5016Natural Hiſtory;
nouriſh and repair hardly;
and you muſt refreſh, and renew thoſe that are
eaſie to nouriſh, that the other may be re reſhed, and (as it were) drink in
nouriſhment in the paſſage. Now we ſee that Draught Oxen put into good
Paſture, recover the Fleſh of young Beef; and Men after long emaciating
Diets, wax plump and fat, and almoſt new: So that you may ſurely conclude,
that the frequent and wiſe uſe of thoſe emaciating Diets, and of Purgings;
and perhaps of ſome kinde of Bleeding, is a principal means of prolonga-
tion of life, and reſtoring ſome degree of Youth: For as we have often ſaid,
Death cometh upon Living Creatures like the Torment of Mezentius,
eaſie to nouriſh, that the other may be re reſhed, and (as it were) drink in
nouriſhment in the paſſage. Now we ſee that Draught Oxen put into good
Paſture, recover the Fleſh of young Beef; and Men after long emaciating
Diets, wax plump and fat, and almoſt new: So that you may ſurely conclude,
that the frequent and wiſe uſe of thoſe emaciating Diets, and of Purgings;
and perhaps of ſome kinde of Bleeding, is a principal means of prolonga-
tion of life, and reſtoring ſome degree of Youth: For as we have often ſaid,
Death cometh upon Living Creatures like the Torment of Mezentius,
Mortua quinetiam jungebat corpora vivis,
Component Manibuſque Man{us}, atque orib{us} ora.
Component Manibuſque Man{us}, atque orib{us} ora.
For the parts in Mans body eaſily repairable (as Spirits, Blood, and Fleſh)
die in the embracement of the parts hardly repairable as Bones, Nerves,
and Membranes) and like wiſe ſome Entrails (which they reckon amongſt
the Spermatical Parts) are hard to repair: Though that diviſion of Sper-
matical and Menſtrual Parts, be but a conceit. And this ſame obſervation
alſo may be drawn to the preſent purpoſe of nouriſhing emaciated Bodies:
And therefore Gentle Frication draweth forth the nouriſhment, by making
the parts a little hungry and heating them, whereby they call forth nouriſh-
ment the better. This Frication I wiſh to be done in the morning. It is
alſo beſt done by the Hand, or apiece of Scarlet-Wool, wet a little with
Oyl of Almonds, mingled with a ſmall quantity of Bay-Salt, or Saffron: We
ſee that the very Currying of Horſes doth make them fat, and in good
liking.
die in the embracement of the parts hardly repairable as Bones, Nerves,
and Membranes) and like wiſe ſome Entrails (which they reckon amongſt
the Spermatical Parts) are hard to repair: Though that diviſion of Sper-
matical and Menſtrual Parts, be but a conceit. And this ſame obſervation
alſo may be drawn to the preſent purpoſe of nouriſhing emaciated Bodies:
And therefore Gentle Frication draweth forth the nouriſhment, by making
the parts a little hungry and heating them, whereby they call forth nouriſh-
ment the better. This Frication I wiſh to be done in the morning. It is
alſo beſt done by the Hand, or apiece of Scarlet-Wool, wet a little with
Oyl of Almonds, mingled with a ſmall quantity of Bay-Salt, or Saffron: We
ſee that the very Currying of Horſes doth make them fat, and in good
liking.
The fifth means is, to further the very act of Aßimilation of Nourish-
1159. ment; which is done by ſome outward emollients, that make the parts more
apt to Aſſimilate. For which I have compounded an ointment of excellent
odor, which I call Roman ointment, vide the Receit. The uſe of it would be
between ſleeps; forin the latter ſleep, the parts aſſimulate chiefly.
1159. ment; which is done by ſome outward emollients, that make the parts more
apt to Aſſimilate. For which I have compounded an ointment of excellent
odor, which I call Roman ointment, vide the Receit. The uſe of it would be
between ſleeps; forin the latter ſleep, the parts aſſimulate chiefly.
THere be many Medicines, which by themſelves would do no cure, but
2260. perhaps hurt, but being applied in a certain order, one aſter another,
33Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Filam Medi-
cinale. do great cures. I have tried (my ſelf) a Remedy for the Gout, which hath
ſeldom failed, but driven it away in Twenty four hours ſpace: It is firſt to
apply a Pultaß, of which, vide the Receit, and then a Bath or Fomentation,
of which, vide the Receit, and then a Plaiſter, vide the Receit. The Pultaß
relaxed the Pores, and maketh the humor apt to exhale. The Fomentation
calleth forth the Humor by Vapors; but yet in regard of the way made by
the Pultaß, draweth gently; and therefore draweth the Humors out, and
doth not draw more to it: For it is a gentle Fomentation, and hath withal
a mixture (though very little) of ſome ſtupefactive. The Plaiſter is a
moderate Aſtringent Plaiſter, which repelleth new humor from falling.
The Pultaß alone would make the part more ſoft and weak, and apter to take
the defluxion and impreſſion of the Humor. The Fomentation alone, if it
were too weak, without way made by the Pultaß, would draw forth little;
if too ſtrong, it would draw to the part, as well as draw from it. The Plaiſter
alone would pen the Humor already contained in the part, and ſo exaſpe-
rate it, as well as forbid new Humor; therefore they muſt be all taken in
order, as is ſaid: The Pultaß is to be laid to for two or three hours; the
Fomentation for a quarter of an hour, or ſomewhat better, being uſed hot,
and ſeven or eight times repeated; the Plaiſter to continue on ſtill, till the
part be well confirmed.
2260. perhaps hurt, but being applied in a certain order, one aſter another,
33Experiment
Solitary,
touching
Filam Medi-
cinale. do great cures. I have tried (my ſelf) a Remedy for the Gout, which hath
ſeldom failed, but driven it away in Twenty four hours ſpace: It is firſt to
apply a Pultaß, of which, vide the Receit, and then a Bath or Fomentation,
of which, vide the Receit, and then a Plaiſter, vide the Receit. The Pultaß
relaxed the Pores, and maketh the humor apt to exhale. The Fomentation
calleth forth the Humor by Vapors; but yet in regard of the way made by
the Pultaß, draweth gently; and therefore draweth the Humors out, and
doth not draw more to it: For it is a gentle Fomentation, and hath withal
a mixture (though very little) of ſome ſtupefactive. The Plaiſter is a
moderate Aſtringent Plaiſter, which repelleth new humor from falling.
The Pultaß alone would make the part more ſoft and weak, and apter to take
the defluxion and impreſſion of the Humor. The Fomentation alone, if it
were too weak, without way made by the Pultaß, would draw forth little;
if too ſtrong, it would draw to the part, as well as draw from it. The Plaiſter
alone would pen the Humor already contained in the part, and ſo exaſpe-
rate it, as well as forbid new Humor; therefore they muſt be all taken in
order, as is ſaid: The Pultaß is to be laid to for two or three hours; the
Fomentation for a quarter of an hour, or ſomewhat better, being uſed hot,
and ſeven or eight times repeated; the Plaiſter to continue on ſtill, till the
part be well confirmed.
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