2 $6 Herbs of our own Growth in lieu of Tea. 
The fragrant angelica is as delicious in tafte, as lonorous in 
name : it is efteemed a counter-poison : one would imagine a 
mixture of it, properly prepared, was it only in the ordinary 
manner of being candied, might adminifter to the compofition 
of a mod: agreeable infuflon, as incomparably beyond the odors 
of tea, as a peach is preferable to a mellow apple. 
As to sage there are feveral forts, viz. the red fage, the wood 
fage, and fage of virtue ; you know it has been, if it is not 
ftill, in high reputation even in china. Sage was held in fuch 
efteem among the antients, that they have left us a latin verfe, 
which flgnihes, “ Why fhould a man die, whilft he has fage 
“ in his garden?” It is reckoned admirable as a cordial, and 
to fweeten and cleanfe the blood : it is good in nervous cafes, 
and is given in fevers with a view to promote perfpiration. 
With the addition of a little lemon juice, it is alfo very grateful 
and cooling. Some chufe to take it dry, as the furface of the 
leaves of green fage abound with animalcule, which are very 
vifible through a microfcope. 
Various are the herbs, of which the fkilful botanist can bed: 
inform you. Taken as pedlorals, or to warm, or cool the body, 
fimple or compounded, we have many which make very plea- 
ding and wholfome liquors, fuch as the phyhcian will not be 
able to difpute their good qualities ; and amidft fuch variety of 
infuflons, we might drink fome for pleasure, as well as health, 
without the lead: temptation to adhere to tea with fuch an 
absurd and vicious constancy, as will ruin us in the iflue. 
I think it neceflary to obferve to you, that the infuflon of 
green herbs is mod: flatulent, as the fame herbs, when dry, 
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