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men below the level of beafts in groflhefs and folly, 

 not to mention the fcandalous immorality of fuch 

 actions. 



The diet of people employed in hufbandry, does 

 not admit of much luxury refpecting its quality ; 

 there are however fome things which come within 

 the reach of thefe people, and which they regard as 

 gratifications, and of courfe are apt to take in too 

 great quantity. Of this kind are fome of the au- 

 tumnal fruits, which in fome years are produced fo 

 largely, as to be of fcarcely any pecuniary value. 

 Of thefe, plumbs, efpecially fuch as are of the 

 coarfer and more auftere forts, are the principal. 

 It is a common obfervation, that in years wherein 

 there is an abundance of fuch fruits, purgings, co- 

 licks, and mod other complaints of the ftomach 

 and bowels, are very common. It is proper here 

 to obferve, that the incautious manner in which 

 thefe fruits are devoured, efpecially at their firft 

 coming in, caufes many of the (tones to be fwal- 

 lowed i — a practice extremely hazardous. The hif- 

 tory of phyfick affords many examples of the worft 

 confequences arifing from fuch bodies lodging in 

 the ftomach and bowels. Sometimes, when the 

 accumulation of them has been confiderable, they 

 have obftructed the alimentary canal altogether, 

 and produced a miferable death in a fhort rime/ at 



others, 



