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

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            be, that the delicate coloured Dragon Flies may have likewiſe ſome Cor-
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            roſive quality.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6628" xml:space="preserve">LAßitude is remedied by Bathing or Anointing with Oyl and warm Wa-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-01" xlink:href="note-0188-01a" xml:space="preserve">730.</note>
            ter. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6629" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that all Laßitude is a kinde of Contuſion and Com-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-02" xlink:href="note-0188-02a" xml:space="preserve">Experiments
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              in Conſort,
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              tuoching
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              Laßitude.</note>
            preſſion of the Parts; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6630" xml:space="preserve">and Bathing and Anointing give a Relaxion or Emol-
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            lition: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6631" xml:space="preserve">And the mixture of Oyl and Water is better then either of them a-
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            lone, becauſe Water entreth better into the Pores, and Oyl after entry ſoft-
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            neth better. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6632" xml:space="preserve">It is found alſo, that the taking of Tobacco doth help and diſcharge
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            Laßitude. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6633" xml:space="preserve">The reaſon whereof is partly, becauſe by chearing or comfort-
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            ing of the Spirits, it openeth the Parts compreſſed or contuſed: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6634" xml:space="preserve">And chiefly,
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            becauſe it refreſheth the Spirits by the Opiate Vertue thereof, and ſo diſ-
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            chargeth Wearineſs, as Sleep likewiſe doth.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6636" xml:space="preserve">In going up a Hill the Knees will be moſt weary; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6637" xml:space="preserve">in going down a Hill,
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-03" xlink:href="note-0188-03a" xml:space="preserve">731.</note>
            Thighs. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6638" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that in the Lift of the Feet, when a man goeth up
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            the Hill, the weight of the Body beareth moſt upon the Knees; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6639" xml:space="preserve">and in going
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            down the Hill, upon the Thighs.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6641" xml:space="preserve">THe caſting of the Skin, is by the Ancients compared to the breaking of
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-04" xlink:href="note-0188-04a" xml:space="preserve">732.</note>
            the Secundine or Call, but not rightly; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6642" xml:space="preserve">for that were to make every caſt-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-05" xlink:href="note-0188-05a" xml:space="preserve">Experiment
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              Solitary,
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              touching the
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              Casting of the
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              Skin and Shell
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              in ſome Crea-
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              tures.</note>
            ing of the Skin a new Birth: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6643" xml:space="preserve">And beſides, the Secundine is but a general
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            Cover, not ſhaped according to the Parts; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6644" xml:space="preserve">but the Skin is ſhaped according
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            to the Parts. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6645" xml:space="preserve">The Creatures that caſt their Skin are, the Snake, the Viper,
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            the Grashopper, the Lizard, the Silk-worm, &</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6647" xml:space="preserve">Thoſe that caſt their Shell are,
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            the Lobſter, the Crab, the Cra-fish, the Hodmandod or Dodman, the Tortoiſe, &</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6649" xml:space="preserve">The old Skins are found, but the old Shells never: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6650" xml:space="preserve">So as it is like they ſcale
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            off, and crumble away by degrees. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6651" xml:space="preserve">And they are known by the extream
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            tenderneſs and ſoftneſs of the new Shell; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6652" xml:space="preserve">and ſomewhat by the freſhneſs of
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            the colour of it. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6653" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe of the caſting and Skin and Shell ſhould ſeem
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            to be the great quantity of matter in thoſe Creatures, that is fit to make
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            Skin or Shell: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6654" xml:space="preserve">And again, the looſnefs of the Skin or Shell, that ſticketh
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            not cloſe to the Fleſh. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6655" xml:space="preserve">For it is certain, that it is the new Skin or Shell
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            that putteth off the old. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6656" xml:space="preserve">So we ſee that in Deer, it is the young Horn that
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            putteth off the old. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6657" xml:space="preserve">And in Birds, the young Feathers put off the old; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6658" xml:space="preserve">and
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            ſo Birds that have much matter for their Beak, caſt their Beaks, the new
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            Beak putting off the old.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6660" xml:space="preserve">LYing not Frect but Hollow, which is in the making of the Bed, or with
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            the Legs gathered up, which is in the poſture of the Body, is the more
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              in Conſort,
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              touching the
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              Poſtures of the
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              Body.</note>
            wholeſome, @hereaſon is the better comforting of the Stomack, which is
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            by that leſs penſile; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6661" xml:space="preserve">and we ſee, that in weak Stomacks, the laying up of the
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            Legs high, and the Knees almoſt to the Mouth, helpeth and comforteth.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6662" xml:space="preserve">We ſee alſo that Gally-ſlaves, not with ſtanding their miſery other wiſe, are
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            commonly fat and fleſhy; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6663" xml:space="preserve">and the reaſon is, becauſe the Stomack is ſup-
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            ported ſome what in ſitting, and is penſile in ſtanding or going. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6664" xml:space="preserve">And there-
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            fore for Prolongation of Life, it is good to chuſe thoſe Exerciſes where the
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            Limbs move more then the Stomack and Belly; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6665" xml:space="preserve">as in Rowing and in Saw-
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            ing, being ſet.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6667" xml:space="preserve">Megrims and Giddineß are rather when we Riſe, after long ſitting, then
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            while we ſit. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s6668" xml:space="preserve">The cauſe is, for that the Vapors which were gathered by
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            ſitting, by the ſudden Motion flie more up in to the Head.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s6670" xml:space="preserve">Leaning upon any Part maketh it Num, and, as we call it, Aſleep.
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0188-09" xlink:href="note-0188-09a" xml:space="preserve">735.</note>
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