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make their appearance ; abfceffes and ulcers are often formed 
in the lungs; pus mixed with mucus is expectorated; the 
general weaknefs increafes; the emaciated patient is unable 
to fupport an ereét pofture; and at laft dies literally ex- 
haufted.” oe 
_ An ingenious author obferves, that as much fuperfluous money 
is expended on Tea and Sugar in this kingdom, as would main- 
tain four millions more of fubjeéts in bread’. And the author 
of the Farmer's Letters calculates, that the entertainment of 
fipping Tea cofts the poor each time as follows : 
. d. 
‘The tea © — — —_ = 
: The fugar —— ’ — — = 
‘dhe bitter ; 
The fuel and wear of the Tea equipage 2 
_ When Tea is ufed twice a day, the annual expence amounts 
to 7]. 12s. ahead. And the fame judicious writer eftimates 
the bread, neceflary for a labourer’s family of five perfons, at 
_. 441. 15s. od. per annum*. By which it appears, that the 
yearly expence of Tea, Sugar, &c. for two perfons, exceeds 
that of the neceffary article of bread, fufficient for a family of — 
five perfons. : = 
aes = Effays on Hufbandry, p. ee * Vol. I. p. 202, and.ego. 
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