TRBA. ORD. XXXIX. Tricocce. 647 
« It has been often alleged, that some of the bad effects imputed 
“ to Tea are truly owing to the large quantity of warm water 
“ which commonly accompanies it; and it is possible that some 
“ bad effects may arise from this cause: but from attentive obser- 
“ vation I can assert, that wherever any considerable effects 
_ “ appear, they are in nine of every ten persons entirely from the 
qualities of the Tea; and that any like effects of warm water do 
““ not appear in one of a hundred who take in this very largely. 
« But while we thus endeavour to establish the poisonous nature 
““ of Tea, we do not at the same time deny that it may sometimes 
« show useful qualities. It is very possible, that in certain persons, 
* taken in moderate quantity, it may, like other narcotics in a 
‘« moderate dose, prove exhilirating, or, like these, have some 
“ effect in taking off irritability, or in quieting some irregularities 
** of the nervous system. 
As its bad effects have been often imputed to the warm water 
“« that accompanies it, so we have no doubt that some of its good 
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effects may also be ascribed to the same cause, and particularly 
its being so often grateful after a full meal.”* 
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WINTERA AROMATICA. WINTER’s BARK TREE. 
SYNONYM-A.. Winteranaaromatica. Solander in Med. Obser- 
vations & Inquiries, vol. 5. p. 41. t. 1. Drimys Winteri pedun- 
culis aggregatis terminalibus. Forster in Nov. Act. Upsal. vol. 
3. p. 181. Launtcess magelliana, cortice acri. Bauh. Pin. 
Periclymenum rectum foliis laurinis cortice acri aromatico. 
Sloane in Phil. Trans: ‘vol. 17. p. 923. iab. 1. f. 1. 2. 
Winteranus cortex, Pharm. Edinb. 
