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rally ufed than Sugar. The coarfer Sugar 
is fweeter than the finer ; for retaining more 
Oil, it continues longer on the Tafle ; for 
if the Oil be feparated from the Salt, nei- 
ther of them is fweet, but the laft is acid, 
and the other is infipid ; but when both are 
mixed, the Salts penetrating the Pores of 
the guftatory Nerves, make way for the 
Oil to follow ; both entering, and gently 
irritating, caufe the Sweetnefs of its Tafte, 
Maderas Sugar was formerly efteemed beft, 
that from the Canaries next 5 and laflly, that 
from St. Thomas : But now Jamaica and 
Barbadoes are inferior to none. Next to 
them is the Lijbon , tho’ it is not fo white, 
it is more fat and oily. 
CHAP. II. 
Of M 1 L K. 
T EA being commonly drunk with* 
Milk, which is alfo a confiderable 
Part of Diet in the Country, to Children 
eipecially, it deferves fome Notice, as well 
as an Exotic Leaf. 
If new Milk is fet by a very few Days in 
a warm Air, it firft throws up its Cream, 
then 
