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as a vifcous or tenacious Food ; viz. Op- 
preffion, Weight, Pain, Indigeftion, Wind, 
Belchings, Acidities, and Crudities in the 
Stomach, and in the Body ; Sluggifhnefs 
in the Belly, a furring up of the Infides of 
the Inteftines, and fmall Veflels ; Obftruc- 
tions in the Glands, and curdling of their 
Milk; and, by confequence, Sicknefs, 
Gripes, and Loofeneis : And all thefe, ef- 
pecially if the Drink was unhopped, or 
half fermented, new, or mufty : Or was 
the Liquor full hopped, well fermented, 
and clear; then are its Salts ftripped of 
that Coat wherein they were wrapp'd up; 
then do they caufe Thirft, Coagulation of 
the Humours* Pains, Tremblings, Weak- 
nefs, Obftrudtions, Inflammations, Convul- 
iions, and fundry Sorts of Fevers. The 
Vifcidity of Malt Liquors, and the Imbe- 
cility of the Child’s Solids, will hinder 
their due Digeftion, and neceflfary and time- 
ly Evacuation. Hence a Plethora, with 
the Difeafes which proceed from it. But 
thefe bad Effedts of Malt Liquors in Chil- 
dren, are chiefly from their Incapacity for 
fuch Labour and Exercife, as might digefl 
the otherwife harmlefs and healthful Li- 
quor. 
Neither 
