“i i “The Fiiftory of Life and Death. 
As for the 2raim, where the Seat and Court of the Animal Spirits is kept, thofethings 
which were inquired before touching Opium, and Nitre, and the subordinates to them 
both, alfo touching the procuring of plactd fleep, may likewife be referred hither. This 
alfo is moft certain, that the Brazz is in fome fort in thecuftody of the Stomach; and 
therefore thofe things which comfort and ftrengthen the stomach do help the Braz 
by confent, and may no lefs be transferred hither. Wewill adde a few Obfervations; 
three Outward, one Inward. 
We would have barhing of the Feet to be often ufed, at leaft once in aweek : and 
the Bath to be made of Lye with Bay fale, anda little Sage, chamomile, Fennel, Sweet- 
marjoram, and Pepper-wort, with the leaves of Angellica greens 
We commendalfo a Fame or Suffumigation evety morning of dricd Fofemary, Bay- 
leaves dried, and Lignum-Aloes: for all {weet Gums opprefs the head. _ 
fuch are all kind of Spices, the very Nutmeg not excepted: for thofe hot things we 
debafe them to the foles of the Feet, and would have them applied there oncly ; buta 
light anointing of the Head with oil, mixed with Rofes, Adyrele, and a little Salt and Saf- 
fron, we much commend. | ) kine 
Not forgetting thofe things which we have before delivered touching Opiates, Nitre, 
and the like, which fo much condenfe the spirits ; we think it not impertinent to that 
effeét, that once in fourteen days broth be taken in the morning with three or four grains 
of (afforeum, and alittle 4ngelca-feed, and Calamus, which both fortifie the zraiz, and 
in that aforefaid denfity of the fubftance of the /pirits, ( fo neceffary to long life ) adde 
| alfo.a vivacety of motion and vigour tothem. | ~~ ap 
In handling the Comforters of the four principal Bowels, wehave propounded thofe 
| things which are both proper and choice , and may fafcly and conveniently be tranf- 
ferred into Diets and Regiment of Life : for variety of «Medicines is the Daughter of 
Ignorance ; and it is not more true, that many Difhes have caufed many Difeafes, as the 
ing pe Gperatton upon the principal Bowels for their Extrufion of eAliment, thus 
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eal be Operation upon the Outward Parts for their 
eA tiraction of Aliment. 6, 
The' Hiffory. | 
Lthough a good Coxcoéhion performed by the award Parts be the principal to- 
_ wards a perfect Alimentation ; yet the Actions of the Outward Parts ought 
alfo to concur ; that like as the Jsward Faculty fendeth forth and extrudeth the 
Aliment, fo the Faculty of the Outward Parts may call forth and attract the fame:. and 
| the more weak the Faculty of Coutotton {hall be, the more need is there of a concurring 
help of the Attratizve Faculty. 
A trong Attrattion of the outward parts is chicfly caufed by the motion of the Body, 
-{ by which the parts being heatedand comforted, do more chearfully call forthand ateraé 
the Aliment unto themfelves. 
But this ismoft of all to beforefeen and avoided,that the fame motion and heat which 
calls the new juice to the members, doth not again defpoil the member of that juice 
wherewith it had been before refrefhed. . 
Frications ufed in the morning ferve efpecially to this Jntention: but this muft 
_ evermore accompany them, that after the Fricatioz the part be lightly. anointed with 
{ pails: iat the Attrition of the outward parts make them by Perfpiration dry and 
| juicelefs. * | . 
The next is Exercsf¢, (by which the parts confticate and chafe themfelves) fo it 
Efpecially care muft be taken that no bot things be applied to the Head outwardly ; 
Proverb is, than this is true, that many CAledscines havecanfed few Cures, Andtouchs 
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