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^nd water, sometimes sweetened and a little cyder ad- 

 ded, or vinegar and water sweetened ; or good small 

 beer. We know, from long experience, ardent spirits 

 are by no means necessary ; even when on long jour- 

 ney's, and suffering "the paltings of the pitiless storm." 

 Even were we strong calvinists, or as firm fatalists as the 

 Turks, and so should conclu.de that all the temperance 

 we could possibly exercise, would not prolong life a sin- 

 gle day ; yet we might cherish the sublime satisfaction 

 of living while we live ; for we look on those as worse 

 than half dead to all true enjoyment, who drag out a 

 wretched life of intemperance. O beware of inceptive 

 (often deceptive and seductive) ingurgitations. In our 

 revolutionary war. Dr. Rush recommended that instead 

 of rum, which could not be had, the labourers in har- 

 vest should mix a very small proportion of vinegar with 

 the water used as drink. This succeeded so well that 

 years afterwards, in many places vinegar continued to 

 be used, though rum could easily be had. The pref- 

 erence of vinegar to rum is accounted for in this man- 

 ner; severe labour or exercise excites a degree of fe- 

 ver, and that fever is increased by spirits or ferment- 

 ed liquor of any sort ; but vinegar at the same lime 

 that it prevents mischief from drinking cold water during 

 the heat and perspiration occasioned by exercise, allays 

 the fever ; and the labourers found themselves more 

 refreshed and less exhausted at night, Avhen vinegar was 

 used instead of rum. The Romans used vinegar to mix 

 with water for the drink of their soldiers. I cooled 

 the heat of my blood with vinegar, which I mixed 

 with water and sugar, and drank of it largely ; said 

 the celebrated Denon^ who was with the French ar- 

 my in Upper Egypt. The labourers in some districts 

 of England, it is said, during harvest make use of no 

 other beverage than milk and water, which is found to 

 allay the fever, and quench the thirst, much more than 

 beer or ale : they confess that they are much sooner 

 thirsty after drinking either of these, than they are af- 

 ter drinking milk and water. 



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According to the present improved system of farming, 

 there Is such a connection between the cultivation of 

 the ground and the breeding, rearing, and iattening; of 



