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it_o resist_v putrefaction_n and_o coagulation_n and_o give_v a_o briskness_n and_o spirituousness_n to_o the_o blood_n which_o promote_v free_a circulation_n upon_o which_o account_n it_o be_v a_o good_a cordial_n and_o a_o antidote_n against_o some_o poison_n it_o be_v very_o friendly_a to_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la and_o to_o cure_v its_o distemper_n and_o balsamic_a in_o some_o sort_n of_o asthams_n it_o neither_o cause_v great_a evacuation_n nor_o do_v it_o clog_v the_o stomach_n or_o be_v disadvantageous_a in_o any_o manifest_a quality_n and_o it_o may_v likewise_o be_v very_o good_a in_o such_o case_n as_o spirit_n of_o salarmoniack_a have_v be_v find_v successful_a in_o helmont_n commend_v it_o in_o epilepsy_n which_o he_o say_v it_o will_v cure_v in_o adult_n person_n and_o i_o have_v know_v it_o cure_v a_o inveterate_a consumptive_a cough_n and_o a_o very_a bad_a headache_n which_o have_v a_o long_a time_n baffle_v very_o eminent_a physician_n but_o beside_o the_o virtue_n it_o have_v when_o simple_o use_v its_o virtue_n may_v be_v ennoble_v and_o diversify_v by_o a_o long_a digestion_n or_o frequent_a cohobation_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o oil_n salt_n or_o phlegm_n of_o the_o same_o concrete_a or_o by_o unite_n it_o with_o acid_n as_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n or_o vinegar_n verdigrease_n oil_n of_o vitriol_n etc._n etc._n either_o use_v in_o a_o liquid_a form_n or_o when_o reduce_v by_o evaporation_n into_o crystal_n or_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o may_v be_v ennoble_v by_o unite_n our_o spirit_n with_o metalline_a solution_n as_o of_o gold_n silver_n or_o mercury_n and_o with_o solution_n of_o minium_n make_v with_o spirit_n of_o vinegar_n by_o a_o mixture_n of_o which_o liquor_n and_o a_o slow_a evaporation_n of_o they_o i_o have_v obtain_v fine_o shape_v crystal_n or_o again_o either_o by_o unite_n with_o it_o sulphur_n open_v with_o salt_n of_o tartar_n or_o by_o dissolve_v in_o it_o metalline_a body_n as_o copper_n zinke_n and_o iron_n or_o by_o add_v about_o a_o double_a weight_n of_o alcohol_n of_o wine_n for_o these_o liquor_n be_v shake_v together_o will_v in_o a_o very_a great_a measure_n coagulate_v into_o a_o salt_n which_o will_v retain_v a_o considerable_a degree_n of_o quickness_n and_o penetrancy_n and_o why_o such_o salt_n as_o these_o shall_v not_o be_v efficacious_a i_o see_v no_o reason_n since_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o mixture_n though_o make_v with_o another_o urinous_a spirit_n have_v have_v extraordinary_a effect_n in_o fever_n nor_o be_v the_o liquor_n this_o salt_n leave_v behind_o useless_a in_o medicine_n when_o well_o dephlegm_v but_o this_o spirit_n may_v be_v render_v still_o more_o commodious_a if_o impregnate_v with_o essential_a oil_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v several_a oily_a volatile_a salt_n may_v be_v produce_v which_o may_v be_v useful_a in_o peculiar_a distemper_n as_o those_o oil_n respect_v this_o or_o that_o part_n in_o their_o medicinal_a virtue_n chap._n x._o a_o appendix_n to_o the_o memoirs_fw-fr for_o the_o natural_a history_n of_o human_a blood_n contain_v first_o particular_n referable_a to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o forego_n history_n experiment_n i._n have_v cause_v twelve_o ounce_n of_o dry_a blood_n to_o be_v careful_o distil_v the_o substance_n obtain_v from_o it_o be_v of_o volatile_a salt_n and_o spirit_n together_o five_o ounce_n the_o liquor_n pour_v off_o from_o the_o wet_a salt_n be_v thirteen_o drachm_n fifty_o four_o grain_n so_o that_o the_o salt_n be_v three_o ounce_n two_o drachm_n and_o six_o grain_n of_o fetid_v oil_n there_o be_v two_o ounce_n of_o caput_n mortuum_n four_o ounce_n and_o two_o drachm_n so_o that_o about_o six_o drachm_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v consume_v in_o the_o operation_n the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n be_v calcine_v yield_v but_o six_o drachm_n and_o a_o half_a of_o ash_n the_o fix_a oleaginous_a part_n be_v consume_v by_o the_o accension_n the_o colour_n of_o the_o ash_n be_v red_a when_o cool_a though_o in_o the_o fire_n they_o appear_v white_a as_o soon_o as_o the_o oil_n be_v consume_v these_o ash_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o lixivium_n afford_v five_o scruple_n of_o white_a fix_a salt_n beside_o a_o little_a which_o get_v into_o the_o contiguous_a sand_n which_o be_v recover_v by_o water_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o salt_n make_v a_o scruple_n more_o so_o that_o there_o remain_v for_o the_o terra_fw-la damnata_fw-la fourteen_o scruple_n and_o a_o half_a which_o be_v a_o good_a deal_n above_o twice_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o salt_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o pure_a fix_a salt_n be_v but_o between_o the_o fifty_o seven_o and_o fifty_o eight_o part_n of_o dry_a blood_n and_o therefore_o probable_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o about_o the_o 170th_o part_n of_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o the_o fix_a earth_n be_v to_o dry_a blood_n as_o about_o nineteen_o and_o about_o a_o half_a to_o one_o experiment_n ii_o a_o parcel_n of_o blood_n weigh_v ten_o ounce_n and_o seventy_o three_o grain_n be_v slow_o distil_v to_o dryness_n in_o a_o head_n and_o body_n on_o a_o digestive_a furnace_n afford_v of_o phlegmatic_a liquor_n seven_o ounce_n two_o drachm_n and_o forty_o seven_o grain_n and_o of_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n or_o dry_a substance_n two_o ounce_n two_o drachm_n this_o pulverable_a matter_n be_v distil_v in_o a_o retort_n by_o degree_n of_o fire_n yield_v two_o drachm_n forty_o eight_o grain_n of_o oil_n the_o spirit_n be_v pour_v off_o the_o salt_n weigh_v but_o forty_o eight_o grain_n and_o the_o salt_n be_v wash_v out_o with_o the_o distil_a water_n we_o obtain_v thence_o by_o sublimation_n into_o the_o neck_n of_o a_o glass-egg_n one_o drachm_n five_o grain_n of_o dry_a salt_n the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n weigh_v six_o drachm_n twelve_o grain_n which_o be_v careful_o calcine_v yield_v two_o scruple_n and_o four_o grain_n of_o ash_n which_o be_v red_a and_o these_o be_v elixivate_v afford_v eighteen_o grain_n of_o salt_n beside_o the_o remain_a earth_n which_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n with_o a_o eye_n of_o purple_a particular_n referrable_a to_o the_o primary_n title_n of_o the_o natural_a history_n of_o human_n blood_n experiment_n i._n spirit_n of_o vinegar_n put_v upon_o blood_n turn_v its_o red_a colour_n of_o a_o dark_a or_o dirty_a colour_n experiment_n ii_o juice_n of_o lemon_n pour_v upon_o the_o superficies_n of_o blood_n impair_v its_o florid_n colour_n experiment_n iii_o juice_n of_o orange_n change_v blood_n less_o than_o lemon_n experiment_n iu._n the_o black_a part_n of_o clot_a blood_n expose_v to_o the_o air_n present_o become_v of_o a_o pleasant_a and_o florid_n colour_n experiment_n v._n spirit_n of_o salarmoniack_a drop_v upon_o black_a clot_a blood_n present_o render_v it_o florid_n but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o open_a air._n experiment_n vi._n fix_a alkaly_n or_o lixiviate_v salt_n resolve_v per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la turn_v it_o red_a but_o not_o so_o florid_n as_o the_o
p._n 123_o several_a experiment_n about_o freeze_a p._n 164_o fire_n and_o flame_n make_v ponderable_a p._n 205_o 206_o 210._o of_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o flame_n and_o air._n p._n 218_o 220_o 223._o flame_n preserve_v under_o water_n p._n 225_o of_o the_o propagation_n of_o flame_n in_o vacuo_fw-la p._n 226_o 227_o of_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o air_n and_o the_o flamma_n vitalis_n of_o animal_n p._n 229_o g_o the_o effect_n of_o gunpowder_n dissolve_v in_o water_n p._n 4._o of_o the_o perviousness_n of_o glass_n p._n 213_o a_o comminution_n of_o gold_n into_o powder_n p._n 363_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o granate_n ibid._n of_o the_o origin_n of_o gem_n p._n 380_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o gem_n p._n 397_o h_n heat_v produce_v by_o a_o mixture_n of_o salt-petre_n and_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n p._n 4_o of_o the_o mechanical_a production_n of_o heat_n p._n 191_o hydrostatical_a paradox_n make_v out_o p._n 279_o a_o new_a hydrostatical_a instrument_n and_o its_o use_n propose_v p._n 311_o observation_n about_o hurricane_n p._n 365_o i_o of_o the_o levity_n of_o ice_n and_o its_o cause_n p._n 68_o observation_n and_o experiment_n concern_v ice_n p._n 91_o what_o liquor_n soon_o dissolve_v ice_n and_o snow_n p._n 96_o the_o quality_n of_o ice_n p._n 172_o l_o the_o expansion_n and_o contraction_n of_o liquor_n measure_v p._n 75_o of_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o light_n and_o air._n of_o the_o levity_n of_o body_n under_o water_n p._n 265_o a_o self_n move_v liquor_n p._n 351_o a_o preparation_n of_o liquid_a laudanum_n describe_v p._n 354_o m_n of_o mercury_n grow_v hot_a with_o gold_n p._n 203_o of_o the_o growth_n and_o increase_n of_o metal_n p._n 318_o medicina_fw-la hydrostatica_fw-la p._n 329_o the_o weight_n of_o several_a body_n weigh_v in_o air_n and_o water_n p._n 346_o passage_n relate_v to_o the_o art_n of_o medicine_n p._n 355_o of_o specific_a medicine_n p._n 528_o their_o operation_n mechanical_o solve_v p._n 531_o that_o by_o their_o unite_n with_o a_o distemper_a humour_n a_o three_o body_n may_v be_v produce_v not_o so_o offensive_a to_o nature_n p._n 547_o n_n nitre_n not_o the_o grand_a efficient_a of_o cold._n p._n 104_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o nitre_n in_o freeze_a p._n 131_o of_o the_o aerial_a noctiluca_n p._n 245_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o noctilucas_n p._n 247_o of_o the_o icy_a noctiluca_n p._n 255_o of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o its_o part_n p._n 259_o o_o oly_a of_o vitriol_n and_o salarmoniack_a mix_v together_o p._n 8_o a_o hydrostatical_a way_n of_o estimate_v oar_n p._n 321_o p_o of_o the_o primum_fw-la frigidum_fw-la p._n 99_o a_o chemical_a analysis_n of_o pearl_n p._n 370_o of_o the_o porosity_n of_o body_n p._n 440_o of_o the_o porosity_n of_o animal_n body_n p._n 450_o the_o effect_n of_o putrefaction_n and_o fermentation_n on_o human_n blood_n p._n 485_o r_n what_o refrigeration_n depend_v on_o p._n 6_o strange_a report_n p._n 373_o s_n of_o the_o different_a pressure_n of_o solid_n and_o fluid_n p._n 272_o of_o the_o serum_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 474_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 483_o spirit_n of_o human_a blood_n what_o p._n 487_o of_o what_o classis_fw-la of_o saline_n body_n it_o be_v of_o p._n 488_o whether_o different_a from_o spirit_n of_o urine_n etc._n etc._n p._n 490_o of_o its_o proportion_n to_o the_o substance_n it_o be_v draw_v from_o p._n 491_o of_o its_o consistence_n and_o specific_a gravity_n p._n 492_o of_o its_o odour_n taste_n and_o colour_n p._n 494_o of_o its_o dissolve_v power_n p._n 495_o of_o the_o coagulate_a power_n of_o spirit_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 499_o of_o its_o precipitate_v power_n p._n 500_o of_o its_o affinity_n with_o some_o chemical_a oil_n etc._n etc._n p._n 501_o of_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o spirit_n of_o human_a blood_n and_o air._n p._n 504_o of_o its_o hostility_n with_o acid_n etc._n etc._n p._n 506_o of_o its_o medicinal_a virtue_n p._n 508_o 511_o t_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o mixture_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n and_o water_n p._n 193_o what_o tincture_n may_v be_v draw_v with_o spirit_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 497_o five_o title_n for_o the_o natural_a history_n of_o human_a urine_n p._n 472_o w_n of_o the_o ascent_n of_o water_n in_o weather-glass_n p._n 30_o of_o the_o expansion_n of_o water_n and_o other_o freeze_a liquor_n p._n 62_o 187_o of_o the_o expansive_a force_n of_o freeze_a water_n p._n 79_o water_n not_o the_o primum_fw-la frigidum_fw-la p._n 702_o the_o weight_n of_o body_n freeze_v and_o unfreeze_v p._n 126_o whether_o â—ot_n water_n freeze_v soon_o than_o cold._n p._n 134_o of_o the_o weight_n of_o water_n in_o water_n p._n 277_o finis_fw-la
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