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An Account Of The Death Of The Countess Cornelia Baudi, Of Cesena;
in the womb of a woman , with such an igneous strength , as may reduce the bones to ashes , and burn the flesh . Two such cases are known , which are extant , one in the Acta Medica Haf ' nieiis . anno 16 73 , and the other in M . Marcell . Donat . de Medic . Hist . Mirab . lib . 4 . The bile , which is a necessary juice for our digestion , was observed
by P . Borelli , when vomited up by a man , to boil like aqua fortis . Centur . 2 . obs . 1 . p . 109 . Besides , very strong fires may be kindled in our bodies , as well as in other animals of a hot temperament , not only'by nature , but also by art ; which , being able to kill , will serve for a better proof of my argument , obs . 77 in the German ephemerides 1670 .
. , Tie the upper orifice of the stomach of an animal with a s . tring ; fie also its lower orifice ; then cut it out above and below the ligatures , and press it with both hands , so . that it may swell up on one side : this done , let the left hand keep it so , that the swelled part may not subside ; and , with the ri ght , having first placed a candle at an inch distanceopen it quick with an anatomical knifeand you will see a
, , flame there conceived , issuing out in a few seconds of time : and such a flame maj-, by the curious , be perceived not only in the stomach , but also in the intestines . The first discoverer of this was Andrew Vulparius , anatomy professor at Bologna , in Italy , 166 9 . Thus , a quick and violent agitation of spirits , or a fermentation of juices in the stomachproduces a visible flame .
, The German ephemerides , anno 10 , p . $ 3 . by Sturmius say , that in the northermost countries , flames evaporate from the stomachs of those who drink strong liquors plentifully . Of three noblemen of Courland , who drank strong liquors out of emulation , two died scorched and suffocated , by a flame forcing itself from the stomach .
Lorcl Bacon , in his nat . univ . hist , assures us , that he had seen a woman ' s . body . sparkling like fire ; and . that such flames would often ' rise in us , if the natural moisture did not quench them , as Lucretius observes , v . 868 . 1 . 4 . and v . 106 5 . 1 . 6 . Marcellus Donatus , in his mirab . hist : medic , says , that in the time of Godfrey of Builoign ' s . christian war , in the territory of Niverva , people were burning of invisible fire in their entrails ; and some had cut off a loot or an band
, where the burning began , in order that it-should go no farther . After these and other instances , what wonder is there , says our author , in the case of our old lady ? Her dulness before going to bed was an effect of too much heat concentrated in her breast , which hindered the perspiration through the pores of her body ; which , as before observed , is calculated to be about forty ounces per night . Pier
ashes , found at four feet distance from her bed , are a plain argument , that she , by a natural instinct , rose up to cool her heat , and , perhaps , was going to open a window . It is said , the old lady was used , when she felt herself indisposed , to bathe all her body with camphorated spirits of wine ; and she did it , perhaps , that very night . This is not a circumstance of any moment : for the best opinion is , that of the internal heat and fire
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An Account Of The Death Of The Countess Cornelia Baudi, Of Cesena;
in the womb of a woman , with such an igneous strength , as may reduce the bones to ashes , and burn the flesh . Two such cases are known , which are extant , one in the Acta Medica Haf ' nieiis . anno 16 73 , and the other in M . Marcell . Donat . de Medic . Hist . Mirab . lib . 4 . The bile , which is a necessary juice for our digestion , was observed
by P . Borelli , when vomited up by a man , to boil like aqua fortis . Centur . 2 . obs . 1 . p . 109 . Besides , very strong fires may be kindled in our bodies , as well as in other animals of a hot temperament , not only'by nature , but also by art ; which , being able to kill , will serve for a better proof of my argument , obs . 77 in the German ephemerides 1670 .
. , Tie the upper orifice of the stomach of an animal with a s . tring ; fie also its lower orifice ; then cut it out above and below the ligatures , and press it with both hands , so . that it may swell up on one side : this done , let the left hand keep it so , that the swelled part may not subside ; and , with the ri ght , having first placed a candle at an inch distanceopen it quick with an anatomical knifeand you will see a
, , flame there conceived , issuing out in a few seconds of time : and such a flame maj-, by the curious , be perceived not only in the stomach , but also in the intestines . The first discoverer of this was Andrew Vulparius , anatomy professor at Bologna , in Italy , 166 9 . Thus , a quick and violent agitation of spirits , or a fermentation of juices in the stomachproduces a visible flame .
, The German ephemerides , anno 10 , p . $ 3 . by Sturmius say , that in the northermost countries , flames evaporate from the stomachs of those who drink strong liquors plentifully . Of three noblemen of Courland , who drank strong liquors out of emulation , two died scorched and suffocated , by a flame forcing itself from the stomach .
Lorcl Bacon , in his nat . univ . hist , assures us , that he had seen a woman ' s . body . sparkling like fire ; and . that such flames would often ' rise in us , if the natural moisture did not quench them , as Lucretius observes , v . 868 . 1 . 4 . and v . 106 5 . 1 . 6 . Marcellus Donatus , in his mirab . hist : medic , says , that in the time of Godfrey of Builoign ' s . christian war , in the territory of Niverva , people were burning of invisible fire in their entrails ; and some had cut off a loot or an band
, where the burning began , in order that it-should go no farther . After these and other instances , what wonder is there , says our author , in the case of our old lady ? Her dulness before going to bed was an effect of too much heat concentrated in her breast , which hindered the perspiration through the pores of her body ; which , as before observed , is calculated to be about forty ounces per night . Pier
ashes , found at four feet distance from her bed , are a plain argument , that she , by a natural instinct , rose up to cool her heat , and , perhaps , was going to open a window . It is said , the old lady was used , when she felt herself indisposed , to bathe all her body with camphorated spirits of wine ; and she did it , perhaps , that very night . This is not a circumstance of any moment : for the best opinion is , that of the internal heat and fire