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Chapter 6

           AndbecauseIhadsomeskillinthefaculty,Iwould,ingratitudetohishonour,lethimknowthewholemysteryandmethodbywhichtheyproceed.

           "Theirfundamentalis,thatalldiseasesarisefromrepletion;whencetheyconclude,thatagreatevacuationofthebodyisnecessary,eitherthroughthenaturalpassageorupwardsatthemouth.Theirnextbusinessisfromherbs,minerals,gums,oils,shells,salts,juices,sea-weed,excrements,barksoftrees,serpents,toads,frogs,spiders,deadmen’sfleshandbones,birds,beasts,andfishes,toformacomposition,forsmellandtaste,themostabominable,nauseous,anddetestable,theycanpossiblycontrive,whichthestomachimmediatelyrejectswithloathing,andthistheycallavomit;orelse,fromthesamestore-house,withsomeotherpoisonousadditions,theycommandustotakeinattheorificeaboveorbelow(justasthephysicianthenhappenstobedisposed)amedicineequallyannoyinganddisgustfultothebowels;which,relaxingthebelly,drivesdownallbeforeit;andthistheycallapurge,oraclyster.Fornature(asthephysiciansallege)havingintendedthesuperioranteriororificeonlyfortheintromissionofsolidsandliquids,andtheinferiorposteriorforejection,theseartistsingeniouslyconsideringthatinalldiseasesnatureisforcedoutofherseat,therefore,toreplaceherinit,thebodymustbetreatedinamannerdirectlycontrary,byinterchangingtheuseofeachorifice;forcingsolidsandliquidsinattheanus,andmakingevacuationsatthemouth.

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