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 Marrow of the Bones, thence the Liver. The Reins govern the Ears; that which is Cold in the Air, Water in the Earth, Bones in the Body, is Reins in the Members: Its Colour is Blackish, has the Sound of Sobbing; its Windows are the Ears, its Tast is Saltness, its Passion is Fear: Fear hurts the Reins, but Thoughtfulness conquers Fear: Cold hurts the Blood, but Drought conquers Cold: Saltness hurts the Blood, but Sweetness conquers Saltness. The Reins are generated the First in Order, and perfected the Sixth.'

The Missionary who sent this Account to Cleyer a Physician at Batavia, was afraid (e) that it would be thought ridiculous by Europeans; which Fear of his seems to have been well grounded. Another who lived long in China, wrote also an Account of the Chinese Notions, of the Nature and Difference of Pulses, which (f) he professes that he would not undertake to prove by European Principles. One may judge of their Worth by the following Specimen (g).

'The Chineses divide the Body into Three Regions: The First is from the Head to the Diaphragm: The Second from thence to the Navel, containing Stomach, Spleen, Liver and Gall, and the Third to the Feet, containing