black_a this_o colour_n proceed_v from_o sulphureous_a fuliginosity_n which_o rise_v more_o from_o this_o vitriol_n than_o the_o other_o because_o it_o partake_v of_o copper_n for_o this_o sooty_a vapour_n find_v no_o vent_n to_o get_v out_o at_o falls_z down_z again_o upon_o the_o matter_n and_o blacken_v it_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n happen_v about_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n when_o it_o be_v very_o strong_a which_o be_v very_o strange_a indeed_o it_o be_v that_o if_o you_o mix_v it_o with_o its_o acid_n spirit_n or_o with_o water_n or_o else_o with_o a_o ethereal_a oil_n such_o as_o the_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n this_o mixture_n grow_v hot_a to_o that_o degree_n that_o sometime_o it_o break_v the_o viol_n it_o be_v put_v into_o and_o often_o it_o produce_v a_o considerable_a ebullition_n i_o shall_v quick_o give_v account_n of_o this_o heat_n and_o ebullition_n if_o i_o will_v suppose_v a_o alkali_n in_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n as_o those_o do_v who_o pretend_v to_o explicate_v every_o thing_n that_o happen_v by_o the_o notion_n of_o acid_n and_o alkali_n but_o not_o comprehend_v how_o a_o alkali_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o remain_v so_o long_o a_o time_n with_o so_o strong_a a_o acid_n as_o be_v the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n without_o be_v destroy_v i_o have_v rather_o give_v a_o reason_n that_o seem_v to_o i_o abundance_n more_o probable_a i_o conveive_v therefore_o that_o if_o water_n or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o the_o ethereal_a oil_n of_o turpentine_n do_v heat_n the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n it_o be_v by_o set_v in_o motion_n a_o great_a many_o fiery_a particle_n which_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n have_v draw_v with_o it_o in_o the_o distillation_n for_o these_o little_a fiery_a body_n be_v environ_v with_o salt_n that_o be_v exceed_o heavy_a and_o hard_o to_o rarify_v they_o drive_v about_o vehement_o whatsoever_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n and_o when_o they_o have_v cause_v a_o ebullition_n and_o find_v they_o can_v get_v out_o atop_o of_o the_o viol_n they_o break_v it_o to_o piece_n with_o the_o bustle_v they_o make_v at_o bottom_n and_o on_o the_o side_n perhaps_o it_o willbe_a say_v i_o do_v here_o suppose_v gratis_o that_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n do_v contain_v fiery_a particle_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a violence_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o time_n that_o be_v spend_v in_o draw_v this_o acid_n it_o will_v be_v no_o such_o hard_a matter_n to_o grant_v i_o this_o supposition_n beside_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o explicate_v the_o great_a and_o burn_a corrosion_n of_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n without_o admit_v these_o fiery_a part_n for_o the_o vitriol_n contain_v nothing_o in_o itself_o of_o this_o caustick_a nature_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o it_o contain_v phlegm_n sulphur_n and_o earth_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a but_o this_o acid_n shall_v discover_v itself_o more_o than_o it_o do_v if_o it_o be_v as_o corrosive_n in_o the_o vitriol_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o oil_n once_o it_o happen_v to_o i_o that_o put_v into_o my_o furnace_n a_o retort_n who_o two_o three_o be_v fill_v with_o german_a vitriol_n dry_v in_o order_n to_o draw_v off_o its_o spirit_n i_o distil_v first_o of_o all_o the_o phlegm_n and_o sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o the_o receiver_n i_o then_o fit_v it_o again_o to_o the_o retort_n and_o by_o a_o great_a fire_n continue_v for_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n i_o distil_v off_o the_o acid_n spirit_n as_o we_o be_v use_v to_o do_v when_o the_o vessel_n be_v grow_v cold_a i_o admire_v to_o find_v in_o my_o receiver_n nothing_o but_o a_o mass_n of_o salt_n or_o congeal_v oil_n of_o vitriol_n this_o salt_n be_v so_o exceed_o caustick_a and_o burn_a that_o if_o i_o offer_v to_o touch_v the_o small_a part_n of_o it_o with_o my_o finger_n i_o present_o feel_v a_o insufferable_a scald_a and_o be_v fain_o to_o put_v my_o hand_n immediate_o into_o water_n it_o continue_v to_o fume_v still_o and_o when_o a_o little_a of_o it_o be_v throw_v into_o water_n it_o make_v the_o same_o hiss_a noise_n as_o a_o fire-coal_n put_v into_o water_n will_v do_v beside_o it_o heat_v the_o water_n very_o much_o and_o much_o more_o than_o common_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n can_v if_o you_o fill_v a_o glass_n viol_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o nephritick_n wood_n clarify_v and_o observe_v it_o turn_v towards_o the_o light_n it_o will_v appear_v yellow_a but_o if_o you_o turn_v your_o back_n to_o the_o light_n it_o will_v appear_v blue_a if_o you_o mix_v with_o it_o some_o dregs_o of_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v appear_v yellow_a on_o every_o side_n but_o if_o you_o again_o and_o about_o as_o much_o more_o oil_n of_o tartar_n it_o will_v return_v unto_o its_o first_o colour_n if_o you_o take_v a_o blue_n or_o violet_a tincture_n make_v in_o water_n such_o as_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o sun-flower_n or_o violet_a flower_n and_o pour_v upon_o it_o some_o drop_n of_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v present_o turn_v red_a but_o if_o you_o throw_v into_o it_o some_o alkali_n salt_n it_o will_v recover_v again_o its_o former_a colour_n on_o the_o contrary_a if_o you_o pour_v a_o alkali_a liquor_n such_o as_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a upon_o the_o blue_a tincture_n it_o will_v present_o turn_v green_a and_o if_o you_o again_o pour_v upon_o it_o a_o little_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v change_v this_o colour_n into_o a_o obscure_a red._n the_o decoction_n of_o indian_a wood_n be_v very_o red_a if_o you_o drop_v into_o it_o a_o little_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v turn_v yellow_a and_o if_o you_o still_o add_v some_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a it_o will_v become_v black_a all_o these_o change_n of_o colour_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o other_o acid_n and_o alkali_n do_v make_v proceed_v only_o from_o the_o different_a position_n of_o body_n dissolve_v in_o the_o liquor_n and_o from_o its_o disposition_n to_o modify_v the_o light_n different_a way_n add_v to_o pag._n 208._o remark_n upon_o distillation_n of_o alom_n some_o have_v write_v that_o alom_n yield_v but_o very_o little_a acid_n yet_o if_o they_o will_v but_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o keep_v up_o a_o strong_a fire_n under_o it_o for_o three_o day_n together_o they_o will_v find_v that_o this_o spirit_n do_v not_o give_v place_n in_o strength_n or_o quantity_n to_o that_o of_o vitriol_n nor_o be_v we_o at_o all_o oblige_a to_o distinguish_v as_o they_o will_v have_v we_o the_o acrimonious_a corrosive_a salt_n of_o alom_n from_o its_o acid_n see_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o either_o acrimonious_a or_o corrosive_a in_o this_o mineral_n salt_n which_o will_v not_o turn_v into_o a_o acid_n spirit_n when_o it_o be_v drive_v forcible_o by_o fire_n add_v to_o pag._n 211._o remark_n upon_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n if_o you_o mix_v one_o part_n of_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la with_o two_o pound_n of_o sulphur_n and_o sublime_a they_o together_o as_o those_o i_o have_v describe_v you_o will_v have_v white_a flower_n of_o sulphur_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v better_o for_o distemper_n of_o the_o breast_n than_o those_o other_o they_o be_v give_v in_o the_o same_o do_v this_o whiteness_n proceed_v from_o a_o very_a exact_a attenuation_n which_o shall_v polychrestum_n give_v to_o the_o sulphur_n the_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la which_o remain_v at_o bottom_n of_o the_o cucurbite_n may_v be_v calcine_v and_o if_o you_o afterward_o purify_v it_o by_o dissolution_n evaporation_n and_o filtration_n it_o will_v be_v full_a as_o good_a as_o before_o add_v to_o pag._n 216._o chap._n of_o amber_n amber_n be_v to_o be_v find_v near_o the_o baltick-sea_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o prussia_n and_o no_o where_o else_o some_o do_v think_v petroleum_n or_o oil_n of_o peter_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o liquor_n draw_v from_o amber_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o subterranean_a fire_n which_o make_v a_o distillation_n of_o it_o and_o that_o jet_n and_o coal_n be_v the_o remainder_n of_o this_o distillation_n this_o opinion_n will_v have_v some_o resemblance_n of_o truth_n if_o the_o place_n where_o this_o oil_n be_v find_v be_v not_o so_o far_o distant_a the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o for_o petroleum_n be_v usual_o find_v only_o in_o italy_n as_o in_o sicily_n and_o in_o provence_n this_o oil_n distil_v through_o the_o cleft_n of_o rock_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a to_o be_v the_o oil_n of_o some_o bituminous_a matter_n which_o the_o subterranean_a fire_n have_v raise_v tincture_n of_o amber_n powder_n fine_o five_o or_o six_o ounce_n of_o yellow_a amber_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o bolt_n head_n pour_v upon_o it_o spirit_n of_o wine_n four_o singer_n height_n stop_v this_o boult-head_n with_o another_o to_o make_v a_o circulatory_a
the_o former_a discourse_n upon_o its_o effect_n and_o operation_n in_o the_o pox_n vindicate_v modest_o to_o be_v the_o author_n own_o invention_n 45._o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o alkali_n though_o it_o contain_v no_o alkali_a salt_n 46._o objection_n against_o its_o be_v a_o alkali_a and_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o pox_n a_o acid_n answer_v 47_o 48._o k._n not_o half_o the_o spirit_n of_o niter_n requisite_a to_o dissolve_v it_o as_o be_v for_o the_o same_o weight_n of_o bismuth_n 49._o a_o difficulty_n about_o its_o make_v a_o sublimate_n corrosive_n in_o the_o body_n answer_v 50_o 51._o why_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la in_o a_o flux_n do_v not_o fill_v the_o brain_n with_o vloer_n as_o it_o do_v the_o mouth_n 49._o its_o white_a precipitate_v by_o sublimation_n become_v as_o sweet_a as_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la and_o may_v be_v then_o give_v in_o as_o great_a a_o do_v 52._o its_o red_a precipitate_v the_o less_o it_o be_v calcine_v and_o the_o less_o red_a it_o be_v the_o more_o corrosive_a it_o will_v prove_v 53._o why_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n upon_o its_o red_a precipitate_v make_v a_o clear_a dissolution_n without_o any_o ebullition_n 54._o why_o spirit_n of_o salt_n upon_o its_o red_a precipitate_v make_v a_o curious_a white_a 55._o why_o the_o colour_n turn_v so_o soon_o from_o red_a to_o white_a ib._n its_o red_a precipitate_a will_n sublime_a if_o you_o continue_v it_o on_o the_o fire_n too_o long_o 53_o 54._o other_o precipitate_v of_o mercury_n 56._o and_o remarkable_a observation_n upon_o they_o 57_o 58_o 59_o why_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a do_v so_o much_o help_v the_o precipitation_n of_o mercury_n 52._o milk_n whence_o its_o coagulation_n 18_o 19_o mineral_n how_o they_o grow_v 20._o myrrh_n what_o 132._o its_o liquid_a gum_n ancient_o call_v stacten_o ib._n how_o choose_v and_o what_o it_o be_v good_a for_o 133._o its_o tincture_n how_o draw_v ib._n why_o spirit_n of_o wine_n draw_v it_o best_o 134._o its_o tincture_n better_o than_o the_o extract_v ib._n its_o oil_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la how_o make_v ib._n n._n niter_fw-la not_o at_o all_o inflammable_a 76._o no_o sulphur_n in_o saltpetre_n 77._o spirit_n of_o niter_n how_o dulcify_v 79._o in_o the_o fixation_n of_o saltpetre_n into_o a_o alkali_a salt_n why_o the_o crucible_n must_v be_v but_o half_a full_a 82._o the_o detonation_n from_o saltpetre_n and_o coal_n why_o great_a than_o from_o saltpetre_n and_o common_a sulphur_n 82._o why_o more_o fix_a salt_n get_v by_o the_o use_n of_o common_a saltpetre_n than_o by_o that_o which_o be_v purify_v 83._o how_o to_o make_v grey_n fix_v niter_n become_v exceed_v white_a 84._o fix_a niter_n why_o a_o alkali_n ib._n no_o alkali_a salt_n in_o saltpetre_n ib._n why_o the_o liquor_n of_o fix_a niter_n that_o be_v make_v with_o common_a saltpetre_n be_v keep_v a_o year_n or_o so_o lose_v its_o alkali_a nature_n whereas_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o purify_a saltpetre_n never_o lose_v be_v a_o alkali_n 84_o 85._o fix_a niter_n a_o acid_n salt_n render_v porous_a by_o the_o alkali_n of_o coal_n 85._o liquor_n of_o fix_a niter_n call_v by_o some_o alkaest_n or_o universal_a dissolvent_a 85._o niter_fw-la excellent_o well_o prove_v not_o to_o be_v inflammable_a ib._n o._n opium_n what_o it_o be_v good_a for_o 127._o its_o operation_n prove_v to_o proceed_v from_o narcotick_a vapour_n shut_v the_o channel_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n 128._o and_o not_o from_o any_o proportion_n of_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n or_o secret_a ferment_n 129._o opium_n observe_v to_o be_v sudorific_a ib._n oil_n nothing_o else_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v inflammable_a 1._o that_o which_o cause_v its_o flagration_n must_v be_v a_o volatile_a or_o essential_a salt_n ib._n this_o prove_v from_o common_a sulphur_n and_o a_o mixture_n of_o saltpetre_n with_o sulphur_n 2._o oil_n of_o brick_n why_o call_v by_o chemist_n the_o oil_n of_o philosopher_n 70_o 71._o oil_n of_o peter_n jet_n and_o coal_n suppose_v to_o be_v from_o a_o distillation_n in_o the_o earth_n but_o false_o 97._o 98._o p._n petrification_n how_o 20._o philosophers-stone_n the_o several_a method_n of_o search_v after_o it_o relate_v and_o pleasant_o discourse_v of_o 24_o 25._o the_o misery_n of_o those_o man_n that_o seek_v after_o it_o 26._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o philosophers-stone_n grant_v but_o account_v next_o to_o a_o impossibility_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o ib._n q._n quicklime_n in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o the_o fire_n must_v be_v keep_v at_o a_o equal_a height_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o work_n 65._o its_o corrosion_n cause_v by_o igneous_a body_n 66._o no_o acid_n in_o it_o to_o cause_v its_o ebullition_n in_o water_n 67._o s._n sal_fw-la ammoniac_a how_o make_v artificial_o at_o venice_n 85._o eight_o ounce_n of_o it_o do_v contain_v at_o least_o four_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o volatile_a salt_n 88_o its_o volatile_a spirit_n only_o a_o dissolution_n of_o volatile_a salt_n in_o water_n ib._n its_o spirit_n sensible_o prove_v to_o be_v sudorific_a by_o a_o proper_a instance_n 89._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o coagulation_n happen_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n with_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a ib._n sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la not_o fit_a to_o be_v use_v until_o it_o be_v make_v very_o white_a 77._o why_o more_o of_o it_o be_v make_v with_o common_a saltpetre_n than_o that_o which_o be_v purify_v 78._o a_o ebullition_n false_o say_v to_o rise_v when_o spirit_n of_o sulphur_n be_v cast_v upon_o it_o or_o upon_o saltpetre_n 78._o salt_n that_o of_o vegetable_n proceed_v from_o a_o salt_n juice_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o grow_v in_o 5._o too_o much_o salt_n as_o bad_a for_o land_n as_o too_o little_a a_o instance_n of_o those_o near_o the_o river_n nile_n 6._o it_o be_v a_o volatile_a or_o at_o least_o a_o saltpetrous_a salt_n that_o fertilize_v land_n ib._n yet_o the_o ash_n of_o vegetable_n though_o full_a of_o a_o fix_a salt_n do_v well_o to_o this_o purpose_n 7._o three_o sort_n of_o salt_n draw_v from_o vegetable_n a_o acid_n or_o essential_a a_o volatile_a and_o a_o fix_a salt_n 9_o the_o acid_a salt_n the_o only_a true_a salt_n in_o nature_n 9_o 10_o 11._o salt_n decrepitate_v expose_v to_o the_o air_n to_o be_v distil_v without_o addition_n yield_v only_o a_o phlegm_n rather_o than_o spirit_n 74._o monsieur_n seignet_n distillation_n of_o spirit_n of_o salt_n without_o addition_n of_o clay_n to_o separate_v its_o part_n vindicate_v to_o be_v good_a and_o a_o admirable_a operation_n 74_o 75._o how_o all_o alkali_a fix_a salt_n be_v make_v very_o white_a 113._o and_o why_o they_o be_v aperitive_a 114._o its_o spirit_n not_o good_a to_o bathe_v body_n with_o that_o be_v to_o be_v embalm_v 116._o salt-water_n in_o the_o sea_n cause_v by_o mine_n of_o salt_n therein_o contain_v 3_o 4._o sea-salt_n how_o make_v at_o rochel_n 71._o when_o crystallize_v it_o make_v no_o ebullition_n with_o oil_n of_o tartar_n 72._o saltpetre_n vide_fw-la niter_fw-la sulphur_n its_o white_a flower_n make_v with_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la 97._o t._n tartar_n why_o its_o crystal_n will_v not_o dissolve_v in_o cold_a water_n 108._o why_o its_o crystal_n boil_v with_o its_o salt_n do_v raise_v a_o effervescency_n in_o hot_a water_n which_o they_o can_v do_v in_o cold_a 109._o its_o soluble_a tartar_n only_o the_o cream_n of_o tartar_n make_v soluble_a in_o cold_a water_n ib._n it_o be_v chalybeat_v or_o martial_a crystal_n ib._n soluble_a tartar_n how_o chalybeat_v 111._o soluble_a emetic_n tartar_n may_v be_v make_v with_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a instead_o of_o spirit_n of_o urine_n but_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o ebullition_n and_o why_o 112._o how_o this_o emetic_n be_v prepare_v another_o way_n ib._n why_o water_n throw_v upon_o its_o salt_n new_o calcine_v do_v come_v to_o heat_n like_o unslacked_a lime_n 113._o salt_n of_o tartar_n not_o to_o be_v calcine_v with_o sulphur_n ib._n nor_o niter_fw-la 114._o its_o volatile_a salt_n why_o make_v of_o lees_n of_o wine_n rather_o than_o tartar_n 124._o very_a hard_a to_o keep_v its_o volatile_a salt_n dry_a and_o yet_o how_o that_o may_v be_v do_v ib._n its_o volatile_a salt_n make_v alkali_a by_o the_o fire_n but_o be_v not_o of_o that_o nature_n either_o in_o the_o plant_n or_o in_o the_o lees_n ib._n the_o salt_n of_o its_o lees_n prove_v to_o be_v acid_n 125_o 126._o this_o volatile_a salt_n no_o better_o than_o other_o 126._o some_o fix_a alkali_n salt_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o lees_n remain_v in_o the_o retort_n 127._o tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la distil_v in_o a_o retort_n yield_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n as_o it_o be_v at_o first_o 115._o during_o the_o ebullition_n of_o acid_n and_o alkali_n in_o this_o operation_n a_o great_a many_o dash_v of_o water_n fly_v about_o enough_o to_o put_v out_o a_o candle_n ib._n tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la 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page_n 57_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o stone_n haematites_n page_n 68_o sublimation_n of_o the_o stone_n haematites_n page_n 69_o remark_n page_n 70_o valatile_a salt_n of_o amber_n page_n 99_o remark_n page_n 100_o soluble_a tartar_n page_n 108_o remark_n page_n 109_o chalybeat_v or_o martial_a cryftal_n of_o tartar_n ib._n remark_n page_n 110_o soluble_a tartar_n chalybeat_v page_n 111_o remark_n ib._n volatile_a salt_n of_o tartar_n page_n 122_o remark_n page_n 124_o chap._n of_o myrrh_n page_n 132_o tincture_n of_o myrrh_n page_n 133_o remark_n ib._n oil_n of_o myrrh_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la page_n 134_o remark_n ib._n a_o appendix_n to_o a_o course_n of_o chemistry_n contain_v the_o easy_a manner_n of_o perform_v those_o operation_n that_o be_v in_o use_n in_o physic_n add_v to_o page_n 6._o line_n 26._o in_o the_o remark_n upon_o the_o principle_n of_o chemistry_n nothing_o but_o the_o oil_n can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v inflammable_a and_o the_o oil_n be_v so_o much_o 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of_o judicial_a astrology_n but_o this_o will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o digression_n for_o this_o place_n and_o serve_v only_a to_o swell_v this_o book_n with_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v find_v treat_v of_o at_o large_a elsewhere_o and_o particular_o in_o the_o epitome_n of_o gassendus_fw-la make_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr bernier_n my_o fancy_n therefore_o shall_v not_o soar_v so_o high_a as_o these_o man_n do_v and_o though_o i_o may_v seem_v dull_a and_o mean_a in_o their_o eye_n i_o shall_v not_o search_v in_o the_o celestial_a body_n for_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o star_n we_o now_o contend_v about_o see_v that_o i_o can_v find_v it_o out_o in_o cause_n near_o at_o hand_n there_o have_v be_v who_o gaze_v too_o earnest_o upon_o the_o star_n above_o have_v not_o perceive_v the_o stone_n at_o their_o foot_n that_o cause_v they_o to_o stumble_v i_o say_v then_o that_o the_o star_n which_o appear_v upon_o the_o martial_a regulus_n of_o antimony_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o antimony_n 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a_o star_n in_o the_o martial_a regulus_n of_o antimony_n because_o they_o be_v so_o natural_o in_o the_o antimony_n before_o this_o star_n do_v not_o appear_v exact_o the_o same_o in_o the_o common_a regulus_n of_o antimony_n let_v it_o be_v purify_v never_o so_o much_o because_o its_o part_n have_v not_o the_o same_o tension_n as_o those_o of_o the_o other_o add_v to_o pag._n 116._o lin_v 28._o in_o the_o remark_n upon_o crocus_n metallorum_fw-la the_o strong_a detonation_n which_o happen_v when_o the_o matter_n be_v fire_v be_v not_o cause_v from_o the_o accension_n of_o saltpetre_n as_o people_n general_o do_v imagine_v for_o want_v of_o due_a reflection_n i_o shall_v prove_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n that_o it_o can_v flame_v at_o all_o and_o that_o by_o its_o volatile_a part_n it_o serve_v instead_o of_o a_o bellows_o or_o vehicle_n to_o rarify_v and_o exalt_v the_o
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