Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6149" xml:space="preserve">LOoking againſt the Sun doth induce Sneezing. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6150" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, not the
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            heating of the Noſtrils; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6151" xml:space="preserve">for then the holding up of the Noſtrils againſt
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              Solitary,
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              touching
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              Sneezing.</note>
            the Sun, though one wink, would do it, but the drawing down of the moi-
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            ſture of the Brain: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6152" xml:space="preserve">For it will make the Eyes run with water, and the draw-
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            ing of moiſture to the Eyes, doth draw it to the Noſtrils by Motion of Con-
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            ſent, and ſo followeth Sneezing. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6153" xml:space="preserve">As contrariwiſe, the Tickling of the
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            Noſtrils within doth draw the moiſture to the Noſtrils, and to the Eyes by
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            conſent, for they alſo will water. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6154" xml:space="preserve">But yet it hath been obſerved, that if one
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            be about to ſneeze, the rubbing of the Eyes till they run with water, will
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            prevent it. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6155" xml:space="preserve">Where of the cauſe is, for that the humor which was deſcending
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            to the Noſtrils, is diverted to the Eyes.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6157" xml:space="preserve">THe Teeth are more by cold drink, or the like, affected, then the other
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            parts. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6158" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is double; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6159" xml:space="preserve">the one, for that the reſiſtance of Bone to
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              Solitary,
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              touching
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              Tenderneß of
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              the Teeth.</note>
            cold, is greater then of Fleſh; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6160" xml:space="preserve">for that the Fleſh ſhrinketh, but the Bone re-
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            ſiſteth, where by the Cold becometh more eager. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6161" xml:space="preserve">The other is, for that the
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            Teeth are parts without Blood, whereas Blood helpeth to quali e the cold.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6162" xml:space="preserve">And therefore we ſee, that the Sinews are much affected with Cold, for that
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            they are parts without Blood. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6163" xml:space="preserve">So the Bones in ſharp Colds wax brittle; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6164" xml:space="preserve">and
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            therefore it hath been ſeen, that all contuſions of Bones in hard weather, are
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            more difficult to cure.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6166" xml:space="preserve">IT hath been noted, that the Tongue receiveth more eaſily tokens of
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            Diſeaſes then the other parts; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6167" xml:space="preserve">as of heats within, which appear moſt
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              Solitary,
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              touching the
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              Tongue.</note>
            in the blackneſs of the Tongue. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6168" xml:space="preserve">Again, Pied Cattel are ſpotted in their
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            Tongues, &</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6169" xml:space="preserve">c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6170" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is (no doubt) the tenderneſs of the part, which
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            thereby receiveth more eaſily all alterations then any other parts of the
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            Fleſh.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6172" xml:space="preserve">WHen the Mouth is out of taſte, it maketh things taſte ſometimes ſalt,
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            chiefly bitter, and ſometimes loathſome, but never ſweet. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6173" xml:space="preserve">The
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              Solitary,
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              touching the
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              Taſte.</note>
            cauſe is, the corrupting of the moiſture about the Tongue, which many
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            times turneth bitter, and ſalt, and loathſome, but ſweet never; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6174" xml:space="preserve">for the reſt
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            are degrees of corruption.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6176" xml:space="preserve">IT was obſerved in the Great Plague of the laſt year, that there were ſeen in
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            divers Ditches, and low Grounds about London, many Toads that had
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              Solitary,
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              touching
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              Some Progno-
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              ſticks of Peſti-
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              lential Sea-
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            Tails two or three inches long at the leaſt, whereas Toads (uſually) have no
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            Tails at all; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6177" xml:space="preserve">which argueth a great diſpoſition to putrefaction in the Soil
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            and Air. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6178" xml:space="preserve">It is reported likewiſe, that Roots (ſuch as Carrots and Parſnips) are
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            more ſweet and luſcious in infectious years then in other years.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6180" xml:space="preserve">WIſe Phyſicians ſhould with all diligence inquire what Simples Nature
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            yieldeth, that have extream ſubtile parts without any Mordication
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              Solitary,
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              touching
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              Special Sim-
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              ples for Medi-
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            or Acrimony; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6181" xml:space="preserve">for they undermine that which is hard, they open that which
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            is ſtopped and ſhut, and they expel that which is offenſive gently, without
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            too much perturbation. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6182" xml:space="preserve">Of this kinde are Elder-flowers, which therefore
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            are proper for the Stone; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6183" xml:space="preserve">of this kinde is the Dwarf-pine, which is
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            proper for the Jaundies; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6184" xml:space="preserve">of this kinde is Harts-horn, which is proper
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            or Agues and Infections; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6185" xml:space="preserve">of this kinde is Piony, which is proper for Stop-
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            pings in the Head; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6186" xml:space="preserve">of this kinde is Fumitory which is proper for the Spleen;</s>
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