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Volume 18 · 68 words · 1797 Edition

the infusion of malt, of which beer is made. The uses of this infusion in common affairs are well known. By Dr McBride it has lately been found to have a strong antiseptic virtue, and to be useful in preventing the feverish and other diseases to which sailors are liable; which was confirmed by captain Cook in his late voyages. See Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen.