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~nglcs,

mull Ihe eoneomil2nt blood- ,drds cvcry

moment

m~kc

OCIV angles, and gile Ihe blüorl neIV di–

rcélions;

Ih~1

al la I il entm iOlo an

ex~uililely ~oe

nel'\I'ork, CpHacls every where on the vallly Ihin ai ro

veficles, where lheCe air·bldddm

ar~

pcrpclually chao·

ging lheir angles, poinls of conlaél, ,hei r lorOl, volume,

intei!liees, ar,d

Corril. FrumlheCe aod lhe clallici.

1)' of lhe air, and weight

lhe almofphere, lheblood

is faid to be churned, prdrcd baekward and forward,

brokenar.d kneaded logelher, difrolved and eondenfed,

made red and hOI in rcfriralion.

The lhird opinion is, that lhe caufe of the animal

heat is owing to the a{lion of toe folid parts upon one

anolher. The re.Con in fuppon of this opioion, is,

lhat Ihe hean and ureries move moll

theoee that it

is nalural 10 loir.k, Ihat Ihe heat !hould be owiDg to

this motion .

The fourlh orinion is, the meeltanical attrition of

the pmicles of the

fluid~

upon one anolher. Dr Ste·

venfon obCmes, that thofe who Cupport this hypolhe.

fis, mu(J nOl only Cuppofe lhal meehanieal amirion be·

gels heat, bUl bC&elS ilCelf WilhoUl diminution-j that

Ihey mufl not only !hew IVhal fm lhis amilion agoing,

but what maintains il, becauCeall meehanical force per–

pelually deereaCes in a refiflingmed:um j iD !hon, lhal

Ihey mufl !hew the polJibilily of a perpetuum mobile,

Ihe impoliibililY of whieh theyIhemfeloes demonflrate.

The Hlh Op.iDion is, whal Dr Slevenfon ealls Ihe

animal proeeCs, or lhal procefs by whieh our aliment

and Huids are p:rpell1ally undergoing fome alteralion.

This proeefs, aeeording 10 Ihal wriler, may be one

fui

gtl1(fiJ,

fomewhal of a middle natore belwixl fer·

mcntation and potrefa{lion j and he Ihinks il comes

fo nm 10 Ihe lamr, Ihat he chufes 10 call jI by Ihat

name. In purref.1élion, whieh is a mofl powerful dif·

folvent of bodies, Ihe inlefline aélioo of lheir minule

partides ereales, colleéls, or fome 'l/ay or other is the

cauCe or meaosof heat. The doaor lhioks il probahle

Ihal lhis proeeCs is eonnantly carried on iD all ourjoiees,

efpeeially where there is blood j and lhis is chiefiy in

Ihe veins, (o thal lhe blood is bOlh lhe founlaio ofheal

and Ihe

fidl

(pring and motion.

The lale Dr Monimer, io the Philof. Tranf. nO

476.

gives it as ' his opinion, 'lhal lhe heal of animals

isexplicable from lhe pho(phorus and air lhey conlain.

Phofl'horus exifls, at lean in a dormanl flale, in ani·

mal fluids; and il is airo known, Ihal Ihey all con·

lainair: il,is therefore only oeeeflary to bring lhe pho·

rphoreal and aeri:J pallides ioto conraél, andheat mun

of eonfequenee be generaled.

HEATH, in botany. See ER ICA ,

n' ''j"hearilJg

H EATH.

See

EMPS'rRUM .

HEATHENS. io matters of religion. See PAGANS.

HEAVEN, lilmlly (,gnifi<s lhe expan(e

the firma·

mtnl, fl1rrounding our eanh, and extendtd f'eryway

immen(e difiaocc.

T he Hebrews acknolVlcrlgcd three heavens : lbe fi,fl

Ihe aerial henell. in whicl! the birds fly, Ihe 'Winds

blow. and

ti,"

Ibowers are formed; the (ccond, tbe

Jirmament in which lhe

fiar¡

are placcd j lhe thirrl,

H E TI

Ihe

hc~ven

heave.n!, Ihe re(,Jence of tire AIOlightr.

aod the abode.o( Catnl! and angels .

Heaven is coofidcrcd by Chriflian diviDes and phi lo·

phers, as a place in Come ,eOlOle pan of iofinile (pace,

in \Vhich the omnipreCent DtilY is (aid 10 afford

oearer and moreimmediale view of him(df, aDd a more

fenfible maoifef!ation of his glory, than io th: olber

puu

of Ihe univcrfe. This IS oflen ealled lhe empy.

rean, Crom thal Cplendor Wilh whieh il is fuppofed lO

be in.efled j aod of lhis place the ioCpired IVr.ler, give

os lhe mofl noble and magDi6cenl de(criptioos.

The pagans eonfidercd hearen as the refide oee only

of Ihe

cel~nial

gods, into which no

mom.ls

were .d.

mimd afler dealh, onleCs lhey IVere dcified. As for

lhe fooIs-of good men, they were coofigned to theely.

fi. n6e1ds. SCeELYSlAN fl ELDS.

HEBDOMARY, a ColemnilY of lhe aDeieol Greeks, in

JlOnour of Apollo, iDwhiehthe Alhenians (uog bymnl

in hooour of lhal goJ, ano carried in lheir hands

branehes of laorel: Tbe word fignifies Ihe Ceveolh day,

Ihis folemnity being ob(erved on !he fevenlh day

e·

very lunar monlh.

HEBENSTRETIA, io botany, a genos of lhe didyna.

mia angio(permia claCs. Tbe calix is brl.bialcd ;

lh~

coroll. has but one labium, cOD(,ning of four legmeDlSj

aod Ihe capfule contaios two Ceeds. There aré two

(peeies, botlt narives of Ethiopia.

HEBRAISM, an idiomor manner of·fpeaking peculiar to

lhe Hebrew languag', See lhe Dext m iele.

HEBREW, or HEBREW

'l.ANCOACE,

thal Cpokeo by

lhe an¡ient Jews, aod wherein the Old Tell.mcot is

\l'rOle.

This appears to be lhe "lofl aneieot of a11 lhe lao·

guages in the world, at lean we know of none older :

and fome learned meo are of opinion, Ihat this is lbe

Jaoguage in whieh Cod (poke 10 Adam in Paradi(e.

Thebooks of lhe Old Telhmenl are the ooly piem

be found, in all anliquily, writlen in

pur~

Hebrewj

and !he langoage of many of

lhcC~

is extremely rubo

lime j it appears perfeél lyregl1lar, and panicularly fo

in ilS eonjugalions j indud, properly fpcak.ing it has

bot oneconjugation, but this is varied in eaeh feven or

eighl diffueDt ways, whieh has the elfea of fo many

different conjugalions, aod afl'ords a great variely of

exprelJionHo repre(ent by

fingle word lhe dtffmnt

moJifiwions of • I'erb, and many ideas wbieh io lhe

modero and in maoy of lhe aneient aod learr.,d lan·

guaces canOOI be exprefred WilhoUl a periphraGs.

The primitive wor¿s, whieh are callcd rOOIS, hare

fcldom more thao three lellm or two fy11ablts.

lo this laoguage lhere are twenly·tWO

Imm,

only

five

whieh are u(ua11y reckoned vowcls, ...hich are

Ihe (ame IVilh ours,

viz . o, r,

bOl Iheo eaeh

vOIVel is divided inlo tIVO, a loog aod a!horl, lhe(ound

of Ihe forme r being [omelVhal grave and long, aod

tltal of lhelaller !hon aod aClm: it mul! however be

remarked, Ihat the two laU vowels have (ound. lhal

difl'~r

in olher re(peas befides quantilY, and a greater

or lefs elevation. To lhe(e ten or lweh'e vowels m,y

be added olhers caller! (emi-.oweh, whíeh (erve

con·

Dea the conCooaots, ;!od tO make the eafitr trdOfilioos

(rom