That Whose Existence Is Necessary

But The Fact Is That When Wine Is Taken In Moderation, It Gives Rise To A Large Amount Of Breath, Whose Character Is Balanced, And Whose Luminosity Is Strong And Brilliant. Hence Wine Disposes Greatly To Gladness, And The Person Is Subject To Quite Trivial Exciting Agents. The Breath Now Takes Up The Impression Of Agents Belonging To The Present Time More Easily Than It Does Those Which Relate To The Future; It Responds To Agents Conducive To Delight Rather Than Those Conducive To A Sense Of Beauty.

The Physical Signs Of Measles Are Nearly The Same As Those Of Smallpox, But Nausea And Inflammation Is More Severe, Though The Pains In The Back Are Less.

Medicine Is The Science By Which We Learn The Various States Of The Human Body In Health And When Not In Health, And The Means By Which Health Is Likely To Be Lost And, When Lost, Is Likely To Be Restored Back To Health. In Other Words, It Is The Art Whereby Health Is Conserved And The Art Whereby It Is Restored After Being Lost. While Some Divide Medicine Into A Theoretical And A Practical [applied] Science, Others May Assume That It Is Only Theoretical Because They See It As A Pure Science. But, In Truth, Every Science Has Both A Theoretical And A Practical Side.

Leeches Should Be Kept A Day Before Applying Them. They Should Be Squeezed To Make Them Eject The Contents Of Their Stomachs.

Prayer Is That Which Enables The Soul To Realize Its Divinity. Through Prayer Human Beings Worship Absolute Truth, And Seek An Eternal Reward. Prayer Is The Foundation-stone Of Religion; And Religion Is The Means By Which The Soul Is Purified Of All That Pollutes It. Prayer Is The Worship Of The First Cause Of All Things, The Supreme Ruler Of All The World, The Source Of All Strength. Prayer Is The Adoration Of The One Whose Being Is Necessary.