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Stages of Life, Manhood being the Noon 
of our Age, Growth being then finifhed, 
our Veifels at their full Length, and in their 
greateft Vigour and Force, Digeftions and 
Secretions beft performed, here Tea may be 
drank fafely, though leaf!; wanted ; but it 
feems more fuited to Growth, becaufe we 
then are more liable to Plethoras , from the 
Provifion Nature makes for our Growth ; 
and the Decline of Life, when Circulation 
and Digeftion are weaker, the Secretions 
groffer, Evacuations leffer, which expofe 
the Body to more grofs and flegmatic Hu- 
mours ; but old Age requires a more warm- 
ing exhilerating Liquor than Pea. The 
phlegmatic and melancholic Conftitutions, 
require Tea moft, the Blood of the firft be- 
ing mod liable to Lentors, from the Lax- 
nefs of their Fibres • and that of the laft, to 
an earthy Thicknefs and Grofihefs, which 
often wants a Diluter and Relaxer. As to 
the Quantity and Strength of this Liquor to 
be drank, all phlegmatic, corpulent, dropfi- 
cal People, and of a bad Habit of Body - y 
and all that have lax Fibres, whether here- 
ditary or acquired, fhould drink it in fmall 
Quantities, not above two or three Difhes 
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