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Genius, who would preferve the Continue 
ance of their lively and diftinCt Ideas, is its 
eminent and unequalled Power to take off*, 
or prevent Drowfinefs and Dulnefs, Damps 
and Clouds on the Brain, and intellectual 
Faculties. It begets a watchful Brifknefs, 
difpels Heavinefs; it keeps the Eyes wake- 
ful, the Plead clear, animates the intellec- 
tual Powers, maintains or raifes lively Ideas, 
excites and fharpeneth the Thoughts, gives 
frefh Vigour and Force to Invention, awa- 
kens the Senfes, and clears the Mind ; 
perhaps becaufe by its thinning the Blood, 
cleaning and clearing the Glands of the 
Brain, it encreafes the Secretion and Dif- 
tribution of animal Juices, which compen- 
fate the preceding Lofs of Spirits, whether 
fpent before on the bodily or intelle&ual 
Organs. It invigorates the Fibres and Vef- 
fels afrefh, takes off that Laxnefs and Slug- 
gifhnefs which called to Sleep. Evacua- 
tions by the Skin and Kidneys are duly and 
regularly carried on at the fame time ; fo 
that the Body is foon freed from thofe fu- 
perfluous Juices which made it dull and 
indifpofed. And as it thus promotes a free 
Circulation, gently cjeanfes and comforts 
the 
