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of Body, a pale Look, and Decay of the 
natural Actions. When the Blood is be- 
come watery, its earthy Particles attract one 
another, and form a vifcous Slime, which 
furs up the Infides of the VelTels, and ftill 
diminifhes the ACtion of the Solids more, 
till they be loaded with a fizy Mucus ; then 
come on Cachexies, Catarrhs, Dropfies, Pal- 
fies, Lethargies, Scurvies, &c. A clear Air, 
hot Climate, and Summer Seafon, require 
leaft of their Aftiftance, yet in Summer a 
Dram is ufeful when the Weather is ex- 
ceeding hot, and the Springs of the Fibres 
fo fallen back, that the Body ftill fweats. 
Childhood and Youthhood forbid their Ufe 
any further than as a Medicine in fome par- 
ticular Cafes 5 but an Excefs of the depref- 
fing Paffions, require a moderate Dram in 
any Stage of Life, except Infancy or Youth- 
hood. All Difeafes, from too great a Con- 
ftriCtion of the Veflels, or Contraction of 
the Fibres, and all Diforders from too great 
a Plethora or Rarefaction of the Blood* 
Diftempers from a too great Acrimony of 
the Juices, all Inflammations, Impoftuma- 
tions, or Schirrofities of the Bowels, abfo- 
lutely forbid their Ufe ; Afthmas, tickling 
dry 
