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pel them, and fo cleanfes and clears the 
Channels, and frees the Drinker from much 
Pain $ becaufe of the Minutenefs and Soli- 
dity of its Salts, and Thinnefs of their Ve- 
hicle, it dilutes a lizy Mafs of Blood, di£- 
folves its vifcid Coagulums, wafhes off the 
Slime and Mucus from the Infides of the 
Velfels, clears off Obftruftions from the 
Glands, opens the obftrufted Channels, and 
adds a frefh Momentum to the Blood $ and 
becaufe its Salts ftimulate the Velfels, and 
alfo its Spirits afford Juice to the nervous 
Tubes, the Solids are invigorated, flrength- 
ened, and aft with more Force and Brifk- 
nefs over the Fluids, whereby the laft are 
attenuated, mixed, fitted for Secretion, Ex- 
cretion, Nutrition, and Evacuation. And 
as it both irritates and raifes the Solids, dif- 
folves and mixes the Fluids, fcours the 
Glands, and provokes Urine, it comes in 
good Play againft Dropfies, Cachexies, an 
indolent and bulky Habit of Body. When 
the Blood is fizy, fluggifh, and inaftive* 
and the Lungs unable to repeal its Settle- 
ment, and loading their flender Tubes with 
a thick vifcid Phlegm, either in the tra- 
cheal or pulmonary Velfels ; the firft cau- 
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