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ing of them, was deified. And Lemery fays 
they are a fort of Victuals we cannot be too 
cautious of, feeing the beft of them are fome- 
times pernicious, and every Day whole Fa- 
milies are brought to their End by eating of 
them. Perry is made after the fame Man- 
ner, and has near the fame Properties as 
Cyder ; the beft is that made of tart or 
harfti Pears ; it has a Colour and Tafte like 
RheniJJj Wine* and has much the fame Ver- 
# tues as rough Cyder ; but Perry is the more 
pleafant, and revives and refrefhes more, is 
very diuretic, cools much, and is therefore 
very injurious to fuch as labour under flatu- 
lent Cholicks, Obftru&ions of the Liver, 
Pancreas or Mefentery of a fchirrous Na- 
ture. Either Cyder or Perry have their Vir- 
tues highly exalted, their Vifcidities much 
broken, and rendered much better for Ufe, 
if Sugar, Nutmeg, and Ginger be put up 
with them ; thefe prevent their Crudity and 
Flatulency. 
I have difcourfed at more length upon 
Cyder, becaufe, next to Malt Liquors, it is 
the chief Produdt of our Ifle, and a Drink 
that is moft ufed in feveral Weftern Coun- 
tries in England , and often called for in hot 
Weather over all Britain . 
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