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3\(attirall Hi/lory. : 



Smels of Musk , and Amber, and C ivit , are thought to further Venereum 

 Appetite : which they may doc by the Refrejhing and calling forth of the 

 Spirits. . 



Incenfe, and Nidorous Smels ( fuch as were of Sacrifices ) were thought to 

 Intoxicate the Brain, and to difpofe 3ff» tO Demotion : Which they may do 

 by a kind of SadnejT, and Contribution of the ty/Wtt : And partly alfo by 

 Heating, and Exalting them. We fee that amongft the Jem , the Principal 

 Perfume of the Sanctuary was forbidden all Common 



There be fome Perfumes, prefenbed by the jftc&ri of Natural Magick , 

 which procure Pleafant Dreams-, And fome others (as they fay)that procure 

 Prophetical Dreams, as the Seeds of FlaX,F lea-wort, &c. 



It is certain, that O^/oarj do, in a fmall Degree,Nourifln ; Efpecially the 

 Odour of jtfrw : And we fee Men an hungred, doe love to fmell Hot Bread. 

 It is related, that Democritui^ when he lay a dying, heard a Woman, in the 

 Houfe, complain, that £he thould be kept from being at a i>4#,and Soiww- 

 nity (which (he much defired to fee ) becaufe there would be a Cer/>s in the 

 Houfe ; Whereupon jie caufed Loaves of Wwr to be fent for , and o- 

 pened them , And poured a little wine into them ; And fo kept himfelf a- 

 live with the Odour of them , till the Feaft was paft. I knew a Gentleman, 

 that would faft (fometimes) three, or four, yea five daies, without Meat , 

 Bread, or Drink ; But the fame Man ufed to have continually , a great wifp 

 of He,bs,i\\SLt\\Q fmelled on : And amongft thofe Herbs,{omt Efculent Herbs. 

 of ftrong Sent; As Onions, Garlick, Leeks, and the like. 



They doe ufe for the Accident of the Mother , to burn Feathers , and other 

 Things of III Odour : And by thofe Hi Smels, the Rifwg of the Mother is put 

 down. 



There be Airs, which the PhyficianS advife their Patients to remove unto [ 

 in Confumptions,or upon Recovery of Sicknefj'es : Which (commonly)are 

 Champaigns, but 6>*/wg,and not Over-grown with Heath,oi the like: 

 Or elfe Timber-Shad(S,SiS in Forrefts,and the like. It is noted alfo,that e7m,/y 

 of Bays, doe forbid PeftiUnt Aires ; Which was accounted a great Ctfn/« 

 of the Wholefome Airtoi Antiochia. There be alfo fome Soyles that put 

 forth Odorate Herbs of themfelves 5 As 5 Wild Marjoram ; 



Penney- Royal , Camomil; And in which the Briar-Rofes fmell almoft like 

 Mw.k-Kofs - y Which ( no doubt ) are Signs that doe difcover an Excellent 

 Air. 



It were good for Men to think of having Healthfull Air, in their Houfes; 

 Which will never be, if the Rooms be Low- Roofed , or full of windows , and 

 Doors ; For the one maketh the Air Clofe, and not Frejb$ And the other raa- 

 fteth it Exceeding Vnequal j Which is a great E nemy to Health. The Win- 

 dows alfo fhould not be high up to the Roof (which is in ufe for Beauty and 

 Magnificence) but Low. Alfo Stone-walls sue not wholefom 5 But Timber is 

 more wholefome, and efpecially Brick : Nay it hath been ufed by fome , 

 with great Succefs, to make their Walls thick ; And to put a Lay of Chalk 

 between the Bricks, to take away all Dampifhnejs'. 



TrHefe Emifions (as we faid before) are handled, and ought to be hand- 

 " led, by themfelves, under their Proper This : That is , Vifibles, and Au- 

 dibles, each a-part .* In this Place, it fhall fufticeto give fome general Obfer- 

 vations, Common to both. Firft , they feero to be Incorporeal. Secondly , 

 they Work Swiftly. Thirdly, they Work at Large Distances. Fourthly, in 

 Cunom Varieties. Fiftly, they are not Ejjetlive oi any Thing ; Nor leave no 



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