of pefcikntial Dijeafes. 41 f As this Coagulation and Fufion may go f on lb far as to let at Liberty, and perfpire 5 through the Surface of the Body, or with c the Breath in Refpiration, many noxious c Particles, which may be fo fubtil and a- c clive, as to enter the cutaneous Pores of c other Perfons, or mix with that Air which
- they draw in Refpiration, and when got
I into the Body, be able to make the fame c Change in the Blood, both as to its Coa- ' gulation and Fufion^ hence it comes that 5 fuch a Fever proves contagious, which is
- an infeparable Requifite to a feftilential
c Fever. c But this is not only thus brought about - but alfo the diffoived, and difperfed Par- ticles, may longer adhere to fome inani- mate Bodies than others, as to Woollen and Linen Cloaths, Papers, &c. and thefe Particles may, by the Steam of a living Body, or by the Means of any other Heat, be put into Motion, fo as to breath out of thofe Lodgments, where they quietly re- sided, and obtain fb much Liberty, and A fl ion on all fides, as will carry them into the cutaneous Pores of any Perfons within their Reach, and infect, them ♦, and on this Account a TeftiUnce may be brought from c ver y e
