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fential Salt and Oil ; this fubtile, volatile 
Salt, added to that of Cyder, helps to de- 
ftroy its Vifcidity, and makes the Separa- 
tion of its Cohesions and Digeftion in the 
Body much eafier, prevents that Flatulency, 
Belchings, Gripes, and cholical Pains, Sleepi- 
nefs and Dulnefs, Pain at the Stomach, 
and Indigeflion, which Cyder alone produ- 
ces fomctimes ; it is no lefs ufeful to hinder 
Obftru&ions in the Veflels and Glands, Si- 
zinefs of the Blood, Relaxation of the fmall 
Veflels, Corpulency, and other Diforders 
which fweet and infipid Cyder are apt to 
caufe ; it is an admirable good Liquor for 
old Men, and will agree with moll Ages, 
Conftitutions, Climates, and Sex; but Bran- 
dy makes it lefs nourilhing and ftrengthen- 
ing to Mechanicks, becaufe it haftens the 
Difiipation of its finefl: Parts ; infipid Cyder, 
with a little Brandy, becomes a very whol- 
fome Liquor. The Weak, Valetudinary, 
Studious, Idle, Corpulent, or Cachedtic, 
fhould refrain Cyder, produced in a very 
wet and cold Summer, unlefs they mix 
Brandy with it, and then it will be fervicea- 
able and wholefome for them. 
Pears contain much Earth, Oil, and ef- 
fential Salt, befides their Phlegm, whereby 
they 
