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againft the Veffels, and of them againft the 
Blood, and of the Parts of the Blood againft 
one another, till the thinner Parts efcape, 
and the thicker are ftop’d, which is the 
Caufe of the Inflammation and Pain of the 
Parts $ but the Periojleum and Membranes 
about the Joints, having the fmalleft Veflels 
moft fenflble, and leaft dilatable, they will 
be the moft fenflble, fitteft, and moft fuf- 
ceptible of this Mifery. Pains from this 
Caufe are difcoverable from the Signs of a 
diffolved, fharp, and fait Blood* and alfo by 
Night Coughs, flow Fevers toward Even- 
ing, and Defluxions on fome Parts 5 becaufe 
of their temperating and fweetening the 
Blood, they are ufeful in Leproftes, ScurfF, 
and Dandriff, of Head or Body 3 their foft- 
ening, fheathing, adhefive, and pacific Qua-* 
3 ity, makes them a fit Ingredient in Vene- 
real Cafes, where the Juices are very fait, 
and the Parts heated, excoriated and pain’d 3 
for the fame Reafon they are juftly join’d 
to Deco&ions* againft hot Rheums falling 
down on the Eyes, or a gnawing Pain of 
the Stomach, from too much acid Saliva 
fpued out by its Glands, or in Cholicks from 
acid Salts, pricking, ftimulating, and in- 
L flaming 
