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Sir Francis Bacon^s contrail between youth and old 

 age, in order more clearly to illuftrate (which he 

 does in a familiar, but ftriking manner) the elfed'S 

 of wine and fpirituous liquors in their various and 

 progreflive operation on the nervous fyftem, froni 

 their firft exhilarating efFedl in a moderate quantity, 

 to their intoxicating and fatal iffiie. This he 

 makes, in fome meafure, the bafis of his reafon- 

 ing on the efFefts of other odorous fubftances, 

 which he at length arranges into feven claffes. 



1. Aromatici. Cinnamon; Seeds of Amomum,^^. 



2. Fragrantes, Saffron; Jafmin Flowers, i^c, 



3. Amhrofiacl. Muflc ; Mufk Crainfbill, 



4. AUiacei. Garlic ; Afla Fcetida, ^c. 



5. Hircini. Plerb Robert Stinking Orach. 



6. Tetri. Opium; Henbane; Corianders. 



7. Naufeoft. White and black Hellebore ^ To- 



bacco. 



The fpecific effedls of each of thefe clafTes are 

 then briefly explained, and their reputed mode of 

 operation. This paper may be confidered as a 

 comment on feclion 362 of the Philofophia^ and 

 properly accompanies the Sapor Medicament orum^ 

 before-mentioned. 



39. NocTiLucA Marina. C.F,Adkr, 1752. 



Mr. Adler^ who went as furgeon in a Swedijb 

 Eaji India Ihip to China^ in 1748, firft gives an 

 account of thofe authors who have treated on the 

 luminous appearance of the fea water in ftorms, 

 and in the current occafioned by the courfe of 

 5 ihipsj 



