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whilft human Fabricks coniift of the Ma- 
terials they now do. And if thefe are the 
Effeds of Brandy on animal Bodies, what 
can we fay for unneceffary cuflomary Tip- 
pling of Punch, which is only now two 
Parts Water to one of Brandy, with Lemon 
or Orange Juice added, both which are alfo 
Con traders of the Veffels, and Thickners 
of the Blood, like other Acids. I have of- 
ten wondered that feeming Bravery, which 
could fwallow down liquid Fire, as Moun- 
tebanks and Jugglers do lighted Tow or 
Flax, fhould yet be fo cowardly as to bog- 
gle at the Ufe of mineral Spirits more than 
vegetable, and fo have Aqua Forth , or Aqua 
Regia , become a common Tipple, the un- 
neceffary Ufe of both terminate in the fame 
thing, Death, Death $ and the known Ef-^ 
feds of both, make the imprudent Drinker 
Felo de fe : Tho’ both acid and alcaline Spi- 
rits, Pills and Bolus’s are good Medicines, 
yet what wife or honeft Man would make 
a Bowl of Punch of the firft, or a Diffi of 
Meat of the laff, for Ufe. 
Of thofe Spirits is Punch made, into the 
Mature of which we fhall briefly enquire. 
CHAP. 
