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mouth of a perfon unaccuftomed to its 

 ufe, which is indifpenfibly neceffary in 

 this climate, to corroborate the folids, 

 and promote digeftion, which would 

 otherwife be imperfect; though it is a 

 general but miftaken opinion, that the 

 copious ufe of fpices is detrimental to 

 the inhabitants of hot climates; whereas 

 nothing is more productive of health ; 

 and we find that Nature has not only 

 produced them more particularly in thele 

 climates, but taught the inhabitants 

 their ufe ; and not only the Indians of 

 America between the Tropics, but the 

 inhabitants of Africa and the Eajl, all 

 feafon their food with a great quantity 

 of Spices, particularly Pepper; a practice 

 in which they are like wife imitated, in a 

 greater or lefs degree, by all the Europe* 

 ans who have refided in thefe countries 

 long enough to acquire the knowledge of 

 its ufe. By this pra&ice the Indians 

 wholly preferve themfelves from thofe 



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