The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-12-30

liquor on the foft, aourlihing fluid, which
goes to the repair of the anima' machine,
9ou have not confidered nor ihswn the
Abfurdisy of fitch petition Much lcis have
you rendered it improbable thar tea may DC
reafonably fuipreed Of su smenting the frs-
qusncy Of conlumPt'ons, pa hes, apoplex
les, fcurvys, hypochondrias, and the whole
train Of Aatulent and nsrvous difofders.
You indeed afF-a an ignorance that it ever
was fuipsaed of any inlalubrious qdaiiy,l
till the patrons of liberty thought fit to in.
vent number Of frightful ftoriss about 1t, to
fsrve prefens political Purpsie no doubt
This pretence 10 hardly confident with the
candons OF an author who ough, II lsatt to
remember the contents of papers Inc APP
pears to De conlidefing. A very relpeefa-
Die character in this town, was faid TO have
enyeighed bitterly againf sbe evil qualities
Of tea, fome thirty hse o. forty years ago,
and no one has called this aory into quetti
on. Beiides | preiume il would puzzle your
ladylhip TO manifeft what political bias il.
Auences Short, TiIos, Cullen, and many o
cher European authors 90 declare agalnf IL.
IL has been long and well known TO many,
to be baneful plant or drug, and 70 has It's
filter opium, yet thoufands have perieve'ed
in the ule Of the latter az oblinately as you
{ en- determined to do in the former dc
Glazing that hey could not live, or did nos
value life with0ht il. The many petfons,
gentlemen as well a. ladies', whole health i
has really bettered, have altogeIher eicaPed
my obferva,ion. am certain. my experi
ence in my own perfon direealy conuadiets il.
One thing ! will readily grant refpe6ing It's
apparent relieving perfons In very
unsafy circumstances, which may be
miaaken for removing . difreis which
e only (ufpends, OF at beit tfanimutes
into one more permanent, though lefs fen
libly affecting. An extraA or eveA lnfufioh
OF tea 10 koown 10 be iedasive and anodyne ];
double quantity of the extrsa 10 tald to
produce all the effeas of opium. This 10
universally known to diminilh the irriiabili,y
Il the parts, and take OF the fenGe Of pain
The rr.a ollity of the aomach being leGened
Jiminilhes its action upon the food II receives
which 10 confeqJence muR be the longei
retained and Il the contents Of the Romaeh
be prone to fermentation or pusrefaction, the
injury from i, viii be e Geniible as to eauls
he patient to forbear The ule of them. Hence
in proceis ofxime will enfue an incapacity Of
uiing freely the gifts Of nature the pulling
mortslbeing reafiEasd to afew very inactive
iabRanees, which in consequence can never
be expected to all the vefleis and fupply the
lolld parts with much invigorating nourilh
ment. A Romach which can without Of
fence bear the ftEong and hard kinds Of ali
ment, and Indeed ali kinds ind Eerentiy, may
be eaeemed Tie BATS Of found and vigpr
aus conisiiution !; whereas il 10 notorious,
that thoie petlons who have duIt a more
IubRantial diet, in the ara place, for Bohes
tea, and thar for the yet finer forts, have a.
eneth arrived at 20 extreme delicacy o
tomsch, that nothing but the very ineR car
DC borne BY any means. This Of igielf ma,
vel be conGdered Is great misfortune, bu.
when the conkquenf train Of evils which fol
lsw il are ALTO taken INFO the account, the
general weakness of habit, the pronenels to
every diiezle of he low nervous, Ratulent.
icorbutic, hypochondriac kind } and what is
infinitely unkiad, the entailment Of the mi.
ierable ddpo6tion to hapleb poHefity. A
id legacy indeed ! AfeebIe, lax, eifeminate,
e1aiiiiation, overset BY every alteration Of
IL or regimen. | prefume, Madam, you
| v ,uid hardly win to be the mother Of fbch
1 puny race, at time when the vigour Of
1 Macedonians, and the fireng,h of PstagcDi
1 ,us are waning to retrieve and Iscure our i'm
I vaded lights.
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