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we know of no Deligns that can be an- 
iwered by this Bathing, befides Preflure and 
Contraction, which are fo unlike to drive 
the Poifon outward, that they drive it in- 
wards, together with the Blood and Lymph , 
from the fudden and ftrong Compreffion of 
the Body’s Surface, fqueezing and expel- 
ling the Blood out of its Capillaries, and 
throwing it in greater Surges upon the Cen- 
tre. 2. Since driving the Blood inwardly 
by Bathing, prevents this fearful and fatal 
Difeafe, it naturally and neceflarily follows, 
that the immediate Caufe of it, is a Reple- 
tion, Diftention, and Inflammation of the 
Blood VelTels, of fome Part in or near the 
Body’s Surface. 3. And Obfervation af- 
fixes us, that it happens in the Mouth, 
Throat, Gullet, and upper Orifice of the 
Stomach, in thefe very Parts, from which 
the Saliva of the mad Animal was filtred 
off ; hence this Diftemper always falls on 
thefe Parts of our Bodies, from which the 
Venom in the mad Dog was difcharged. 
4. It is alfo plain that this Poifon is to our 
Blood as a Menftruum to Liquors to be fer- 
mented; it rarifies, fwells, and increafes 
their Bulk, as though there was a great 
Addition made to their Quantity, therefore 
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