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from all Congeftions of gravelly Matter. 
This Punch, if little or no Acid be added 
to it, is a much better and fafer Drink in 
tickling Coughs, Stuffings of the Lungs, 
Afthmas, and other Diforders of the Bread: ; 
becaufe the Oil of the Arrack foftens and 
dilates the pulmonary Veffels, lines their In- 
fide with a fine oily Mucus, removes their 
Stimulus and Irritation, makes Spitting ea- 
fier; the Salts of the Sugar, at the fame 
time, deterge, break, feparate, and cleanfe 
away the vifcid, inactive, or gritty Matter 
which fluffed the Vefiels. It agrees better 
with fuch as have a thin mucous Lining on 
their Stomach, excites Pain lefs ; (but in- 
deed this is chiefly the Fault of the Lemon 
or Acid in any Punch.) If drunk in a mo- 
derate Quantity, it intoxicates lefs, and raifes 
not fo much Pain in the Head, becaufe it 
has fewer Salts to fix into and prick the de- 
licate Veffels of the Brain. In a word, its 
Ufe is more fafe in any too elaflic or rigid 
State of the Fibres and Veffels, as it ftimu- 
lates lefs, raifes not fuch a rapid Circula- 
lation. Attenuation, and Attrition of the 
Juices. 
But Brandy Punch mufl have the Prefe- 
rence in febrile Heats, quenching Thirfl, 
O 4 cooling 
