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mours, or from an Increafe and Thickening 
of the Coats and Humours, or a lodging of 
fome Sizinefs in the finall Veffels, and their 
didending and preffing on the Nerves of 
Sight, and lelfening or hindering their Com- 
munication with the Brain, whereby they 
pine and clofe ; or from a meer Fulnefs of 
the Veffels, wherein the thinner Parts are 
-drained off, and the thicker left behind. 
In all thefe a Diet of Tea is proper, for it 
moidens the ftiff, rouzes the lax and dretch- 
ed Veffels, thins the Blood, corredts the 
fharp Humours, and braces the Nerves and 
Mufcles, fo as they fhake off their almoft 
dagnant Juices. But for a Laxnefs and 
Stretching of the Glands and Coats, it fhould 
be drank drong ; in the other Cafes fmall. 
It has alfo been found of ufe in Deafnefs, 
from a Relaxation of the Drum of the Ear, 
from an Afflux of pituitous Humours on 
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the Veffels or their Membranes. 
It is of good Ufe in Rheums or Catarrhs, 
whether of the Nofe, Throat, or Bread. 
For thefe Difeafes being a Defluxion of 
fharp Serum from the Glands about the 
Plead and Throat, are often the Effects of a 
Cold catched ; for then what fhould go off 
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