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that may projed the circulating Blood 
to the Extremes of the Body : Hence the 
drunken Perfon looks pale, from the col- 
lapfing of the Blood Veflels on the Surface 
of the Body. But when the fmaller VelTels 
are very much comprefled by the larger, 
the Brain and Heart abounding with Capil- 
laries, mufl be fo much diftended, as to 
have their Tone weakened, and by fre- 
quent Debauches be deftroyed ; and the 
great Drinker be arrefted by Lofs of Ap- 
petite, Indigeftion, Tremors, Lofs of Me- 
mory, Palfy, Apoplexy, Swimming of the 
Head, Convulfions, &c. Or if the Drinker's 
Solids be naturally very fluff and elaftic, and 
the Liquor drunk be very fpirituous, he be- 
comes furious and frantick. If in this Cir- 
cumftance he goes to fleep, he will awake 
either more furious and raving, or grievoufly 
afflided with a violent Head-ach ; and that 
from the too great Diflenfion of the Blood 
Veflels of his Brain, the violent Struggle of 
the Solids againft the Fluids, and their mu- 
tual Refiftance of each other, whereby the 
fatigued Veflels and Membranes are fenfible 
of Pain. This uneafy Senfation is alfo from 
the Remains of the Salts of the Liquor in 
the Capillary Veflels of the Brain, ftimula- 
