not any Relation 

 to it. 



In my Opinion, the Ancients only wanted a pro- 

 per Name for this Dillemper ; and there can be no 

 Doubt, but if feveral Men ufe the A61 of Coition 

 with one and the fame Woman, there is great Like- 

 lihood, that the thin Skin or Lining of the Vagina 

 of the Woman may be fretted off in fome Part or 

 other, or at leaft the Parts of Generation will be fo 

 heated and inflamed, as that they will eafily fuppu- 

 rate or difcharge from the Glands call'd Lacuna a< 

 corrofive Ichor or Ferment, which when mixed with 

 the corrupted Seed, lodged as aforefaid in the Va- 

 gina 



