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Age, by degrees, deftroying the Tenaci- 
oufnefs of their Parts, making them fmaller 
and of readier Digeftion, and quicker Se- 
cretion* But they will ftill come to Per- 
fection, and then decay, in proportion to 
their Strength. For any Malt Liquor kept 
till its Particles be broken into as fmall 
Parts as they are capable of, is then con- 
flantly at its beft 5 but after that it gradu- 
ally again goes to Decay, until its whole 
Spirits be again exhaled, and nothing re- 
mains but a vapid four Mafs. But more 
on this Head in another Place. 
They differ alfo in their Preparation . 
That which is blinked, is apt to caufe 
Cholick, Pains, and Gripes, in thofe that 
have not been ufed to it. 
They differ from their Manner of keep- 
ing > fome being bottled, others barrelled. 
If Malt Liquors be bottled before the Fer- 
mentation is over, they caufe Wind and 
Vapours, Convulfions of Stomach and In- 
teftines, Vomitings, Surfeits, Loofenefs, 
and Cholicks. 
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