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chondriac, and hysterical, nor by people in 

 fevers, on account of its proneness to aces- 

 cence." 



It is often given to new-born infants, with 

 oil of sweet almonds, to relax the bowels. 



Boerhaave observes of sugar, " that it ne- 

 ver generates phlegm ; but, on the contrary, 

 dissolves it. Neither does it increase the 

 bile, nor is it converted into it; but opens, 

 attenuates, and divides it. At the same 

 time, by dissolving oleaginous particles in 

 the body, it may induce leanness; and by 

 too much attenuation, cause debility, and 

 too great laxity." 



Dr. Frederick Slare, in speaking of sugar, 

 says, 



" I will set down an experiment I had 

 from a friend : he was a little lean man, who 

 used to drink much wine in company of 

 strong drinkers: I asked him how he was 

 able to bear it ? He told me, that he re- 

 ceived much damage in his health, and was 

 apt to be fuddled before he used to dissolve 

 sugar in his wine ; from that time he was 

 never sick, nor inflamed, nor fuddled, with 

 wine. He usually drank red wine. I made 

 use of sugar myself in red wine, and found 

 the like good effect ; that it prevents heating 



