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rus*Sy who sent him a Cook, with great Recommendations, for theparticular Talent he had in dressing Beans, Lettuce , and other Sallets:His Name was Viblor, and lo welcome to the Holy Man, for his beinglikewise an excellent Barber. tJpon this account I exceedingly approve* Vol. xx. of that charitable Advice of Mr. Ray, * ( Tranfabl . Numb. 238.) whothinks it the Interest of Mankind, that all Perions should be caution’dof advent’ring upon unknown Herbs and Plants to their Prejudice : Ofsuch I say, with our excellent ^ ‘Poet ( a little chang’d )

Happy from such concealed, if fill do lie,

Of Roots and Herbs th ’ unwhollome Luxury.

Concefn - rJ ^ The Illustrious and Learned Columna has, by observing what f In*-tbiZf hfias, fells did usually feed on, made Conjectures of the Nature of the Plants.See Mr Ray 's Zot I should not Ib readily adventure upon it on that account, as to itsHbfi.cap h whollomencss: For tho’ indeed one may lastly eat of a Peach or Abri-cot , after a Snail has been Taster, I question whether it might be lo ofall other Fruits and Herbs attack’d by other In fe bis : Nor would oneconclude, the Hyofcyamus harmless, because the Cimex seeds upon it,as the Learned Dr Lyfer has distover’d, Notice sliould therefore betaken what Eggs of lnfebis are found adhering to the Leaves of Sallet-Herbs, and frequently cleave so firmly to them, as not easily to be wash’doff, and so not being taken notice of, passing for accidental and harmldsSpots only, may yet produce very ill Effects.

Grillus , who, according to the Doctrine of Transmigration (asPlutarch tells us) had, in his turn, been a Beafl, diseourles how muchbetter he fed and liv’d, than when he was turn’d to Man again, asknowing then what Plants were best and most proper for him; whilstMen, Sarcophagifs , ( Flefh-Eaters) in all this time were yet to seek.And ’tis indeed very evident, that Cattel, and other Trdvcpz-yz, andherbaceous Animals which feed on Plants, are directed by their Smell,and accordingly make Election of their Food: But Men ( besides theSmell and Tafie ) have, or should have, Reason , Experience , and theAids of Natural Philosophy , to be their Guides in this Matter. We* T%epoisond h ave heard of Plants , that (like the Bafl'tsk') kill and infect by *fatiJtanwho looking on them only; and some by the Touch. The Truth is, there’swassopoyfond need of all the Senses to determine Analogically concerning the VirtuesIthe^Shn ted'd aud Properties even of the Leaves alone of many Edule-Plants: Theoff his Face, most eminent Principles of near the whole Tribe of Sallet Vegetables,and yet bens inclining rather to acid and fotssre than to any other quality, especiallyonly boked on salt, sweet, or luscious. There is therefore Skill and judgment requir’dit as he pass'd how to luit and mingle our Sa //er-Ingredients, so as may best agree withford^Fhiioj’ the Constitution of the ( vulgarly reputed) Humours of thole whoei-Transact. Vol. ther stand in need of, or affect these Refreshments, and by so adjustingXK them, that as nothing sliould be suffer’d to domineer, lo should none ofthem lose their genuine Gust, Savour, or Vertue. To this end,

The cooler, and moderately refreshing, should be chosen to extinguishThirst, attemper the Blood, reprels Vapours, &c.

The hot, dry, aromatic, cordial and friendly to the Brain, may bequalify’d by the cold and moist: The bitter and Stomachical, with the

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