Chap. XII. Of Surfeit f. ^^ 



or was but newly relicv'd of his Fit, in that cafe he ough^ 

 not to be over much fatigu'd. 



CHAP. XiL 



Of Surfeits, 



"DEcaufe this is a Term frequently us'd among Farrler^i 

 and all Sorts of People, to fignify a Difeafe, we have 

 thought convenient to conclude this Difcourfe of Feveisi 

 with a {hort Account of thofe Diforders that go under that 

 Denomination. 



By a Surfeit is principally underftood all What is gene- 

 inch Maladies as proceed from exceffiveand rally meant by 

 immoderate Feeding, but efpecially upon <J«^"''f' 

 unwholforae Provender, from Coldj or hard Riding, ^rV, 

 whereby the Horfe comes to forfake his Food, grows lean^ 

 and fometimes will be infefted with hard Sv/ellings, which, 

 if they happen to fall upon the Joints, will in Procefs of 

 Time, occafion Lamcnefs, and many other Diforders. 



Now whatever be the original Caufe of Surfeits, whether 

 they proceed from Cold, Excefs of Feeding, or Labour, 

 or from any Difpoiition of the Air or Climate, it is very 

 certain, that what goes under the Notion of Surfeits, is nO 

 other than that which follows the imperfect Solution of 

 any Difeafe ; but thofe which proceed only from a Glut 

 of Provender, and the like, being the moll fimple, are eafy 

 to be cur'd, as their Caufe is the mofl fimple ; whereas 

 thofe on the other hand, proceeding from more compli- 

 cated Caufes, are often the EfFeds of Chronick Diftem- 

 pers, and therefore muft be hard and difficult, and often'^ 

 times prove incurable. 



But this will be better underftood, if we examine fome- 

 what more narrowly into that kind of Surfeits which pro- 

 ceed from Feeding ; far by the Knowledge thereof, all 

 that is necelTary concerning Surfeits will be the more in- 

 telligible, as it is that alone which, truly and properly 

 fpeaking, conftitutes a Surfeit. 



We are then to fuppofe, that while the A Surfeit de^^ 

 Stomachj is conftantly receiving Food, and /(■rih'd. 

 as conllantly tranfmitting frefli Supplies of Chyle to 

 the Mafs of Blood, that all the Blood- veflels muft become 

 dillended and full, infomuch that the fuperfluous Moifture 

 M cannot 



