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hence fmoaking on the Road in a very cold 
Day, keeps the Body warm, and helps to 
prevent catching Cold. It is yet of more 
fenfible Ufe to Men of publick Bufinefs, 
who are obliged to keep much Company, 
and are frequently tippling 5 for not only 
do its Salts in the Smoak, irritating the 
Glands of the Mouth, caufe a more plentiful 
Secretion of Saliva, which confifts of fome 
of the moft vifcous and tenacious Parts of 
the Blood, and fo eafe the delicate Tubes 
of fome Part of the fizy Load, to the Relief 
of the whole Body 5 but this Salt ftriking 
the Nerves of both Mouth, Lungs, and 
Stomach, with a fmart Pungency 5 and thefe 
Nerves communicating with many others, 
give them a fmall Stimulus, which renders 
the Blood's Motion fomewhat brilker (but 
not rapid) fo as Secretion and Excretions of 
feveral forts are performed in a lefs given 
time, than they would be without fome 
little Provocation : And alfo the little acid 
Phlegm, and much grofs Sulphur con- 
tained in the Tobacco, and drawn into the 
Mouth with the Smoak, help to entangle 
and embarrafs fome Part of the alcaline or 
oily Sharpnefs of the Liquor, or our Juices, 
fo 
