medical-notes-003294-088r

their frame requires the stimulus of Spi
rit to noursih them, and that they have the
warrant of Physcians for so doing here
is a mistaken notion altogether -- the Opin
ion of Phys - on this point, has been, either
ignorantly or intentionally unberely miss
interpreted - for I believe no rational
Phis - has ever attributed any nouris move
real nutriment to Ardent Spirit than
to a thunder Bolt. the argument
is this - disease may produce such a
Torpor of the Vital functions, that they
do not act on the application of ordin
ary nutriment stimuli # in this state we ad
minster an Etectric shock, the agistatic
sets the machine in motion, and the [dig-
tirer] power again act upon ordinary nu
triment - So Ardent spirits [under?]
circurm ---ses Taken into the Stomach again
the frame and the vital functions again
and afsimulate food to thy purposes
act upon ordinary nutriment in such
the [animal] [economy]