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the Blood, which cannot pafs the conic 
Tubes, without their Points being darted 
into, and fixed in the Fibres of the fine and 
delicate Membranes. It is no lefs fervicea- 
ble in all Fluxes of the Belly, arifing from 
fharp, pricking, alcaline Salts, for it {heaths 
them, takes off the Stimulus from the 
Glands, fmooths the Veflels, reftores a due 
Confiftence in the Fluids, encreafes the 
Difcharge by Urine, and compofes the Hur- 
ricane of the Microcofm. It is greatly be- 
neficial in a Strangury, or Sharpnefs and 
Heat of the Urine, which is occafioned 
from much acrid Salt in the Blood, prick- 
ing and inflaming the urinary Dudts, and 
diftending their Veflels. After an inward 
indifcreet Ufe of Cantharides, or Applica- 
tion of ftrong Blifters, or other fharp Me- 
dicines, which inflame, prick, and often 
tare the fmall Veflels of the urinary Strainers 
or Dudts, and fometimes caufe an Hemor- 
rhage by Urine, large Draughts of new' 
Milk cure almofl: infallibly, efpecially if it 
have Mallows boiled in it. In thin, lean, 
fcorbutick Habits, attended with cuticular 
Irruptions, containing fharp, fait, ichorous, 
fanious, or fetid Matter, Milk is very fui~ 
table. 
