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are hurtful to phlegmatic Conftitutions, old 
Age, and to the Inhabitants of cold and 
moift Countries, becaufe they cool and 
thicken the Juices of the Body too much. 
The beft Lemons for Punch are thofe that 
come from hot Countries, large, foft, of an 
aromatic and pungent Smell and Tafte. 
The leaft Speck of a pricked Lemon will 
fpoil a whole Bowl of Punch. Lemons in 
Punch make it more diuretick, help to pre- 
vent Drunkennefs, and the over-heating of 
the Body with Sugar and Spirits ; they hin- 
der the Blood's Rarefaction and exceffive 
Thirft. 
Seville Oranges have lefs acid Salt in them 
than Lemons, and this Salt is entangled in 
a more ropy vifcous Phlegm than that of 
Lemons ; therefore a larger Quantity of Le- 
mon Juice is neceflary, as it is lefs acid. 
Both of them contain but little Oil, and the 
Nature and Properties of their Juices are fo 
much the fame, that we need not infift any 
further upon either. 
What we have already advanced on the 
Properties of the fundry Ingredients of 
Punch, will facilitate our Labour here, and 
comprehend what we have to fay upon it in 
a very few Words. Punch therefore of a 
right 
