Vinum Britannicum: or, an essay on the properties and effects of malt liquors. Wherein is considered, in what cases, and to what constitutions, they are either beneficial or injurious ... / By a physician in the country [i.e. T. Short].

  • Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772
Date:
1727
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Credit: Vinum Britannicum: or, an essay on the properties and effects of malt liquors. Wherein is considered, in what cases, and to what constitutions, they are either beneficial or injurious ... / By a physician in the country [i.e. T. Short]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the R E A D E R. li) the proper Seafons and Manner of ufing it; I doubt not but both the IVriter and Reader would find their Account in it, mid that it would redound to the Credit of the former, as well as the Bleafure and Ad¬ vantage of the latter. / I have Jingled out Malt Liquor from the reft, merely for the two following Re a fans* The one is, that it is the common Drink of the Nation, infomuch that a vaft Majority feldom touch any other. And the other Reafon is, that notwithftanding this gene- ralDfe, it has been of late in a particu¬ lar Manner depretiated and vilified. And indeed if it deferved fo ill a Character as hath been given it, whatever Revenue it may bring to the Crown, I am perfuaded the Legifature would foon prohibit the Dfe of it: They would never fujfer it any lon¬ ger to make Juch Havock among the good Beople of this Land. But however prU vate Berfons may be deluded or led away> in Bur flit of a fancifil Hypothefs, no¬ thing of this kind is to be apprehended from the JVifdom of the Nation. Let our Virtuofi ft art as many new Speculations as