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Observations on respiration, and the use of the blood By Joseph Priestley Hippocrates reckoned air among the alz'memfr, of the body. But it was more generally the opinion of the an cients, -that, there being a kind of fw'mlfire kept up in the heart, the heat of the blood was tempered in the lungs. Galen alfo fuppofes, that there was fomething equiva-w lent to a fire, confiantly kept up in the heart; and that the chief ufe of the lungs was to carry off fuch vapours as were equivalent to fmoke thrown off from that fire. Haller, vol. III. P. 3 54. Cartesius maintained the fame vital fire in the heart, fuppofing that air was new celfary for cooling and condenfing the blood. Ioia'. P. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
