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Experiments |e ter. The caufeis, for thatall Le/firude is akinde of Contufion and Com: 
eae preflion of the Parts ; and Bathing and Anointing give a Relaxion or Emol- 
Lafinde. | lition: And the mixture of Oyl and Water is better then cither of thenvas 
lone, becaufe Water entreth betterinto the Pores, and Oylafterentry foft- | 
neth better. It is found alfo, that the taking of Zobacco dothhelp and difcharge 
Lafitude.. The reafon whereof is partly, becaufe by oie orcomfort- | 
ing of the Spirits, it openeth the Parts compreffed or contufed: Andchiefly, | 
becaufe it refrefheth the Spirits by the Opiate Vertue thereof, and fo dif-} 
chargeth Wearinefs, as Sleep likewifedoth. > 2 nk 
In going up a Hill the Knees willbe moft weary; ingoing down a Hill, | 
| Thighs. The caufe is, for thatin the Lift of the Feet, when a man goeth up | 
the Hill, the weight of the Body beareth moft upon the Knees andin going | 
downthe Hill, upon the Thighs. | om eee 
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7m He cafting of the Skin, is by the Ancients compared to thebreaking o 
7 the Secundine or Call, but not rightly; for that were tomake every caft- | 
he | ing of the Skin a new Birth: And befides, the S’ecundine is but a general } 
Cover, notfhaped according to the Parts; butthe Skin is fhaped according | 
to the Parts. The Creatures that caft their Skin are, the Snake, the Viper, 
the Grashopper, the Lizard, the Silk-worm, @c. Thotethat caft their Shell are, | 
the Lobjter, the Crab, the Cra-fish, the Hodmandod or Dodman, the Tortoife, &e. 
The oldSkins are found, buttheold Shellsnever: So as itis likethey feale | 
off, and crumble away by degrees. And they are known bythe extream 
tendernefs and foftnefs of the new Shell; andfomewhatby the frefhnels of | 
the colourofit. The caufe of the cafting and Skin and Shellfhould feem | 
tobethe great quantity of matter in thofe Creatures, that is fitto make | 
Skin or Shell: And again, the loofnefs of the Skin or Shell, that fticketh | 
not clofe tothe Fleth.. For itis certain, that itis the new Skin or Shell | 
that putteth off the old. So wefcethatin Deer, it is theyoung Horn that | 
-putteth off theold. Andin Birds, the young Feathers put off theold; andj 
fo Birds..thathave much matter for their Beak, caft their Beaks, the new] 
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733+ - Ying not Ere& butHollow, which is inthe making of the Béd, or with | 
isto Liz Legs gatheredup, whichis inthe pofture of the Body, is the more 
touching the | wholefome, }hereafonis, the bettercomforting of theStomack, whichis 
one fhe" by. chatlefs penfile; and we fee,thatin weak Stomaeks, thelaying ha he 
vk Legs high, andthe Knees almoft tothe Mouth, helpeth and’comfor 
| We fee alfo, that Gally-flaves, notwithftanding their mifery otherwife, 
fore for Prolongation of Life, itis good to chufe thofe Exercifes where th 
| Limbs move morethen the Stomack and Belly as in Rowing and in Saw 
sen ing, being fet. ) tog goo) ried) rite eso ee 
CMegrims and Giddinef acerather when we Rife, after long fit 
commonly fat and.flefhy ; and the reafon is, becaufe the Stomaekis fup- 
| ported fomewhatin fitting, and is penfile in ftanding or going: And there. 
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i while we fit. The caufe is, for that the Vapors which wer 
»| fitting, by the fudden' Motion lie more upintothe Heads 1 
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