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88&#93; 88] S M O persons of gross, phlegmatic, i»nd corpulent habits ; as the fvimes of tobacco are supposed to accelerate the slow circulation of their blood. Jt is, likewise, said to be occasion- ally useful to such as are liable to CATAHBHS.especblly during cliiliy, and damp weather, provided it does not exceed the limits of mo- deration ; but persons of this de- scription ought always to employ a long, and thoroughly clean pipe, frequently taking a little beer, tea, or similar diluent liquors: they should, however, not resort to such prance, a short time before or after meals ; because it then mate- rially contributes to retard di- gestion. Noyoung people, especially those of lean habits, should indulge in smoking ; for, though in certain cases, it may be productive of ad- vantage, it is to them extremely c^e- triroental ; exciting giddiness, nau- sea, violent purging, &c. in conse- quence of which, many persons have contraded the disgusting pradice of parting with their sa- liva every minute ; and have thus eventually smoked themselves into a consumption. . Farther, habitual smoking during the summer, is more prejudicial to health, than in the winter ; fiom the iiKreased evacuation of saliva, ■which it necessarily occasions ; and ^■om its being also apt to render the bcxly feverish. Another in- convenience attending this prac- tice is, that it renders the teeth of a yellow, or blick, hue ; and, vbile ioul pipet are employed, it is (^pt to corode these useful bones, so as to taint the breath, and even to induce putrid ulcers in the gums. Hence, we seriously advise all per- liQDS carefully to refrain from this a(t)sur<i custom, unless it be iudi. SMO cated as a medicine, in the cases above mentioned ; for it not only vitiates their fluids, but weaken* the digestion, and eventually im- pairs, or at least stupefies, the ener- gy of the mind. SMOKING, in domestic eco- nomy, is a mode of preserving meat, such as hams, bacon, geese, &c. by previously salting, and then exposing them to the smoke aris- ing from a wood-lire. For this purpose, the chimney is usually lurnished with recesses or bft^ ; which, communicating with the funnel itself, in a lateral diredion, do not admit a large volume of smoke to pervade the articles there sus{iended ; but, as the latter gra- dually receive the ascending fumes, they become impregnated with them in a more uniform, and ef- fectual, manner. — In this country, where coal is the general fuel, it tiecomes more ditlicult to smoke hams, and other meat : hence, epi- cures have contrivetl a method of effecting that objeCt, by means of small chimnies purposely built, with a hearth below, where they kindle a wood-iire, especially from the branches of the juniper- tree, the fumes of which impart to the flesh of animals a very agree- able, pungent flavour. With respeCt to the salubrity of smoked provisions, and particularly havi, we have already expressed our opinion (vol. ii. p. 427) '■ 't therefore remains to add, that such food ought never to be allowed to young people, before they have completed their growth, nor to adults in a feverish, or debilitated state. Even the robust should eat it only as a rehsh, and with great moderation. Svioki/ii^ of Lamps, is a circum- stance frequently disregarded in do- mestic