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But on the contrary, they 
who are of a thin Habit 
of Body, and an hot and 
melancholy Conftitution , 
ought, by all means, to 
forbear Coffee. And be- 
fides, thofe that have but 
weak Spirits,or are fubjed 
to a Trembling, orNum - 
fiefs of the Limbs, ought 
not to drink Coffee, tho’ 
they are afflided with the 
Head-ach: Nor ought they 
who are fubjed to the Pal- 
pitation of the Heart. ’Tis 
reckon’d good in aScorbu- 
fick Gout, and for the Gra - 
vel. The Goodnefs of Cof- 
fee chiefly 'depends on the 
exact roafting of it. Bcr 
nicr fays, there were only 
two Men that knew how 
to roaft them right in Grand 
Cayro: For few know the 
manner And degree ofTor- 
fifadibn ; for if they are 
never fo little over or un- 
der-roafted, they are fpoil- 
ed. Coffee is adulterared 
with burnt Crufts cfBread, 
roafted Beans and the like. 
’Tis commonly boyfd in 
Copper or Tin-Pots, but 
Earthen are beft for it, for 
it is probable that Metals 
t oo often impart fomething 
: of their Subftance to the 
Liquor. It hath been ob- 
lerv’d that, upon Deftilla-_ 
cion, a Pound of good clean 
Coffee, the Vcffels being 
well luted, hath yielded, 
four Ounces and an half of 
FiCgm, with a lirrle Vola- . 
tile Spirit, mix’d with Salt; 5 
and two Ounces and five 
Drams of a thick, black 
Oyl, which being redified, 1 
became yellow; the Cafut 
mortuum weighed about 
fourOunces ; fo that about 
a fourth part evaporated, 
notwithftanding theVeffels 
were lo clofely cemented 1 
Opon which, we may rea- 
fonablv conjedure, that 
Coffee contains many Par- 
ticles that are Volatile and 
Penetrative ; whereby it is 
probable it keeps Meri wa- 
king. Many that have 
been very fubjjed to Nc- 
phritick Pains have been 
cured by taking Coffee of- 
then. Women ule it to 
cleanfe the Teeth. One 
that was feiz’d with a vio- 
lent Cholera, and painful 
Convulsions, from an In- 
ternal Caufc, was cured in 
a fhort time, by taking a 
great quantity of Coffee ; 
which was retain’d in the 
Stomach, when the Tin- 
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