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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1762 Excerpt: ... a relaxed state, and the humours already incline to putrefaction, is, above any circumstance, introductive of putrid diseases; the usual ejection of superfluous and corrupted matter, partly effected by the digestion of the aliments, and partly carried out of the blood with the excreted juices, being then much more necessary than at any time: as, in such a state of the body, the insensible perspiration is not seldom obstructed, the consequences of which are comparatively less, if nature, by the communication between that discharge, and the-grosser evacuation by the intestines, effects, thro' the last passage, a discharge of those superfluities; of which, as very pernicious to the body, regard to a sailor, who is altogether as useful to the commonwealth? I cannot conclude without taking notice, that the usual method of impressing seamen, on their return from long and tedious voyages, void of necessaries, and chagrined at not seeing their friends and families, hath been the bane of thousands: and I could wish, for the honour of the nation, and the benefit of the marine, a method of manning our fleet could be found out, more consistent with common humanity and British liberty. it endeavours by all means to exonerate itself. The effects of such oppilations, or obstructions, are, especially in the West- Indies, the Chocolate-Sickness, preternatural, and extremely painful stools, sometimes sanious, or a Flux, occasioned by the acrimony of the matter; also excessive stimulations of the bowels, or else a Fever, if some of this feculent matter should find its way into the blood through the lacteal ducts, or any other absorbent vessels; which, as we have seen.before (XLVI.) becomes an additional and aggravating cause in' hastening putrefaction and maligna...

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