The philosphical and physical opinions written by Her Excellency the Lady Marchionesse of Newcastle.

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The philosphical and physical opinions written by Her Excellency the Lady Marchionesse of Newcastle.
Author
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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London :: Printed for J. Martin and J. Allestrye ...,
1655.
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Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
Science -- Early works to 1800.
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Chap. 186. Of burning fevros.

ALL burning fevours for the most part, are produced from the vital spirits, as when they move irregularly, they cor∣rupt the natural humours which cause a distemper of heat in the body moving towards expulsions, which are dilation; and when they move with supernatural quicknesse after an extenu∣ating maner, they inflame the body in either causes, empty∣ing the body, and quenching the fire is to be put in execution, for the emptier the body is, the lesse humours there will be.

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Ltkewise lesse motion, as having lesse matter, for in matter motion lives, likewise the lesse cumbustible matter there is, the sooner the unnatural fire will be quenched, unlesse that the fire be in the arteries, then it is like a colepit set on fire, wherein there is no quenching it, unlesse you drown the coles, so when the unnatural heat is in the arteries, you must drown the life of the body, like the colein the pit before you can quench the fire; but a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may be eased, & somwhat prolonged with cooling brothes, and quenching julips, for though they cannot enter the arteries, yet they may keep the outward parts cold and moist, which may cast cold damps quite through the bo∣dy, but in this case all evacuations are dangerous, for the more empty the body is of humour, the sooner the bo∣dy is consumed, for the humours serve as oyl, and though they flame, yet they keep in the light of life; in all other fe∣vours evacuations of all sorts are good, for if it be some me∣lancholy pitch humours that are set on fire in the body, or some oylie cholerick humours, it is but quenching it with cooling julips, without any hurt to the body, and if it be a bran∣dy blood set on fire, it is but drawing it forth by broaching some veines, and the body will be saved from the destru∣ction.

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