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the Veflels more. In exceffive hot Wea- 
ther, when the Fibres are much relaxed, 
and Perfpiration or Sweat profufe, Brandy 
mull have the Precedency, becaufe it lli- 
mulates and contracts more, and rarefies the 
thick and fizy Matter better, raifes a briiker 
Motion in all the Juices ; tho’ it mull be 
owned, that thefe its good Effeds are but 
of Ihort Standing. 
In a moill, foggy, or marlhy Air, where 
the Moillure hangs upon the Skin, and 
flraitens or flops the Mouths of its excre- 
tory Duds, and diminilhes Perfpiration ; or 
where the Spring of the Air is weakened or 
broke, fo that it neither expands itfelf fuf- 
ficiently in our Lungs, Food, nor Blood, 
but renders the Juices both ways lizy, a 
Dram of Brandy is better than Rum. 
But in an infeded Air Rum is before 
Brandy, becaufe it leaves more Oil in the 
Mouth and Throat, which entangles and 
imbibes the infedious Effluvia or Miafmata , 
floating about and hanging in the Atmo- 
fphere, and fucked in together with the 
Air ; and in this Cafe, the greatell Prefer- 
vative is to fpit out all out Spittle, whilil 
we are in that infeded Air ; but efpecially 
when we are in the Houfes, or about the 
Beds 
