Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...

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Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...
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Galen.
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London :: Printed by Peter Cole ...,
1652.
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Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Chap. 36. Signs of a cold and dry Heart.

THe Heart being cold and dry renders the Pulse hard and small, yet respiration, if the smalness of the Breast answer to the coldness of the Heart, is moderate,

Page 36

if the Breast be very Broad 'tis are and slow, above all men these are least prone to anger, but once anger them and they will never care for you more, there is not one of a hundred of them that hath any Hair of his Breast.

Take this common Notion in all this we have writ∣ten or shall write concerning this Subject, That we when we speak of the Conditions of Men, speak of them barely as they are Natural and ingrafted in Man, not as they are amended by Phylosophy or Education.

Culpeper.

Conserves of Roses, Borrage, Bugloss, and Rosema∣ry Flowers is very good for such; as also Marigold Flo∣wers, Saffron, green Walnuts preserved, Juniper Ber∣ries, Bettony, Candied Citron Pills, &c.

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