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what_o volatile_a this_o gum_n contain_v be_v preserve_v in_o its_o natural_a be_v for_o the_o humidity_n that_o mix_v with_o it_o be_v no_o way_n capable_a of_o destroy_v or_o alter_v its_o nature_n add_v to_o pag._n 309._o l._n 11._o in_o the_o chap._n of_o viper_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o venom_n of_o viper_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o affluence_n of_o acid_n salt_n violent_o throw_v forth_o and_o which_o by_o insinuate_v into_o the_o vein_n do_v by_o degree_n cause_v a_o coagulum_fw-la in_o the_o blood_n to_o hinder_v its_o circulation_n and_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n this_o opinion_n be_v the_o more_o probable_a in_o that_o coagulate_v blood_n have_v be_v find_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o many_o animal_n which_o have_v be_v bite_v by_o the_o viper_n and_o beside_o the_o most_o powerful_a remedy_n that_o cure_v this_o poison_n be_v volatile_a alkali_n salt_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o dissolve_v the_o coagulum_fw-la as_o for_o what_o may_v be_v say_v that_o if_o this_o discourse_n be_v true_a the_o natural_a acidity_n of_o the_o blood_n will_v coagulate_v it_o sometime_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o milk_n which_o curdle_n of_o itself_o and_o that_o this_o coagulation_n will_v produce_v the_o same_o effect_n as_o do_v the_o venom_n of_o viper_n this_o objection_n raise_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o for_o the_o blood_n circulate_v in_o its_o natural_a way_n the_o acidity_n that_o be_v in_o it_o be_v so_o well_o unite_v to_o it_o that_o it_o can_v separate_v to_o make_v a_o coagulum_fw-la no_o more_o than_o the_o acidity_n that_o be_v in_o milk_n can_v separate_v from_o it_o while_o the_o milk_n remain_v in_o the_o teat_n for_o we_o see_v it_o never_o use_v to_o curdle_n there_o unless_o occasion_v by_o some_o distemper_n and_o again_o who_o can_v doubt_v but_o certain_a pestilential_a air_n or_o divers_a disease_n that_o come_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n may_v be_v able_a to_o coagulate_v the_o blood_n and_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n as_o the_o venom_n of_o viper_n add_v to_o pag._n 314._o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o page_n in_o remark_n on_o distillation_n of_o viper_n there_o be_v another_o way_n of_o rectify_v the_o volatile_a salt_n which_o be_v by_o mix_v it_o with_o five_o or_o six_o time_n as_o much_o bone_n or_o horn_n burn_v white_a and_o put_v the_o mixture_n into_o a_o glass_n or_o earthen_a cucurbite_n then_o fit_v to_o it_o a_o blind_a head_n or_o such_o a_o one_o who_o nose_n have_v not_o be_v open_v after_o that_o lute_v well_o the_o juncture_n then_o set_v the_o vessel_n in_o sand_n and_o with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n the_o volatile_a salt_n will_v rise_v and_o stick_v to_o the_o head_n you_o must_v continue_v the_o fire_n until_o there_o rise_v nothing_o further_a this_o salt_n be_v hereby_o purify_v from_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o its_o oil_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o powder_n of_o bone_n wherefore_o it_o be_v white_a than_o it_o be_v and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o palate_n it_o may_v again_o be_v mix_v with_o other_o calcine_v bone_n and_o sublimed_a as_o before_o to_o render_v it_o the_o pure_a still_o and_o take_v away_o the_o more_o of_o its_o unsavoury_a smell_n that_o be_v cause_v partly_o by_o the_o empyreumatical_a oil_n that_o it_o draw_v along_o with_o it_o in_o the_o distillation_n add_v to_o pag._n 316._o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o remark_n if_o you_o distil_v two_o and_o thirty_o ounce_n of_o shave_n of_o hartshorn_n you_o will_v draw_v thirteen_o ounce_n of_o liquor_n and_o volatile_a salt_n and_o there_o will_v remain_v in_o the_o retort_n nineteen_o ounce_n of_o matter_n as_o black_a as_o any_o coal_n you_o will_v draw_v from_o the_o liquor_n a_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o volatile_a salt_n six_o ounce_n of_o spirit_n and_o two_o ounce_n of_o black_a oil_n the_o black_a matter_n be_v grind_v on_o a_o marble_n be_v good_a for_o painter_n to_o use_v if_o you_o calcine_v it_o the_o fuliginous_a part_n which_o make_v it_o black_a will_v fly_v away_o and_o leave_v the_o hartshorn_n very_o white_a you_o will_v have_v sixteen_o ounce_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v call_v burn_v hartshorn_n it_o be_v account_v cardiack_n but_o indeed_o have_v no_o other_o virtue_n than_o to_o destroy_v acid_n as_o all_o other_o alkali_n matter_n do_v too_o some_o do_v use_v to_o stratifie_v hartshorn_n with_o brick_n and_o calcine_v it_o that_o way_n they_o call_v it_o hartshorn_n prepare_v philosophical_o they_o account_v it_o more_o cordial_a than_o it_o be_v before_o but_o they_o be_v very_o strange_o mistake_v for_o the_o volatile_a salt_n and_o oil_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o shall_v render_v it_o cardiack_n be_v carry_v away_o in_o the_o calcination_n and_o there_o remain_v only_o a_o terrestrious_a matter_n that_o may_v be_v call_v caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la notwithstanding_o it_o be_v a_o alkali_n that_o may_v serve_v as_o crabs-eye_n coral_n and_o divers_a other_o matter_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n which_o absorbe_n acid_v the_o brick_n bestow_v no_o virtue_n at_o all_o on_o it_o add_v to_o pag._n 323._o remark_n on_o the_o distillation_n of_o wax_n if_o by_o way_n of_o curiosity_n you_o desire_v to_o know_v exact_o what_o quantity_n of_o liquor_n or_o spirit_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o wax_n you_o must_v dry_v your_o bolus_n as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v or_o else_o use_v in_o its_o place_n break_a pot_n or_o brick_n powder_v which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o wet_a out_o of_o three_o and_o twenty_o ounce_n of_o wax_n you_o will_v draw_v in_o the_o first_o distillation_n just_a the_o same_o weight_n of_o liquor_n to_o wit_n twelve_o ounce_n of_o phlegmatic_a spirit_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v a_o butter_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o distillation_n you_o will_v draw_v fourteen_o ounce_n of_o spirit_n and_o six_o ounce_n of_o clear_a oil_n spirit_n of_o wax_n be_v only_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o acid_n volatile_a salt_n dissolve_v in_o phlegm_n but_o you_o must_v not_o believe_v what_o some_o have_v 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