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 2o6 Of (PreferVation ceive may do good -, but not, as fbme will have it, by abforbing the peftiferous HumL dities, but by diffufxng on all Sides a great deal of Nitre, which gives a confiderable Change to the venomous Miajmata % I judge it beft therefore that fuch Fires ihould be made of refinous Woods, which throw out a clear and un£Hous Smell, fuch as Jumper y Fir, Oak, Aft, Elm, Chefnut, &c. but by no Means Coals, which exhale an impure, fetid, and fuflocating Sulphur. B Y the Care of the Magistrate alfo the Streets, Sinks, and Canals, mould daily be cleared of all Filthy btcauie Stench and Nafnnefs are juftly reckoned the Enter- tainers of Infection, and we find the Air to be corrupted frequently from noifbme Smells ^ io that the peitilential Venom can- not but receive additional Strength from iiich Means. B TJ T to be yet more particular about theie Fumigations, both to mend the Air and refreili the Houfes that have been in- fected, they mufr. be compofed of fuch Things as raile and comfort the Spirits that were languifhing with their greatful Flavours - 7 for refreihing Smells are a kind of