Hijlory of Life andVeatb. 



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As for the Brain , where the ieac, and Courc of cbjs AaipmU Sprite is kept- Thole 

 Things which were inquired before, touching Opium, and Nitre , and the Subordinates 

 to them both ; Alio touching the procuring of Placide Sleep; May likewjfe be referred 

 hither. This alfo is moll certain ; That the Br am is in Ibme lbrt, imhe Culfody 

 ofthe Srowsw^ ; And therefore thole Things, which comfort, and flrengthen the Sto- 

 mach , doe help the Bram, by Content; And may, no leffe, be transferred hither. We 

 will add a few Oblervations j Three Outward, one Inward. 



We would have Bathing of the Feet, to be often u'ed; At leaft , once in the weak ; 

 And the Bath to be made, of Lye, with Bay fait, And a little Sage, Camomile, Fennell , 

 Sweet- Marjoram-, and Ptpper-wort, wi;h the Leaves of Angelica, green. 



We commend alio, a Fume, or Suffumtgapon, every Morning, of dried Rofe- diary, 

 Bay- leaves dried, and Lignum Aloes : Eor all Sweet Gums, opprefle the Head. 



Efpecially Care mult betakcn,that no Hot Things be applyedto the Head, omw aid- 

 ly ; Such are all kind of Spices, the very Nutmeg not excepted - For thole Hot 

 Things, we debafe them to the foals of ihe Feet, and would have them applied there 

 only: Buta lighr anncintingof the Head with C//, mixed with Rofcs, Myrtle - and a 

 little Salt; and Saff on, we much commend. 



Not forgetting thofe Things, which we have before delivered , touching Opiates , 

 Nitre, and the like, which- fq much condexfe the Spirits ; we think it not impertinent 

 to that Effect : That once in fourteen dayes , Broaih be taken, in the Morning 

 ith three, or four Grains oiCafioreum, and a little Angelica Seed , and Cahmus 

 Which both fortifie the It un ; And in that aforel'aid Denfity, of the Suhfiance, of the 

 Spirits, ( fo neceuary to Long Life • ) Add alfo a Vivacity of Motion , and V~>gcm 

 to them. 



In handling, the Comforters, of the four Principal Bowels ,we have propounded thofe 

 Things, which are both proper, and choice, and may lafely,and conveniently be trans- 

 ferred into Dies, and Regiment of Life : for Variety of Medicines , is the Dmghei 

 oi Ignorance; And it is not more true, That CM any D/fhes have cvtifedmany Difeaj'ts 3 hf. 

 the Proverb is; Then chis is true , That any Medicines have cauled few Cures. And 

 touching rhe Operation upon the Principall Bowels^ot their Extrnfion, of Aliment, thus 

 much. 



The Operation upon the Outward farts, for 

 their A ttra&ion of Ailment 6. 



The Hijlory. 



Lthough a good Concotticn, performed by the Inward Parts, he the prin- 

 cipal, towards a perfect Alimentation; yet the A&ionsofthe Out- 

 ward Parts, ought alfo to coucurr; That like as the Inward Faculty , 

 fendc-h forth , and extrud -th the Aliment, fo the Faculty oi the Out- 

 ward Parts, may call forrh, and atira& the fame; And the more weak 

 the Faculty of Concoction, fhall be, the more need is there of a concur 

 ring Help, of the Attractive Facultie. 



A Strong Attraction of the Outward PartsM chiefly caufed by the Motion of the Bo- 

 dy; By which, the Parts being Heated and Comforted, do more cheerfully call forth 

 and attract the Aliment unto themfelves. 



But this is moft of all to be forefeen and avoided, that the fame Motion and Hear , 

 which calls the new Juyce to the Members, doth not again difpoil the Member of 

 that Juyce, wherewith it had been before refrefhed. 



FncatioKs ufed in the Morning, ferve efpecially to this Intention ; Buc this muff e- 

 vermore accompany them, that after the Frication , the Pare be lighty anointed 

 with Oy 1, led the Attrition of the Outward Parts, make them by Perforation, Dry , 

 and Juyce-leile. 



The next is Excrdfe, ( by which the parrs confiscate, and chafe themfelves, ) fo it 



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