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own words. ‘1 once imagined Tea to be in a great sieve 
unjuftly accufed; and that it did not hurt the fiomach more 
than an equal quantity of warm water; but experience has 
fince taught me the contrary. Strong Tea drunk in any con- 
fiderable quantity, in a morning, efpecially if I eat little bread 
with it, generally makes me fainter before dinner than. if 1 had 
taken no breakfaft at all ; at the fame time it quickens my pulfe,. 
and often affects me witha kind of giddinefs. Thefe bad effects 
of Tea are moft remarkable when my ftomach is out of 
order.” 
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