A mechanical essay upon the heart, in three anatomical lectures. Wherein I. The heart is demonstrated to be a compleat epitome of myology ... II. The origin and nature of the blood ... III. The praeternatural state of that fluid / By William Wood.

  • Wood, William, 1688-
Date:
1729
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Credit: A mechanical essay upon the heart, in three anatomical lectures. Wherein I. The heart is demonstrated to be a compleat epitome of myology ... II. The origin and nature of the blood ... III. The praeternatural state of that fluid / By William Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II. ANOTHER Evacuation is by Veftcatcry, from Sfanifb Flies, whofe fubtile cauftick Salts, feparating the Cuticula from the Cut is, make room for the excretory Du£fe of the. Cutaneous Glands to empty the Serum, which fprings from the Blood by their ftimulating Quality : for thefe Salts vellicating the Sides of the containing Veflels, rouze the languid and flragnating Fluids, break their Cohefions, and throw off the peccant Load thro'the Blyfter, the Pores, and by Urine, (a due Care being had to prevent a Strangury.) By the affiftance of Cantharides, we fee the Sick daily redeem'd from the Grave, who muft otherwife have inevitably yielded to a hafty Fate. ■. 5 _ , i % , t ^ j • r 1 J i . r 1 i; ■ v , > r\ \I f> Tiff * . * * * * . ,, r - , -1 j 11X l I..j v III. An Emetick brealcs the Blood, difcharges a> vaft Quantity of Humours by its Vellication of the Fibres of. the Stomach. In this Operation, the Liver and the Spleen are prodigioufly fqueez’d by the Convulfions of the Stomach, and the Mufcles .of th z Abdomen. Thus the flow-moving Blood is accelerated, the Inteftines and Mefentery being prels'd, drive on the refluent Blood below ; and the Lungs being comprefs'd by the ^Diaphragm from the convulfive Motion of the Stomach are freed from a tough Flegm. Thus the Blood circulates eafier ; the Relpiration becomes freer; and the certain Confequence is a kind and copious Perlpiration. And, ’ ; i . ; •ft • > 4 , - _ \ . y • * * 9 ? % * * ’ j«* , . , f | f . r ! 1 v . v - .... IV. A Cathartick operates the fame way as an Emetick; only this in the Stomach, and that in the Inteftines. A Ca¬ thartick, by twitching the Bowels ftrongly, increafes the Be_ riftaltick pr Vermicular Motion from the Pylorus downwards : by which means a vaft-Drain of Humours are carry'd off from the Mefenterick Glands : But a great many Particles of a Cathartick, Healing through the Papilla Inteftinorum into the Blood, irritate the Veflels, and contribute even this way too, to alter and meliorate the whole Mals of Blood both in Quantity and Quality* THERE