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the Abdomen or lower Belly, and the DuSIus Thora- 

 cicuSf yugular, and Suhclanjian Vehts^ which {hews 

 very plainly, that its Ufe is to dilute and make per- 

 fed the Chyle before it mixes with the Blood. 



Now the whole Lymph, which is feparated from 

 the Blood, being requifite for this Ufe, it is plain, 

 that there could be no Glands in the Abdomen or 

 lower Belly appropriated for the Separation of the 

 whole Lymph, but what mull have had a very great 

 Share of the Blood, which pafles through the Aorta. 

 or large Artery ariling out of the Heart, in order to 

 feparate fo great a Quantity of this watry Liquor. 

 But the Liver and Kidneys requiring likewife a 

 great Quantity of Blood, and which for many Reafons 

 cduld not be avoided, provident Nature chofe to 

 feparate the Lymph from the Blood which goes to 

 all Parts of the Body, rather than appoint particular 

 Glands for fuch Ufe in the Abdamen or lower 

 Belly, which might have been more at hand, but 

 would have robb'd the other Parts, to wit, the 

 Liver, Kidneys, i^c. of a large Quantity of Blood, 

 and alfo occafion'd a very unequal Dillribution of 

 1 it. Now to return to the Dropfy, moftly proceed- 

 ing from this Lymph when extravafated or out of 

 the VclTels. 



As the Dropfy proceeds from a kind of Weak- The Cure. 

 nefs in the Blood, the curative Indications are only 

 two, 'viz. a Difcharge of the Water, and Reco- 

 very of the Strength of the Blood. And to this 

 End it is of the greatell Confequence, both in hu- 

 man and brute Creatures, to know whether the 

 Sick of the Dropfy be eafily or with Difficulty 

 purged ; for, as I have often mentioned before, and 

 I think hereafter cannot too often inculcate, the 

 Idiofy7icrafy or particular Temperament and Difpofi- 

 tion of Bodies muft firft be learnt, otiierwife the 



Prefcriber will make but blunderino; Work on't. ^, „ 



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^ake of black Hellebore freJJj gathered, tzvo Poufids; f^^jj j'^^j. ^\■^Q 

 nfjajh^ hruifey and boil it in fix ^arts of Spring or Dropfy. 

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