; ae The Hiftory. of Life and ‘Death. 
Notwithftanding, this cutting into pieces feems, in fome fort, to be ufcful ; not 
with a knife, but with judgment. For whereas the Confiftence of the Bowels and 
| Partsisvery diverfe, itis ncedfullthat the 1ztemeration of themboth be not effected tie 
fame way, but that there be a Cure defigned of each in particular, befides thofc things 
| which pertain to the Intencration of the whole mafs of the Body; of which, notwith- 
. | ftanding, in the firlt place. fi | 
| This Operation (if perhaps it be within our power) 1s moft likely to be done b 3- 
Baths, Unétions, and the like; concerning which thefe things that follow are to be 
obferved. . 
We mult not be too forward in hoping to accomplifh this matter fromthe Exam- As 
ples of thofe things which we fee done in the Jwbibitions and Adacerations of :nani- 
mates, by which they are intenerated, whereof we introduced fome inftances before: 
For this kind of operation is more eafie upon /vanimates, becaufe they attract 
;and fuck in the Liquor ;_ but upon the bodies of Living creatures it is har- 
‘| der, -becaufe in them the motion rather tendeth outward and to the Circum- 
- | ference, : 
| . Therefore the Emollient Baths which are in ufe do little good, but on the contrary 5. 
hurt, becaufe they rather draw forth than make entrance, and refolye the ftru€ture of 
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| the body rather than confolidate it. \ 
| Phe Barks and Unitsens which may ferve to theprefent Operation (namely, of Jnte- 6. 
\ nerating the body truly and really) ought to have three properties, - gel 
{ — The firft and principal is, That they conlift of thofe ¢/ings which in their whole 7. 
fubftance are like unto the body and flefh of man, and which have a feeding and nurfing 
virtue from without. — iia Rid ; 
_ ©The fecond is, That they be mixed with fuch things as through the /zbzilty of their 3. 
parts may make entrance, and fo infinuate and conveigh their nowrz/hing virtue into the 
*\ body. 
ie The third is, That they receive fome mixture (though much inferiour to the reft) 9. 
} of fuch things as are Jffringent ; 1 mean not four or tart things, but unctuous and 
comforting; that while the other two do operate, the exhafing out of the body, which 
| deftroyeth the virtue of the-things iztenerating, may (asmuch asis poffible) be pro- 
\ hibited; andthe motion to the inward parts, by the 4ffrsé#ion of the skin and clofing 
of the paflages, may be promoted and furthered. i 
That which is molt con{xb/ftantsal to the body of man is warm Blond, either of man, 10. 
J i or of fome other living creature: but the device of Ficinws, touching the fucking of 
| bloga out of the arm of a wholefome young man, for the reftauration of ftrength in 
| old mén, is very frivolous; for that which nourifheth from within ought no way to 
¢ be equal or homogeneal to the body nourifhed, but in fome fort inferiour and fubor- 
| dinate, that it may be converted : but in things applied outwardly, by how much the 
| fubfiance is kiker, by fo much the confent is better. ph 
}  Ithath been anciently received, that a Bath made of the bloud of Infants willcure the IL 
| Leprefie, and heal the ficfh already putrefi’d-; infomuch that this thing hath begot envy 
towards fome Kizgs from the comunon people. 
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» Atis reported that Heraclitus, for cure of the Drop/e, was put into the warm belly of an 12, 
Oxnewly flain.. -., fa eS pis 
| They ufe the blozd of Kitlins warm to cure the difeafe called St. e4zthony’s Fire, and 13. 
' to reftore the fleth and skin. eye th Naa v . 
An drm or other. Adember newly cut off, or that upon fome other occafion willnot 14. 
leave bleeding, is. with good fuccefs put into the belly of fome creatures newly ripped up, 
. for it worketh potently to ftanch the blond; the blozdof the member cut off by con- 
fent fucking in, and vehemently drawing to it felf, the warm bloud of the creature flain, 
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whereby it felf is topped and retireth. 
. Ic is much ufed in extreme and defperate difeafes to cut in two young Pigeons, yet I5e 
_ living , and apply them to the foles of the feet, and to fhift them one after another, 
, whereby fometime there followeth a wonderful eafe. This is imputed vulgarly as if 
_{ they fhould draw down the maligmity of the difeafe ; but howloever, this application | 
_ goeth to the Head, and comforteth the Animal Spsrits. . 
But thefe bloudy Baths and Unctions feem to us fluttifh and odious: let us fearch 16. 
dur fome others, which perhaps have lefs loathfomenefs in them, and yet no leds 
bencfit. . 
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