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the fruit as a large fine orange, of a deep colour within, 

 from whence it derives the name Golden Orange. He 

 adds, "This fruit is neither of the Seville nor China kind, 

 though it partakes of both, having the sweetness of the 

 China mixed with the agreeable bitterness and flavour of 

 the Seville orange." 



Oranges may be eaten without injury to the health, 

 even when a person is overheated ; but in the evening or 

 at night, they are not thought so wholesome. 



The juice of oranges is a pleasing acid, and good in 

 inflammatory and putrid disorders, both acute and chro- 

 nical. The juice contains an essential acid salt, mixed 

 with much mucilage. The salt may be obtained in crys- 

 tals, by diluting the juice, clarifying it with whites of 

 eggs, and using evaporation. In this way a saline extract 

 may be made, capable of being preserved, and possessed 

 of the same medicinal qualities as the juice, which is said 

 to be very powerful in the scurvy. When Commodore 

 Anson sailed round the world, his men, who were afflicted 

 with the scurvy, were surprisingly recovered from that dis- 

 order by the oranges they found in the island of Tinian, 



Orangeade, an agreeable drink made of orange-juice, 

 water, and sugar, may be given, says Lemery, to people 

 in the height of a fever. 



The Seville orange is esteemed far preferable for medi- 

 cinal purposes, and the blossoms of this species are the 

 most odoriferous : the leaves are also used in medicine. 

 The yellow rind of these oranges, separated from the white 

 fungous matter under it, is a grateful, warm, aromatic 

 bitter, often used as a stomachic and corroborant. It is 

 warmer than the peel of lemons, of a more durable flavour, 

 abounds more with a light, fragrant, essential oil, which 

 is lodged in distinct cells on the surface of the peel, The 

 rind of the China orange has a weak smell, and is seldom 

 employed for medicinal purposes. Seville oranges also 



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