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guid Circulation, and loaded Veflels of the 
Brain. This makes it proper againft chro- 
nic Fear, wherein the Solids are relaxed, 
the Blood’s Motion languid, the Juices ill 
prepared, unfit to pafs the Strainers of the 
Body, or afford wholfome Nourifhment. 
In beginning Dropfies before the Veflels 
are either diftended beyond their Tone, or 
broken, only the watery Parts of the Blood 
pafs not fully through the Veins, but be- 
gins to ftagnate in the diftended Veflels, or 
fhut up fuch as return the Lymph plenti- 
fully from the Cavities, and the Liquids al- 
ready depofited in them, are but exhaled 
or re-abforbed by the Veins in part, then 
are the Veflels diftended. Here Green Tea 
drank ftrong and fparingly, with much 
brifk Exercife, efpecially Riding, is good 5 
thefe two revive the Strength, thin the 
Blood, provoke Urine, brace and fcour the 
Veflels, increafe Perfpiration, Circulation, 
and Secretion, move the ftagnating Serum, 
caft it back into the larger Veflels to be 
mixed with the reft, and evacuated at pro- 
per Places. As to the Gout, the Exemp- 
tion of Chineje and Japajiefe from the tor- 
turing, diftradting Pains of the Gout, Stone , 
Gravely 
