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of the Nourifhment, by Exhaling, and Sweating And therefore if the Patient 

 be apt to fweatjit muft be gently reftrained. But chiefly Hippocrates Rule is 

 to be followed, who advifeth quite contrary to that which is in ufe .• Name- 

 ly, that the Linnen^ or Garment next the Flefti, be in Winter drie, and oft 

 changed And in Summer feldome changed, and fmeared over with Oyl ; 

 For certain it is, that any Subftance that is fat, doth a little fill the Pores 

 of the Body, and ftay Sweat, in fome Degree. But the more cleanly way 

 is,to have the Linnen fmeared lightly ovcr,with Oyl of Sweet Almonds g And 

 not to forbear fbifting as oft as is fit. 



The Second Meanes is to fend forth the Noimfhment into the Parts, more 

 ftrongly •, For which, the working muft be by Strengthmng of the Stomach ; 

 And in this, becaufe the Stomach is chiefly comforted by Wine^ and Hot 

 things, which otherwife hurt , it is good to refort to Outward Applications to 

 the stomach s Wherein it hath been tried, that the guilts of Rofes, Spices, 

 Majlick, Wormwood., Mint, &c. are nothing fo helpfull, as to take a Cake of 

 New bread,md to bedew it with a little Sack, or Ale^ant •, And to drie it^ And 

 after it be dried a little before the Fire, to put It within a clean Napkin, 

 and to lay it to the Stomach ; For it is certain, that all Flower hath a po- 

 tent Vertue of Aftnftion \ Infomuch as it hardeneth a piece of flefti, or a 

 Flower, that is laid in it : And therefore a Bag quilted with Bran, is likewife 

 very good •, but it drieth forriewhat too much • and therefore it muft not lie 

 long. . 



The Third Meanes (which may be a branch of the former) is to fend forth 

 the Nouriflmcnt the better by Sleep. For we fee,that Beares,and other Crea- 

 tures that Jleep in the Winter, wax exceeding fat : And certain it is, (as it is 

 commonly believed) that Sleep dothNourifh much •, Both for that the Spi- 

 rits do lefs fpend the Nouriftiment in Sleep, than when living Creatures 

 are awake * And becaufe (that which is to the prefent purpofe) it helpeth to 

 thruft out the Nouriihment into the Parts. Therefore in Aged men, and 

 weak Bodies, and fuch as abound not with Choler, a fhort Sleep after din- 

 ner doth help to Nourilh For in fuch Bodies there is no fear of an over^ 

 hafty Digeftion, which is the Inconvenience of Poft-meridian Sleeps* Sleep 

 alfo in the Morning after the taking of fomewhat of eafie Digeftion As 

 Milk from the Cow, Nourifhing Broth, or the like, doth further Nourifh- 

 ment: But this would be done,fitting upright, that the Milk or Broth may 

 pafs the more fpeedily to the bottome of the Stomach. 



The Fourth Meanes is to provide that the Parts themfelves may draw to 

 them the Nouriihment ftrongly. There is an excellent Obfervation of Ari- 

 ftotle -,That a great reafon,why Plantstfome of them)are of greater Age,than 

 Living Creatures, ,is, for that they yearly put forth new Leaves,and Boughs 5 

 whereas Living Creatures put forth (after their Period of Growth) nothing 

 that is young, but Hair and Nailes, which are Excrements, and no Parts. 

 And it is moft certain, that whatfoever is young, doth draw Nouriftiment 

 better, than that which is Old And then (that which is the Myfterie of 

 that Obfei vation)young Eoughes, and Leaves^ calling the Sap up to them 

 the fame Nourifheth the Bodyjn the Paifage. And this we fee notably pro- 

 ved alfo,in that the oft cutting, or Polling oi Hedges^ Trees, and Herbs ,&ot\\ 

 conduce much to their Lafting. Transferre therefore this Obfervation to 

 the Helping of Nourifhment in Living Creatures i The Nobleft and Prin- 



Degree of Touth-^nd Integration of the Parts .-For certain it is,that there are 

 in Living Creatures Parts that Nourifti,and Repair eafily 5 And Parts that 



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