of the late <Peftilence. 9 5 bear it. And truly the belt Deliberation and Thought I was able to take in fuch Exigencies, where I happened to be called, was but of little EffecT:-, and after Adminiftration of the beft Medicines that the Rules of Phyfick could invent, Things generally grew worfe j which made it appear as impoflible to reftifie a rafh and fatal Error in the Conducl of a vi- olent Difeafe, as in the Management of a mili- tary Engagement-, but of this we fhall have Occafion to fay more hereafter. Y E T to fatisfie any inquifitive Perfon how this primary Affe&ion of the Stomach does arife, and through what PafTages the peftilen- tial Poifon makes its Entrance, it is to be ob- ferved, that nothing is more plain than that the peftilential Mtafmata not only enter at the larger PafTages, but alfo through the Pores of the Skin, even to the whole nervous Syftem, from whence they are communicated to all other Parts for this is peculiar to the Nerves, that they not only convey the firlfc Impreffion to the Stomach by its general Con- fent with all Parts, but alfo when that is af- ter any Manner whatfoever affeded, they com- municate it to the whole Frame, as in the taking a Vomit. SOME-
