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acide_fw-la juice_n be_v proficuous_a in_o pestilential_a disease_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o do_v precipitate_v that_o mercurial_a vapour_n which_o do_v intercept_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n no_o otherwise_o than_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la which_o be_v make_v of_o vitriol_n and_o saltpetre_n do_v precipitate_a and_o tame_a quicksilver_n and_o make_v it_o less_o fluid_a and_o vaporous_a new_a milk_n warm_a from_o the_o cow_n and_o milk_n suck_v from_o a_o woman_n breast_n be_v a_o great_a restorative_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o do_v in_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a manner_n increase_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n of_o nutrition_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v know_v by_o experience_n to_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o to_o dim_v the_o sight_n as_o garlic_n lettuce_n colewort_n etc._n etc._n do_v it_o upon_o no_o other_o account_n than_o by_o thicken_a the_o visive_a spirit_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a where_o the_o eye_n 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