4 
Century, VIII. 
pours, not diifipate ^ Which cauftth the Cold of the Winter following. 
T Hcy bane' in Turkey , a T>ririke called Coffa, made or a Berry of the 
fame Name, as Blacks as Soot, and of a strong Sent, but not Aropu- 
! ticall j Which they take, beaten into Powder, in water, as Hot as they can 
| dtinke it; And they take it, and fit at it, in their Coffa-Houfes, which, are 
| like our Tatserne's. This ZV/>d*comForteth the Braine, and Heart, andhel- 
j peth Dtfgejhon. Certainly this Berry Cuff'd - The Root,and Leaf e Betel -The 
Lea/e Tobjcco • And the Teare of Poppy, (Opium) of which the Turkes are 
great Takers, (fuppoling it expelleth all Feare-) doe all Condenfe the 
Spirits , and make them Strong, and Aleger. Blit it feemeth they are ta¬ 
ken after feuerall manners , For Coffa and Opium are taken downe , To¬ 
bacco but in Smoake - And Betel is but champed in the Mouth, with a little 
Lime. It is like there are more of them, il they were well found out, and 
well cor re fled. Gustrc of Henbane-Seed Of Mandrake \ Of Saffron, Root, 
and Flowc r • Of Foltum Indum • Of Amber-grice • Of the Affyrian Amo- 
mum, if it may be had i And of the Scarlet Po coder, which they call Key- 
mcz >; And (generally) of all fuch Things, asdoe inebriate, and prouoke 
slcepe. Note that Tobacco is not taken in Root , or Seed, which are more 
forcible euer than Leaaes. 
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Experiment ! 
Solitaiytcu* > 
chingitfedlj- 
dnes that Con - 
tie>ifc,an dke- 
Uette the Spirits. 
738 
T* He Tartar hau e a Blache Powder , made of a Miner all calfed Alcbhole $ 
X Which with a fine long Pencill they lay vnder their Eye-lids 3 Which 
doth colour them BlackeWhereby the white of thesis fee off more 
White. With the fame Powder they colour alfo the Haires of their Eye¬ 
lids, and of their Eye-browes , which they draw into Embowed Arches. 
You fhallfinde that Xenophon maketh Mention, that the Medes vfed to 
paint their Eyes. The Turkes vfewith the lame TinUure, to colour the 
Hair e of their Heads and Beards Blacke: And diuers with vs, that are 
grownc Gray, and yet would appeare foung, finde meanes to make their 
Haire Blacke, by Combing it, (as they fay ,)with a Leadan Combe,or the 
like. As for th cChinefes, who are of an ill Complexion, (being Oliua- 
fter,)they paint their Cheches Scarlet j Efpccially their King,and Grandes. 
Generally, Barbarous People, that goe Naked, doc not only paint Them- 
felues, but they pownce and raze their Skinne, that the Painting may 
not be taken forth. And make into Workes. So doe the weft Indians ; 
.And fo did the Ancient Piets, and Brittons ; So that it leemeth. Men 
would haue the Colours of Birds Feathers, if they could tell how - Or at 
lea If, they will haue Gay Skins t in lfead of Gay Cloathes. 
Experiment 
Solitary tou¬ 
ching Paintings 
oi the Bud). 
719 
I T is ft range, that the Tfe of Bathing, as a Part of Viet, is left. With 
the Roman S' an d Grecians, itwasasvfuall, as Eating, or Sleeping: And 
fo is it amongft the Turkes at th is day: Whereas with vs it remaineth but 
as a Part of phyficke. I am of Opinion, that the Vfe of it, as it was with 
the Romans, was, hurtfullto Health* For that it made the Body Soft, and 
eafieto Wafte. For the Turkes it is more proper, becaufethat their Dritt- 
: _ k jyg 
Experiment 
Solitary tou- 
chingthe Vfe 
of H tuhmg and 
Amnii ag. 
740 
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