1 1 8 H(emeijiatics‘. 
drive (bme little Blood thro’ the falival Glands 
and among the fac Veficles of feveral Parcs of 
the Body, as alfo into the Cavity of the 
Guts ; which would thereby be diftended full 
of Water, if the Abdomen was open ; but 
when that was not opened, tho* Water con- 
tinued for a hundred Minutes to flow in at 
the carotid Artery, fo that all the Parts of the 
Body were exceedingly fwelled, and there was 
Water alfo in the Cavity of the Abdomen \ 
yet there was not half fo much Water in the 
Cavity of the Stomach and Guts, as there 
would have been, if the Abdomen had been 
all that time open. Hence we fee how the 
great Compreflion of dropfical Humours on 
the Blood-veflels and (ecretory Dufts may 
retard the natural Secretions of Humours into 
the Bowels and thro* other Glands ; whereby 
the Blood miift needs become more and more 
depauperated, for want of a fufficient Sup- 
ply of thofe Secretions, to mix with, and 
aflimilate the Chyle gradually into Blood. 
Hence alfo from the Stoppage of the Secre- 
tions of the falival Glands, the conftant Thirfl: 
of the Hydropic. 
j?. Frequently, when the Dog was dead 
by wafliing his Blood out in the manner de- 
feribed, 
