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taste_n and_o odour_n of_o this_o water_n i_o need_v in_o regard_n i_o have_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n declare_v more_o at_o large_a the_o cause_n of_o all_o spaw_n speak_v the_o less_o in_o this_o place_n but_o for_o more_o particular_a satisfaction_n the_o aforesaid_a taste_n and_o odour_n may_v be_v impute_v partly_o to_o those_o vapour_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o fermentation_n that_o be_v in_o iron_n or_o copper_n mine_n and_o thus_o aristotle_n and_o h._n ab_fw-la here_o be_v will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v affirm_v that_o vapour_n retain_v the_o taste_n and_o odour_n of_o their_o mineral_n and_o the_o water_n with_o which_o these_o vapour_n be_v mix_v become_v thereby_o impregnate_v though_o in_o a_o more_o remiss_a degree_n with_o the_o same_o quality_n partly_o to_o the_o long_a abide_n or_o continue_v of_o the_o water_n with_o the_o iron_n or_o copper_n my_o viz._n in_o some_o great_a cavity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o vein_n thereof_o whereby_o it_o contract_v 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black_a powder_n which_o be_v well_o dry_v and_o then_o weigh_v will_v prove_v far_o more_o ponderous_a than_o before_o which_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o something_o else_o than_o a_o mere_a quality_n viz._n the_o humidity_n of_o air_n and_o water_n 2._o take_v a_o pound_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n make_v it_o red_a hot_a and_o weigh_v it_o exact_o then_o put_v upon_o it_o two_o pint_n of_o rain-water_n distil_v and_o evaporate_v it_o than_o put_v on_o more_o and_o evaporate_v that_o also_o and_o then_o make_v the_o salt_n red_a hot_a again_o and_o weigh_v it_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o far_o heavy_a than_o before_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o say_a salt_n attract_v to_o itself_o that_o occult_a acid_a saline_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o water_n and_o fix_v of_o it_o into_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o by_o assimilate_v the_o water_n itself_o which_o will_v never_o be_v convert_v into_o salt_n any_o otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o contain_v a_o 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and_o reduce_v into_o a_o saline_a nature_n thereby_o and_o that_o gold_n do_v never_o rust_v and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v purify_v from_o all_o the_o say_a acid_a saline_a principle_n and_o be_v not_o at_o all_o corrode_v but_o by_o a_o aqua_fw-la regius_fw-la and_o silver_n contract_v but_o little_a rust_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o small_a quantity_n there_o be_v in_o it_o of_o the_o say_a salt_n and_o for_o the_o superfluous_a embrionated_a sulphur_n that_o neither_o can_v be_v corrode_v by_o the_o say_a acid_a spirit_n any_o otherwise_o than_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o that_o esurine_a salt_n for_o if_o we_o put_v pure_a sulphur_n extract_v from_o sulpbur_fw-la vivum_fw-la into_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la it_o will_v not_o be_v corrode_v thereby_o much_o less_o than_o by_o the_o acidity_n of_o air_n and_o water_n nay_o theophrastus_n say_v that_o if_o wood_n and_o cord_n be_v smeer_v over_o with_o a_o unctuous_a oil_n which_o he_o prescribe_v to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o 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