i l6o) 
the Effe^ls of Corruption, Acrimony, Irritation, and 
an unequal Diftribution of the Fluids^ which termi- 
nated in Death in the Beginning of the feventh Day. 
The Sum of what has been faid is, that in this Cafe 
very little, if any. Bile entered into the IntejHnes^ 
and that ineffedual ^ and none at all into the Blood , . 
And as there was no apparent Defed in any Part of the 
Body, nor any Wound that could have been either dan- 
gerous or deadly, in any other refped than as it gave 
Occalion to the Lofs and Mifplacing of the Gall j it . 
is therefore evident, that all the Symptoms, and his 
Death, were entirely owing to the Lofs of this ufeful 
Juice ; which it feems is fo neceffary to all Parts of 
the Animal Economy, Natural, Vital and Animal, 
that this Perfon could not live above fix Days with- 
out it. 
The pradical Inferences that feem to flow by ne- 
celTary Confequences from this Obfervation, are, 
I. That the periftaltic Motion of the Intejtines is as 
much owing to the Influx of the Bile into their 
Cavity^ as to the Influx of the Animal Spirits and 
Blood into their Sides : And therefore that the Bile 
is to be looked upon as one of the prime Movers in the 
' animal (Economy, by which the elaftic Springs of 
the natural Motions, to wit, the mufcular Fibres of 
the Guts are fet to work ; upon v/hofe Motion all the 
fubfequent vital and animal Motions do fo far depend, 
that none of them can be long in Perfedion where it 
is imperfed, nor fubfifl: many Days where it is totally 
wanting. 
II. This prime Motion is totally loft by a total 
Want of Bile'^ proves fluggifli by a Defed in its Quan- 
tity •, becomes irregular or convulfive by a great Re- 
dundancy 
