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hurtful to us, or breed Difeafes in our Bodies; 

 if any thing opprefs the Head, it hath a Power 

 to free it felf by fneezing ; if any thing fall into 

 the Lungs, or if any Humour be difcharg'd upon 

 them, they have a Faculty of clearing themfelves 

 and carting it up by coughing ; if any thing clog 

 or burden the Stomach, it hath an Ability of con- 

 trading itfelf and throwing it up by Vomit. Be- 

 fic^es thefe ways of Evacuation, there are Siege, 

 Urine, Sweating, Hamorrhaiges from the Nofe, 

 and hc^morrhodialV tm%, Fluxes of Rheum. Now 

 the reafon why Nature hath provided fo many- 

 ways of Evacuation is, becaufe of the different 

 Humours that are to be voided or cafl out ; when 

 therefore there is a Secretion made of any noxious 

 Humour, it is carry'd off by that Emundlory, 

 whofe Pores are fitted to receive and tranfmit the 

 minute Parts of it ; if at leaft this Separation be 

 made by Percolation, as we will now fuppofe, 

 but not affert, yet I doubt not but the fame Hu- 

 mour may be cafl off by divers Emundories, as 

 is clear in Urine and Sv>^eat, which are for the 

 main- the fame Humour carry'd ofFfeveral ways. 



To this Head of Provifion againfl Inconveni- 

 ences, I fhall add an Obfervation or two concern- 

 ing Sleep. 



I. Sleep being neceffary to Man and other 

 Ani^mals for their Refreflimeiit, and for the Re- 

 paration of that great Expence of Spirits which 

 is made i^i the Day-time by the conftant Exercife 



of 



