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spirit_n do_v not_o shoot_v into_o the_o wont_a form_n of_o cristall_n of_o petre_n but_o remain_v a_o kind_n of_o nitrous_a powder_n the_o acid_n and_o alkalizate_a saline_n particle_n not_o have_v a_o convenient_a vehicle_n to_o expand_v themselves_o in_o but_o be_v necessitate_v for_o want_v of_o room_n to_o make_v a_o unseasonable_a and_o overhasty_a coalition_n upon_o which_o their_o own_o weight_n make_v they_o subside_o in_o the_o figure_n result_v from_o their_o casual_a concourse_n and_o therefore_o probable_o differ_v from_o those_o into_o which_o the_o saline_n corpuscle_n will_v have_v be_v dispose_v have_v they_o be_v allow_v a_o competency_n of_o vehicle_n and_o time_n sect_n xxxi_o the_o other_o reason_n of_o my_o hesitancy_n about_o the_o use_n of_o the_o air_n in_o our_o experiment_n be_v that_o i_o inconsiderate_o forget_v to_o try_v whether_o part_n of_o that_o liquor_n which_o shoot_v into_o crystal_n in_o a_o open-mouthed_a glass_n expose_v to_o the_o air_n will_v not_o have_v do_v the_o like_a if_o it_o have_v be_v leave_v quiet_a as_o long_o as_o the_o other_o be_v though_o in_o a_o vessel_n accurate_o stop_v discourse_n but_o whatever_o the_o air_n have_v to_o do_v in_o this_o experiment_n i_o dare_v invite_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v so_o enrich_v with_o variety_n of_o steam_n from_o terrestrial_a not_o here_o to_o determine_v whether_o it_o receive_v not_o some_o also_o from_o celestial_a body_n that_o the_o inquire_n into_o the_o further_a use_n of_o it_o for_o i_o mean_v not_o its_o know_a use_n in_o respiration_n sail_v pneumatical_a engine_n etc._n etc._n may_v very_o well_o deserve_v your_o curiosity_n to_o encourage_v which_o i_o dare_v at_o present_a only_o tell_v you_o that_o though_o i_o can_v yet_o pretend_v to_o much_o experience_n in_o this_o particular_a yet_o we_o have_v know_v such_o change_n seem_o chemical_a make_v in_o some_o saline_n concretes_n by_o the_o help_n chief_o of_o the_o volatilize_a operation_n 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inexplicable_a way_n suppose_v to_o flow_v may_v be_v in_o some_o body_n but_o a_o modification_n of_o the_o matter_n they_o consist_v of_o who_o part_n by_o be_v so_o and_o so_o dispose_v in_o relation_n to_o each_o other_o constitute_v such_o a_o determinate_a kind_n of_o body_n endow_v with_o such_o and_o such_o property_n whereas_o if_o the_o same_o part_n be_v otherwise_o dispose_v they_o will_v constitute_v other_o body_n of_o very_o differ_v nature_n from_o that_o of_o the_o concrete_a who_o part_n they_o former_o be_v and_o which_o may_v again_o result_v or_o be_v produce_v after_o its_o dissipation_n and_o seem_a destruction_n by_o the_o reunion_n of_o the_o same_o component_a particle_n associate_v according_a to_o their_o former_a disposition_n sect_n xxxiii_o the_o redintegration_n or_o reproduction_n of_o a_o analyze_v body_n if_o it_o can_v be_v accurate_o and_o real_o perform_v may_v give_v much_o light_n to_o many_o particular_n in_o philosophy_n and_o will_v certain_o be_v very_o welcome_a both_o to_o the_o embracer_n of_o the_o atomical_a hypothesis_n and_o general_o to_o those_o other_o modern_a naturalist_n who_o aspire_v to_o such_o explication_n of_o nature_n phaenomena_n as_o may_v at_o least_o be_v understand_v all_o who_o i_o wish_v that_o though_o man_n can_v perhaps_o in_o all_o thing_n yet_o at_o least_o as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v they_o will_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o speak_v and_o think_v as_o nature_n do_v real_o and_o sensible_o appear_v to_o work_v and_o not_o to_o acquiesce_v in_o notion_n and_o explication_n of_o thing_n which_o strict_o examine_v be_v not_o intelligible_a wherefore_o i_o be_o about_o to_o attempt_v a_o reproduction_n in_o vitriol_n turpentine_n and_o some_o other_o concretes_n in_o which_o it_o seem_v not_o unlikely_a to_o be_v performable_a and_o perhaps_o you_o may_v see_v cause_n to_o think_v that_o the_o experiment_n of_o salt-petre_n even_o as_o we_o have_v already_o make_v and_o propose_v it_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o exact_a
and_o adequate_a redintegration_n be_v yet_o not_o far_o from_o be_v a_o real_a one_o the_o dissipate_v part_n of_o the_o concrete_a true_o reunite_v into_o a_o body_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o former_a though_o not_o altogether_o of_o the_o same_o bulk_n sect_n xxxiv_o and_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o requisite_a to_o represent_v to_o you_o pyrophilus_n that_o salt-petre_n be_v a_o body_n who_o part_n be_v not_o organical_a and_o which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o very_o compound_v and_o that_o therefore_o body_n that_o consist_v of_o more_o numerous_a ingredient_n and_o much_o more_o those_o who_o organical_a part_n require_v a_o much_o more_o artificial_a and_o elaborate_a disposition_n or_o contrivance_n of_o their_o component_a particle_n can_v be_v safe_o judge_v of_o by_o what_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v perform_v on_o a_o body_n of_o so_o simple_a and_o slight_a a_o contexture_n as_o be_v salt-petre_n for_o we_o see_v that_o even_a wine_n though_o no_o organical_a 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or_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v depression_n of_o some_o subtle_a sulphureous_a spirit_n who_o recess_n or_o degeneration_n be_v not_o to_o be_v perceive_v by_o any_o sensible_a diminution_n of_o bulk_n in_o the_o liquor_n the_o remain_a part_n fall_v into_o new_a league_n or_o disposition_n and_o constitute_v a_o acid_a liquor_n somewhat_o fix_v and_o corrosive_a and_o consequent_o of_o quality_n very_o differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o wine_n who_o sour_v produce_v it_o as_o we_o more_o full_o declare_v in_o our_o experiment_n relate_v to_o fermentation_n sect_n xxxv_o and_o certain_o there_o be_v as_o we_o former_o say_v so_o artificial_a a_o contrivance_n of_o particle_n requisite_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o organical_a part_n of_o live_a body_n that_o it_o will_v be_v scarce_o possible_a for_o humane_a art_n or_o industry_n to_o imitate_v so_o as_o to_o equal_v those_o exquisite_a production_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o i_o wonder_v not_o that_o the_o story_n of_o the_o phoenix_n resurrection_n out_o of_o her_o own_o ash_n shall_v by_o the_o best_a naturalist_n be_v think_v a_o mere_a fiction_n and_o if_o that_o relation_n mention_v by_o the_o inquisitive_a kircherus_n as_o a_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o reproduction_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o of_o shell-fish_n near_o the_o brink_n of_o a_o lake_n in_o the_o sicilian_a promontory_n peloro_n 3._o by_o the_o water_v of_o their_o break_a body_n with_o salt_n water_n in_o the_o spring_n be_v strict_o true_a it_o seem_v much_o more_o improbable_a that_o such_o change_n and_o vicissitude_n shall_v be_v bare_a redintegration_n of_o the_o dissociate_v part_n of_o such_o restore_a body_n than_o that_o themselves_o according_a to_o what_o we_o elsewhere_o teach_v they_o shall_v be_v new_a production_n make_v by_o some_o seminal_a particle_n undiscerned_o lurk_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o destroy_a body_n and_o afterward_o excite_v and_o assist_v by_o a_o genial_a and_o cherish_a heat_n so_o to_o act_v upon_o the_o fit_a and_o obsequious_a matter_n wherein_o it_o be_v harbour_v as_o to_o organize_v and_o fashion_v that_o dispose_v matter_n according_a to_o the_o exigency_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n for_o that_o in_o some_o body_n the_o seminal_a particle_n may_v a_o while_n survive_v the_o seem_a destruction_n of_o life_n be_v not_o altogether_o without_o example_n as_o we_o elsewhere_o profess_o manifest_v and_o in_o kircher_n story_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o restore_v animal_n be_v but_o shellfish_n in_o who_o slimy_a and_o viscous_a substance_n the_o spirit_n and_o prolific_a part_n be_v probable_o both_o more_o diffuse_v and_o keep_v from_o be_v easy_o dissipable_a to_o which_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o will_v be_v worth_a while_n to_o subjoin_v that_o in_o such_o fish_n the_o mechanical_a contrivance_n be_v but_o very_o plain_a and_o as_o it_o be_v slight_a and_o obvious_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o exquisite_o elaborate_v part_n of_o more_o perfect_a animal_n sect_n xxxvi_o the_o last_o observable_a pyrophilus_n that_o we_o shall_v at_o present_a take_v notice_n of_o in_o our_o experiment_n shall_v be_v this_o that_o it_o may_v thereby_o seem_v probable_a that_o some_o chemical_a remedy_n may_v be_v too_o rash_o reject_v by_o physician_n because_o oil_n or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la or_o other_o corrosive_a liquor_n have_v be_v employ_v in_o their_o preparation_n for_o it_o be_v confident_o affirm_v by_o many_o physician_n and_o but_o faint_o deny_v by_o some_o chemist_n that_o the_o corrosive_a menstruum_n make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o preparation_n of_o remedy_n can_v never_o be_v so_o exquisite_o wash_v off_o from_o they_o but_o that_o some_o of_o the_o salt_n will_v adhere_v to_o the_o medicine_n and_o pernicious_o display_v their_o corrosive_a nature_n in_o the_o body_n of_o he_o that_o take_v they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o many_o ignorant_a and_o venturous_a chemist_n 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