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the G reen S ick ness A d is co u r s e o f V i rg in ity

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ric o f the W o m b T h e u s e a nd a c t ion o f t h e

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a m a l e or fe m a l e w ith a W o rd o f Adv ic e to
both sexes in the a c t o f C op ul a t ion A nd th e .

P ic tu re s o f sev e r a l M onstro u s B irths 8 m , .

Tbe Se cond P a rt be ing a P riva te

L o oK l N G G L A SS FO R T m; FE M A L E S ix .

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o f a ll othe r d iste m pers in ci dent to wo m e n of
a nd of ,

a ll a g es ,w i th p roper re m ed i es fo r Que cu re o f
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“m an a l one is endowed w i th re a son .

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wa rds l im whose i m a g e 8c s u pers c ri p ti on h e b e a r e r

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W ith body , fa c e and eyes .

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m de to rot on the e a rth ex c ept m an to who m wa s ‘
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g i ven a n u prig ht fr a m e , to c onte m p l a te h is M a k er ,

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g i ve u nto wo m a n the fi e l d o f g enera ti on fo r a re )

c e p ta c le o f h um a n seed , w h e re by th a t n a tu ra l and
ye g itib le so ul wh ic h l ies p o te ntia llyj n the seed
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ma y , by the p l a st ic powe r, h e re d uc ed into a c t ;

th a t m an w , h é i s a m ortal cre at u r e , by le a vmg
o ffsprin g beh i nd h im m a y be c ome i mm orta l ,
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s u rvi ve in h i s post erity .

md be c a u se th is fi e l d o fg enera tion , th e wo mb is
p l a c e where th i s ex c e ll e n t c re a tu re is for m ed ,
a nd t h a t i n so wonder fu l a m anner, t h a t the R oy a l
a lm ist (h a ve in g m edit a ted t h ereon ) cri e s o u t a s
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one in e xta c y ‘1 a m fe a r full y St won d e rfull y made
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b oo k wh ic h , to th a t end , i s d ivi ded into two pa rt s

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ii—t h e fi rst whereo ftre a ts o f the m a nner a nd a rts o f

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l a nted i nto the m to th a t end th a t d e li ht w h ic h

p , g
t hey ta k e in the a c t o f c op ul a ti on , does the W hole
ra c e o f man kind pro c eed ; an d a p a rticul a r a cc o u nt
o f wh a t th in g s a re p r evio us to th a t a c t an d a l so wh a t
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are c ons e qu enti a l o f i t , and how e a c h m e m ber c on

c erned i n i t i s a d a pted an d fi tted to th a t wor k , to
t o wh ic h n a t u re h a s des i g ned it An d tho ug h in u t
t er in g o f those th in g ,so m e th in g m a y b e sa i d wh ic h
t hose th a t a re u n cl e a n ma y m a k e b a d u se o f and ,
u se it a s a m oti ve to stir u p the i r best ia l a ppet i tes ;
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y e t suc h m a y k now th a t th i s wa s ne ver i ntended

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fo r the m nor do I k now any re a son th a t those sobe r

p ersons fo r w hose u se t h i s wa s m ent sho ul d wa nt ,
t h e he l p hereby des i ned the m be c a us e va i n l oos e
g , ,

p ersons will be re a dy to ab u se it .

T h e se c ond p a rt o f th is tre tise i s w ho ll y de s i g ne d

fo r the fi e ma le sex , a nd do es l ar e l y not on l y t re a t
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c au s es b ut a l so g ives you proper re m ed i es fo r th e

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cu re o f the m ; fo r s uc h i s th e ig no ranc e o f m ost

wom en th a t when , by any diste m pe r tho se p a rts
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are afl iic te d they ne i ther know from when c e i t pro ?

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c e e d s nor how to a pp l y a re m edy a nd s uc h i s the ir

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m odesty a l so th a t they a re u nw illin g to a sk th at

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they m a y be i n for m ed and fo r the he l p o f s uc h

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th i s i s de s i g ned : fo r h a vin g m y be in g fro m a wo z

ma n, I tho u g ht none h a d m ore r i g ht to the g ra pe s

th an sh e th a t p l a nted the v ine .

A nd th e re fo re o b s e rving th a t a m on g a ll di se a se s
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in cident to the body there a re none m ore fre qu ent

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an d peril o u s th a n those th a t do a rise from the ill

sta te o f the womb ; fo r throu g h the evil qua lity ,

th ereo f the h e a rt th e l iver and the bra i n a re a ffe c t

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e d fro m when c e the a c t i ons v it a l n a t u ra l and an i

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m a l, a re h u rt a nd the v irt u es c on c o c t i ve , s a n g ui n
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ifi c a tive distri b u t i ve a ttra c ti ve exp ul s ive reten

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t i ve w ith the rest a re a ll we a k ened so th a t from

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th e wo m b c om e c onv ul s i ons epil eps ie s a p o p le p , ,

i es, p a l s i es a nd fevers dropsi es m a ligna nt ulc e rs,

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8 m An d there i s no d i se a se so b a d b u t ma y g row
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worse fro m the ev il qu a li ty o f i t .

H ow ne c essa ry there fore i s the k no wle d g e o f

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these th in g s l et every unp re judic e d rea der ju d g e

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fo r, th a t m a ny wo m en l a bo u r u nder the m thro ug h ,

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the i r i g nora n c e and modesty (as I sa id be fore ) ,

wo ful experi en c e m a k es man i fest here , there

fore (a s i n a m i rror ) they m a y be a cqu ainted w i th
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the ir o wn diste m pers an d h a ve su itab l e re m ed ies ,

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w itho u t a pp l y i n g the m se l ves to physici ans , a g a inst

wh ic h they have so g reat re luc tan c e .
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AR I ST OT L E S

M AS T E R P I E C E -
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C 0 M PL E T E D .

P AR T F I R S T .

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Of M a rria g e , a n d a t h a t a g e y oi mg men a n d vir

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g in s ar e c aj za ble of it a nd wh y th e y s o mu c h
d e sir e it Als o , h ow long me n a n d women a r e
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c afi a ble o f h a vzng c h ild r en

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HER E a re very fe we xc ep t so m e p rofessed

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deb a uc hees b u t wh a t will re a d il y a g ree th a t

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ma rri a g e i s honorab l e to all b e in g orda ined by h e a

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ven in P a ra dise , a n d wi tho u t wh ic h no m an or wo

m an c an be i n a c a p a c ity honest l y to y i e l d obed i en c e
to th e fi rst lawo f the c re a t io n— in c re a se a nd m ul ti
p l y a nd s in c e i t is n a tu ra l i n yo un g peop l e to des i re
,

these mu tu a l e m bra c es , proper to the m a rria g e bed ,

i t b ehoves pa rents to l oo k a fter the i r c h il dren and ,

when th ey find the m in clin a b l e to m a rria g e not v i ,

o le n tl to restr a in the ir a ffe c t i ons and oppose the ir

y ,

in c li n a ti ons wh 1 c h 1 nste a d o fa lla y m g the m , m a k es

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the m b u t the more im e tuo u s ) b u t rather pro vi de .

s uc h s ui ta b l e m a t c hes o r the m a s m a y m a k e the i r

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lives c o m forta b l e , l est the c ros s in g o f the i r in clin a

tions sho ul d pre ci p itate the m to c o m m it those fo lli e s
th a t m a y br i n g an inde l ib l e st a i n u pon t h e i r fa m ili e s .

T h e in cli n a ti ons o f m aids to m a rr ia g e i s to be

k no wn by m an y sy mptom
,

s ; fo r when they a rr i ve a t
p ube rty wh ic h 1 8 abo ut the fou rteenth or fi fteenth
,

ye a r o fthe ir a g e , then the n at u ra l p u r g a ti ons be g i n

to fl ow a nd the b lood, wh ic h is no l on g er ta k en to
,

a u m ent the i r bo d i es a bo u ndin g st irs u p the ir

g , ,

h unds to venery : E xterna l c a u ses a l so m a y i n cite

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the m to i t fo r th e ir sp irits b e ing b ris k a n
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when they arr i ve a t th is a g e , if they e at h a rd sa l t
th in g s a n d spic e s th e body b ec o m
, e sm o re a nd m ore
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h e ated whe reby the des i re to venere a l e m bra c es i s

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very g re a t so m et im es a l m ost i ns u perab l e

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the u se o fth i s so muc h des i red e m p l oy ment be in g

den ied to v ir g ins , ma ny ti m es is fo ll owed by d is m a l
con se qu en c es a s a g reen wese l c o l o u r short bre a th
, ,

in g s tre m b l in g o f the he a r t, Ste B ut when t h ey a re . .

m a rried a nd the i r venere a l des i res s at i sfi ed by th e

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enj oy m ent o f the i r h u sba nds t h os e diste m pers va ,

n is h a nd they be c o m e m ore g a a nd li ve ly t h an
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fo re al so tli e ir e a g e r st a r i ng a t m e n
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the ir c o m p any shews th a t n a tu re p u shes the m upon

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c o i ti on an d the i r parents ne l e c ting to

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, g g e t the m
h usba nd s th e y bre a k t h ro m od e sty to s a t is th e m
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S c lve s in u n l a w ful e mbr ac es i t i s the s a m e m br is k

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widow s,who c ann ot b e satisfi ed withou t the bene

vole us e “ wh ic h the ir h u sb a nds u sed to g ive the m .

At the a g e o f fou rteen the m enses tn gir l s be g in ,

to fl ow when they a re c a p able of con c e iv in g a n d

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c ontin u e
g ener a ll y to fo rty f o u r w hen they c e a se -
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b e a rin g u n l ess the ir b od i es a re stron g and he a l th ful

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wh ic h s om et im es enab l e s the m to be a r a t fi fty five -

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B u t m any t i m es the m enses pro c eed from so m e v1

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o le n c e o fi e re d to n a t u re , o r so m e mo rb ifi c m a tter ,
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wh ic h o ften proves fa t a l to the p a rty , an d there fore

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those m e n th a t a re des iro u s o fiss u e m us t m a rry a ,

wo man w ith in the a g e afores a id or b l ame the m ,

se l ves if they m eet w ith d is a ppoint m ents : T h o if ' ’

a n o l d m an not worn ou t by d i se a s e s an d in c o nti

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y m a rry a br is k l ive l y l a ss , the re i s hopes o f

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n c nc
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111 8 h a v in g c h il dren to three s c ore a nd te n nay , ,

s o m et im es till ne a r fo u r s c ore .

H ippo c rates hol ds th a t a yo uth of fi fteen y e a rs, ,

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b r b e tw g m uc h v i t a l
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e e n th a t a n d se ve n te e n h a vin
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stren g th is c a p ab l e o f g etti n g c h il dren ; and , a l so ,

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th a t the forc e of pro c re a ting ma tter in c re a ses till

forty fi ve fi fty , and fi fty fi ve an d then be g in s to
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fla g the seeds by d e g refe s be c o m in g u n fru i tful , the

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n atu ra l spir its be in g e xting u ish e d and the h u m o u rs , .

dri ed u p T h u s i n g enera l ; b u t a s to p arti cul a rs ,

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i t o fte n fa ll s out otherwi se ; na y it i s reporte d by ,

a c red ib l e a u thor th a t i n S weden a m an w

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a s mar ,

ri ed at one h u ndred ye a rs to a br i de o f th i rty , and

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h a d many c h il dren by her b u t h is c o unte n an c e ,

wa s so fresh th a t t h ose th a t knew h i m not, too le

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h im not to ex c eed fi fty And in C a m p an i a where

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th e air is cl e ar a n d te mper a te m e n o f 8 0 ye a rs ,

o l d m arrie d y o ung v irg ins and h a d c h il dr e n by

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the m ; s h ew in g th at a g e in t h e m h inders n ot procre a

t ion, unle s s th e y be e xh au sted in the i r y o u t h , a nd
t he ir y a rds s h r i ve lle d up .

I f any w o ul d know why a wom a n i s s o ner b a r

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ren th a n a m a n they m a y be a ss u red th a t the n at u
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ra l h eat wh ic h i s t h e c a u se o f
, g ene ra t ion i s m ore ,

predomi n ant in the l a tter tha n i n the form er : fo r _ ,

s inc e a wo m a n is tru ly m ore m o is t th a n a m a n a s ,

her month l y pu r g a tions de m onstr ate a s a l so th e ,

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softness o f h e r bo dy it is a l so a pp a re nt th a t he do th
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not ex c eed h e r in n atu ra l he a t wh ic h is th e ch ie f ,

t h ing th at c on c o c ts the h u m o u rs into proper a li

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m ent wh ic h the wo m a n wantid g g rows fa t ; when

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a m a n thro u g h h is n a t i ve h e a t m e l ts h is fat by de
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g rees a nd h is h u m ou rs a re disso l ve d , and by t h e be

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n e fi t t h ereo fa re e l a bora ted i nto seed And th is m a y .

a l so be a dd e d th a t wo m a n g enera ll y a re no t so
, ,

stron g a s m e n nor so wise nor p md e nt no r h ave

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so m uc h re a ls o n a nd i n g en u ity in orde afi a irs

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wh ic h sh e yvs tha t the reby th e ir fa c ul tie s h ind er

e d o per a t i ons .
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S M A S TE R

C HA P , II .

Howto g et a male or fi /
rm ] : e uld , a nd o
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f ”it? embryo
a nd [zerfe c t bir th , d th e fi tte s t time f b r c op y 1
a
n -

la tion .

E N a y o ung c o u p l e i s m a rri ed, the y n at u

lly des i re c hil dren , a nd there fore u se
those m e ans th at n a t u re h as a ppo inted to tha t end ;
b ut, notw i thst and in g the i r ende a vo u rs , they mu st
k now th a t the s ucc ess o fa ll depends on a b le s sin g o f
th e Lo rd ; not on l y so , b u t th e sex , wether ma l e o r
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fe male d s fro m h is di sp os al a l so ; tho u g h i t c anno t

be d enied, b ut se c onda ry ca u ses h a ve i n flu en c e
th e re in e s pe cia ll y two, F1 rst the g e nte ial h u m or,
,
—

W h ic h i s ro ht by the rter i
b ug a a p rze p ara e nte s to

the tes te s in form o f b l ood , and there elabo ra te d m a

to se ed b y th e se m in ifi c a l fa cul ty re sidin g i n th e m

to wh ic h m a
y be ad ded , the des ire o fc oi ti o n , wh ich

fi re s th e i ma g in a t i on w ith u n u s ua l fan ci es, a nd by

th e si g ht o f bri s k c h a r m i n g be a u ty m a y soon ia ,

flM e the a ppeti te ; b u t if n a t u re be en feeb l ed , s uc h

m e a ts m u st be e aten a s w ill cond uc e to the a ffordin g
s uc h ali m ent a s m a k e s the s ee d a bo und , and re store s
the de c a y s o f n a t u re , th a t the fac ul ti es ma y free l y
opera te and re m ove i mpedim ents ob str uc tin g th e
,

pro c re at ion o f c h il dren .

T hen s in c e diet al ters the ev il sta te o f the b ody to

a bet ter , those who a re s u b e c t to b a rrenne s s m u st;
j
e a t s uc h m e a ts a s a re o f g ood Juic e , th a t no u r i s h
we ll m a k i n g th g b o d y live l y and full o f sap , o fwh i c h
,

fa cul ty are a ll hot m oi st m e a ts : Fo r, a cc ordin g to

G a l en , seed i s ma de o f p u re c on c o c ted a nd w in d y
s u perfluity o fb l ood , when c e we m a y c on clu de th e re
i s a power in many th in g s to ac cu mula te s e e d, al
so to a u g m ent i t, a nd other th in g s o f fo rc e to
c a u s e ere c tion , a s hen e g g s phe a sa nts wood c o ck s,
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a p e rs, thr u Sh e s, b l a c kb i rds , y o u n

g fla t sn p g p i g e o ns ,
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s p rrro ws, p atrid g e s, ca

p oo ns , a l mand s, p ine mit s,
o

ra isaii s, c u rran ts a ll stron g w ine s ta k e n spa ri ng l y a s

p e c ia lly those m a de o fthe
g p
ra s o fI ta ly b ut e re c
t i on i s c h i e fl y c au sed by sc uram er ing o es c ro sse s
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c ry m son pa rsn i ps a rt ic ho k es t u rn ip s, ra pe s, a s
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p a ra g us , c andie d g in g e r , g a ling s ac o rn s br uis e d to

,

wd d r dr a n k in m u s c a de l , s ca lli ons s e a she ll fi sh ,

&c ; bu t these m us t h a ve ti m e to perfo rm the i r
ope r a ti o n a nd m u st u se the m fo r a c ons i dera b l e
,

t i m e or yo u w ill re ap b u t li ttl e benefit b y the m

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T h e a c t o f c oit ion be in g over l et the womanr e po se

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h e rs e lf o n her r ig ht s ide with her he a d l y i n g lo w,

a n d her body de cli n i n ; th a t by s l eep in i n th t
g .

g a

post ure the c a wl on the rig ht s ide o fthe m a tr ix m a y

p rove the p l ac e o fthe c on c ept i on fo r there in is the
,

re a test ener a t i ve h ea t wh ic h i s the c h i e f p ro cu r

g g ,

in g ca u se o f m a l e c h il dren , a nd ra re l y fail s the ex ~

e t ati o n o f those th a t e xperien c e it espec i a ll y if

p c ,

t hey do b u t k eep w a r m w i tho u t m uc h m oti on l e a n

, ,

ing to the r i g ht an d dr i n k in g a littl e sp i r i t o f s a ff

,

ro n st j ui c e o fh y so p i n a g l a ss o f M a la g a or A lic a nt ,

when they li e down 8: r i se , fo r the spa c e o f a wee k .

F o r a fe m a l e c h il d , l et a wom a n li e on the l e ft
s i d e , strong l y fa n c y in g fe ma l e i n the t im e o f p ro :

c re a ti on drin kin g the d e c o tio n o f fe m a l e m e rc ury

,

fo u r d a y s fro m the fi rst d a y o f p u r g at ion— the m a l e

m e rcu ry ha v in g the lik e o p p e ra tio n i n c a se o fma le ,
‘

fo r thi s c on c oc ti on p u r g es th e ri g ht a nd l eft si de of
the wom b op e ns th e re c ept a cl es , a n d mak e s way ?

for th e se m i n a ry o fg enera tion to be g et a fe m a le th e

t h e be st tim e i s when the m oon i s in the w an e , i n li

b ra o r A q ua rriu s A d vic e ne s a y s W h e n the me n
.
,

2 5113s are spent and the W om b c le nse d, wh ic h i s c o m

,

m p n l y i n fi ve or se ven d a y s a t m o st if a man li e ,

wit h h i s wife fro m the fi rst d a y she i s pu rg ed to

t he fi ft h , she w ill c onc ei ve a m a l e ; b ut fro m th e
fi fth to th e e ig hth a fe m a l e an d fro m the e i g ht h
n
“

14 A R i s ro r L s s
’
MA STER -
ri t e s .

to th e twe lfth a m al e a g ain ; b ut a ft er t h at p er g

'

-
,

h a ps ne i ther di st in ct l y b u t both in a h e ra ma p h ro é
In a word they th a t wo ul d be h a ppy in th e
fr uits o f the ir la bo r, mu st ob s e rve to use c op ul a t io n
in d ue d ista nc e o ftime n ot too o ft e n n or too se l do m
'

, ,

fo r bo th a re a l ik e h u rt ful a nd to u se i t im rn e diatly
'

w ea k ens and wa sts the i r spirits an d spo il s th e seed ,

a n d th u s m uc h fo r the p a rt icula r T h e se c ond

‘

is to le t the re a d e r know how the ch il d i s for m ed ,

in t h e wo mb wha t a cc idents i t i s lia b l e to t here ;

w
,

ill h o wno u ri shed an d b ro ug h t forth .

"
l h e ro a re v a rio u s op in i ons c onc e rnin g th is ma t
'

te r t he re fore I w ill shew wh a t the l e a rned s ay a bo u t

"

it M a n c ons i sts o f an e g g w h ic h is i m pre gn a t ed

.
,

i nto the testicles o ft h e wo m an by th e mo re s u bt l e r .

p art of the m a n s see d ; b u t the for m in g fa c ul ty a nd

’

virtu e in the seed is a d iv ine g ift , i t be in g a b un dan t

ly e nd u ed w ith a vi t a l sp ir it wh ic h g i ve s s a p a nd ,

f or m to the e m bry o ; so th a t a ll p a rts an d b ulk o f

'

t h e b ody w h ic h is m a de up i n a fe w m onth s an d
, ,

r a d u a ll y fo r m ed into the l ove l y fi u re o f a m an,

g g
do c onsist in a nd are a d u m bra ted the reby wh ic h is
'
'

, ,

in co mp a re a b ly expressed in the c xxx vi ii psa l m t ,

will p ra se thee O L ord , be c a u se i a m wonde rfull y

”
m a de an d St e And the ph ys ic ia ns h a ve s lig hte d
, .

fou r d ifferent t i mes where in a m a n is fra m ed a n d

pe rfe cted in the wom b the fi rst m oo na fter c o itio ri
,

b e ing per fe c t in the fi rst wee k if no llu x h a ppens ,

’

whit h so m et i m e s fa ll s o u t throug h th e s lip p e rin e s s

,

o f the m a tri x o f the he a d thereo f th a t sh ifts ove r ,

l ik e a ro se b u d a n d opens on a s u dden b m e a ns o f
y
-

for min g is a ssig ned to be W hen n a t u re m a k es m a n

, s

i fe st m u t a t ion in the c on c ept i on so th a t a ll the s ub l ,

s ta n c e see m s c on e a l ed fl esh a n d b lood wh ic h h a
g , p
p e ns t we lve or fo u rteen d a y s a fter c op ul a ti on A n d
’

t ho ug h th is fl e shy m a ss a bo u n d s w ith fi ery b lo o o d

'

y e t it re m, a ins u nd i s tin g u ish a b l e w i tho u t fo rm 0k; ,

 15
’
A R l S T Q T L E S JK A S T’ E R - Pl I CE .

fig u re and m a y be c al le d an e mb ryo , and oorfi p are ci

t o s e ed sow n i n the g round w h ic h tt
’
h e at g and , , .

m oi st u re g rows by de g ree s into a pe rfe c t fo rm

, , , ;

eithe r in p lan t o r g ra i n ; T h e third t i me a ssig ne d ,

to mak e u p th is f b r ic i s w
.

h e n th e pri n cip al pa rts

a ,
!

s hew the m s e l ves as p l ai n a s th e h e a rt w h 6 ne e pro , ,

c e d the a rter i es T h e b ra in fro m wh ic h th e nerve s

.
,

l ik e s m a ll t h rea ds ru n thro u g h the whole b ody

,

a nd t h e live r th a t d ivid e s the c hy l e fro m th e b lOOd

brou g ht to it by th e veny port a the two fi rst am , ,

fou ntains of l ife th a t no u ris h every p a rt o fth e bod y

, ,

infraim in g whic h the fac ul ty o fthe wo m b is b uried

fro m th e ti m e o f c on c epti o n to the e i g hth d a y o f
th e fi rs t m onth .

L as tl y , a bo u t the thi rti eth d a y the ou twa rd p a rt s

’

are seen fine l y wro u g h t a nd d istin guis h ed by j o int s, ,

wh e n th e c h il d be g ins to g row fro m whic h t im e , b y

L ,
'

rea son th e li m bs a re d i v i ded a nd the wh o l e fra m e i s

p er fe c t, i t is no l on er a n e m bryo, b u t a per fe c t
g _

c hild M ost m a l e s a re pe rfe c t by the th i rtie th d a y ,

.

but fem a l es se l dom to th e forty se c ond or forty fi fth - -

da y b e c a u se the he a t o f the wo m b i s g re a te r in pro

,

d a ti n g the male th a n th e f e m a le ; a nd fo r the s ame

reas on a wom an g o in g wi th a m al e c h il d quic k e n s
,

in th re e m onths, b u t g oi n g w i th a fe ma l e ra re l y un
, ,

d e r fo u r a t wh ic h ti m e a l so i ts h a i r a nd n ail s c om e
, .

fort h , a n d the c h il d be gins to st i r kick and m ove i n ,

th e w o mb and then wo man a re tro ubl ed w i th l o ath

, ,

iit g o f t h e r m eet a n d g reedy l on gin g for th ing o

i

co ntr a ry to n u tr i m e nt a s c oa l s r u bbi sh c ha lk & C

, , , ,

whic h d e si re often o c ca s i on s a bo rtion and misc a rri

S o m e we rna n h a ve b e en so e x tr a v ag an t a s to
,

ag e .

long fo r h ob n a il s, l e a the r, m en s fles h horse fl es h ,

’
-
,

8; oth e r u nn a tu ra l a s we ll a s u nwho l esom e foo d fo r ,

wa nt o f whic h th ing s they h a ve e ither m i s c a rri ed ,

n th e ch il d h a s c ont in u ed de a d in th e wo m b for se
o
ve ra l da y s, to th e immitie ni h azard o f th e irlive s
.
.
16 A l l sr o r t z s
'
’
ma n na -
ri s e s .

B ut I sh a ll now pro c ed to shew by wh a t r e a l me a ns

the infant i s s u sta ined in the wo m b , a nd wh a t pos
t u re it there re mai ns i n .

V a ri o u s a re the op in ions a bo u t no u r i sh i n g th e foe

tu s in the wo m b b om e sa y by b l ood on l y fro m th e ,

u m bil ic a l ve i n others by the c hy l e t a k en in by th e

1
,

m o nth ; b u t i t is no u rished di vers l y a cc o rd in g to "

th e severa l de g ree so f per fe c t ion th a t a n e g g pa sse s
fro m a c on c eption to fmtu s re a dy fo r b i rth B ut, .

first l et u s exp l a in the m e an in g o f ov u m or the e g g

I n the g enera ti on o f the foe t u s there a re two p rin
c ip a ls a c tive a nd p a ss ive — the a c t i v e i s the m a n s
’
,
,

se ed e lab a ra te d i n the testicl e s , o u t o fa rt e ri a l b l ood

'

a n d a n im a l sp iri ts-
the p a ss ive i s an e g g i mp re g w -

n a te d by the m a n s seed A nd th e n a t u re o f c on
’

c e p tion is t h u s th e m ost sp i r ito u s p a rt o fthe m

.

’
an s
seed in the a c t o f g enera t ion , re a c h in g u p to th e
te sticl es o fth e wo man , wh ic h c onta i ns di verse g g s,
im p rig na tes one o f the m wh ic h be in g c onve y e d
,

b the ov i d uct s to the botto m of th e wo m b sent

;
,

1 be g ins to swe ll b i g g er a nd b i g g er , and ri n k s in

t h e m o is te r th a t is p l ent ifull y sent th i ther , a s se e d s
‘

s uck m oistu re i n the g ro u nd , to m a k e the m spro u t

o u t when the p a rts o fthe e m
, b ryo be g i n to be a li t
tl e m ore per fe c t 8: th a t a t th e sa m e t im e the c ho
,

rin is very th ick , tha t the l iqu or c a nnot so a k thro

’

i t the u mb ilic a l vesse l s be g in tobe forme d and to

e xtend the s i de o fthe a m n ion wh ic h th ey pa ss

an d a ll thro u h the a lia ntre id e s a nd c hor i n , and a re

g
i mp l a nted in the p la c enta wh ic h g a th e ri n g upon
,

the c horin , o ins to the u ter u s And now the a rte

°

ri es th a t be f
.

ore sent o u t the no u ri sh me nt into th et a

vity o fthe wo mb opened by th e orifi c e in to th e la
, p
c enta where they deposit the sa id juic e wh ic h is
, ,
d ra n k u p by the unb ilic a l ve i n , an d conveyed b i t
y ,
fi rs t to the li ver o f the fce tu s, an d th e n to the he a rt ,
wh e re its m ore th in and sp i rito u s pa rt i s turne d intd
 A
f
M Asr nn P mc n 17
’

nxsr o r t n s -
.

blood , wh il e g rosserth e
p a rt des c end i n g b y th e

a ort a ; ente rs t h e u mb il ic a l arte rie s a n d i s d is

'
,

c h a r ed into its c a vity b y those b r a n c h e s th a t

g
run thro u h the a m ine n
g .

A s s o on a s t h e mou th sto ma c h g ull e t & c a re , , , .

fo r me d so per fe c t l y th a t the fce tus c a n swa ll ow it

, ,

s uck s i n so m e o f t h e r s se r nut ric io us J u ic e th at

g o . .

is depos ited 1 n the a m n i on by t h e u m b il ic a l a rte

r ies, wh ic h des c end i n g i nto the sto ma c h a nd in ~

testine s is r e c e ived by the le c te a l ve ins

, as in ,

a d ul t pe rson s T h e fa ztus b e in g pe r fec ted a t

. ,

t h e t i me be fore spe c ifi e d i n a ll its pa rts it l ie s ,

e q u a ll y b a l a n c e d i n t h e wo m b a s t h e c e nt re o n ,

11 1 5 he a d a nd b e in g l on g t u 1 ned o va l, so th a t th e
,

he a d a l itt l e inc l ines a nd it l a y s its c h in u pon its

,

b r e a st , it s h e e l s a nd a n cl es u pon its b u tto ck s its ,

h a nd s o n its c he e k s a nd i ts th u mb s to its ey es
,

b ut i ts l e g s a nd th ig h s a re c arrie d u p wa rds w i t h ,

its h a m s bend in g so th a t they to uc h the botto m

,

o f its be ll y th e for mer a nd th a t p a rt o f t h e b e

,

whic h i s over a g a inst u s a s the forehe a d nose and

,

, ,

fa ce a re téwa rd s the mother s ba c k a nd the h e ad

'
, ,

inclin in g dow nw a rd s towa rd s the r u m p bone th at,

-

a c ru m wh ic h bon e g i
j o i n s to the os s to et
, h e r w th ,

th e os p u b is i n the t ime o f birth p a rt is loosed

, , ,

when c e it is th a t the m a l e c h il dren c o mmon l y

,

c o me wit h the ir fa c es do wnw a rds o r with the i r ,

h e ad t u rn ed so mewh a t ob l iqu e t b a t the ir fa c e s ,

r

ma y b e seen b u t the fe m a l e c hild ren w i t h the ir

,

fa c e s U p w a rd s tho ug h so me t i me s i t h a p pe ns
th at b irth do not fo ll o w a cc ord in g to natu re s
s
'

o rd e r , b u t c h il dr e n c o m e forth with th e i r fe e t
st a nd i n g the ir n e ck s bo wed a nd th e ir h e a ds
, ,

lyin g o bl iq u e w i th the ir h a nd s st re t che d o ut

, ,

wh ic h g re a t l y end a n g e rs th e m se l ve s a nd the
mot h e r g i vmg the m idwi fe g re a t tro u ble to
mg them into the wor l d ; b ut when a ll thi ng s
,

15
“

1 3 “
 i

Aa xs cro r r s M A S T E R PI E C E
’
18 s
‘
-
.

pro c e e d i n n a tu re s ord er th e c h il d h e n tlae

’
, w p
-

t i me o f b irth i s a cc o m p li s h e d i s des i rou s t o ,

co me fo rth o f the womb , and by i n clinin g h im se l f ,

he ro ll s downwa rds , for he c an no m ore b e obs cu re d ‘

in those h idden p l a c es , and th e he a t o fthe h ea rt c an

not su bs i st w itho u t exte rna l respi rat ion , whereo fb e
ing g rown g re a t m ore an d m ore desi ro u s o f n u t ri
m e nt ah d li g ht when c over in g the a th e ria l air, b y
"

n
,

stru g gling to obta i n i t , bre a k s the m e m bra ne s and

c o ve rin s , w w ained a n d te r m
"
g h e re b
y he a s restr ed
a a inst a tt riti n , a n d fo r the m o st a rt w it h b it te r
g o p c
,

p a ng s o ft h e mother is s ue th forth into the wo rld

,

c o m m on l y i n th e n inth m onth F o r the ma tr i x b ein g .

d i v i ded and th e o s p ub is l oosened the wo m an str ive s ,

s th e d e li very , tho na t u re ’

we a k ness here in ; b u t the

ve l y l a bo u rs no l ess th a n
,

re a re b i rth s a t seven o r ~

wom en g o to the tent h

the re a sons o f the m I s h a ll

I II .

Th e wom an wtg Mi r and a ,

ifi
ld re n a r e lak e th eir a nd

t a t th e
h mo lre a I ma g ina tio n c on tribu t e s th e re t o,

wh e th e r th e 72 a n
a nd r
’
or woma n is th e c a us e of th e
ma le o r f cma le c h ild .

op in i on th a t when a m a n s
L
Ac is of
’
r a ne
'
s
,

seed fa ll s on the l e ft s i de o f the wom b, i t m a y

p ro cu re a m a l e c h il d ; b u t be c a u se i t is the prope r
,

p l a c e for a fe m a l e there w ill be so m eth i n g in i t th a t

,

rese mb l es a wo m an th a t is ( W ill be fai re r, w

"
h i te r
,

a nd s m oother not very s u bj e c t to h a ve h airb n the

,

body or c h in ; it will h a ve l a n k h a i r on t h e h ehd

,

the vo ic e s ma ll a nd s h a rp an d the c a riag e fe e h ie

'
,

,
 20 aa xs ro r t
' '
ss M A S TE R P I EC E .

a nd st ren g th o f des i re m u st needs p a rta k e m ore o f

,

the natu re and in cli n a tio n o f the i r pa rent s , th a n

‘

those th a t a re be g otten w i th de si res m ore we e k

And there fo re the c h il dren be g otten by m e n i n
, ,

the i r o l d a g e , a re g enera ll y we ak e rth an those be

t en by the m l n the i r yo u th
g ot .

A s to the sh a re w h ic h e a c h o f the p a rents h a s in

b e g et tin g the c h i ld , we w ill g ive th e o p p inion o f th e
anci ents a bo u t i t .

T ho u g h i t i s a p p a ran t (sa y they ) th a t the m an a

seed 1 f the c h ie f e ffi ci ent be g inn i n g o fa c t1 0 n m o t1 0 1 1
°

and g ene rati on 1 yet th a t the wo m a n a ffo rds seed ,

,

a nd e lfe c t ua lly c ont 1 ib ute s i n th a t point to th e pre a

c re a tion o f the c h il d 1 8 evin c ed by stron g r e a sons .

I n the fi rst p l a c e se m i n a ry vesse l s h a ve b e en g i ven

,

h e 1 l n va in and g en it a l te s u c le s in verted i fthe wo

, ,

m an w anted se m in a l e xsc re s c e n c e ; fo 1 n a t u re doth

noth in g 1 n va i n ; th e 1 e fore vt e m u st g 1 a nt they were
,

m a de fo r the u se o f seed a nd p ro c 1 e a tio n a nd fixe d

, ,

i n the i r pro p e r p la c e bot h th e tes ticl e s a nd re c epta

1135 o f seed whose n a t u re i s to o pp e i a te a nd a ffo rd
9 ,

vi rtu e to the seed A n d to prove th i s , the i r ne ed s

.

no stron g er a rg um e nt (s y they ) th a n , th a t 1 fa wo
t t

m an do not u se c op u latio n to ej e c t her seed , she o f

,
~

ten fa ll s into stran g e d ise a ses a s a ppe a r by yo u n g ,

wo m en 8c v ir g i ns A se c c mcl i c a so n they u r g e i s
’

, ,

th a t a l thou g h the so c iety o fa l a w ful be d c ons i st not

a l to ether i n these th ing s yet i t i s a
g p pa rant, t h e
,

fe m a l e sex a re never better p l e a sed no r a ppe a r ,

m ore b lith and j o cu nd then when th e y a re s a ti sfi ed

t h i s wa y wh ic h 1 5 a n ind uc e m ent to be l ieve the y ,

11 we m ore p l e a s u re t it ill a tion there i n th an m e n .

fut s i nc e na ture c a u s e s m uc h de li g ht to c o m p a n y
, ,

ej e c ti on by the b i e a k in forth o f the swe llin g spif

r its a nd the sweetness 0 gthe ne rves in wh ic h c a se“
,

th e o p pe ratio n onth e wo ma ti 5 p u t i s do u b l e , sh e
’
 A n rs r o r L e s
’
ma s r z n -
P mc s : 21

ha ving anenjoy m ent both by e j ec t i on an d we e p

tion , by wh ic h she is m ore de li g hted in the a et .

H e nc e it i s (s a y they ) th a t the c h il d m ore fre

'

~
,

q u e nt l y rese mb l e s the m other th an the fa ther, be

c a u se the m other c ontr i b u tes m ost towa rds i t And .

th e y th in k i t m a y b e fu rt h e r inst an c ed from the e u

'
,

d e a re d a ffe c t ion they b a re to the m fo r tha t bes i des

’

c ontr ibu tin g se m in a l m a tter they feed an d no u ris h ,

the c h il d w i th the p u rest fo u ntai n o f b l ood u ntil i ts ,

“

bi rt h W h ic h op in i on G a l en a ffi r m s by all ow in g
"
‘

.
,

Ch i ldren to p artis ip a te m ost o f the m other a nd ,

a s cr bes the d itl e ra n e e o f sex to th e opera tion o f th e

i
'

m enstru a l b lood b u t the re a son o f the lik e ne ss, h e

re fe rs to t he power o fthe seed ; for a s plants re c e ive
"

m ore nou ri s h m ent fro m frui tful g rou nd t h a n fro m “

t h e indu stry o f the h u sb a nd m an so the in fa nt re ‘

o
,

ce ie ve s in m o re ab u nd a n c e from the m other th a n

t h e fa ther .F or fi rst the seed o fbo th is c he ri she d

, ,

in th e wo mb an d there g rows to per fe ct i on be in g

, ,

n o uri shed wi th b l ood a nd fo r th i s re a son i t i s (sa !

y
t he y ) th a t c h il dren fo r the m ost p a rt l ove the i r map ,

t h e r best , be c a u s e they re c e i ve m ost o f the ir s u b

stanc e fro m th e ir m o t h e r F o r abou t n i ne m onth s
'

s h e no u r i shes her c hild i n her W o mb wi th her p u re ,

e s t blood the n, h e r l ove tow a rds i t , new l y born,

a n d i ts li k ene ss , do cle a r l y shew th a t t h e wo m an ,

a lfo rd e t h seed a nd c ont i b u te s m ore towa rds m a

r
s

k i ng the c hi l d th an the m a n .

B u t, i n a ll th i s the a n c ients a re very e rro nio u s,

fo r the te s ticl e s (so c a ll ed i n wom a n ) a fford not a n y
S ee d, b u t a re two e g g s lik e those o f fow l s a n d oth
, ,
4

e r c re am e s ne i ther h a ve they a n y o fi ic e a s thos e

o f m e n b ut a re indeed ov a r i a where in the e g g s ,

a re h e u ris h e d b y th e s a n guina ry vesse l s d i spersed

f

t h r o u g h the m a nd fro m hen c e o n e o r m ore ( as ~

th e y are fe cu nd a ted by th e m a n s se e d ) i s sepa ’

£22 a a rs ro u a s
’
ma s r e wri t e s
-
.

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T h e t rut h th i s i s my p la n,for, i fyo u bo il the m,
of

th ei r liqu or viillb e th e s ame col o u r, ta st a nd c on

r e

siste nc e y w i th th e t as te o f b i rds e g g s. I f an y 6b
e c t they h a ve no t a ste th a t sig ni fi es noth in g f
j ,
or

th e e ggs o f fow ls wh il e they a re i n t h e ova ry D a y ,

' ’

, ,

a fter th ey are fa stened to the u ter u s h a ve no she ll .

,

A n d t h oug h when the y a re Jaid , th e y h a ve one , y e t

'

?
,

th at i s n o m ore th a n a de fen c e wh ic h n a t u re h as
p ro vi ded the m a g ainst a n y o u twa rd i nju ry , wh il e
the y are h at c he d w itho ut the body where as th ose ,
’

o f the wom a n bein g h a t c hed w i th in the body , n e e d

no o th e r de fen c e th an the wo mb by w h ic h th e y a re
'

suf fi ci ent l y se cu re d .

And this i s enou g h, I hope fo r the cl earing o f

th i s point . As to the th i rd th i n g pro posed a s ,

when c e g rows the kind and whether the man or we

m an i s the ca u se o f the m a l e or fe m a l e i n fant
T h e prima ry c a u se we m a y a s c r ibe to ( i e d a s i s , ,

m ost ju st l y h i s d u e who i s the rule r& d is po se r o f a ll

t h in g s y e t he s u ffers m an y th in g to pro c eed ke c e r
,

d in g to the r ul es o f n a tu r e wh ic h pro c e ed b y the i r

‘

i nb red m otion, a cc ordin g to u s u a l and n a tura l

c ou rses witho ut va ria ti on T h o indeed by fa vou r . .
’
,

fro m on h ig h S a ra h c on c e i ved I sa a c — H a nna h ,

,

Sa m u e l4— 8t El iz a beth John th e B a pt i st B ut the se

,

a re al l very extr a ordin a ry th in s br o u ht to pas s

g g ,

by a D i vine P ower a bove the c o u rse o fn a t u re nor

,

h a ve s uc h i nst a n c es been w a nti n g in l a tter da y s ,

there fore I sh a ll w a ve the m an d pro c e ed to spe a k o f
th in g s n a t u ral T h e anc ie nt p h y s ic ian s an d ph il o
'

sophers s a y , th at sin c e th at there are two prin ci pa l s

o ut o f which th e body o f a n i s m a de a nd whic h
. ,
,

rende rs the c hi l d l ik e h i s a re nts a n d b one or t h e

, y
other se x , viz seed c o mm on to both se x e s, an d
.
,

menstru a l b lo o d p ro p p e r to the wo m a n e nly th e si

, ,

militu de (s a y they ) m u st needs c ons i st in the fo rc e

of vi rt u e o f the ma l e o r fe ma l e , o th a t it
.

s p ro ves
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.
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l ik e the one or the oth e r a c c o rding to th e p le nt y af

’ '

fo rded by e i ther ; but th a t the d ifle ra nc e o fth e se x

.

is not re fe rred to the s e ed , b u t to t h e m enstr u al

b l o od , wh ic h i s p roper to the wom an , i s a ppa rent .

F or we re th at for c e a l to g ether reta in e d i n th e se e d ,

t h e m al e seed be i n g o fthe hottest q u a li ty m a l e ch i l
o u ld a bo u nd , a n d fe wo f the fe m a les b
‘

c re t
e prop
a ate d
g where fore , the sex i s atribu te d to the term ,

p e ra m e nt o f th e a c ti ve Q u a li ti es , w h ic h c onsist in .

t h e he a t an d c o l d and the n a t u re o fthe m a tter un der

them th a t i s the flow i n g o f the m o nstro u s b l ood
b u t now th e seed ( s a y they ) a ffords both forc e t o
pro c r e at e for m the c h il d , a nd m a tter fo r its g e n
cr a tion a nd in th e m enstr u o u s b l ood there is bo t h
m a tter and forc e fo r, a s the s eed m o st he l ps th e
m a ter ia l prin ci p a l , so a l so doe s the menstrua l b l ood
"

th e potent i a l seed wh ic h i s (s a ys G a le n) b l ood

W e ll c on c o c ted b ~ the vesse l s th a t c onta in it t So
th at b l ood i s not onl y the m a tter fo r g e nrat ing the
c h il d, but a ll se ed in pos sib ility tha t m enstru a l
b l ood h a th bo th prin ci p a l s .

T h e a n ci ents fu rther sa y , th a t the seed i s th e

stro n er e f
g fi ci ent the m atter o f it be i n g v e ry li tt l e
in qu a li ty b ut th e potent i a l qu a lity o f it is ve ry
.

s tron g whe reo f, if these pri n cipa l s o fg enerat i on,

ac c ord in to wh ic h the sex i s m a de , wher e onl y
g
( s a y th ey ) i n the m enstr u a l b l ood then wo ul d the
_

c h il dre n be a ll m ost l y fe ma l es a s , where the e f

fi c ie nt for c e i n th e se ed ,they wo ul d be a ll m a l e s
b ut s i n c e both h a ve o p p e ra tio n i n m en str u a l b l oo d,
m a tter predo m in a tes in qu ant i ty an d i n the se e d,
for c e a nd v i rt u e . a nd there fore G a l en th i n k s th e

c h il d re c e i ves its sex rather fro m the m oth er tha n

fro m the fa ther ; fo r, tho h i s seed c ontrib u tes a l ittl e
’

m
to the a ter i a l pr i n ci pa l yet i t i s m or e wee k l y B u t .

fo r lik ene ss , i t 1 3 re fe red r a ther to the fa h e r th a n

Q ) th e m other Y e t the w o ma n s seed re c e i v in g
’
.
24 M i n es m u ms .

st ren g t h from the me nstru a l b l ood , fo r th e spa c e of

n ine m onths , o ve rp o we 1 s th e m a n s a s to th a t par
’

ti c u lar ; fo r, th e m en str u a l b l ood fl ow in g i n th e ve s

s e l s ra ther c her i she s the one th a n the oth er ; fro m

wh ic h i t is pl ain the wom a n a ffo rds both matte r to

,

m a k e , a nd for c e a n d v irt u e to per fe c t th e c o nce p

tion ; th o ug h the fe m a l e s se ed be fi t un trim
’

the m ale s fb y re a son o f the th inne ss o f "

’
, in ib e in g
n

m ore a da pted to m a k e u p c on c epti on the reb y Fo r .

a s ofsoft w a x a n d m o is t cl a y the a rtifi c e r c a n fr a m e

,

wh a t he intends so (s a y they ) the m a n s seed m ix

,
’

in g wi th the wo man s , a nd a l so w ith th e m e nstrua l

’

b l ood he l ps to form an d per fe c t p a rt o f m a n

, .

B ut w ith a ll ima g i n a b l e de feren c e to th e w i s

d o m o f 0 m fa thers , g ive me l e a ve to s a y t h a t the i r
,

i g noranc e in th e a n a tom y o f m a n s body h a s le d

’
,

t he m i nto the p a ths o f c i re r , a n d ru n the m i nto

g re a t m i sta k es ; fo r the ir hy poth e s i s o f the forma

t ion o f the e mbryo fro m the c ote m i xt u re o f s eed ,
-

a nd the nou ri sh m ent o f i t , too i n the m enstru o u s

,

b l ood be in g who ll y fa l se , the i r op in i on , i n th i s

,

c ase mu st o fne c e s sny be so a l so

, , , .

1 sh a ll , there fore c on clu de th i s c h a pter , a n d on l y

,

s a , th a t , a l tho a stron
g im a g in a t i on o fth e m othe r
’

y
m a y o ften d e te rm in the sex y et the ma in a g ent in
,

t h i s c a se i s the p l a stic a nd fe i m a tive prin c ipa l ,

wh ic h is the e ffi c ient i n g ivin g form to th e c h il d ,

wh ic h g i ves th is or th a t sex , a cc ord i n g to tho s e

l aws a n d r ul es g iven to u s b y the wi se C r ea to r o f
a ll T h in s who both m a k e s an d fa sh ions i t , and
g ,

the i e m dete rm ines th e se x , a cc o rd ing to th e c o un

se l o f h i s o wn will
 A m sr o u M ASTER P I E CE
’
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.
25 ,

C HAP . lV .

d is c our ée of M a n s S ou l, th a t it is n ot {zr ojza g m

‘
’

t e d b y th e fla re n ts bu t is infus e d by th e C re a tor ,
a n d c a n n ei th e r d ie n or c or r u/ zt zi t wh a t time .

it is iflf zis e a Of its I mmor ta lity , a u d c e r ta in ty

’
.

o
f j h e r e s u r r e c tion .

o f so div ne a n a t re a nd ex i u
i l c i
m an h m se f annot , n an y
wise , c om pre hend i t i t be in g the in fu sed bre ath o f
,

t h e A l m ig hty o f an imm orta l n a t u re a nd no t to be

, ,

co m prehended b u t by h im th a t g ave it F o r M e .
,

ses b y ho l y in sp ira t io n re la tin g th e origin a l o f

, ,

m an tells u s th a t C o d bre a th e d into h i s nostril s

, ,
“

”
f‘
the bre ath o f li fe an d h e be c am e a liv in g soul
, .

N ow,a s fo r a ll o the r c re aturs at h i s word they ,

were m a de a n d h ad life b u t the c re a tur G od h a d

,

a ppointed to set ove r h i s wor k s w a s the p e culi a r ,

work m ansh i p o f th e il lm ig h t
i
y for m i n g im o u t of
h ‘
,

the d u st o f the e a rth and c ondes c en di n g to bre a the

,

w
i nto h i s nostr il s the bre a th o f li fe wh ic h see m s to

d e no te m ore c a re a nd (if e m
,

a
y so te r m i t) l a bou r .

r
u se
d ab o u t man th a n
\
. ut a ll others c re a tu rs, h e
a bo
«

o n l ki
y part a n g an d p a rtfic i a tin
p g o f the b l essed di

vine n a tu re , b e arin g G od s i m a g e in innoce n c e a nd

’

u ri ty , wh il st he stood fi rm a nd when , by h i s f a ll ,
p
th a t live l y i m a g e wa s de fa c ed , y e t s uc h wa s the
lo ve o fh is C re ator tow a rds h im , th a t he fo u nd o u t a
iva y to ire sto re h im — th e on l y be g otten S o n o f the -

E ternal F a the r c om in g into the wor l d to destroy ,

th e wo rks of the De vil , a nd to r a ise u p M a n fro m

’
'

t h a t lo w c o n dit ion t o wh i ch h is s in a n d fa ll h a d re -

d uc e d h im , to a sta te a bove th a t o f a n g e l s .

th ere fore man W o ul d u ndersta nd the ex c e l

I f, ,
.

le nc y o f h is sduLTe t h im t u rn h is e y e s inwa rd ly 8c
’

l ook into li ig fi se lf a n d se a rc h d ilig e ntly h is own

/ , .
v

inind , and there he sh a ll se e man ); a d mirab l e g ift;

26 Am ar o r u
’
s M A S T E R PI E C E -
.

a nd ex c e ll ent orn a m ents tha t m u st n ee ds pos se ss

h im with wonder a nd a m a z e m ent a s re a son u nd e r , ,

sta nd in g freedom of will &c th a t p l a in l y Sh o wth e

, .

soul to be des c ended fro m a h e a ve n ly o rig i n a l, and

th a t ; th e re fo re , it i s o f infini te d u ration a nd not s ub
‘

‘
,

e c t to a nn ih il a t ion Y e t, fo r it s m a ny o flic e s an d ope

j .

ra ti ons wh il st in the body i t g oes u n der se vera l de,

no mm in a tio ns Fo r,when it en l ivens the body , i t is ‘

c a ll ed the soul when it g ives know l ed g e the ju d ,

m ent or m ind a nd when i t re c a l s th in g s pa st, t 6

me m ory wh il st i t dis c ou rses and d i s c erns rea son ;
, ,

wh il st it c onte m p l a te s the spiri t ; wh il st i t is th e

,

sens it ive p a rts the senses A n d these a re the p rfn

, .

c ip a l o fl ic e s wh e reby the so ul de cl a res it s pow er ,

,

a n d per form s its a c ti on fo r be in g se a ted in th e ,

h ig hest p a rts o f the body , it d iffu se th its for c e in to

every m e mber ; not propa g ated fro m th e p a rents,
nor m ixed with gross m a tter b u t the in fu sed bre a th ,

o f g od im m ed ia te l y pro c eed in g fro m h im not p a s ,

s in g from one to a nother a s wa s the op in ion o f Py ,

t h a g o ra s , who he l d a tra ns m ig ra t ion o f the so ul ,

b u t th a t the so ul is g iven to e very in fant by in fu s i
on is the m ost re c e ived a nd orthodox op in ion ; and
,

the l e a rned do lik ewise a g re e th a t th is i s done whe n ,

the in fa nt is perfe cted in the wo mb , wh ic h h a ppen s

a bo u t the twenty fou rth d a y a fter co n c ept ion , esp
-

c ia lly fo r m a l es who a re g ener a ll y born a t the e nd

,

o fn ine m onths ; b u t in fe m a les who a re not so s oo n ,

form ed a nd perfe c ted thro de fe c t o f h e a t not til l

’
,

t h e fi ftieth d a y A nd tho u g h th is d a y , i n a ll c a se s,
.

c annot be trul y set down y et Hy p o c rate s h a s g iven

'

h i s op inion when the c h il d h a s its per fe c t far m,

,

when it be g ins to m ove , a nd when born ,if in d U e ‘

sea son I n h is bo o k o f th e n at ure ofinfants he s a y s

.
,

if it be a fe m a l e a n d he be per fe c t on the thirt i et h

,

d a y y a nd m ove o n th e h ine ti t d a y he w il l b e b orn

h
‘
e

I
28 M A ST E R -
PI E C E .

m ort a l andc annot i n itse l fcorrupt or su fi e r c h an g e}

’

i t bein g a spa rk o fthe D ivine M ind and th a t e y e

'

ry m a n h a s a pe culi a r sou l p l ain l y appe a rs by t h e

,

d ifle re nc e between the will ju d g e m ent Op i n i on

'

, , ,

m anne rs and a ffe c t i ons in m e n And th i s D a vi d o h .

serves s a y in g G od h a th forme d th e he a rts a d

, , n
m inds o f a ll m e n, a nd h a th g iven to eve ry one h i s
own be in g a nd a soul o fits own n a t u re H en c e ,
,
‘

So l o mo n rej o ic ed th a t G od h a d g iven h im a h a pp y
s o ul a nd a body a ree a b l e to it I t h a s bee n d isp u
g ,
ted a mon g th e le a rne d in wh a t p a rt o f the body th e
'

so ul res ides a nd so m e a re o fop in ion i ts res iden c e , ,

is in the m i dd l e o fthe he a rt ; and fro m then c e c o m

m unic ate s i tse l f to e very p a rt wh ic h S o lo m on in , ,

P roverbs iv see m s to a ffirm , when he s a y s, K eep

.

thy he a rt w ith a ll d il ig e n c e , fo r o u t o f i t a re th e
” iss u es o f l ife
‘

B ut m a ny cu riou s phys ici ans ,

’
.

se a rc h in g the wor k s o f n a t u re in m a n s a n a to m y , d o
’

afl irm th a t its c h ie f se a t is in the bra in , fro m

'

when c e pro c eeds the senses , fa cul t i es an d a ctions ,

diffu sin g the ope ra tion o fth e so ul thro a ll th e p a rt s ’

.

o f the bod y whereby it is en l i htened w ith he at and

g
forc e to the he a rt, by the a rte ri es s l ee ,

a rteri es wh ic h p a rt u o n the t hro a t the wh ic h

py , p , ,

c a u se
l

1 f they h a ppen to b e b ro k e n or cu t , they

‘

b a rrenness a n d if sto pped a n a op l ex f or

p y , ,

there m u st ne c ess a r il y be w a y s thro wh ic h the ’

spirits a n i m a l a nd v it a l m a y h a ve interc o u rse and

, , ,
c o nve n a tive he a t fro m the so ul F o r, tho u g h t h e
y .

s o ul h a th i ts c h i e f se a t in one p l a c e it opera tes i

n ,

every p a rt exer ci s in g every m e m ber wh ic h a re th e

,

s o u ls in s trum e nt s by wh ic h she d i s c overs her pow ~

‘

er B ut if it h a pp e ns th at an y o f the or a nic al
g
.

pa rts a re ou t o f tu ne its who l e wor k is c on fu sed a s

, ,
a ppea rs in id e o ts St ma d m en tho in som e o f the m ’
,

the so ul by v i g oro us exertin g its power re c overs

,

i ts innate stren g th , and they bec om e rig ht a fter a

 An i s r o r t s ’
s
‘

M A STE R -
PI E C E .
29

lon g desponde n c y i n mi nd ; b u t in ot h e rs i t is not

re c o ve 1 ed ag a in in t h is life Fo r a s a fi re u nder
o

a shes or th e s u n obs cu red from o u r s i g ht by t hick

,

cl ou ds a fford not the i r full lu stre so the so ul ove i

,
-
,

whe lm ed in m o i st or m o rb ic m a tte r is d a rk e ned St , ,

re a so n over cl o u ded ; and tho ug h re a son sh ines l ess

i n c h il dren t h a n s uc h a s a re a rr i ved to m a t u i ity ,

y et no m an m u st im a g ine th at the so ul o f a n in
f nt g rows u p w ith the c h il d fo r then wo ul d i t a g a in
i
,

de c a y b u t i t s uits i tse l f to n a tu re s W e a kn e ss ’
,

a n d the i m be c ility o f the body W herein i t i s p l a c ed

th a t i t m a y o p p e ra te the b e tte i And a s the bo dy

i s more a nd more c a pa b l e o f re c e i vi n g its influ ,

en c e , so the soul does m ore and more exert its fa

c u ltie s h a v in g forc e an d endowm ents at th e tim e
,

it enters the form o f a c h il d in the wom b fo r its ,

s u bsta nc e c an re c e i ve noth in g l ess An d th u s .

m uc h to prove the so ul c o m e s not fro m the p a

rents b u t is i n fu sed by G od 1 sh a ll next prove its
, .

imm ort a l ity a nd so de m onstra te the c erta i nty o f

,

o u r res u rre ct ion .

T h a t the so ul o f m a n i s a div i ne ra y , in fu sed b y

the S overe ign Gre a te r; l h a ve a l re a dy proved ;
a n d now c o m e to shew th a t wh ateve r i m m ed ia te l y

proc eeds fro m h im and p a rtici pa tes o f h i s n a t u re

, ,

m u st be a s iin m o rta l a s i ts origin fo r thou g h a ll ,

other c re a t u res a re endowed w ith li fe a n d m otio n ,

e t they w a nt a re a son a b l e so ul a n d fro m then c e

y
i t i s c on clu ded th a t th e ir li fe i s in the ir b l ood an d
, ,

th a t be in g c orr u ptib l e they per ish an d a re no 1 1 1 0 1 e

b ut m i n be in g endowed w ith a re a son ab l e soul 8c ,

stam ped w ith the d it in e im g e is o f a different a

,

na t u re a nd tho h is body h e c m ru p t ible ye t h i s

’
,

s o ul be in o f a n im m ort a l n a tu i e c a nnot p c ri sh , ,

b u t m u st a t th e di sso lu tion o f h is bod y ret ur n t o

, ,

G od who g a ve i t e ithe r to re c e i ve rewa rd or p u

, ,

w
'

n i s h m e nt N. o tha t th e body c a n sin o f ilsc ll is

,

C 2
 30 A a rsr o a
’
s M AST E R -
PI E C E .

imposs i b l e b e c a u s e , w ant in g th e soul, whic h i s

i
“

the p ri n cip a l of li fe , i t c a nn ot a c t, nor pro c eed to

an y th i n g e ither ood or ev il ; fo r, c oul d i t do so,
g
it m ig ht sineven i n the g ra ve ; b ut i t i s p l a i n . tha t
a fter de a th there i s a c es sa ti on fo r, a s d e a th
‘

m
le a ve S u s , so j ud g e ent wi ll find u s .

Now
'
, re ason h a v i n g ev ident l y de monstr a ted th e

so ul s i m m orta l i ty , t h e ho l y s c ript u res do a b u d

’

a ntly g i ve test i m ony to the tr u th o f the re su rre c

t ion , a s the re a der ma y see by per u s in g the 9 1 h

a nd l e th c h a pters o f Job ,
and the 5th o fS t John ,
I sh a ll , there fore , l e a ve the fu rther d i s c oursin g o f
th is m a tter to d ivines , whose p roper prov i n c e i t is ,
“

a nd ret u rn to tre a t o f the work s o f n a t u re .

C HA P V . .

Of M on s te rs , a nd M ons tr ou s B irth s .

M O N S T E R S are properl y depra ved c o nc e p

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m onste r born a t Z a z a ra i n the ye a r 1 550 .

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di vine or n a tu ra l l he d i v ine c a u se p i o c e e d s fi o m
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.

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, ,

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fi g u re i s so m eti m es prod uc ed: S e c o nd l y , the in
stru m ent or p l a c e o f c on c eption the ev il c on
forma ti on o r ev il d ispo siti on whereo f will c a u se a
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.
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power at the t im e o f con c eption wh ic h i s o f s uc h ,

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brou g ht forth a c hil d , res e m b li ng ah Eth iopi a n ;
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, .

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k no ws th a t the e ti to m o hwo me n is upon h e r she

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a nd c o p ula tm
g w i th othe r c re a t u res sh a ll p e r is h ,

a s the br u te be a sts b
y w h o m they were be g o tten ,

not h a vin g a re a son a b le so ul T h e s a me be i n g.

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a l so tr ue o f im e rfe c t a nd a b ort i ve b irths

p .

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e ng en de red b y i n fe rn a l sp irits ; b u t notwithst a nd in g
E g id iu s F a c ius pretended to belie ve 1 t w ith resp e c t
t o a de fo r med m on ster born a t C raw- 1 a ; 8c Hie rog l

m inus w r i te th o f a m ai d th a t w a s g e t wi th c h il d
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,

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t h e d e vilj n a y a ss u me to h im se ll a d ea d bo d y a nd
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,

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.
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it fo l lo ws , th a t a ma n o f a d e vil .

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m o n st e r i n d e e d , i e p i e s c nt ing a n’h a iry c h i l d . it
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a nd h is e y e s p l a c e d w h e n : h is mo uth s h o ul d h a v é ,

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d e l i ve r e d o f a c h ild , h a v i ng t wo h e a d s a nd fo u r
a r m s, a nd t h e r e s t w as a tw i n und e r th e na v e l ; a nd
t h e n b e n e a th a l l t h e r e s t w a s s ing le , a s a pp e a rs in

t h e p l a t e be l o w . T h e h e ad s we r e so pla c e d t h at
th e y loo ke d co ntra r y wa y s , a nd e a c h h a d t w o d is
.

ti n c t a r ms a nd ba nd s : t h e y wo u l d b o t h l a ug h ,
b o th s p e a k , a n d bo t h c ry , a nd e at a nd b e h ung ry
tb g e th e r . S o m e t i m e s t h e o ne wo uld s p e a k , a nd
t h e o th e r k e e p s il e n c e , a nd s o me t i m e s bo th w o ul d

s p e a k to g e th e r . I t wa s o f t h e fe m a l e s e x a nd
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, .

u p b e t we e n a nd a b o ve t h e i r h e a d s ; t h e t h i g h s
b e i n g p l ac e d a s i t we t e a c r oss o ne a no t h e 1 a c ,

c o rd i ng t o t h e fi g u r e i n t h e fu llo wm g p l a te .

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of G od , a n d th e t ru e fe licity th a t r e
d ou n d e th e r e by to eith e r s e x , a n d to wfi a t e n d zt is
o r d e r ed .

I T HO U T d ou b t, th e u n i tin g o f h e a rt s in
h ol y we d loc k is o f a ll co n d i t i o n s th e h a p
p i e st , fo r th e n a m a n h a s a s e co n d s e l f t o w h o m ,

h e c an u n r a v e l h i s th ou g ht s , as we l l a s a s we e t c o m
p an i o n i n h i s l a bou r ; h e h a s o n e in wh o s e b re a s t a s ,

i n a s a fe c a b ine t h e m a y r e p os e h i s i n most s e c r
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e t s e s p e c i a ll y w
, h e r e r e c ip r o c a l lov e a n d i n v i ol a t e
fa i t h i s s e tt l e d { h i t h e re n o c a r e fe a r j e a l ous y , , ,

m is t i u s t o n h a t r e d c a n e ve i inte i p o s e Fo r wh a t .

ma n e ve r h a t e d h i s o wn fle s h a n d t ru l y a wi l e , i f ,

r ig ht l y c o n s i d e r e d a s ou r g r an d fa t h e r ob s e r v e d ,
,

is o r o ug h t t o b e e s t e e m e d o f e v e r y h o n e s t m a n ,
bo n e o f h i s b o n e a n d fle s h o f h i s fle s h & c N o r
, , .

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n e a r an u n i o n a n d t h a t fo r t v
, ?o c a us e s t h e fi r s t ,

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,

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,

th a t t h e y m i h t b e y e t h a
g p p ie r tw h e n G od h a d
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, ,

t h e i i o f G e n e si s
. C o lu m i ly co n t e mp l a t i n g t h 1 s
.

h a ppy s t a t e t e lls ou t o f t h e E co n o m y o f X e n o
,

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,

p le a s :mt bu t p r o fi t a bl e cou rs e o f l i fe t h a t m a y b e
,

e nte 1 e d o n {0 1 t h e p r e s e r v a ti o n a n d inc 1 e a s e o f

p os te r i t y ; wh e i e fo re s i n c e m a 1 r 1 a e i s t h e m o st o

ar e su r e a nd d e l i g h t ful S t a ti o n o l m a n k i n d wh o
, ,

is e x c e e d i n g p r o n e b y t h e dic t a t e s b f n a t u r
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pr o p a g a te h 1 s l i ke h e d oe s in no wa y s p rovi d e
,
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a m i s s fo r h i s wn t ran q u i l i ty wh o e n t e r s i n t o i t
o ,

e s p e c i al l
y w h e n H e c o m e s t o m a t u rit y o f y éa rs ,

fo r t h e r e a re m an y a b us e s i n m a r ri a g e co n t r a ry ,

t o wh a t i s o rd a in e d wh ic h i n th e e n su i n g c h a p te t
"
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,

1 s h a l l e x po s e t o vi e w .

B ut t o pr oc e e d s e e i n g ou r bl e ss e d S a v i o u r a nd
h is h o ly a p os t le s d e t e s t e d un l a wful lus t a nd p ro
no unc e d t h o s e t o be e x c lu d e d t h e k i n g d o m o i h e a
ve n , t h a t p o lute d t h e m s e l v e s wi t h a d u lt y a nd i

wh o ri n g I c an n o t c o n c e i v e wh a t fa c e p e r so n s c a n
.

h a v e t o c o l ou r th e i r i m pi e ti e s wh o h a ti n g m a t r i
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m o n y ma ke it t h e ir s t ud y h o w t h e y m a y l i v e 11
.

c e n tio us ly b u t i n so d o i n g th e y r a t h e r s e e k t o
,

t h e m s e l v e s t o r m e n t an x i e t y a nd d i s q u i e t u d e s
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.
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e ,

o r (a s t h e wi s e m a n c a ll s t h e m ) h a rl o t s s m 1 le s
'

c a n n o t b e t r u e a nd s i n c e r e 8c th e r e fo r e n o t p l e a
,

s a n t b ut ra th e r a n e t l a i d t o b e tr a y suc h a s t r us t
,

i n t h e m i n t o a ll m is c h ie f a s S olo mo n obs e r v e s by ,

th e
y ou n g m e n vo i d o f u n d e rs t a nd i n g w h o tu r n ,

e d a 51 d e t o t h e b a rlo "s h ou s e As a
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s h a re o f t h e fo w l e r o r an o x t o t h e sl a
,

t h e d a rt b e s t ruc k t h r ou g h t h e l1 ve 1 N o r in t h is .

c a s e c a n th e y h a v e c h i l d r e n th os e e n d e a 1 in g p ie
,

d g e s o f c o nj u g a l a fle c t io n ; o r it th e y h a v e t h e y .

wi l l 1 a th e r 1 e d o u nd t o t h e i 1 s h a me t h an co m fo rt ,

b e a ri n g th e o d io u s b r an d o f bas t a r d s : Ha r lot s
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li k e wi s e a re l i k e s wa l lo ws fly i n g i n t h e su mme r
,

s e a so n o f p r o s p e r it y b u t t h e bl ac k s t o r m y we a
,

t h e r of a dv e r s it y c o m i n g th e y ta k e win g s a nd fly
i n t o o t h e r r e g i o n s th a t 1 5 s e k th e m s e l ve s o th e r
, , e

lo ve rs b ut a virt uo u s c h a s t e wi l e fi x ing h e r e n t
, ,

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,

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d r e d m i l e s d i st an t a l l th a t m o n t h in wh i c h t h e
c h i ld wa s b e g o tt e n ; an d a s fo r th e mo th e r s h e ,

S t ro n g l y d e n i e d t h a t s h e k n e w th e fa t h e r b e i n g
, ,

forc e d i n t h e d a r k an d so th rou g h fe a r and su rp iz e

,

wa s l e ft i n i g n or an c e .

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,

p a rt ie s b e in h e a l th l e st it tur n to th e d isa d van

,

t a g e o f th e ch ildr e n so b e g ott e n cr e a tin g i n th e m ,

t h ro th e abu n d an c e o f ill h u m ors div e rs l an

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t e r to b e d isc e r n e d th an by th e g e n it a l s o f th e m an .

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m e n W h e r e for m e rl y wo n t to s e e th e t e sticl e s o f
,

c h i l dr e n th e r e by to co n je ctu re th e ir te m p e rtu re
,

an d st a t e o f th e body an d you n g m e n m a y k n ow
th e r e by th e s i g n s or sy m p to m s o f d e a t h fo r i f th e
c a s e s o f t h e te stic a ls be loos e 8 fe e bl e 8 th e cods fa l l :

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p ,

wri n k l e d an d r a i s e d up it is a S i g n a l l i s we l l
b ut th a t th e e v e nt m a v e x c t ly an s we r th e p e rdic
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.

t io n i t is ne c e ss a ry to co n s id e r wh a t p a rt o f th e
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body t h e d ise a se p o s se s s e th ; for if it c h an c e to

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b e th e upp e r p a rt th a t 1 5 a ld ic te d a s t h e h e a d or
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,

sto m a ch t h e n it wil l n ot s o we l l a pp e a r by th e
,

m e m b e rs wh i c h a re u n co n c e r n e d wi th s uch
,

g ri e v an c e s ; but th e l owe r p a rt o f th e bod y e x a ct

ly sy m p a th i z i n g wi th t h e m th e ir l iv e l i n e ss o n th e
c o n t ra ry m a k e s it a pp a r e n t for na t ur e s forc e an d ’

t h e sp 1 ri ts th a t h a v e t h e i r inte rc o u 1 s e fi rst m an i ,

fe st t h e m s e lv e s t h e r e i n , wh ic h occ a sio n m i wiv e s

to fee l th e g e n it a ls o f ch i l dr e n to k n o w in wh a t ,

p a rt t h e g 1 1 e f l s r e s id e d , an d wh e t h e r l i fe or d e a t h
b e port e n d e d th e r e by t h e sy m pto m s b e i n g stro n g
,

ly co mm u n i c a t e d by th e v e sse l s t h a t h a v e th e i r ,

in t e rcours e wi th t h e prin ci p a l s e a t o f l i fe
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.
,

C HA P . IX .

Of th e G re e n S ic k n e s s i n V irg ins , with its Ca u s e s ,

S ig n s , a n d Cu r e s t og e t h e r with th e c h ief o cc a

q a r re n e s s of W oma n , a n d tire Me a n s t o
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s ion

r e move th e Ca rzs e r a n d r e n d e r tlzc m F r ui u l:

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HE G i e e n S i ck n e ss i s so co m m o n a di st e m
p e r i n V ir g i n s e sp e c i a l l y thos e o f p h le g m a t
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it se l f by d is c o ule 1 in g t h e fa c e m a kin g it l oo k ,

g re e n , p a l e an d o i a d u s ty coul e r : pre c edi n g fro m

ra w an d i n di g e st e d h u m ou 1 s n or dot h i t o n l y a p
p e a r to th e e y e , but s e n sibl y a lllic ts th e p e rso n ,

W i t h ( lfi ic u ltie s o f br e a t h i n g s p a i n s i n t h e b a d
, e ,

p a l pi t a ti o n s o f t h e h e a rt wi t h u n u su a l br e a t h i n g s ,
,

an d s m a l l t h robbi n g s o i t h e a rt e ri e s in t h e t e m
'

p l e s , n e c k a n d b a c k wh i c h o ft e n c a st s t h e m i n to
, ,
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p a rt , b y r e a so n o f th e ino rd in a n t e fliu c tio n o f t h e
m e ns t ro us bl ood t o t h e g re a t e r v e s s e l s an d , 1 1 o m ,

t h e a b u n d an c e o fh um o ui s t h e w h ol e bod u l s o ft e n ,

t ro uble d wi t h s we l li ng or a t l e a s t t h e th i g h s l e g s
, , ,

a n d an cl e s a l l a bov e th e h e e l s T h e r e 1 3 a l so a
,
g r e a t we a r i n e ss o f th e b ody , wi tho ut an y r e a so n
fo r i t .

T h e G a l e n i c a l p h y si c i a n s a ffir m th a t t h i s d i s ,

t e m pe r p roc e e d s fro m th e wo m b occ a si o n e d by

t h e a bu n d an c e o f g io s s v ic i ou s an d ru d e h u m ou rs
'

a ri s i n g fro m se ve ra lin wa rd c a us e s ; bu t t h e r e a re ,

al s o o u t wa rd c a us e s , wh i c h h a v e a s h are i n t h e
,

p rod u c ti o n o f i t ; a s t a k e n col d i n t h e f e t d rink e ,

in g o f wa t e r i n t e m p e ran c e o f di e t e a t i n g o f
, ,

th i n g s co n t ra ry to na tu r e viz ra wor bur n e d fl e s h , . ,

a sh e s co a ls o ld s ho e s ch a l k wa x nut s h e l l s m or
, , , , , ,

t a r lin e o a t me a l t o b a cco pi p e s & c wh ic h occ a

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si o n bo t h a su p pr e ssi o n of th e m e n se s an d ob ,
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s tru c tio n s t h ro ug h th e wh ol e body t h e re for e th e ”

fi rst th in g n e c e ss a ry to v i n d ic a te th e c a u s e is m a
t rim o n ia l co n ju n ct io n a n d su ch cop ul a tio n a s m a y
,

prov e s a t is fa ctory to h e r th a t 1 5 affl i ct e d ; for th e n ,

t h e m e n s e s wil l b e g i n to llo w a ccord in g to th e ir na ,

t ur a l an d d ue cours e an d th e h u m o m s b e in g d is
,

p e rse d w i,
l l soo n w a st e t h e m s e lv e s an d t h e n no

m or e m a tt e r b e i n g a d m ite d to i n cr e a s e th e m th e y ,

wil l v anis h an d a g o od t m p e ra m e n t o f b ody wi l l

, e

re tu r n ; p u t , i n c s s e th i s b e st i e m e d y c anno t b e h a d
soo n e n ou g h t h e n blood h e r 1 n th e an cl e s ; an d if
,

s h e b e abou t t h e a g e o f s ix t e e n you m a y l ik e w is e ,

do i t in th e a r m bu t le t h e r blood b ut sp ar in g ly e s
,

c ia lly if th e blood b e g ood I f th e d is e a s e b e o f

p e .
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,

an y co n t i n u an c e th e n it is to b e e rad xc a te d b y p ur
,

g i n g pre p a r ation o f th e h um o u r fi rs t consid e re d

, ,

which m a y b e do n e by t h e vi rg i n s d rin k in g d e coct ’

o f g u 1 a c a m w1 th d ittan y o fC re e te b u t th e be st pu rg e
,
:

in th is c a s e ou g h t to b e m a de o f
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na 1 h ub a rb ; and for str e n gth e n in g th e bo we l s an d

,

op e n in g obstructi o n s c h a ly b e a t me di c ine s a re ,

éh ie tly to b e use d T h e di e t m u st b e m o d e ra te , a n d
.

sh a i p th i n g s b y a l l m e an s a vo id e d A n d for lin d .

in
g th h u m o n t s t a k e pr e p a r e d st e e l b e z o ar s ton e
e , ,

t h e roo t o f s c o n z o n e ra oi l o f c h ry sta l in s m al l W in e, ,

an d le t th e di e t b e m o d e 1 ate but in n o Wis e let

v i n e g a r b e u se d th e r e wi th n or u po n an y occ as ion
[

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’

an d di sp e rs e d wh e r e by t h e co m pl e x io n willre t u rn ,
,

an d th e body h e l iv e l y an d fu ll o f vig o u 1 .

A n d n o w, si n c e b a rr e n n e ss d a i l y cr e a te s d isc oh
t e n t and t h a t di sco n t e nt br e e ds d it e 1 e nc e b e
, i

t we e n m an an d wi fe or by i mm e di a t e g ri e f fre , , ,

q u en tl y c a sts t h e wo m e n i n to o ne 0 1 ot h e r dist e m
p e 1 I s h a ll 1 n t h e n e x t p l a c e tre at t h e r e o f
, .

O F B A R R E NN E S S .

F or m e rl y ,b e for e wo m an c a m e to th e m a rr ia g e ;
b e d th e y we r e fi rst s e rc h c d by th e m i d wife , an d
,

thos e o n l y wh ic h s h e a l lo we d o f a s fr u i t fu l we re
a d m itt e d I hope t h e r e for e i t wi ll no t b e a rm s s
.
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, ,

to sh e a you h o w th e y m a y pro v e t h e m se l ve s an d
r
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t ur n t h e b a r 1 e n g 1 o un d in to a f1 u itful s oi l
1
B ar . .

i e nn e s s is a d e
p 1 l V i l O Il o f l i fe a nd
p o we r w
a h i c h ,

ou g ht to b e i n s e e d to p 1 o c re a te an d p ao p a g a te ,

fo i wh i c h e nd m e n an d wo m e n w e r e ma d e ,
C a u s e s of B a rr e nne s s i t is c awe d by o ve r
“
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:

mli c h cold 0 1 h e a t dri vin g up th e se e d an d co , ,

ru tiu
p g it wh ich e x ti n g u i s h v h e l i fe 0 1 t h e s e e d
, .
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mc z .

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o B a rr e n ne s s .

b a r re nne ss clo th fi p ro c e d e from o v e r m uc h

'

If
'

h e at , s h e i s of a dry body s u bj e c t to a ng e r , h at h ,

b l ac k h a i r q uic k p ul s e h e r p u r g a t i on s flo w b ut
, ,
'

li tt l e a nd th at with pa in s h e lo ve s to p la y in th e ,
_

c ou rts of V e nu s B u t i f it c om e s b y c b ld the n a re
.
,

t h e s i g n s c on tr a ry to those e ve n n o w r e ci te d : I f
'
'

throug h th e e v il q ua lity of th e wo m b m a k e a s ull

l

‘ ,

u m ig at io n of re d stor a x m yr rh c a ss i a wood n ut J , , ,

m e g a n d ci nna m on d , a nd l o the r rec ie v e th e h im e

'

of it into th e wo mb , c ov e r in g h e r vc ry c lo s é a n d
' '
'

i f th e o do u r so re c ie ve cl p a s s e th throu g h th e body
'

u p into th e m outh an d nostrils of h e rs e l f s h e i s ,

fruitful b u t i f s h e fe a l s no t th e fu m e in h e r mou th
an d nos e i t a r g u e s b a rre n n e ss o ne b f th e s e wa y s
"

, ,

th a t t h e spi ri t of th e s e e d i s e ith e r throu g h c old

e x t in ui sh e d or thro u h h e a t d isip at e d f I f a ny
g , g
wo m an b e s u sp e c t e d to b e u n fruitful c a st n a tur a l ,

br i m s tone , s uc h a s a re d i g g e d o u t of th e m in e , in
h e r u r i n a nd i f wor m s br e e d th e r e in o f h e rs e l f ,

s h e i s no t b a rr e n ,

P R O G NO ST I C S ‘ .

B a rr e nn e ss m a k e s wo m an l oo k yo u n g be c aus e
.
,

th e y a re fr e e fro m thos e p a in s a n d sorro ws wh ic h

oth e r wom an a re a ccu sto m e d t o br in g forth W i th
a ll — Y e t th e y h a v e no t th e full
.

pe rfe c t io n of h e a l th
wh ic h fr uitful wo m an do e nj oy be c a u se th e y a re
n o t r i ht l y p u r e d of th e m e n s t rou s b l ood a nd s u
g g
p e rflo us s e e d wh ic h t wo a re t h e p ri n ci p a l c a u s e s
of m ost u t e r i n e di se a s e s .

CU RE

F i rst th e c a u s e m u st b e r e m ov e d, a nd th e wo mb
 An t s f o r c e s M A S T E R
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t
s re ng t h e ne d a nd th e sp irits of t h e se e d e nli ve ne d
, .

I f th e wo m b b e ov e r hot t a ke su rrup of su cc o ry -
,

W i th r h ub a rb syr u p of v i o l e ts e ndiv e ro se s ca s si a ;
.

, , ,

and T a k e of e ndive ivate r li lli e s b ora g e : ,

-
,
flo we rs of e a c h a h a n dful rh u b a rb mim be lans, o f
_

, ,

o f e a c h th r e e dr a in s wi th wa ter m a k e e de coc tid n ,

a nd to th e stra inin
g o f t h e s y mp e l e c t ua ry of vio ,

le t ; o ne o un c e s y ru p of c a ss i a h a l f a n ou nce m a nn a
‘

, ,

th re e dr a m s ; m ak e a potio n T a k e of sy ru p of .

l n ug w a rt o n e o u n c e syr u p of m a id e n h a re tw
, o o un

p ul y e l e c t t ria n s a n d o n e dra m ma k e a jul ep

ff ak e
es; , , , .

p ru s a lu t e l e c t ros m e a s ure of e a c h thr e e

'

,
. . .

dra m s rh ub a rb o ne s c r u p l e a nd m a k e a bo lu s
l

, , ,
a
p pl y to th e r e in s a nd pr i v i ti e s fo m e nt a t i o n s of th e
j u i c e o f l e ttice v i o l e t ros e s m a ll ows , v i ne l e a v e s
, ,
-

a no i nt t h e e c re t a rts w i
.

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n u ng u e nt o f G a le n .

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tak e e v e ry m orn i n two spoo n ful s of cinna m o nd
g
wa t e r wi th o ne s c ru p l e of m y th rid ate : T a k e syr
,

u p o fc a la m int m u g wo rt b c to n y n f e a c lr o n e o u nc e ;
, ,

wa te r of p e nn y roy a l fe v e fe w h y so p s a g e of
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, a
, ,

m o so i d ia g la a ng a e of e a c h o n e o u nc e s ug a r fo u r
, , ,

o u nc e s of wa te r of ci nna m o nd m a k e l o z e n g e s , ,

an d ta k e of th e m a dr a m a n d a h a l f t wic e a d a y t wo ,

ho u rs b e for e m e a l s fa s te n cu pp in g g l a ss e s to th e
h i ps a n d b e ll y T a k e of styra x of c a lim e nt o n e ,

m a st ic ci nn a m o n , li g ht a l o e s a n d fra nk i n
e
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c e mele of e a c h h a l f a n ou n c e m u s k te n g ra in s a m , ,

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M AST E R P I ECE -
.

be no t h ys t eric a lof th e s e c oh d m ak e a ma ss o f
p i ll s and let h e r t a k e th re e e ve ry n i g ht ; of th e ‘ ’

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a n d p u t it u p ; of th e f o u r th m a k e a s u fl
'

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fo r t h e wo m b
I f th e nfa cul ti e s of t h e wo m b b e w e a k ene d a nd
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,

th e li fe of th e s e e d su f fo c a te d b y ov e r m uc h h u m id ’

i ty fl owin g to th e s e p a rt s, T a k e of b e tony , ma r _

j ora m m u g wort pe n ny roy a l b a l m of e a c h a h a nd

,
-
.

ful roots of a llo m fe n ne l of e a c h two dra m s a nii

, , ,

s e e d , cu m m i ng of e a c h o ne dr a m wi th s u g a r an d ,

wa te r a s u ffi ci e n t q u a nti ty m a k e a syru p , a nd ta ke ,

t hr e e o u n c e s e v e ry m orn i ng .

I f b a rr e n n e ss pro c e d fro m dry ne ss c on s u m i ng ,

th e m a t te r of t h e s e e d — t a k e e v e ry d a y a l m o nd -

m i lk a nd g o a t s m ilk e xtra e te d wi th hone y But

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s e e d va l e r i an roots of e a c h o n e po u n d le t thos e b e
,

d e c o c t e d in th e a fore s a i d broth a nd le t th e wom an ,

s it in th e d e c o ct i on ti p to t h e n a v e l, .

l f b a rr e nn e ss b e c a u s e d by a n e ct
y p rop e r ef f
of th e wom b th e c u re i s s e t do wn in th e s e con d
,

p a rt som e ti m e s th e womb prov e s b a rre n wh e n

th e r e i s no i mp e d i m e n t o n e ith e r s i d e e xc e pt o nl y
th e m a nn e r of th e a c t a s wh e n in th e e m isio n o ft h e
se e d t h e m a n i s q u ic k a n d th e w o m sn too s l o w
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, ,

wh e r e by th e r e i s no t any e m is ion of b oth s e e ds a t ,

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q
b e fore th e a c ts of c o ilio n, fome nt th e pri v a te pa rts
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mint ; an d ano int th e m o u th and ne c k of th e wo m b

with m u s k a nd civ e t .

T h e c au s e of ba rre n ne ss b e i n g re mo ve d le t th e ,

wom b b e c orrobora te d La s fo l lows :

T a k e of b a y b e rri e s m a stic nu tm e g fra nk i n
-
, ,

s au c e , h u ts l u d anu m g a ip unu m of e a c h o n e
, a
, ,

dra m st y ra sis li qui d two se rup e ls cl o ve s h a lf a

, ,

s c r u e l a m b e r re s e
p tw r ai n s , th e n w ith oil of
g o g
s pik e n a rd m ak e a
pe ss a ry .

T h e a pte st ti m e for c on c e pt i on i s i nst a nt l y

a fte r t h e m e ns i s
.
a re c e a s e d b e c a u s e th e n th e
,

wo m b i s t h u rs ty a nd dry a p t to dra w t h e s e e d a nd
,

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i s tu rn e d into t h e b a c k or s i d e an d i s no t p l a c e d
,

r i ht u nt il th e d a
g y of th e c o u rs e s .

E x c e ss in a ll t h in g s i s to b e a v o id e d ; la y a si d e
.

a ll p a ss i o n of t h e m i nd
z sh u n stu dy a nd c a r e a s
, , ,

t h in g s th a t a re e n e m i e s to c o n c e pti on for if a
wo m a n c o n c e iv e s u nd e r s uc h ci r cu mst a nc e s h ow ,

wi s e so e ve r t h e pa re n ts a re th e c h il dr e n a t b e st,
, ,

will b e b u t fo o l sh b e c a u se t h e a ni m a l fa culti e s of
i ,

t h e p a r e nts viz t h e u n d e rst a ndi ng a n d t h e r e st

, .

( fro m wh e nc e th e c h il d d e r iv e s i ts r e a son) a re a s i t ,

we r e c onfu s e d thro u g h th e m u lti p licity of c a re s

, ,

a nd c o i t a t i on s ; e x a m p l e s h e r e of we h a v e in l e a rn
g
e d m e n W h Q a ft e r re a t s tu dy a n d ca r e in st a nt l y
, g ,

a c c o m p a ny w iih th e ir wi v e s ofte n b e g e t v e ry foo l

,

is h c h il dr e n . A hot a n d m o i st a ir i s c onv e ni e nt ,

a s a pp e a rs by t h e wo m a n of E g ypt w h o u s u a ll y ,

b ri n g forth thre e or fo u r c h il dr e n a f on e t l m e .
 56 Am s r o r t s s
’
M AS T E R -
Pi e ce .

C HAP . X .

V irg inity , wh o : it is , in wh a t it c ons is ts , a n d h o w

viola te d l e g a li e r with th e s inio n of th e L e a rn
e d a bou t th e M u ta tion of th e S e x in th e W omb, d a

r ing th e O ze ra tzon o / f N a tu re inf ra ming th e B od y

'
'

ER E y i g no ra nt p e op l e th a t b o a s t o f
a re m an i

th e i r s k ill i n th e i r k nowl e d g e of v i r g ini t y ,

a nd so m e v i r g i ns h a v e u nde rg one h a rd c e ns u r e s
th ro u g h th e i r i g noran t d e t e r m i na ti on s ; a nd th e re ,

fo re I tho u g ht 1 t h i g h l y n e c e s sa ry to c le zi
, r th i s po i n t ,

th a t t h e towe ri n g i m a g ina t i on s of c onc e it e d 1 g no

ra ne e m a y b e brou g ht dowma nd th e fa i r se x (whos e ,

vi rtu e s a re so illu stri o u s l y br i g ht th a t th e y b o th ,

e x ci t e o u r w o n de r a nd c o m m an d o u r i m i ta t i on )
,

m ay b e fre e d f1 o 1 n th e c a lu m n i e s a nd d e tra c ti o n s
of i g noran c e and e nvy a nd so th e i r ho no u rs m a y
c ont inu e a s u nsp otte d a s th e y h a v e k e pt th e i r p e r
son s u nc onta m i na te d a nd fre e fro m d e fi le m e n t, .

V i r g i ni ty in a stric t s e ns e do e s s i g n i fy t h e
, ,

pr i m e th e c h i e f th e b e st of a ny tm n g wh ic h
, , ,

m a k e m e n so d o s i 1 o n s of m a rr yin g v i r g in s im a ,

g inin g so m e s e c r e t p l e a s u re to b e e nj oy e d m th e i r
e m br a c e s mor e th a n 1 1 thos e of w
, i do ws or s uc h 3
1 ,
"

b e fore h a th b : o n l a i d wi th a l tho u g h n o t m an y y e a rs ,

a g o a ve ry
g r at
p e 1 o n wa s of a n oth e r m i n d a n d
s
, e o
,

to e h i s
u s o w n e x pr ss i o s
e n th t th o ve tti n g of a
a
‘
,

m a i de n h ea d w s suc h a p i e c e of d ru d g e ry a s wa s
.
,

1 1 1 0 1 0 pro p e 1 fo r a port e r t h a n a pr inc e B ut ‘

th i s wa s on l y h i s op ini on for m ost m e n I a m s u r e , , ,

h a v e Oth e r s e n ti m e nt s B u t to o ur pu rpos e . .

I h e c u 1 io u s 1 nq u ire r s m to n a t u r e
' ’
a s ha ve . t o i

obs e rve d th a t m you n g n1 a 1 d s 1 n th o i nu p u d o ris ,

, ,
c
s

0 1 i n th a t p l a c e wh ic h i s c a ll e d t h e n e c k of th e
n umb , i s th at po do ou s prod uc t o n 1 u lg a r c a ll d
i ‘
n v e
 An i s ro T L ia s
'
’
M AS T E R -
PI E CE . 57

th e hy m e n b u t , r ig ht l y th e cl a u str um virg i
mo r e
na l e, a nd in th e F re n c h b u tton d e ros e , or ros e
”
,

b ud b e c a u s e i t r e s e m b l e s th e b u d of a ros e e x
,

a nd e d f c o u v e g ill y H o w er F ro m h e nc e i s
p o a -
.
,

d e r iv e d th e word d e fl oro or d e fl owe r And h e n c e

, .

t a kin g a wa y v i r g inity i s c a ll e d d e fl o we ri n g a v i r g i n .

M ost b e ing of opinio n th at th e v i rg i nity i s a lto

‘

g e th e r l ost wh e n th i s d u p lic a ti o n i s fra c t u r e d a n d

diss i pa te d by v i ole n c e ; a nd wh e n it i s fo u nd p e r
.

fe c t and e nti re n o pe n e tr a ti on h a s be e n m a d e a n d
,

i t i s th e op inion of som e l e a rn e d ph y s ician s th a t ,

t h e r e i s no t e ith e r hy me n or sk in e x p a nd e d c o n ,

t a i ni n
g b l ood in i t w h ic,h d i v e rs thi nk in th e fi rst

c opul a ti on fl ows from t h e fra ct u e d e x pan s e r .

N o w th i s c la us trum/virg in a le or H
, O‘ V I , i s c o ma , C
'

p os e d of fou r c a rb u mle s or li tt l e b u d s lik e m yrt l e

"
’

b e rri e s wh ic h in v i r g i n s a re full a nd p lu m p but

‘

, ,

in wo m e n fla g a n d h a ng l oose a nd th e se a re p l a c e d
in th e fou r a ng l e s of th e si n u s p u d o ris jo i ne d to g e
th e r by li tt l e m e m bra ne s a n d li g a tu re s lik e fi br e s ,

e a c h of th e m si t u a t e d in t h e t e st icl e s or sp a c e s b e ,

twe e n e a c h c a rb u ncl e with wh ic h in a m a nn e r

, , ,

th e y a re proporti on a b l y diste nd e d wh ic h m e m ,

bra ne s b e i ng onc e d e la c e ra te d de n ot e d e virg ina ,

t i o n a nd m a n y i nq u i s i ti v e a nd y e t i g nor a nt p e r ,

son s li nd i ng th e i r wi ve s d e fe c ti v e h e re i n th e fi rst
,

n i g ht of th e i r m a rr i a e h a v e th e re u o n s us p e c te d
'

g , p
t h e i r c h a stity a n d c o n clu d e d a n oth e r h a d b e e n
'

N o w to u n d e c e i v e s uc h I do
.

t h e re b e for e th e m .
, ,

a f rm t h a t s uc h fr a c t u r e s h a pp e n d i v e rs a ccid e nt a l
fi ,

n a s we ll a s by c op ul a t i on wi t h m e n viz by
W ays , .

v i o l e nt str a in i n g , c o u g h in g sn e e z i n g stoppi n g of
, ,

u r i ne a nd vi o l e n t m o ti o n of t h e v e ss e l s forcib l y
,

se nd i n g do wn t h e h u m o u rs wh ic h pr e ss i n g for
Q

,
 58 Am sr o r u '
zs
’
MA S T E R -
P ra ms .

p a ss a g e b re a k th e lig a t u re s or m e m
, bra ne 5so th a t
t h e intire n e s s of fra c ture e f th a t wh ic h i s co m ;
'

m oul y ta k e n for th e i r v i r g i nity orm aid e n h e ad is

‘

-
,

n o t a n a bso lu te s i n o f d ish o n e s t ; th ou h c e rl
‘

g y g ,

t a i n i t is th a t i t i s m or e fre q u e ntl y bro ke in c op u

,

l a t ion th an by a ny eth e r m e ans .

I h a ve h e a rd th a t a t an a s si z e h e l d a t R u t l an d
, ,

a yo u n
g m a n wa s tri e d for a r a p e in for cin g a vii
"
,

g in w h e n a ft e,r d iv e rs q u e st i o n s as k e d ,an d t h e

m a i d s we a r i n g pos it i v e l y to t h e m a tt e r n a m i ng ,

t h e t i m e p l a c e a nd m a n n e r of th e a c t i o n
, , i t wa s ,

u po n m a t u r e d e li be r a t i on re so l v e d th a t s h e s ho ul d
, ,

h e s e a rc h e d by a s k il f ul s u r g e o n a n d two m id
'

wi v e s wh o we re to m a k e th e i r re port upon th e i r
,

p a ths wh ic h a ft e r d u e e x a m in a ti on th e y a cc ord
, ,

in g ly d id a ffi r m i n g th a t th e m e m br an e we re e n
, ,

a n d n o t d e la c e ra te d ; a n d th a t i t w
,

tir e , a s th e ir

o p ini on , for th a t re a so n th a t h e r body h a d no t b e e n

,

p e ne t a t e d W h ic h so fa r wro u g ht wi th th e jury
r .
,

th a t th e pri sone r wa s a c q ui tt e d an d th e m a i d af
t e rwa rd s c o n fe ss e d s h e s w or e a g a i n st h im ou t of
,

r e v e n g e h e h a v i n g pro m i s ed to m a rry h e r an d a f
, ,

t e rwa rd s d e cli n e d i t A nd th i s m uc h sh a ll s u ffi c e
.

to b e spok e n c on c e rn i n g v i r g in i ty .

I sh a ll 1 1 0 W pro c e e d to so m ethi n g of n a ture s ’

o e ra t l o n 1 11 m ut a t 1 o n of s e x e s in t h e w omb
‘

p
‘

T h i s point i s of m uc h n e c e ss i ty by r e a so n o f ,

th e d i f fe r e n t op i nio n s of m e n r e l a ti n g to i t th e r e
fore b e fore a n y th i n g posi ti v e l y c an b e a ss e r te d i t
, ,

will b e a l to g e th e r c on v e ni e nt to r e ci te wh a t h a s

b e e n d e li ve r e d a s we ll in th e n e g a ti v e a s a tiirma
,
-

t ir e A nd fi rst S e v e r u s P lin u s wh o a r u e s f or
, ,
g
.
,

write s th us
l

t h e n e g a ti v e T h e g e n i t a l p a rt s of
’

-
,

b oth se x e s a re so u nli k e othe rs in s u bst anc e c o m ,

60 A R IST O T L E
’
S MA ST E R -
PI E C E .

withou t th e b ody b u t a wo ma n h a th th e m wi th in .

I t i s c e rt a i n, th a t i f n a t u r e h a v i n g for m e d , sho ul d
c onv e rt h im into a wo m a n s h e h a th no oth e r ta sk .

to p e rfor m ,b u t to tu r nh is g e n i t a l m e m b e rs inwa rd ,
'

a nd so t u rn a wo m a n i nto a m a n b y t h e c ontr a ry
op e r a t ion b u t th i s i s to b e u nde rstood of th e c h il d
,

wh e n i t i s in th e wo m b , a nd no t p e rfe ct l y for m e d
for, d i ve rs t im e s na tu re h a th m a d e a fe m a l e , a nd it
h a th so re m a ine d in th e w omb of th e m oth e r fo r
n e a r a m on th or tw o a n d a ft e r w
, a rd p l e nty of h e a t ,

i nc re a s ing in th e g e n ita l m e mb e rs th e y h a v e issu e d ,

forth , and th e c h il d h a s b e c o me a m a le , y e t r e t a in ‘

in g som e c e rt a i n g e st ur e s unb e fi ttin g th e m a sc u

li ne s e x ; a s fe m a l e a ct ion s , a shrill voic e , a n d a
m ore e lim inat e t e mp e r th a n ord in a ry c ontra ry
wi s e n at u re h a v ing ofte n m a de a m a l e and c o l d
, ,

h u m ou rs fl o win g to i t th e g e n i t a l s b e in g inve rt e d,
,

e t st ill r e t a i nin g a m a s culi n e a ir both in vo ic e a nd

y
e st u r es N o w tho u g h both th e s e op i n i o n s a re
g .
,

s u pport e d by s e v e r a l r e a son s y e t I e ste e m th e la t

,

te r m or e a g r e e a b l e to tr u th for th e i r i s no t th a t
,

va st d ifi e re n c e b e twe e n th e g e n i ta l s of th e two s e x
'

e s a s P li n y w
, o ul d h a v e us to b e li e ve th e r e i s for ,

a w o m a n h a s in a m a nn e r, th e s a m e m e m b e rs
,

with th e m a n tho th e y a pp e a r no t o u twa rd b u t

,
’

a re inv e rt ed for th e c onv e n i e n c y of g e n e ra ti on

,

t h e c h ie f d i f fe r e n c e b e i n g th a t t h e o n e i s so li d ,
,

a nd th e
oth e r porou s a nd t h e pri n ci p a l re a so ni o r
c h a n g in g s e x e s i s a nd m u st b e a ttrib ute d to h e a t
,

or c o ld s udd e nl y a n d s l owl y c ontra c te d , wh ic h

,

op e r at e s a cc ord in g to its g r e a te r or le s se r fo rc e
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.

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D ire c tion s an d Ca u tion s f or d zve s , a n d h ow

w
fi rs t a d fe oug h t to be
z g u a lfi ed

wul d
.

MI D W I FE th a t o a c quit h e rs e lf ell in
her e m p l oy m e nt ,
o u g ht by no m e an en s to
te r upon i t ra sh l y o r u na dv i s e d l y b u t with g r e a t ,

c a u t i on, c o n si de r i ng th a t sh e 1 8 a cc ou nt a b l e for a ll
th e m i s c h i e f th a t b e fa ll s thro u g h h e r wil ful 1 g nor
a n ce or ne g le c t th e r e fore , le t none ta k e u pon
t h e m th e o ffi c e b a re ly u pon pr e t e nc e of ma tu r ity
of y e ars a n d c h il d b e a ri ng for in suc h for th e , ,

m ost p art th e r e a re d iv e rs th in g s wa nt in g th a t
,

o u g ht to be obs e rv e d wh ic h 1 5 th e o cc a s i on so m a
w
,

ny wo me n an d c h il dr e n a re l ost flo for a m id .
,

vV ife in r e l at i on to h e r p e rson th e s e thing s o u g ht

'

, ,

to b e o b s e rve d viz S h e m u st n e i th e r b e too yo u n g

, .

no r too o l d n e i th e r e x tr a ord i na ry fa t no r W e a k
, ,

en e d by l e a nne ss b u t in a g ood h a bi t of body

not s u bj e c t to d i s e a s e s fe a r s no r s u dd e n fri g hts ; ,

h e r body we ll sh a p e d and n e a t in h e r a ttire her

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-
,

h a n ds s m ooth and sm a ll ; h e r na il s e v e r pare d

‘

short not s u f fe ring an r i n g s to b e u pon h e r fi n g e r

,
y
during th e tim e s h e i s d o ing h e r oflic e , no r a ny
t h i ng u po n h e r wr i sts th a t ma y obstr uc t A nd to .

th e s e o u g ht to b e a dd e d a c t i v i ty an d a c on v e ni e nt ,

s tr e n t h , w i th m uc h c a u t i o u s n e ss a n d d ili e nc e
g g
no t s u bj e c t to drows i ne ss n o r a p t to b e i m p a t i e nt , .

v A s fo r h e r m a n ne rs sh e o u g ht to b e c ou rt e ou s
‘
'

, ,

a ffab le so be r , c h a st e a nd no t s ubje c t to p a ss ion ‘

, , ,

bo un t i ful a nd c o m pa ssion a te to th e poor, a nd no t

c ov e tou s wh e n s h e a tt e nds u pon th e ric h .

He r te m pe r c h e a rful a n d p l e a sa nt th a t s h e ma y ,

th e b e tte r c o m fort he r p ati e nt in th e do l oro u s la

so AR I S I OTLE
’
S M AS T E R
bors ; no r m u st sh e at an y ti m e m a k e too muc h
h a ste , th o u g h h e r b usine s s sho ul d re q ui re h e r in
le s t sh e t h e r e by e nd a n g e r th e m o
"
‘

th e r of th e c h il d .

O f sp i r i t s h e noug ht to b e w a ry pr u d e nt and
“

, ,
, ,

c u n n in g b u t ab o ve a ll th e fe a r of G od o ug ht to
_
,

h a v e th e as c e n d ant in h er so ul wh ich will g i ve ,

h e r both k no wl e d g e and d i scr e t i on, as th e W i s e

M an t e ll s u s .

C HAP . X II .

F u rth e r D re c tio n s for M ciivzve s, th e m

'

i t e a c h in
g ,

wh a t wh a z to
’
'
th e y oug h t t o d o, e n d a v oid .

I NC E th e o Ffi c e of a m i dwi fe h a s so g re at an
infl u e n c e o n th e we ll or ill do ing of wo m e n -

a nd c h il dre n— A n th e fi rst p l a c e le t h e r b e a d van ,

t a g e o us to h e r prac t ic e n e v e r th i nk i ng h e rs e l f so
,

p e rfe c t b u t th at sh e m a y a dd to h e r k nowl e d e by g

study a nd e xp e r ie n c e y e t ne v e r le t h e r m a k e a n ,

e x p e ri m e n t a t h e r p a t ie nt s c ost , no r a pp l y any
’

e xpe r i m e n t in tha t c a s e , u n le s s sh e h a s tr i e d t h e m ,

o r k no w s th e y will do n o h a rm ; p ra c fi sin g ne i th e r
u pon poor no r ric h , b u t sp e a k ing fre e l y w
.

hat s h e
k no ws , a nd by no m e an s pr e s c r ib i n g s uc h m e di
cin e s as will c a u se a bortion tho u g h de s i re d
wh ic h i s a h ig h de g re e of wic k e dn e ss a nd m a y
,

be t e r m e d m u rd e r I f s h e b e s e nt for to th e m
. .
.

sh e k no ws n o t, le t h e r b e ve ry; c a utio u s e re s h e ,

g o e s l e st by l a y in g a n i n fe c t i o u s wo m an s h e e u
, ,

d an g e r th e s p o ili ng of o th e rs , as so m e ti m e s it
h a pp e n s ; n e i th e r m u st s h e m a k e h e r ho u s e a re
c e ta c le
p for g r e a t b e lli e d W o me n to d i s c h a r g e
-
,

th e i r b u rd e n s in l e st h e r ho u se g e t an ill na m e ,
,

a n d s h e th e r e by l os e h e r pr a c t ic e .
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'

A a xs r o r t z s
’ -
PI E C E . 63
‘

In l ay in g of w
om
if th e b i rth h a ppe n to b e
e n,
'

l a rg e an d d iflic h ltj s h e m u st no t s e e m to be c on
w
'

c e rn e d , b uf mu st ch e a r up th e oma n, an d do
h
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m
wh at sh e c a n to a k e h e r l ab our ea sy T e r wh ic h
,

sh e m a y fi nd d i r e ct ion s in th e s e c ond p a rt of th i s
b oo k .
c

S h e m ust ne v e r th i n k of an y th in g b u t doing
we ll, c a u sin g all th i ng s to b e in re a d ine ss th a t a re
’

p rop e r for th e work , a nd t h e S tre n g th eni n g of th e

‘

wo m an a n d r e c e iv ing t h e c h il d a nd a b o ve a ll -
“

i .

le t h e r t a k e c ar e to k e e p th e W o m an fro m b e i ng ,

u nrul y wh e n h e r throe s are c o mi ng u pon h e r, -

l e st s h e th e re b y e nd a n g e r h e n o wn life an d th e
‘

c h il d s ’

Sh e mu st
l so t ak e c a re sh e b e no t too h a sty in
a

h e r b u s in e ss b u t wa i t G od s l e i s ur e for t h e b i rt h 5 ’

a nd b y no m e a n s le t h e r su f e r h e rs e l f to h e d i s;
f z . _

o rde r e d by fe a r ; tho u g h t h i n g s s h ould up t o we ll

‘

g ,
t

i e s t i t s ho ul d m a k e h e r inc p a b le c i
I

g th at a ,

a s s i sta nc e w h ic h th e l a bou rin g womi s ta ds in

;
n

d of ; for wh e n we a re m ost a t aiie s s, th e n

ne e ,

th e r e is mo st ne e d of prud e nc e to se t '

b e c a u se sh e c an n e v e r .

m i dw i fe th a t k nows noth in g
s e e n outwa rd l y I sh a ,

the c o tra ry , h i h ly n e c e ssa ry

n g .

d es c rib e th e g e n e ra ti v e p a rts of wom e

_

h av e b e en a na to m i z e d by th e l e arn e d,
.

th e u se of s uc h v e ss e l s a s c on
“
tr ib ut e to g e ne ra ti on .

C HA P X I I I . .

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falli b l e tru th y e t Hi ppo c r at e s ho l ds i t b u t in th e
,

e n e r al : F or in w ho m saith h e t h e sp e r m a t ic
g , .
,

v e s s e l s o n th e ri g ht si d e c o m e from th e r e i ns , a nd
th e sp e rm a tic v e ss e l s o n th e l e ft s i d e fro m th e h o l ~

lo w v e ins in th e m m al e s a re c o n c e i v e d in th e l e ft
,

s i d e , a nd th e fe m al e s in th e r i g ht W e ll , th e re .

for e m a y I c o n clu d e wi th th e s a y i ng o f E p ido c le s

,

- Su c h s o m e ti m e s i s th e po we r o f th e s e e d th a t a ,

m a le ma y b e c on c e i v e d in t h e le ft s i d e a s we l l as ,

in th e r i g ht I n th e bot to m o f th e ca v i ty th e r e
.

a re li tt l e ho l e s call e d th e c otile nd o n s, wh ic h a re

th e e nd o f c e rtai n v e in s a nd a rt e ri e s s e rv i n g in
'

br e e d i ng wom e n to c onv e y s u bstanc e to th e c h i l d

wh ic h is re c e i ve d by th e u mbilical v e i ns ; and,
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o th e r s to c arry th e c o ur se s into th e m at rix .

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’ ’
M A ST E R P I E C E
-
.

N o wto uc h i n g th e m enstr u e l s— th e y are . d e fi ne d

to b e a m o n t h l y flu x o f e xc re me n tio us an d u n p ro
‘

fi tab le b l ood .

I n wh ic h we a re to n ot e th a t th e m a tt e r fl o wi ng ,

forth 1 s e x c r e m e nt i ti o us ; wh ic h 1 5 to b e u nd e rstood
o f t h e s u p e rp lu s or r e d u n d anc e o f i t fo r i t i s a n ,

e x c r e m e nt in quali ty i ts qu nt i ty b e i n
g p u re a n d
, a

i nc orr u pt lik e u n to th e b l ood 1 n th e v e i n s

, .

A n d th at th e m e n s t1 uo u s b l ood 1 3 p u ze an d s u b
t il e o f i ts e l f all in o n e qua li ty wi th th a t in th e v e in s
, ,

i s prov e d two way s Fi rs t fro m th e fi nal cau s e o f .

t h e b l ood wh ic h 1 3 th e prop a g a t i o n a n d c o n s e l va
,

t i o n o f m anki n d ; t h at m an m i g ht b e c onc e i v e d ,

a nd b e in b e ott en h e m i g ht b e c o m for te d a nd
g g ,

pr e s e r ve d both in th e wo m b a nd o u t o f th e wo m b .

A nd all wil l g r ant i t fo r a tr u t h th at a c h il d wh il e

‘

it i s in th e m a tr i x n o u r i sh e d wi th th e b l ood a nd
,

i t i s tru e th at b e in g o u t o f th e wom b i t i s st il l
,
‘

n o u r i s h e d wi th th e s a m e for th e m ilk i s n oth in g

'

b u t t h e me ns tru o u s b l ood m a d e wh i te l n th e -
' “

bre ast ; an d I am s u r e wom e n s m ilk i s no t tho u g ht

‘ ’

to b e veno m o u s b ut o f a p u tritive quali ty ans we r

, ,

ab l e to t h e t e nd e r n t u re o f t h e i nfant S e c on d l y
'

a .

I t i s prov e d to b e tr u e fro m th e g e n e r ation o f i t

‘

it b e i n g t h e s u p e rfi u ity o f th e la st a lia m e nt o f th e
fl e sh y p a rt .

I t m y b ob j e c t e d — i f the body b e no t o f ah urt

i e

ful q u ali t y h wc n 1 t c a us e s u c h v e no mo u s e ff ts !
. o a et

As it th s a m fal l u po n tr e e s a n d h e rbs i t m ak e t h
e e ,

th e on b e e n a n d m o rt fi
a rr t h t h e ot h e r A ve rve s
,
1 e .

W ri t e s ; l h a t if a m a n ac c o m p a n y wi t h a n
y me n
str us wo m e n it s h e c n c v e s h e s h all b 1 i ng fort h
o ,
o e i

a l e p e r I a n s we r— T h i s m a llg n it y i s c o n t 1 a c t e d
.

in t h e wo mb ; fo r t h a t wa nt n g ma t 1 v h e a rt to d i i e

e s t t h i s up 1 l lu it y s e nds i t to t h e m a tr i x ; W h e r e
e

se lf u nt il th e m
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g ,

i tln i t o uth o f th e w o m b b e di
se z
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s M A ST E R P I E C E
-
. 81

Ta te d , i t b e c om e s c orr u pt a nd v e ne m o u s , wh i c h m a y
e a s il y b e , c o n s i d e r i n g t h e h e a t and m o i st u r e o fth e

p la c e . T h i s b l oo d , th e re for e , b e i n g o u t o f i ts
v e sse l s , i t o ffe nds in quali ty I n th i s s e ns e le t u s
.

u nd e rst an d P li n y , C orne liu s F l oru s , a nd th e r e st o f

th at t orr e n t B ut if fr i g i d i ty b e th e cau s e wh y
.

wo m e n cann ot d i g e st all th e i r la st no u n sh m e nts,

a nd c o n s e qu e nt l y th a t th e y h av e th e s e p u r g a
tio n s , i t r e m ain s to g i v e a r e a s on w h y th e y a re
o f so c o l d a c o n sti tu tion m ore th an a m an wh ic h 1 8
t his .

T h e n a t u r al e n d o f m an a nd wo m an s b e i n g i s to
’

prop ag at e ; a n d th i s i nj unct i on wa s i m pos e d u pon

th e m by G o d a t th e i r fi rst c r e at ion , a nd a g ain aft e r
th e d e lu g e . N o w in th e ac t o f c on c e pt i o n th e re
mu st b e a n a g e nt a nd p ati e n t , fo r if th e y b e both -

e v e ry w a y o f o n e c o n st i t u ti on , th e y cann ot p ro p a

g ate m an th e r e for e , i s hot a nd dry , wo m an c o l d

a nd m o i st ; h e i s th e a e nt , s h e t h e p a ti e n t , or
g
we ak e r v e ss e l , th at s h e sho ul d b e s u bj e c t to th e o f
fi c e o f th e m a n . I t IS ne c e ss a ry th e wom an s h o u l d
b e o f a c o l d c o nstit u t i on , b e cau s e in h e r i s r e qui r e d
a r e d u n d an c y o f n a t u re fo r th e i nfa nt d e p e n d i ng o n
h e r ; fo r oth e rwi s e , if th e r e we r e n o t a s u p e rp lu s
o f n o u r ish m e nt fo r th e c h il d , m or e th an i s c o u v e

nie n t fo r th e m oth e r , th e n w ould th e infan t d e tr ac t

a nd w e ak e n th e pri nci p al p a rts o f t h e m oth e r , a nd
.

lik e u nto th e v i p e r, th e g e ne ra iio n o f t h e i nfant,

W o u l d be t h e d e stru c t i o n o f t h e p a r e nt .

T h e m o n t h l y p u r g a t i o n s c o n ti nu e fro m th e fi f
t e e n t h y e a r to t h e fort y s i xth g r fi fti e th Y e ‘t Ofte
-

z .
.

th e re h a p p e n a s up p re s s io n,w
or m o rb 1 fi c a l, th e y a re n a tu ral
in g wo m e n , a nd s uc h a s
s uppr e ss i o n fa l l s i n to o n
 A n t s r o rr e .
’
s MA ST E R P I E C E -
.

G HA P . ll .

Of tlze R e te n tion f
o th e COu re e s .

HE s u ppr e ss i o n o f t h e t e r m s is a n inte rc e p ,

t i o n o f t h a t cu sto ma ry e v acua t i o n o f b l ood ,

wh ic h e v e ry m o n th s h o ul d c o m e fro m t h e m a
, ,

tri x pro c e e d fro m t h e i ns t ru m e n t or m a tt e r v i

.

t ia te d t h e p a r t a ffe c t e d i s t h e w
. o m b a nd t h a t o f ,

i ts e l f o r by c o ns e n t .

C A U S E ] — T h e cau se o f t h is sup p re s sio n is c i

'

th e r e xt e rn al or int e rn al T h e e x te rnal c a u s e .

m a y h e h e a t or dry ne s s b f t h e a ir im ni o d e ra te ,

wa t c h i ng g re a t lab o ur v e h e me n t m ot io n 8 m
' ‘
'

wh e re by t h e ma tt e r is c o n tu s e d , a nd t h e bo d y o
, , ,

s
-

e x h a ust e d t h a t t h e re i s n o t a s n p e rp lu s re m a i m n g
,

to b e e x p e ll e d a s i s r e c ord e d o f t h e A m az o ns ,

wh o b e i ng a c t I V e a nd al wa y s in m ot i o n h a d t h e i r
,

'

fluxa tio ns v e ry li tt l e or n o t a t all . O r, i t m a y .

b e c au se d b y c o l d wh i c h i s most fr e qu e n t m k i n g
~

. , a

t h e b io o d v ic io u s nd
g ross ; c o n d e n s nng a nd b i nd
a
“
mg up th e p a s sa g s th a t it c a n no t fl o w for t h
e .

T h e in t e rn al c au s e i s e i t h e r i n str u m ent al or
/

m a te rial ih t h e wo m b or in th e
-

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o od
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m .

h u me s h u mo u r s u l c e rs by t h e n a rro wne ss o f t h e
, , ,

v e i ns a nd p a ss a g e s o r by t h o m e n t u m or k e lLin
, , e

fa t bod ie s pr e ss i n th e n e c k o f t h e matr ix ; b ut
'
.

g
t h b n t h e y m u st h a v e h e r n i a z urt h ilis
; fo r in m a n
ki n d t h e k e ll r e ac h e t h no t so lo w B y ov e i muc h .
'
- ~

c o l d or h e a t t h e o ne v it i a t i ng t h e ac t i o n a nd t h e
. ,

ot h e r c o n s u mi ng th e m a tt e r b y a n e vi l c o mpo s i
t i o n o f t h e u t e ri ne p a rts by t h e ne c k o f t h e womb ,

b e i ng t u rn e d a s id e a nd s o m e t ime s t h o u g h ra re l y
, .
,
b y a me mb ra n e or e x c re s c e n c e o f t h e fl sh
g i oy v t

ing a bo ut t h e m o u th or ne c k o f t h e wo m b The .
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’
84 s MA ST E R -
p rize

i t c o m m unic ats to th e br ain, by th e ne rvse 81 me m .

b r an e o f th e b ack h e n c e wil l a rrisc e p il e psi e s ,

fr e n zi e s m e l an c ho l y , p a ss i on p a i n in t h e a ft e r p a r t
,
-

o f th e h e a d fe a r fuln e ss i nabili ty o f sp e aki ng

, , .

W e ll th e re fo re , m a y I c on clu d e wi th Hip o c ra te s
,

I f th e m onths b e s up p re st, m an y d ang e ro u s dis

/

e ase s w il l fo ll o w .

— I n th e cu r e o f th i s a n d o f al l oth e r fo l
,

l o wi n g e ffe c ts I will obse rv e th i s ord e r T h e cu re

, .

m u st b e t ak e n fro m c h iru g ic a l, p h a rm a c utic a l a nd

d iu r e tical m e an s T h i s s u ppre ss io n i s a p h le to ric
.

e ffe c t a nd m u st be t ak e n a w
, a y by e va cuat i o n An d .

th e re fore we wil l fi rst b e g i n wi th ph l e boto m y I n ;

th e m i dst o f t h e m e n str ual p e r i od op e n th e li v e r ,

v e in a nd , fo r th e r e v e rs i on o f th e h u m o u r, two
d ay s b e fore th e wo nte d e v ac uat i on op e n th e s aph o , !

n a o n both fe e t ; if th e r e p l e ti on b e n o t g re a t , a p

p yl c u pp i n
g g la
-
ss e s to th e l e g s a n d th i hs al tho u h
g g ,

th e r e b e no hop e to r e m ov e th e s u ppre ss i on .

A fte r t h e h u m o u r h ath b e e n p u r g e d pro c e e d to ,

m ak e prop e r a n d for ci b l e r e m e d i e s Tak e o f tro .

c h is k o f m y rh o ne dr a m a nd a h al f p a rs l e y s e e d .
,
-
,

c a s te r rh in d s or ca ss ia o f e ac h o n e s c r u p l e
, , an d o f ,

t h e e xtr ac t o f m u g wort o n e s c r u p l e a n d a n h al f ,

m u s k t e n g r ai n s wi th t h e jsu ie o f s m alla g e , m ake

,

twe l v e p ill s t ak e s i x e v e ry m orn i n g , or a fte r s up l

,

p e r g o i n g to b e d
, .

I f th e r e t e ntion c o me s fro m r e p l e t io n or ful ne s s,

le t th e ai r b e hot a nd dry u s e m od e r at e e x e r ci s e
,

b e fore m e al s and yo u r m e a t a nd dri nk att e nuati ng

,

s e e th e with y o u r m e at g a rd e n s a vor y thy m e ori

,
‘
, , ,
a n e a n d c e h e p e a son ; if o f e m pt i n e ss or d e fe c t
g , y ,

o f m at te r , le t t h e ai r b e m o i st a n d m od e r a t e hot
,
sh u n e x e r cis e a nd wat c h i n g s le t yo u r m e a t b e n o u
,

ris h in g a nd o f a li g ht d ig e s tio n a s r a r e e s la b
‘

gg , m , ,

ch ick e ns , al m o n ds , m lik , a nd th e lik e .

 A a xs r o r t e s
' ’
MA ST E R P I E C E -
.

C H A P . II I .

Of th e f
o th e Cours e s .

HE l e a rn e d s a y , by c om p a r ing o f c o ntrari e s
“

tru th i s m a d e m ani fe st Hav i ng th e r e fore

.
, ,

s po k e n o fth e s u ppr e ssio n o f t e r ms ord e r r e qu i r e s , ,

n e wth a t I sho ul d i n s i st o n t h e ov e r fl o wi n g o f th e m ,

an e f fe c t no l e ss d an g e ro u s th an th e for me r a nd th i s
im m od e r at e flux ifth e m onth i s d e fi n e d to b e a sa n
g uino n s e x c re m e n t pro c e e d in g from th e wo m b .
,

e x c e e d i n g in both q n antity a nd t i m e Fi rst it i s s ai d

to b e sang uin o u s t h e m att e r o f th e fl u x b e i n g on l y
,

b l ood wh e r e i n i t d i ffe rs fro m th at wh ic h i s c o m

m o n ly call e d th e fal s e c o u rs e s or wh i te s o f wh ic h ,

I sh al l s p e e k h e re afte r . S e c on d l y i t i s s ai d to ,

pro c e e d fro m th e wom b fo r th e re a re two wa ys

,

by wh ic h th e b l oo d fl ows forth th e o ne wa y i s by ,

t h e i nt e rnal v e i n s in th e body o f th e wo m b , a nd
th i s i s pro p e r l y call e d th e m onth l y flu x T h e .

eth e r i s by thos e v e i n s w h ic h are t e rm i nate d in th e

n e ck o f t h e wo m b . L a s t l y i t i s s a id to e x c e e d
,

b oth in q ua n tity a n d t i m e l n qua nt i ty , s ai t h Hi

.

o c ra t e s w h e n th e y flo wa bo u t e i h t e e n o u n c e s ;
p , g
i n t i m e , wh e n th e y fl o w a bo v e thr e e d a s ; b u t w e
y
t ak e th 1 s fo r a c e t ta in c h a r ac te r o f th e i r ino rd i
n a t e f lo wiiw
g ,
wh e n th e facul ti e s o f t h e body th e r e
by a re we ak e ne d ; in bod i e s a bo u nd i ng wi th g ros s
h u m o u rs , t h i s i m mod e r a te fl ux so me t i m e s unb ur
t h e n s n a ure o f h e r l o a d a n d o u g h t no t b e st a y e d
t
,

wit h o u t th r c o ns e n t o f a p h ys icia n .

C a u se j — T h e cau s e o f t h i s a ffai r is i nt e rnal o r

e xt e r nal t h e i n t e r n al cau s e i s t h ree fo ld in t h e ma t ,

t e r, i n str u m e n t or facul ty
, T h e ma tt e r , wh ic h is
in t h e b l ood m a y b e v i c i o u s t wo wa y s — Fi r s t , by
,

t h e h e a t o f e o n st itu tio n, cli m a t e or s e a so n h e a t i n g

th e bl ood , wh e r e by th e p a ss a g e s a l e d i la t e d a nd ,

H
 A n rs r o r L s
’
s M A ST E R -
PI E C E .

th e facu l ty wk
d th a t i t ca nnot c o nt ai n th e
ea e ne ,

b l ood S e c o nd l y by fal l s b l o ws v i o l e nt moti o n

.
, , , ,

br e aki ng o f t h e v e ns St e i
,
.

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1 h xt e rnal c au s e m a y b e c ali d i ty o f th e ai r
e e
,

li ft ing a i i t in
g o f h e a vy b u 1 d e ns
c ~
u nna t u ra l ,
c h ild b irt h S e
-

,
t .

S u ms ] I n t h i s i n ord ina t e flu x t h e a pp e ti t e i s ,

d e ca y d th e c o nc e pt i o n d e pri v e d n d all t h e a c
e , ,
a

ti o ns we a ke ne d t h e fe e t a re s we l l e d t h e c o l o u r o f
, ,

t h e fac e 1 5 c h a ng d a nd a g e ne r al fe e b l e n s s pos
'
, e

s s e s e th th e w
s ho l e b ody I f t h e flu x c o me s by th e .

br e aki n g o f a v i n th e bod y 1 5 o m e ti me s c o l d th
e , s ,

b l oo d fl tvs forth o n he a p s a nd th a t s u dd e nl y wi t h
o , ,

g r e a t p a i ns I f it c o me s t h ro u g h h e a t th e or i fi c e
.
,

o f t h v e in b e i ng d ila t e d th n t h r i s li tt l or n o
e , e e e e

p ai n y e t th e b l ood fl o ws la ste 1 t h n i t dot h in a n a

e ros io n a nd no t so fa st a s i t cl oth i n a ru pt u re I f
,
.

b y ros io n or sh a rp n ss o f b lo d s h f e l s a g re a t
e , e o , e e

h e a t s ca ld i ng t h e p a ss a g e i t d i ff rs h o n t h e e t h e r ,
e r

two 1 1 th a t i t fl o w no t so su dd e n l
,
1 n o r so c op io u s
s y
,

ly a s t h e y do : ” b y we ak n s s o f th e wo m b sh e -
e ,

a b h rr t h t h e u e f V e nu s L a s t l y if i t pro c c c d '
o e s o . ,

fro m a n e m] qual i ty o f t h e b l o d d rop s om f it o ,

e o

o n a c l t h a n d wh n i t i s
o , ma y j u d g e o f
e

t h e qual it
y o f t h e c o l ou r I f it b c h o l r ic i t w il l . e e ,

b e y ll o w if m e la nc ho ly b lack ; if p l g n a t ic
e
, e ,

wa t e ri s h n d wh it i s h a .

P xo c u n c s I f wi th th e flu x b e j o i ne d a
os .
—

c o nv u l s io n i t i d a ng ro u s b e ca us i t i nt i m a te s
, s e , e

t h e m or e nob l e p a i rs a r vi t ia t d n d a c o n vu l e e ,
a

s io n cau s e d b y m p ti ne ss i s d e ad l y I f i t c o nt i nu s
e e

l o ng 1 t wil l b e c u r d with g r e at d ff cul ty fo r it

,
e i i ,

wa s o ne o f t h e m i r acl s th t o u r S v i o u r C h rs it e a a

wro u g h t to cu re t h i s d is a e wh n I t h a d c o n t i n
, e s ,
e

e d t w l ve y e a ie T c o n clu d I t t h e flu x b e in
s. o e ,

o rd iii a te m a ny d i s e a s e s wi ll e ns u a nd wi th ou t
,
e , ,
 A m sro r t '
e s
’
MA S T ER P l a c e -
. 87

re m e dy , th e b loo d to g e th e r wi th th e n a ti ve h e a t
, ,

b e i ng co ns u me d e i t h e r c a c h ec t ic a h h yd ropical
, ,

o r p a re le tic a l d i s e a s e s will fo ll o
w .

G u a s J— T h e cu re c o n s i st e th in thr e e pa rtic u
la rs Fi st in r e p lli ng a nd c a r y ing a wa y th e
: r , e
'

b l o d Se c o nd l y I n c orre c ti ng a nd t aki ng awa y

o —
,

th e fluxa b ilit o f t h e m a tt e r T h ird l in c o rro b o

y y .
,

ra ti n
g th e v e i n s a nd facul ti e s F or th e fi rst to : ,

c au s a re g re ss i o n o f t h e b l ood op e n a V i n in t h e
e , e

a r m a n d d r a wo u t so m u c h b l o od a s th e s t r e n g t h
,

o f th e p t i e n t w a il l p e r m i t ; a nd t h a t no t to g e t h e r ,

b u t a t s e v e r a l t i m e s fo r t h e r e by t h e s p ri ts a re l s i e s

W e nk e 1 c d a nd t h re fr ac ti o n so m uc h t h e g r e at e r
, e .

App l y cu ppi ng g la ss s to th e b re a ts a nd al so
-
e s ,

th e live r t h a t t h r v e rs i on ma y b e in t h e fo u n t ai n
, e e ,

T o c orre c t th e lluxa b ility o f t h m a tt e r c a t h a r

i ’

e ,

t ical m e a n s m od e r a te d wi t h th e a s tric to rie s m a y

, ,

be u se d .

I f i t b e cau s e d by e ros i o n or sh a rp n e ss o f ,

b l ood c o n s id e r wh e th e r t h e e rosi o n be by s al t
'

p h l e
g m or a d u
, st c h o l e r ; i t W i t h s a lt p h le g m ,

p re p a r e wi t h syr u p o f v i o l e ts wor m wood ro s e s , , ,

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-

, T h e n t ak e t h i s p u 1 g a
, .

t i o n fo ll o wi ng : M iro b ula na c h eb o l h al f a n o u n c e , ,

tro c h ilk s o f a g a ric o ne d a m wi th p la in t a in wa r

,
n

t e r m ak e a d e c o c t i o n a dd t h e r e u n to fi r ro s e a t
, , , ,

la x t h re e o u n c e s a nd m ak e a po ti o n , .

I f b y a d us t c h o l e r p re p a re t h e body wi t h sy ru p ,

o f ros e s m rt l e s sorr e l p u rs lai n m ix w i th w a t e r

y , , , ,

o f p la mta in k not g r a ss a n d e n di v e t h e n p u r g e
,
- —

wi th t h i s pot i o n Tak e rh ind o f m iro b u lana r h u ,

b a rb o f e ac h o n e d r a m ci n n a mo n fi te e n g ra i n s
, , ,

i n fu s e th e m o ne ni g ht in e ndi v e wa t e r ; a nd to t h e
str ai n i ng p ul p o f a t a m a r i nd c a ss ia o f e ac h h a lf , ,

a n o u n c e ,s y ru
p of ros s n ou nc e m a ke a p o ti n
e a , o :

I f th e
‘

b l ood be wa t r i sh or unc o nc o c t a s h i s m
e ,
 A R I ST O T L E S MA S T E R PI E C E
’
88 -
:

th e hydrop ical bod i e s and fl owforth by r e aso n o f

,

t h e t nu i ty o z th i nn ss to d r a w o ff th e w
e
-
e a te r it ,

will b e pro fi t a b l to p u r g wi t h a g a ric e l a t e riu m

e e
’

c o lo qui n t i d a S we a t i ng i s prop e r in th i s ca s e fo r ,

th e r e by t h e m a tt e r o ffe n d i ng i s t ak e n a wa y a nd ,

t h e m ot i o n o f th e b l ood ca rr i e d to t h e o u t w rd a

pa rts T o pro cu re s we a t use c a rd uu s wa t e wi t h

. . r,

m y t h rtd a t or th e d e c o c ti o n o f s a r sa p a r illa T h e
e
, :

g u m o f g ua iacu m a lso g r a t l y provo k e s s we a t ; e

p ill s o f s a rs a p a rill a t ak e n e v e ry ni g h t g o i ng to
,

b d a re worth il y c om m e nd e d l f th e b l ood fl o ws
e , .
,

fort h thro u g h t h e op e ni ng or b r e aki ng o f a in y e ,

wi t h o u t a ny e v il quali ty o f its e lf th e n o u g h t o n l y ,

c o rro b o ra iiy e s to b e a pp li d wh ic h i s th e l a st e ,

th i ng to b e done in t h i s i no rd i n a t e flu x .

T h e ai r m u t b e c o l d a n d d ry a ll m ot i o n o f th e
s

b ody is forb idd e n le t h e r m e a t b e ph e a s a nt ,

p a rtri d g e m o u nt ai n b i r d s c on e y s c al v es fe e t
,
-
, ,
’
.

& c — A nd le t h e r b e e r b e mi xt w
. i th t h e juic e o f
p o m e g r a n a t e s a n d qui nc e s .

C HAP . IV .

Of th e W e e zing/ f th e W omb

w
o .

HE we e pi ng o f th e o mb i s a flu x o f b l oo d
‘

I
,

u nna t u r al c o mi ng fro m th e nc e in drops a i

, .

te r t h e m a nn e r o f t e a rs cau s i n v i o l e n t p ai n s I n
g ,

t h e s a m e , k e e ih
p g n e i t h e r p e ri od no r t i m e By .

s o me i t i s r e fe rr e d u nto t h e i m mod e r a t e e v acu a

t i o n o f th e c o u rs e y e t th e y a re d i sti ng ui s h e d in
,

t h e qu a n t i ty a nd m a n n e r o f ov e rfl o w i ng in th a t .

th e y flo w c opi ou s l y a nd fr e e in t h i s c o nt i n u all y ,

tho u h by li tt l e a nd l itt l e a nd t h a t wi t h g r e a t p ai n
g ,

a nd d if fi cu l ty , wh e r e for e i t i s lik e n e d u nto t h e ,

s tra ng u a r
y .

au s e i s in th e fac ul t y i nstr u men t ma t

'

The c , , or
 A R I S T OT L B S M
'

A S T ER -
Pl E C E

te r . ln
‘

th e
fa c ulty ,b y b e in g e n fe e ble d , th a t i t c a n
n o t e x p e l th e b l ood , a nd th e bl ood r e st i n g th e r e ,
m a k e s t h e p a rt o f th e wo m b g rowh a rd ,a n d s tr e tch
e t h th e v e ss e l s fro m w
x

h e n c e p re c e e d e t h t h e p ai n
o f t h e wo m b l n th e i n str u m e n t by t h e n a rro w ,

n e ss o f t h e p a ss a g e s L a st l y , i t m a y b e t h e m a tt e r '

o f t h e b l ood , w h ic h m a y o ffe n d in too g r e a t a

q u a nt i t y ,
or in a n e vil qu ali ty i t b e i ng ro s s a nd
g ,

t h ick t h a t i t c a n not fl o w fort h a s it o u g h t to do

'

, ,
“

b u t by drops T h e s ig n s wil l b e st a pp e a r by th e re
.

l a t i o n o f t h e p a ti e n t : H r p p o n w1 ll iss u e p a in in e e s

t h e h e a d sto m ac h a n d b ack wit h i nfla m ma t i ns

, .
,
o

in t h e h a d sto mac h a n d b ack ; wi t h l l flbll l m

e , , i t
'
d

t i o n s u ffo c a tio u s a nd e x c oria ti o ns o f t h e m a tri x

,

I f th e str ng t h o f t h e p a ti e n t wi ll p r mi t fi
e t op e n e rs

a v i n in t h e a rm ru b t h e u pp e r p a rts a nd l t h e r
e , , e

a rm b e c ord e d t h a t t h e for c e o f t h bl ood m a y b e

, e

c a rr i d b ack wa rds ; t h e n a pp ly s u c h th i n g s a s m y
e r
a

la x a t e a n d m o lli fy t h e stre ng th e n i n g t h e wo m b ,

a nd a s u a e t h s h a p n ss o f t h e b l oo d a s ca t a r
g s e e ,

p l a m s m a d e o fb a nd ; li nts e d fe nug e k ,m l t
s r e ,
i e e io ,

m a llo ws nn rc n ry a n d a rt ip l x I f t h e b l ood b e v i
e e :

ci o n s n d g ro s a dd t h r e to mu g wort c a la n in t
a s e , i ,

d i c t um a n d b e to ny ; a n d le t h e r t ak e o f V e ni c e
tr a c l e t h e qu a nti ty o f a n u t me g t h e syru p o fm u g
e ,

wo rt e v e ry mor ni ng m ak e inj c t i o ns o f t h e d c o c , e e

t i o n s o f m all o ws m e r cu ry li nts e d g ro u ns l , , e , e ,

m u g wo rt fe n u g r k wi t h o il o h s we e t al m o nd s
‘

ee
-

, , .

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’

-
,

b o to m e is to b e o mitt d n d in t h st e a d t h e re o f
'

e , a e

t ak e s y r u p o f f fe rle w a n o u nc e h o n y ro s e s s y
’ ‘

e , e , ,

ru p o i ros e s sy r u p o f flz e c h u s o f e ac h h al l a n o z
'

, , .

W a t e r f r a la n in t m g wo rt b e to n y t y so p o f
o i ,
il , , ,

e ac h a n 0 2 m ak e a j ul e p ; if th e p ai n c o nti nu e s
, ,

t ak e t h i s p u r g a t i o n — t ak e s p e c h ie ix o ne d i a m
.

d iac a t h o l ic o n h a lfa n o z sy ru p o f ros e s la xa ive ts ' ’

.
,
 90 A R l S TO T L B s
’ ’
M AST E R - PI EC E .

o ne o u nce wi th th e de c o c ti o n o f mug wor t and

, ,

th e (o u r c o rd i al fl o we rs m a ke a pot i o n ltit , .

c ome s thro u h t h e
g we ak ne ss o f th e facul ty le t ,

th a t b e c orrobor a t e d — l fth ro u g h t h e g ross ne ss a nd

s h a rp ne ss o f t h e b l ood le t th e qu ali ty o f i t b e a l ,

l e re d a s I h a v e sh e wn in t h e for e g o ing c h a pt e r
, .

L a st l y I f t h e e x c re me nts o f t h e g u ts b e re t ai ne d
, ,

provoke t h e m by g l yst e r o f th e d e c o c ti o n f ca mo o

mil e b e to ny fe v e r fe w mall o ws li n ts e d j u ni p e r
, , , , e ,
.

b e rr i e s c o m mo n s e e d a nnis e e d me lio te a dd ing

, , , ,

t h e r e to d iaca t h o lic o n h al f a n o u n c e s al t ni tre a ,

d r a m a nd a h al f T h e p a ti e n t m u s t a bst ai n fro m
.

s a l t s h a rp a nd w
, i nd y m e a t .

C H AP V . .

Th e fa ls e C ou rs e s , W h ite s
‘

or .

R O M th e wo mb pro c e e ds no t o nly m e ns truo us

b l ood b ut acci d e n t all y m a ny oth e r e x o re
w
, , ,

me nts , h ic h b y t h e a nci e n ts a re c o m pre h e n d e d

, ,

u n d e r th e t i t l e o f rob u s , g un a k o is , wh i c h i s a d i s
t illa t io n o f a v a ri e ty o f c orr u pt h u m o u rs thro u g h
t h e wo m b , fl o wi ng fro m t h e wh o l e body , or p a r t
’

o fth e s a m e k e e pi n g ne i th e r c o u r se no r c o l o u r , b ut
,

v a ry i ng in bot h .

C o u a s e ] — T h e cau s e i s e i th e r p ro m isc uo m ly
.

in t h e who l e bod y , by a c a c o c h y m ia , o r we ak ne ss
o f t h e s a me , or in so m e o f t h e p a rts , a s in t h e li v

e r, w h ic h b y t h e i na b ili ty o f t h e s a n g u ifa c a tive ta

cul t y , cau s e t h a g e n e r a ti o n o f c orr u pt b l ood a n d
t h e m a tt e r i s r e d d i s h , so m e t i m e s t h e g all b e i n g
s lu g g i s h in i ts o flic e , n o t d r a wi ng a wa y t h os e c ho
le ric s u p e r flui ti e s e n g e nd e r e d in th e li v e r ; a nd
t h e m a tt e r i s y e ll o wi s h so m e t i m e s in t h e sp l e e n ,

n o t d e s c e nd i ng a n d cl e a n s i n g t h e b lood o ft h e d r e g s
o t e xc re me ntio us p a rts A nd t h e n,t h e m a tt e r fl o w
'

.
 92 A k i sr o r t s s
' ’
M A ST E R -
P I I C B.

fl in th e c k of th e wo mb a nd so me t im e s ma ke
’
‘

c li ne -

a n e x c or ia tio n o f t h e m a tri x ; in me la n c h o l i c i t
m u t b e d a ng e ro u s co nta m a c io us y e t t h e flu x o f
s
“

t h e h e m e r h o td s a d mi ni st e r s cu re .

I f t h e m a tt e r flo wm g fort h b e r e dd i sh op e n a
,

,
ve i n in t h e a rm if no t , a
p p y a g u re s to t h e a r m s
l l1 t
a n d s h o u l d e rs G al e n g l or ie s o f h ims e l f, h o w h e
c u r e d th e wi fe o f B ru t u s l a bori ng o f th is d i s e a s e ,
by ru bb i ng th e u pp e r p a rt wi t h c r u d ho ne y .

I f I t 1 5 cau s e d by d i stilla t i o n fro m t h e br ai n t ak e

sy r a a n d m a r o ra m p u rg e w th
p
u o f b e to n
y s t o c h s , j i ,

p illo c h fi ne qui b u s d e a g a ri c o ; m ak e n a s alia o f

,

o f th e
juic e o f s a g e hy ssop b e t o p y nig e lla wi t h
'

, , ,

o n e d i op o f t h e o il o f e l e c t d ia nt h a ro m a t ro fa t
, , , ,

d i a m br a d io m e s e th d u lci s o f e a c h o n d r a m ; n ut
, , ,

m e g h al f a dr a m wi th s u g a r a nd b e tc h y wa t e r
, ,

m ak e lo z e n g e s to b e t ak e n e ve ry m or ni n g a n d
'

e v e ni ng Hu ri A l e x a nd ri na h al f a d r a m a t ni g h t
.
,

g o i n
g to b e d I f t.h e s e t h i n s h e l p no t u se t h e
g ,

s u ffumi g a t i o n a nd p l a ist e r a s th e y a re pre s c r i b d,

e .

I f i t pro c e e d s fro m c r u d it i es in t h e sto m ac h o r ,

fro m a c o l d d i st e m p e r e d liV e r tak e e v e ry m or n i ng ,

o f t h e d e c o ct i o n o f li nu m s a n c t u m ; p u r e w i th
g g
p ill d e a g a r ic o d e h e r m od ac t d e h i e r a d i a c o lin
, , ,

t h id foe t n l a g ri g a t io
, , t a k e e l e c t a ro m a t ros e s .
, ,

t wo (I t a m s ; C i tro n p ill d ri e d n u t m e g l o n g p p , , e

p e t o f e ac h o n e s c r u l e
‘

p wit h m in t wa t e r a n d
, ,

m a k e l o z e n g e s o f i t Tak e o f th e m b e for e m e al s
if t h e fr i g i d i ty o f th e l i v e r th e i c b e j o i ne d a l e p l e
t i o n o f th e sto m ac h p u rg ing by vo m i t i s c o m m o n
,

d a ) le fo r wh ic h t ak e thre e dr a m s o f t h e e le c tua
‘

ry d ia s a r a G al e n al l o w s o f d iu r e t ical m e ans a s ah
s u m p tro s o li nan
, .

I f th e m a tt e r o f th e flux b e c ho l e ric pr e p a r e th e ,

h u mo u r with syru p o f ros e s , vio te ts e nd i v e s uc c o , ,

u r e w ith m i ro b o la n s, m ann a , rh u b a rb cass ia

ry p g , .
 A n i s ro a L e M A ST ER ce:
’
98
‘
s -
p i e

T ak e o f rh uba rb two d ia m s ann ise e d on e dr a m , ,

c i nn am o n a s c r u p le a n d a n h al f; in iu se th e m in l

s i x o u n ce s pr u ne broth a dd too th e s tr aini n g o f

m anna a h o u nc e , a nd t ak e in t h e m orni ng acc or d
'

ing to a rt T ak e spic e ru m d iato nian to n d iac o

.
, ,

ra n t , pri g d ia rth o d ; a bb aris d ia c y d o m e s , o f e ac h ,

o n e dr a m s u a r fo ur o u n c e s w
g , , it h p la in ta in wa t e r ,
m ak e l o z e ng e s , I f t h e cl yst e r o f th e g al l b e s lu g
g i sh , a nd do no t st i r u p th e facul ty o f th e g u t,
“

g i v e g iy s te rs wi th t h e d e c o c t i o n o f fo u r m o li fy i n g
,

h e rbs wi th h o n e y o f ros e s a nd al o e s
, .

I f th e fl u x b e m e la n c h o lo u s , pr e p a r e wi th syr u p
o f m ai d e n h ai r , ep ith y m ium , p o lip c d y h e rra g e ,

b u g lo s , fum ita r , h a rts to n u e a n d syr u p u s b i s a

y g
!
,

tiu s , wh ic h m u st b e m a d e wi tho u t vin e a r , oth e r

.

g
wi s e i t wil l ra th e r a n i m a t e th e d i s e a s e th an n a t u re
fo r m e la n c h o l y , by th e u se o f v i n e g r i s e n c r e a s e d, a
,

a nd both by Hi ppo c r a t e s lviu s a n d A ve n z o a r,

y , ,

it is d i s al l o we d o f a s a n e ne m y to th e wo m b , a n d
t he r e for e no t to b e u s e d in wa rd l y in al l u t e ri n e ,

d i s e a se s .

Li s tly— L e t th e wo m b b e cl e ans e d fro m th e

c orr u pt ma tt e r , a nd th e n c orrobor a t e d ; fo r t h e
.

p u ri fy i n g th e r e of m ak e i nj e c ti o n s o f t h e d e c o ct i on
o f b e to n
y fe v e rfe w sp ik e n a rd b is tro p , m e r cu ry ,
'

s a g e , add i ng th e re to s u g a r , o il o f s w
, ,

e e t al m on ds ,
o f e ac h tw o o u n c e s ; p e ss a r i e s a l so m a y be m a d e
'
'

o f s i lk , c otto n m o d i fi e d in th e j uic e o f th e a for e

,

me nti on e d h e rbs .

C HAP V I . .

S yf f M /
’

Of th e o c a tzon o th e o t ze n

HE c fi e c t (wh ic h if s i m p l y c o n sid e re dfi s none

'

b u t th e c a u s e o f a n e ffe c t , i s cal l e d in E n g
iish th e s u ffo ca tion o f th e m o th e r ; no t b e cau s e
 A n xs r o r w M A sr E R Pi a c z
’
94
'
s -
.

th e wo m b is str an g l e d bil t , th at i t cau se th th e

’
fo r
wo m b to b e c h o a k e d I t i s a r etra c t i on o f t h e
.

wo m b to wa rds th e : m i dri ff a nd sto m ac h wh ic h ,

p re ss e th a nd c rus h e th u p th e s a m e th at ih e ih ,

s t ru m e n ta l cau s e o f 1 e s 1 1 a t1 o n t h e m id 1 iHIS s uf
p ,

fo c a te d nd c o n s e nt i n
g wi th t h e b l ai n cau s i ng
— a ,

t h e a n i m a t i ng facul ty th e e f fi ci e n t cau s e o f re sp i
,

r at i on al so to b e i nt e r c e pte d wh e r e th e body b e
, ,

in g r e frig e r at e d a n d th e a c tion d e pr a v e d s h e fall s ,

to t h e g ro u n d a s o n e b e i n g d e a d .

I n th e s e h y s te i 1 cal p a s smn s som e c o nt i n u e l o n g e r

s o me short e r R abbi M o s e s wr i t e s o f so m e wh o
:

l a y i n t h e p a i o xy s y o f th e fi t fo r two d a ys R u .

fus m ak e s m e n t i o n o f o ne wh o c o n ti nu e d in th e
s a me p a ss ion thre e d a ys and thre e ni g hts a nd a t ,

t h e thr e e d a ys e n d s h e r e v i v e d T h at we m a y .

l e a rn by oth e 1 m e n s h a r m s to b e wa r e I will te l l
’
,

yo u an e x am p l e P a rmus W i ite th o f a wo m an in
,

S p ai n wh o s u dd e n l y fe l l i n to an u t e rine s u ffo c ati on

a n d a pp e a r e d to m e n s j u d m e nt a s d e a d ; h e r
’

g
fr i e n ds wo n d e r i n g a t th i s h e r s u dd e n c h a n g e fo r ,

th e i r b e tt e r s at is fact i on s e nt fo r a s u r g e on to h av e
h e r d i ss e c t e d wh o b e g i nn i n g to m ak e an i nci s i on
, ,

t h e wo m an b e g a n to m ov e a n d wi th g r e a t cla m o u r
,

r e t u rne d to h e rs e l f a g ai n to th e horror a nd d ,
a

m ira tio n o f al l t h e sp e c t ators .

1 h a t yo u m a y d i st i n g ui sh th e li v i n g fro m th e
'

d e a d th e anci e nts pre s c ri b e thr e e e xp e ri m e nts

,

T h e fi rst 1 8 to la y a li g ht fe a th e r to t h e m o u th a nd ,

by i ts m ot i on yo u m a y j u d g e wh e th e r th e p at ie nt
b e li vi ng or d e a d T h e s e c on d i s— to p lac e a la ss
g
.

ofw ate 1 o n th e br e a st a nd if yo u p e 1 c e ive i t to

,

m ov e i t b e to k e ne th li fe T h e th i rd i s— to ho l d a
, .

p ure l oo kin g g la ss to th e m o u th a nd n os e a n d if ,

th e g la ss a pp e a rs th ick wi th a li tt l e d e w u po n i t ,

it b e tok e ne th li fe A nd th e s e thr e e e xp e r i me nts

.
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. 95

a re g ood y e t wi th th i s cau ti on th at yo u ou g ht
, ,

n o t to d e p e n d o n th e m too m uc h fo r tho u g h t h e ,

fe a th e r a n d t h e wa t e r do n o t m o ve a nd th e g l as s
’

c on ti nu e p u re an d cl e a r y e t i t i s no t a ne c e ss a ry
,

c ons e qu e n c e th a t sh e i s d e st i t u t e o f li fe fo r th e
m ot i o n o f th e lu ng s by wh ic h th e r e sp i r at i on is
,

m ad e m a y b e t ak e n awa y th a t s h e cann ot br e a th e
, ,

y e t t h e i n t e r n al tr a n sp i r a tio n o f t h e h e a t m a
y re

m ai n wh ic h i s n o t m an i fe st b y th e m ot i o n o f t h e
,

bre a st or lu n g s b u t li e s o ccul t in th e h e a rt a nd in
,

wa rd a rt e ri e s ; e x a m p l e s th e r e o f we h a v e in th e
fly a n d s wa ilo w wh ic h in th e c o l d o f wi nt e r s e e m
,

d e a d a nd br e a th n o t a t al l ; y e t th e y li v e by th e
,

t r an sp i r at i o n o f th a t h e a t wh ic h i s r e s e rv e d in t h e
h e a rt a n d i nwa rd a rte r i e s th e re for e wh e n th e
s u m m e r appro ac h e th th e i nt e rn al h e at b e i ng re
,
'

vo c a te d to t h e i nwa rd p a rts th e y a re th e n a g ain

'
,

re v i v e d o u t o f th e i r s l e e py e c st ac y .

T hos e wo m e n th e r e for e th at s e e m to d ie s u d
d e n a nd u pon no e v i d e n t cau s e le t th e m n o t b e
, ,

c o m m i tt e d to t h e e a rth u nto th e e n d o f thr e e d ay s ,

le st th e li v i ng b e b u r i e d fo r th e d e a d .

C au s e ] T h e p a rt a ffe c t e d in th e wom b o f
.
-
,

wh ic h th e r e a re a t wo fo l d m ot i o n nat u ral a nd ,

sy m pto m atical T h e nat u r al m oti on i s wh e n th e

.
,

wo m b a ttra c te th th e h u m a n s e e d or e xc lud e th th e ,

i nfant or s e cu nd in e T h e sy m pto m at ical m ot i on

o f wh ich we a re to sp e a k i s a c on v ul s i v e dr aw
, i ng
o f th e wo m b
_

Si g n s ] At th e a ppro ac h i n g o f th e s u ffo ca ti on
.
-
,

th e r e i s a p a l e n e ss o ft h e fac e we ak n e ss o f th e l e g s
, ,

short ne s s o f bre ath fri g i d i ty o f th e who l e body

‘

, ,

wi th a wor ki n g u p i nt o th e thro a t ah d th e n sh e ,

fa l l s do wn a t o n c e vo i d both o f s e n s e a n d m ot i o n
t h e m o u th o f t h e wo m b i s cl os e d u p a n d b e in g ,

to uc h e d wi th th e fi n g e r i t fe e l s h a r d th e p a ro xism ,
 56 A n rs r o r r s s
’
M A ST E R PI E C E -
.

o f th efit o ne p as t s h e op e n e th h e r e y e s and fe e l
, ,
.

ing h e r s to mac h o p p re s t s h e o ffe rs to vo m i t , .

— I l t h e d i s e a s e h ath its b e i n ro
'

g f m
t h e c o rru p tio n o f th e s e e d i t fo re te ls m ore d ang e r
'

th an if i t pro c e e d e d fro m t h e s u ppr e ss i on o f th e

c o u rs e s b e cau s e th e s e e d i s c o n c o c te d a nd o f a ‘

n th e m
,

p u r e r quali ty th a e n str u o u s b l o od ; a n d th e

m ore p u r e b e i ng c orr u pte d b e c o m e s th e m ore fo u l ,

a n d fi ith y a s a pp e a rs in e g g s t h e p u re st no u ri sh
,

m e n t wh ic h v i t iat e d wil l y i e l d th e no iso me st fa

,

v ou r I f i t b e acc o m pa ni e d wi th a sy nc o pe i t sh e ws
.
,

na t u r e i s b u t we a k a nd th a t t h e sp i ri ts a re al m ost
,

e xh au st e d ; b ut if s n e e zi n g fo ll o ws i t sh e ws th e
‘

h e at th a t wa s al m ost e x i n c t doth no w b e g i n to t ,

re t u r n a nd n a t ur e will s u bd u e t h e d i s e s e
.

, a .

C u re ] I n th e cu r e o f th i s e ffe c t two th i ng s
.
—
,

m u st b e obs e rv e d Fi rst T h a t d u ri n g th e t i m e o f ,

t h e p a ro x ism n a t u r e b e provo k e d to e xp e l those

,

m ali g n an t v a po u rs wh ic h bi nd u p th e s e n s e s th at ,

s h e m a y b e r e cal l e d o u t o fth e s l e e py e xsta c y Se .

c o n d ly T h a t in th e i nt e r m i ss i o n o f th e fi t prop e r
, ,

m e d ici ne s b e a pp li e d to t ak e a wa y th e cau se .

T o stir u p n a t u re fa st e n cu ppi n g g la ss e s to th e
,
-

h i ps a nd nav e l app l y i n g li g a t u r e s u n to th e th i g hs
,

r u b th e e xtr e m e p a rt s wi th s al t v i n e g a r and m u s , ,

t a rd ; cau s e l o u d clam o u rs a nd th u n d e ri n g s in th e
!

e a rs App l y to th e n os e a ss a fce tid a ca stor a nd

.
,

sa a p an e u m
g st e e p e d in v in e
g ar pr ovo k e h e r to
, ,

s n e e z e by b l owi ng u p into h e r nostr il s th e powd e r

o f ca stor wh i t e p e pp e r p e lli tory o f S p ai n a nd
, , ,
h e ll e bor e H o l d u nd e r h e r n os e p atri d g e fe ath e r s
.
,
h air a nd o ld shoe s b u rnt a n d all oth e r st i nki n g ,

th i n g s fo r e v il odo u rs a re a n e ne m y to nat u re ;
,

h e nc e th e ani m al sp i ri ts do so c on t st a n d str i v e e

a g ainst th e m th at th e na t u r al h e at i s t h e re by r e stor e

ed , T h e bra in i s so o p p re st so me ti m e s th a t we .
,
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’
s s M AS T E R PI E C E
-
. 97
.

are c omp e l l e d to b u rn th e o u twa rd ski n o f th e h e a d

with hot o il or wi th a hot i ro n S h arp clyst e rs
, .

a nd s u ppo s i tori es are av ailab l e T ak e o f s a g e , :

c a lam int , h a re ho un d fe v e rfe w marj ora m be ty o n,

, , ,

h yssop o f e ac h o ne h and fu l an nise e d h alf an

'

o u nc e ; c o lo q uotind a wh i te h e ll e bore , s al g e m
.
, .

o f e ac h tw o dr a ms ; bo il th e s e in tw o po unds o f
wat e r to th e h alf ; a dd to th e straining o il o f ca stor
tyro o u n c e s ; h i e r a p ic r a two dr am s , and m ak e a
g l yst e r o f it .

I f i t b e cau s e d by th e re t e n tion and c orr u pt i on

o f t h e s e e d a t th e i n st an t o f th e p a ro xi s m le t th e
, ,

m i d wi fe t ak e o il o f lilie s m a rg o ra m a nd b a ys d is
, ,

so l v i ng in th e s am e two g rains o f ci v e t ; a dd a s
'
'

m uc h m u s k ; le t h e r d i p h e r fi n g e r th e re in and ,

p u t i nto th e n e ck o f th e wo mb tickling and rub ; ,

h ing th e s am e .

T h e fit b e i n g ov e r , proc e e d to th e cu ring o f th e
cau s e I f fro m th e r e t e n t i on o f th e s e e d a g oo d
.
,

h u sb an d will ad m i ni ste r a cu r e b u t thos e wh o c an , ,

n o t ho ne st l y p urc h a s e th a t cu r e m u st u se s uc h
‘
'

th ing s a s wil l dry u p a nd d i m inish th e s e e d a s di

cu m inua , d ia ca la m inth e s , St e A m on g st b a no nic s
.
,

th e s e e d o f au g u s ca st u s i s we l l est e e m e d o f wh e ,

t h e r t ak e n i n wa rd l y a pp li e d o u t wa rdly or re c e i v e ,

a s u fi u m ig a tio n I t wa s h e l d in g r e a t ho nor
'
‘

. .

a m on g s t th e Ath e n ia ns fo r by i t th e y d i d re m ain
,

a s p u r e v e ss e l s a nd pr e s e rv e d th e i r c h a st i ty by
,

o n l y strowin g i t o n th e b e d wh e re on th e y la y a nd ,

h e n ce th e nam e o f au g u s c ast u s g i v e n i t a s d e not ,

in g i ts e ffe c ts M ak e an i ss u e in th e i n s i d e o f e ac h
.

le g ,a n h an d br e adth b e l o w th e k ne e M ak e .

tro c h i sk s o f a g r ic two s c ru p l e s wil d ca rrot s e e d;

,

-
,

li g n al o és o f e ac h h al f a s c ru p l e wa sh e d t u rpe n
,

tin e th r e e dr a m s w i th c ons e rv e o f anthos m ak e a

‘
,
,

bo l us ; Ca stor i s o f e x c e l l e nt u se in th i s ca s e e i g ht ,
 An xs r o r t s s
’
M As r nn -
s cs .

dram s o f i t t ak e n i n wh i te wi ne or y ou may m ak e ,

p ill s o f i t wi th m it h ridite a nd t ake th e m g oin g to ,

b e d Tak e o fth e wh i t e bri on y root dr i e d and a ft e r

.
,

t h e m anne r o f c a i ro ts o ne o u n c e p u t i nto a
, ,

drau g ht o f wi ne p lac i ng it b y th e fi re and whe n

, ,

i t i s wa rm d ri nk i t ; t ak e m yrrh ca sto r a so foztida , , ,

o f e ac h o n e s c r u p l e saffron a nd rue s e e d o f e ac h
'

fo u r g rain s ; m ak e e i g ht p ill s and tak e two e ve i y ,

n i g ht g o i n g to b e d .

G al e n , by h i s o wn e x a m p l e c o mme nds u nto us ,

ag a r ic p ul v e r iz e d o f wh ic h h e fre qu e nt l y g a ve o ne
,

s c rup l e in wh i te wine lay to th e nav e l a t be d ti me

:

a h e a d o f g arlic br ui s e d fa ste ni ng i t with a s wi th

'

'
,

ing b a nd m ak e a g i rd l e o f g a lb a c um fo r th e wai s t
v-
,

a nd al so a p lai st e r fo r t h e b e ll y p laci n
g in o n e p a rt ,

o f i t ci v e t a n d m u s k whic h m u st b e lai d u pon th e

,

nav e l . Tak e p ulve ris b e ne dic t tro c h i s k o f a g a ric , ,

o f e ac h t w o d i a m s m 1 t11 1 1 d 1 te a s uflic ie nt quant i ty ,

a n d so m ak e two p a sse rie s a nd i t w ill p u rg e th e

,

m atri x o f wi nd a nd p h l e g m fo m e nt t h e nat u ra l ,

p a rt with s ala d o il in wh i c h h a s b e e n bo il e d rue

, ,

fe ve rfe wa n d ca m o m il e .

C HAP V I I . .

Of d e s c e n ding or fa lling of tb e M /
ot t e r .
"

HE fall ing do wn o f th e wo m b i s r e la x at i on o f
th e li g at u r e s , wh e re by th e m a tri x i s ca rr i e d
b ac k ward and in som e h ang s o u t in th e bi g n e s s
,

o f an e g g . O f th e s e th e re a l e t wo ki nds d i st i n ,

i s h e d by a d e s c e n d i n g a n d pr e ci p i ta t i o n T h
g u e .

d e s c e n d i ng o f th e wo m b i s wh e n i t s i n ks do w ,n

to th e e ntr an c e o f th e pr i v i tie s a nd app e a rs ,

to th e e y e e i th e r no t at al l or v e ry li tt l e T h e .

r e ci p i t at i o n is wh e n th e wo m b lik e a p u rs e '

p , ,

is t urn e d ins i d e o ut w a rd, a nd h an g s b e t wi xt th e

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of lil lie s and swe e t alrno nds, or with th e d ecoc tioh '

o f ma l l o w s b e e ts fe nug re k an d li ntse e d W h e n
, , ,

t h e ina flma tio n i s dis s i p a te d le t th e m i d wi fe ano i nt ,

h e r h and with o il o f ma stic k , and re d uc e th e w o mb

Into its p lac e .
‘

CHAP V I II ; .

Of th c I n fl m t n f the W omb
’

a a zo o .

phle g m on or i nflam m at i on o f th e matri x

E , ,

poss e s s i ng th e wh o le wo mb
a c o m a nie d w
i
,

p i th u nn a t u r al h e a t by o b s tr uc t i o n ,

a nd g a th e ri n
g to g e th e r o f c orru pt b l ood
Cau se ] T h e cau s e o fthi s e ffe c t is s u ppre s s ion o f
th e m e ns e s re le tio n o fth e who l e b o d y dm m o d e ra te
p
-

u se o f V e nus o fte n h a n d li ng t h e g e ni t al s d if fi cul t

‘
, ,

c h il d b i rt h v e h e me nt a g it at i on o f th e body fall s
-

, ,
‘

b lo ws ; to wh ic h a ls o m a b e a dded t h e us e o f
y ,

s h a rp w do e w o m b s
_

p e s s a rie s h e re b n o t s e l m t h i ih
y ,
fla m e d cu pp i ng g la ss e s al so fa st e n e d to t h e p u bis
-

a nd hyp o g a str iu m dra wth e h u m o u rs to th e wo mb

,
.

1
Si g n s ] T h e s i g ns a re an g ui sh h u mo u rs pa i n m , ,

th e h e a d a nd sto m ac h vo m i t i ng c old ne ss o f th e
, ,

k ne e s c onvulsio n s o f th e ne ck do a t i n g tre mb li n g
, , ,

o f t h e h e a rt o ft e n th e r e i s a strai tne ss o fbre a th by ,

r e a son of th e h e at whic h i s c om m u nicate d to th e

m idrifi th e bre a sts sy m p ath izin g wi th th e wo m b
,

p ai ne d and sw
, ,

e l le d Fu rthe r if th e fo re p a rt of t h e
, ,
-

ma tri x b e infl am e d th e pri v i ti e s a re g r i e v e d th e , ,

u r i ne is s u
pp re s t or f l o w s forth w
, i th d i f
fi cu l ty ; I f
t h e a ft e r p a rt t h e l o i n s a n d b ack s u ffe r th e e x o re
-
, ,

me nts are re t ai ne d ; if th e r i g ht s i de t h e r i g ht h i p ,
s uf fe rs t h e rig ht le g i s h e a vy s l o wto m ot i o n in so
, , ,

mu c h th at som e t im e s sh e s e e m s to h al t And so if .
,

{ h e l e ft s i d e 0 1 th e w omb b e i nflam e d th e l e ft h ip
,
. ,

is p ain e d and th e l e ft le g i s we ak e r th an t h e n g h t
“
0
Q

, .
 A n i sro r La s
’
M A S T E R P I E C E“ -
JO l

I f th e n e ck wo mb b e re fre sh e d , th e mid
of th e
wife p u tt in g u p h e rh a g e r sh all fe e l th e mo u th o f ,

i t re trac t e d an d cl os e d u p wi th h a rdne ss abo u t i t

.

“ “

, .

P ro g no stic s j — A Hinfla m m a tio ns o f th e wo mb '

a re d ang e ro u s if n o t d e a d l y a h d e sp e ciall y if th e
'

to ta h s ub s tanc e o f th e m atr i x b e i nfl a m e d y e t th e y ,

a re p e r il o u s if in th e n e ck o f th e w omb A fl u x o f .

t h e b e l l y for e t e ll s h e al th if i t b e na t u ral fo r n a , ,
t u re work s b e st by th e u se o fh e r o wn i n str u m e n ts .

C u re J I n th e cu r e fi rst le t h u m o u rs fl o wi ng
.
-
,

to t h e wo mb b e r e p e ll e d fo r e ffe c t i ng o f wh ic h ,
afte r th e b e l l y h a s b e e n l oos e ne d by c oo li ng cl ys
-
t e rs ph l e botom y wil l b e n e e d ful ; op e n th e re for e
, , ,
a v e in in th e a rm and ( if s h e b e no t w , i th c h il d)
th e d a y a fte r str ik e s a ph e na o n both fe e t fa ste n
’

, ,

li g a t u r e s a nd cu pp i n g g la ss e s to th e a rm and ru b -

th e u pp e r p art P u r g e li g ht l y wi th ca s s ia rh u
.
'

b a rb s e nn a m o ro b o lans f Tak e o f se nna two

, ,

dr am s annis e e d o ne sc r u p l e m iro b olans h al f an

_
‘
, ,

o u n c e b a r l e y wate r a s u ffi ci e nt quan ti ty m ak e a
,
-
.
,

d e c o c ti o n : disso l ve i n i t syr u p o f s ucc ory with

,

rh u b a rb two o nn c e s p u l p o f ca ss ia h al f a n o unc e
'

, , ,
o il o f a nnis e e d t wo drops a nd m ak e a pot i on ,

T h e ai r m u st b e c o l d all m ot i o n o f th e body , ,
e sp e cia l l y o f t h e l o w e r p a rts i s forb i dd e n vig i ,

lan c e is c o m m e n d e d ; fo r by s l e e p th e h u mo u rs ,

a re ca rr i e d i n w a rd by wh ic h th e i n fla m m at i on i s
,

i n c re a se d e a t sp a ri ng l y le t yo u r drin k b e b a r l e y
, ,

wate r cla rifi e d wh e y ; and yo u r m e a t c h ick e n s

'

a nd c h ick e n broth bo il e d wi th e nd i ve , s ucc ory ,

-
,

s orr e l , b u g l oss an d mall o w s

-
.
 ma sr s a wi s c z
u i

’
a a i s ror xi1 s
'
. .

C HAP . IX .

Of th e S cir rosii
y or Ha rd n e ss of th e W omb .

ph l e g mon an
eg le c te d , or no t pe rfe c t l y , i s
sc h i rrus o f th e m a tri x ; w h ic h i s
a h a rd u nna t u r al s w e lli n g , in s e n s ib l y hind e ri n g th e
op e r at i ons o f th e wo m b, a nd d i sposing th e wh o l e
.

b o dy to l th fu lness .

Cau s e ] — O ne c au s e of th i s d i s e a s e ma y be a s
.
-

c rib e d to w ant o f j u d g m e nt in th e p h ys ician , a s m a

n y e m p i ric s , a d m in i st e rin to a n infla mina t i o n o f
g
the w o mb , do ov e r m uc h r e fri g e rat e a nd a ffring e
t h e h u m o u r th a t it c an ne i the r p as s b ack wa rd no r
for wa rd— h e n c e , th e m a tt e r b e ing c o n d e nse d , d e
g e n e r a t e s i n to a la p idio us h a rd s u bst anc e O th e r
cau s e s m a y b e , s u ppre ss i on o f th e m e n str u o u s re
t e n ti o n o f t h e l o c h ia , c o m m o n l y call e d th e a ft e r

p u r g i ng s , e a ti n g o f c orr u pt m e a ts , a s in th e diso r
d in a te l ong in g cal l e d p ic a , to wh ic h b r e e di n g w o

m en a re so o fte n s u bj e c t ‘
I t m a y pro ce e d al so
.

fro m obstr uc t i ons an d u lc e rs i n th e m a trix , or fro m

e v il e f fe c ts o f th e li v e r a n d sp l e e n
‘

Si g n s ) I f th e botto m o f th e v o mb b e a ffe c te d ,
. .

s h e fe e l s , a s i t we re , a h e a vy b u rd e n, r e re s e n tin
p g a
m o le , y e t d i ffe ri n g , i n th a t t h e bre a sts are a tt e n ua t a

e d , an d th e who l e body w a x e th l e ss I f t h e ne ck of .

th e w omb b e a ffe c te d mo o u twa rd h u mo u rs wili ap

pe a r ; th e mo u th o fi t i s r e trac t e d , a nd be ing to uc h e d
wi th th e fi n g e r , fe e l s h a rd ,no rc a n s h e h a v e th e c o m
p an y o f a m an wi tho u t g re a t p ains and pri ckin g s .

P ro g nostic s A s c h irrus c onfir me d i s in cu rs

.

b le , a nd wil l t u rn i nto a ca n c e r or i n c u r ab l e d rop

s y , a nd e nd i n
g i n a ca nc e r prov e s d e a d l y , b e cau se
t h e n a ti v e h e at i n thos e p a rt s b e in al m ost s m othe r
g
-r

e d , c an h a rd l
y ag ai n b e re s to xe d.
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g .

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g pr e ss e d wi th th e
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,

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t h e g re a t g u ts a nd h e r d e s i r e to V e n u s i s a b a te d
, .

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b e g in s to m ov e in t h e wo m b t h e th i rd o r fo u rt h
mo nth ; a nd th a t no t in th e m a nn e r o f a m al e ,
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t u r n t h e f a x oi th e c h i ld to wai d s t h e b a ck o f i ts
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ot h e r foot tu l ne d b a ck wa rd t h e n m u st th e wom an ,

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t wi n s a b od y wi t h two h e a d s , or two b o d y s jo ine d

t o g e t h e r whi c h y o u m a y soo n s e e ; if b o t h t h e
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fi r st w h i c h i s m ost a d v an c e, d h a v i n g t h e ot h er ,

t h a t s h e d o n ot c h an g e i t s si tu a t i o n .

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it co me s f o rt h ou t o f t h e w o m , b t h e m i d w i f e m u s t

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, ,

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,

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m as s w i th g oo d si fte d a sh e s, boi l th e mass in fou n

ta in wa t e r , a d di n g l ea v e s o f g r ound i v y , whi t e ho re -

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fum ito ry , r oo ts o f s h a rp po int e d d oc k , and
o f e l e c a m p an e , of e a c h fo u r h a n d fu l s m ak o a
ba th to be use d , with c a re o f ta king c old .

wo rm ise e d h alf a d ra m
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,
-
flou r o f sul p h ur
,

a d ra m , pru ne ll e ha l f a
sa l d ra m , m ix and m a k e a
p o w d e r G i ve a s muc h a s wi ll lie o n a s ilv e r th re e
.

e nc e , n i g ht or m o rning , in t r e ac le o r h one y Or
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i
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r p e op l e g ro wn up , y o u m ay a dd a s uf fi c i e nt quan
ti t y of a lo e r o se tu m , a nd s o m a ke t h e m up
t h re e o r fo ur the re o f ma y b e t ak e n e v e ry morning .

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G ive a d r op or two of t e o il of annise e d s in a
sp o onfu l of p ana da , milk , o r wh a t e l se yo u th ink fi t!
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ha th , a s i t we re , a c o mi ng down in th e mi ddl e o f
w
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h i s fo re h ea d , is o ne o f a g re a t spi rit a g r e a t it,

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v oi d o f d e c e i t , a n d y e t o f a h a r d fort une He
who se fore he a d is lo ng a n d h i g h , a nd ju tti ng fo rt h ,
.

is h o n e s t , b ut w e a k a nd si mpl e , a nd o f a n h a r d fo r
t une . .

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-
,
-

in m a n or w o m an , a n d w h i c h by a fre q u e nt m o
t io n e le va te th e m s e lve s s h e w th e p e rs on t o b e
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e a a n d ind ilfe re ntly i n cli ne d to th e ir g o od o r
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.

e viL—s He w h os e e e br o w s a re t h ic k a nd h ve
y a
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,

bu t li tt l e h a ir u pon th e m, i s w e a k in h i s inte lle c

t ua ls , a nd t oo cr e dul o us
Gre a t a nd ful l e y e s , e i th e r in m ano r w o m an , .

s h e wth e pe r so n to b e
, fo r th e mos t p a r t , slo th ful ,

bo l d , e nvi ous a b a d c onc e al e r o f s e cr e t s , mise ra

,

b le , v a i n g i ve n t o l i n and e t o f a b a d m e m ory ,
, y g y ,

slo w of i n ve nt ion w e a k o f h i s i n te l l e c t u a l s a nd ,
,

y e t v e ry m uc h co nc e i te d o f th a t l i tt l e w isdo m h e
t h i nk s h i m s e l f m a s t e r o f He w h os e e y e s a re
. .

h ollo w in h is h e a d , a nd th e re for e disc e rn s we l l at a

g re a t dis t a nc e , i s o n e th a t is suspicious pro ud and ,
.

t re a c h er ous bu t h e w h os e e y e s a re a s i t w e re ,
s t a rtin e ut o f h is h e a d is a si m pl e fool is h p e rs on
g , .

He w h o s ta n ds s t ud i ousl y an d a cu t e l y w i th h is e y e s ,
.

an d e y e iid s d o w n w a r d i t d e no ts h im t o b e m a l i
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,

c i o n s i m pious to wa rd s G o d , an d fa l s e to w a rd s m e n “

T h q s e w h os e e y e s i s a l w a ys a t w i nk l in g an d w hi c h ,
.

m ov e b a c k w a rd a nd for wa rd , s h e w s th e pe rso n t o ’

b e l u xuri o us and u n fa i th ful I f a p e rso n h as an y

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n u n s }: B O D Y .
.

sup e s r ti ti o n . T he y wh o h ave y e s li k e o xen, are

e
s of a g ood nu t r im e nt bu t o f a w e e k me mo
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p e r so n
ry , a nd o f a du ll und e r st an d in ;
g b ut th o se wh ose
e ye s a r e ne i th e r t w o l i ttle no r t w o bi , and ih c lin
g
in g to b l a c k , d o s i g ni fy a man m i l d , p oac ib le .

h one st, w i tt y , and o f a g ood und e rstand in and

o n e th a t wh e n ne e d r e q u i re s w ill b e se rvis 1 b le to
h is fri e nd .

A l on g and th in nose , d e note a m an bol d , c u rio u s

a nd V ain , w e a k a n d c r e d ul o us A l ong no se , th e
tip be nd in g d o w
. ,

n, s h e w s th e p e rson to b e wi s e and
d isc re a t . A b o tt l e no se d e no te a man to b e imp e t
'

tu o u s in c h ai n in g h is d es i r e s He w ho h a s a lo ng
.

a n d l a r g e n o se , is a n a d m i r e r o f th e fa i r se x, a nd
'

we ll a cco m pl i s h e d fo r th e w a r s o f V e nus , bu t ig
'

no ran t o f an y t h i n g e ls e Q A n os e ve ry roun d a t .

th e e nd o f i t h a vi n g bu t l i ttl e n o s t ri ls , s h e w
, s th e

e r so n to b e v e ry m unifi c e nt a nd li b e r a l , t ru e to
p
h i s t ru s t, b u t ve ry pro ud, c r e du lo us an d v ai n He .

wh os e no s e is m or e re d th an any o th e r pa rt o f h is
fa c e , i s t h e r e b y d e n o t e d to b e c ov e t ou s A th i c k .

n o s e w i th w i d e no s t ril s, d e n o t e s a m an d ull o f ap
pre h e n s io n, s i m pl e , a nd a l i a r .

W h e n th e nos t ri l s a re cl o se and th in, th e y d e

n ot e a m a n to h a ve bu t l i tt l e t e s t ic le s , a n d t o be
ve ry d e s i r o us o f th e e njo y m e nt o f w om e n, bu t
m o d e s t in h is c on v e r sa ti on bu t h e w h os e n ost ri l s
a t a nd w
,

a re r e i d e , i s u su a lly w e ll h u n g and lus t

g
ful, bu t w i th a l o f an e nvi ous b o l d a nd t re a c he rou s
,

di s p o si ti o n , a nd tho u g h d ul l o fu nde r s ta ndin g y e t

c on fi d e n t e n o ug h .

A g r ea t a nd w i d e mou th , s h e ws th e man t o b e
bo l d , w a rl i k e , s h a me le ss}s and s to u t, a g re at l i a r,
‘

an d a g e r a t t a l k e r a n d c a rr ie r o f ne w s , a nd a l so a .

re a t e ate r, but as fo r h is i n te ll e c t ua ls th e y are

g e ry d u l l ,
M 2
 ons s n vn ‘
l o ns o n m HU M A N B o b Y'
‘

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,

in g , s h ew a p e rson t o b e cr e dul o us , foolis h , du ll

and stup id a n d a p t to b e intic e d t o a n hi n
, yt g .

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ing th e i r o ffic e a nd e sp e c i a l l y if th e y a re s h or t an d
,

fe w, th ou g h th e y s h ew th e p a rt y t o b e o f a w e a k
fi o nstitutio n , y e t th e y d e no t e h im to b e o f no e x
t 1 a o rd 1 n a ry u nd e rs t a n di n g , an d n o t o n ly s o b ut ,

a lso o f a m e e k disposi t io n , h o ne s t fa lth ful a nd se ,

c re b in w h a t e ve r th e y a re t rus t e d w i th .

A ton g u e to o s w i ft in sp e e c h s h e vv s a m an to
,

A s t a mm e ri n g t ong ue
'

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b e ve ry foolis h a nd v a i n .
'

si g ni fi e s a w e a k u nd e rs tan di n g , a nd a wa ve ri n g
m i nd . A ve ry t h i c k a n d rou g h t ong u e , d e n o te s a
ma n t o b e a p p 1 e h e ns ive , fu l l o f co m pl i m e nt s , y e t
11 c a c h e ro n s a nd pro n e t o 1 n1 p ie t y .

A faint vo ic e , a tt e n d e d wi th l i ttl e br e a th , s h e w s
a e rs o n t o b e o f g ood u n d e rs t a n d in g bu t ume ro us .

A th ic k ful l c h i n, a b o un trin g w i th p e a c e , hon e s t

’

an d ru e t o h is t rus t A p i c k e d c h in s h e w s o ne
t .

t o b e o f a l o ft y s piri t
, .

Y o ng m e n s b e a rds u su a ll y b e g i n t o g ro w o n
’

th e i r c hin s a t fi ft e e n y e a rs o f a g e , a n d soone r ;
t h e s e ha i rs proc e e d f1 o m t h e s u p e rfi u ity o f h e a t ,
t h e fu m e s w h e re o f a sc e n d t o th e c h i n a nd c h e c k s,
l i k e s m o k e t o th e fu nne l o f a c h i m n e y th e re a re
fe w w o m e n t h a t h a ve l1 a i1 o n th e i r c h i n s a n d t h e ,

re a s o n is , tho s e h u m o u 1 s w h ic h c a us e h a ir to g r ow
'

o n m e n s c h e c k s , a re e v a c u a t e d b
’

y w o m e n , in tl1 e i1

m o nt h ly c o urs e s .
’

G i e a t th ic k ea rs are c e r t a i n sig n s o f a fo o l is h '

p e rso n, o f a b a d m e m o iy a n d w ors e u n d e rs ta nd
,

ing bu t s ma l l a n d th i n c a rs s h e w s a p m so n to b e
o f oo d w i t a nd u n de rs t a ndin g g r ave se c 1 e t, th rif
g
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t y, m od es t, o f a g oo d m e m or y, 8c w il li n g t o ob li g e ,