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be_v that_o very_a thing_n by_o which_o we_o be_v nourish_v so_o without_o a_o paradox_n every_o vegetable_a may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o mineral_n as_o be_v nourish_v by_o something_o mineral_n and_o a_o treatise_n of_o mineral_n may_v very_o apt_o be_v join_v to_o one_o of_o vegetable_n without_o any_o fault_n in_o coherence_n or_o absurdity_n in_o method_n for_o vegetable_n receive_v their_o earth_n oil_n and_o acid_n from_o mineral_n and_o i_o must_v further_o observe_v that_o the_o soil_n from_o which_o vegetable_n receive_v their_o immediate_a juice_n be_v a_o congery_n of_o mineral_n body_n viz._n sand_n which_o look_v like_o gem_n in_o a_o microscope_n clay_n marle_n chalk_n flint_n limestone_n and_o divers_a other_o sort_n of_o earth_n in_o distillation_n yield_v a_o acid_n spirit_n which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o some_o sulphur_n in_o they_o and_o the_o same_o sulphur_n give_v a_o oily_a fatness_n to_o many_o earth_n as_o marle_n day_n bole_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v observe_v that_o salt-petre_n abound_v in_o all_o fertile_a earth_n and_o have_v a_o mineral-acid_n in_o it_o so_o that_o if_o it_o any_o way_n conduce_v to_o the_o production_n of_o plant_n it_o must_v be_v allow_v that_o in_o the_o production_n vegetable_n receive_v some_o acid_n from_o it_o sulphureous_a damp_n be_v most_o evident_a in_o some_o particular_a place_n arise_v from_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o boggy_a ground_n have_v always_o a_o offensive_a air_n which_o be_v not_o vitiate_v by_o the_o water_n only_o but_o also_o by_o some_o sulphureous_a effluvium_n which_o upon_o stand_v water_n shoot_v into_o a_o bluish_a cream_n like_o that_o on_o stand_v vitriolate_a water_n i_o can_v but_o mention_v those_o body_n which_o have_v a_o middle_a state_n betwixt_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_n from_o whence_o i_o infer_v a_o great_a analogy_n betwixt_o their_o principle_n and_o a_o gradual_a transmutation_n of_o mineral_n principle_n into_o vegetable_a oil_n acid_n and_o earth_n water_n be_v a_o common_a vehicle_n necessary_a for_o the_o mixture_n of_o those_o principle_n in_o both_o kingdom_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o earthy_a part_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o vegetable_n be_v change_v towards_o mineral_n sometime_o coral_n grow_v as_o a_o plant_n and_o afterward_o have_v the_o hardness_n of_o a_o stone_n when_o full_o grow_v to_o which_o the_o astringent_a liquor_n observe_v in_o it_o conduce_v for_o from_o a_o drop_n of_o it_o new_a coral_n be_v say_v to_o spring_n so_o in_o other_o vegetable_n some_o seed-case_n become_v stony_a which_o lie_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o acid_n pulp_n as_o in_o cherry_n plumb_n etc._n etc._n gromwel-seed_n be_v stony_a though_o it_o have_v no_o exterior_a acid_n pulp_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o apple_n and_o lemon_n which_o have_v a_o exterior_a acid_n pulp_n be_v not_o stony_a pear_n have_v a_o stonyness_n in_o they_o patrification_n in_o vegetable_n depend_v on_o a_o acerb_n juice_n in_o which_o the_o acid_n and_o earth_n be_v mix_v in_o a_o certain_a proportion_n for_o all_o acid_n will_v not_o produce_v it_o for_o want_v of_o the_o due_a proportion_n of_o earth_n to_o they_o and_o of_o that_o particular_a texture_n of_o both_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o stone_n so_o that_o when_o coral_n and_o the_o case_n of_o fruit_n become_v stone_n there_o be_v no_o change_n of_o the_o principle_n but_o the_o vegetable_a acid_n and_o earth_n acquire_v a_o new_a texture_n the_o bituman_n in_o the_o mineral_n kingdom_n be_v in_o a_o middle_a state_n betwixt_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_n they_o be_v produce_v from_o mineral_n principles_n otherwise_o mix_v than_o in_o mineral_n and_o in_o a_o near_a disposition_n to_o become_v vegetable_a for_o the_o bituman_n in_o mineral_n and_o turpentine_n in_o vegetable_n be_v very_o like_a in_o smell_n and_o taste_n and_o yield_v the_o same_o chemical_a principle_n in_o distillation_n the_o soot_n of_o coal_n be_v of_o a_o smoky_a smell_n and_o taste_v bitter_a and_o acrid_a in_o which_o it_o be_v like_a to_o the_o soot_n of_o wood_n and_o also_o both_o of_o they_o yield_v the_o same_o volatile_a salt_n and_o oil_n the_o narcotick_a quality_n of_o sulphur_n anodyn_n vitrioli_fw-la resemble_v the_o fetid_v narcotick_n in_o vegetable_n the_o ash_n of_o mineral_n and_o plant_n may_v be_v vitrify_v alike_o by_o a_o strong_a fire_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o plant_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o mineral_n salt_n as_o appear_v in_o limewater_n which_o taste_v salt_n and_o both_o be_v the_o product_n of_o fire_n for_o neither_o mineral_n nor_o vegetable_n have_v any_o natural_a fix_v salt._n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o these_o fix_a salt_n of_o both_o kingdom_n agree_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o their_o crystal_n and_o both_o may_v be_v cubical_a as_o common_a salt_n or_o of_o some_o irregular_a figure_n near_o to_o a_o cube_n the_o reason_n why_o all_o mineral_n can_v be_v calcine_v into_o salt_n as_o plant_n be_v be_v the_o indissolvible_a texture_n of_o their_o part_n which_o not_o be_v perfect_o destroy_v by_o the_o fire_n they_o can_v thereby_o acquire_v new_a mixture_n as_o it_o happen_v in_o plant_n for_o the_o production_n of_o fix_a salt_n but_o this_o dissolution_n of_o principle_n and_o re-mixture_n happen_v in_o lime_n in_o the_o production_n of_o the_o fix_a salt_n evident_a in_o limewater_n i_o have_v mention_v the_o most_o know_a body_n which_o have_v their_o rise_n from_o mineral_n and_o afterward_o become_v vegetable_n as_o bitumen_n and_o those_o which_o from_o vegetable_n become_v mineral_n as_o coral_n and_o the_o stone_n of_o fruit_n and_o i_o may_v here_o add_v the_o petrification_n of_o vegetable_n by_o petrify_a water_n which_o contain_v a_o nitrum_fw-la calcarium_fw-la as_o the_o ingenious_a dr._n lister_n have_v evident_o prove_v by_o which_o plant_n be_v petrify_v have_v the_o nitrous_a limestone_n particle_n close_o unite_v with_o their_o earthy_a part_n i_o shall_v have_v a_o further_a occasion_n of_o compare_v the_o nitrum_fw-la calcarium_fw-la with_o the_o tartarous_a earth_n in_o plant_n by_o both_o which_o plant_n be_v petrify_v by_o the_o last_o natural_o and_o by_o the_o former_a artificial_o and_o external_o mineral_n be_v produce_v out_o of_o juice_n like_o vegetable_n which_o sometime_o grow_v into_o figure_n resemble_v perfect_a plant_n and_o have_v branch_n and_o joint_n like_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v petrified_a plant_n but_o be_v real_o natural_a stone_n from_o this_o likeness_n of_o stone_n and_o plant_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a similitude_n in_o principle_n and_o a_o propensity_n to_o change_v from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o in_o the_o discourse_n about_o fermentation_n i_o have_v more_o full_o compare_v the_o oil_n and_o acid_n of_o mineral_n with_o vegetable_n vide._n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o similitude_n betwixt_o mineral_n principle_n and_o those_o of_o vegetable_n the_o principle_n of_o mineral_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_a and_o number_n as_o those_o of_o vegetable_n water_n be_v distil_v from_o salt_n and_o mineral_n earth_n and_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o mix_n of_o the_o other_o principle_n therefore_o liquor_n be_v find_v in_o mineral_n stone_n and_o stone_n have_v at_o first_o a_o liquid_a form._n water_n be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o body_n but_o if_o extract_v by_o distillation_n it_o retain_v some_o tincture_n from_o that_o particular_a body_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v distil_v a_o oily_a principle_n be_v manifest_a in_o sulphureous_a body_n as_o antimony_n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v into_o a_o butyrose_a form_n by_o distillation_n and_o all_o the_o mineral_n sulphur_n may_v be_v easy_o extract_v by_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n with_o which_o they_o ready_o mix_v because_o of_o the_o similitude_n of_o oleous_a part_n the_o oiliness_n of_o mineral_n sulphur_n be_v more_o evident_a in_o the_o distillation_n of_o coal_n which_o yield_v a_o black_a oil_n fetid_v like_o hartshorn_n and_o as_o black_a and_o smoky_a the_o bituman_n which_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o turpentine_n do_v most_o clear_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o oiliness_n of_o mineral_n sulphur_n so_o that_o i_o need_v add_v no_o more_o to_o prove_v this_o principle_n of_o mineral_n the_o three_o principle_n of_o mineral_n be_v a_o acid_n which_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o distillation_n of_o sulphur_n and_o the_o clyssus_n of_o antimony_n this_o acid_n adhere_v to_o the_o oily_a sulphur_n in_o mineral_n and_o lock_v it_o up_o thereby_o make_v it_o appear_v in_o a_o dry_a form_n and_o therefore_o this_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o tartar_n in_o vegetable_n which_o have_v always_o some_o oil_n in_o it_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o acid_n the_o oily_a sulphur_n and_o the_o earthy_a part_n be_v ready_o unite_v in_o mineral_n body_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v that_o
fix_v in_o the_o silver_n so_o that_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n mix_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o tartar_n some_o author_n have_v observe_v a_o bitter_a the_o oily_a acid_n in_o saccharum_n saturni_n have_v a_o smoothness_n of_o part_n produce_v by_o the_o fix_v of_o the_o acid_n in_o the_o lead_n and_o the_o bitterness_n in_o the_o crystal_n of_o silver_n come_v from_o a_o rough_a texture_n of_o the_o compound_v part_n resemble_v the_o texture_n of_o bitter_n the_o acid_n in_o the_o composition_n of_o saccharum_n saturni_n make_v it_o cool_v chap._n vii_o of_o mineral_n and_o mineral_n earth_n and_n stone_n flower_n of_o sulphur_n taste_v dry_a sub-acid_a sulphuris_fw-la fl._n sulphuris_fw-la and_o smell_v strong_o fetid_v there_o be_v a_o great_a acid_n in_o sulphur_n and_o a_o oily_a part_n by_o the_o acid_n it_o cure_v the_o itch_n corrode_v mineral_n and_o fix_v volatile_a salt_n by_o the_o oily_a part_n it_o be_v a_o balsamic_a pectoral_a and_o cure_v the_o acid_n stagnate_v lympha_fw-la oil_n of_o turpentine_n and_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n mix_v and_o distil_v yield_v a_o sulphur_n vivum_fw-la and_o be_v the_o bituman_n and_o petroleum_n be_v so_o like_o turpentine_n in_o taste_n and_o smell_v i_o thence_o argue_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a agreeableness_n in_o sulphur_n and_o turpentine_n which_o last_o seem_v to_o be_v only_o the_o oily_a part_n of_o sulphur_n deprive_v of_o much_o of_o its_o acidity_n and_o therefore_o less_o coagulate_a by_o it_o which_o opinion_n i_o shall_v far_o confirm_v by_o observe_v that_o turpentine_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o same_o principle_n as_o sulphur_n of_o a_o oily_a part_n and_o a_o acid_n and_o beside_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o water_n to_o make_v it_o fluid_a sulphur_n easy_o mix_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n both_o be_v inflammable_a have_v the_o same_o physical_a virtue_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o smell_v the_o one_o in_o mineral_n and_o the_o other_o in_o vegetable_n ettmullerus_n say_v anthrax_fw-mi distil_v yield_v a_o oil_n like_o petroleum_n therefore_o out_o of_o sulphur_n turpentine-bitumens_a be_v produce_v and_o i_o have_v instanced_a above_o that_o out_o of_o turpentine_n sulphur_n may_v be_v produce_v which_o be_v convince_a experiment_n that_o turpentine_n and_o sulphur_n have_v the_o same_o oil_n and_o acid_n only_o in_o different_a state_n and_o mixture_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o chemist_n speak_v not_o much_o amiss_o when_o they_o call_v the_o oil_n of_o vegetable_n their_o sulphur_n but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o proper_a to_o explain_v the_o nature_n of_o vegetable_n by_o mineral_n principle_n though_o galen_n call_v all_o bitter_a plant_n nitrose_n because_o they_o resemble_v the_o bitterness_n of_o nitre_n and_o not_o for_o have_v any_o nitre_n in_o they_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n i_o may_v call_v acerb_n taste_v aluminous_a because_o they_o resemble_v that_o taste_n but_o none_o will_v allow_v that_o any_o alum_n be_v in_o the_o plant_n of_o that_o taste_n i_o will_v give_v a_o instance_n of_o sulphur_n fertility_n in_o produce_v all_o the_o salt_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o well_o as_o the_o acid_n in_o vegetable_n which_o i_o have_v above_o intimate_v the_o sulphur-acid_n be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o composition_n of_o mineral-salt_n vitriol_n be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o fume_n of_o sulphur_n which_o corrode_v iron_n into_o a_o imperfect_a vitriol_n but_o the_o perfect_a vitriol_n be_v only_o make_v in_o the_o air_n out_o of_o a_o pyrite_n spirit_n of_o sulphur_n put_v upon_o iron_n produce_v a_o vitriol_n and_o so_o do_v the_o melt_a of_o brimstone_n with_o it_o and_o likewise_o the_o mix_n of_o flower_n of_o brimstone_n with_o file_n of_o iron_n and_o sprinkle_v they_o with_o water_n this_o put_v into_o fair_a water_n with_o gall_n turn_v purple_a alum_n be_v produce_v from_o the_o acid_n fume_n of_o sulphur_n dissolve_v some_o stony_a matter_n for_o spirit_n of_o sulphur_n will_v with_o chalk_n constitute_v a_o alum_n and_o alum-stone_n be_v full_a of_o sulphur_n as_o dr._n lyster_n inform_v we_o and_o where_o there_o be_v most_o vitriol_n and_o sulphur_n breed_v alum_n abound_v most_o sea-salt_n be_v compound_v of_o a_o alcalizate_a body_n or_o vitrious_a earth_n and_o a_o sulphureous_a acid_n hence_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n be_v sometime_o gather_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o retort_n in_o distillation_n of_o spirit_n of_o salt_n as_o ettmullerus_n intimate_v spirit_n of_o salt_n be_v re-affused_a upon_o a_o alkaly_n become_v perfect_a sea-salt_n again_o and_o shoot_v into_o cube_n after_o the_o distillation_n of_o salammoniack_a with_o salt_n of_o tartar._n all_o sulphureous_a water_n have_v a_o sea-salt_n in_o they_o which_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o the_o acidity_n of_o sea-salt_n be_v the_o same_o as_o sulphur-acid_n which_o coagulate_v with_o a_o stony_a matter_n into_o a_o fix_a salt._n sea-salt_n will_v be_v fuse_v in_o a_o strong_a fire_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o alkaly_n nitre_n consist_v of_o a_o very_a sulphureous_a acid_n which_o in_o place_n impregnate_v with_o the_o urine_v or_o dung_n of_o animal_n have_v a_o volatile_a salt_n for_o its_o alkaly_n in_o old_a wall_n and_o stony_a place_n nitre_n have_v some_o of_o the_o stone_n or_o lime_n for_o the_o alkaly_n in_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o sulphureous_a acid_n fix_v on_o sea-salt_n whence_o after_o the_o burn_a of_o nitre_n a_o sea-salt_n remain_v cinnabar_fw-la correct_v acids_n by_o the_o sulphur_n nativa_fw-la cinnabaris_fw-la nativa_fw-la and_o quicksilver_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v it_o smell_v sulphureous_a and_o taste_v gritty_a the_o acid_n of_o the_o sulphur_n fix_v the_o mercury_n which_o happen_v also_o in_o the_o make_n of_o all_o amalgamas_n in_o which_o the_o quicksilver_n be_v fix_v by_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o metal_n cinnabar_fw-la be_v give_v inward_o for_o all_o distemper_n depend_v on_o acid_n and_o outward_o dry_v ulcer_n and_o cicatrize_n antimony_n be_v compound_v of_o much_o sulphureous_a antimonium_n antimonium_n acid_n and_o vitreous_a earth_n antimonial_a medicine_n have_v either_o sulphur-flowre_n in_o they_o of_o which_o the_o tincture_n plain_o smell_v or_o else_o a_o acid_n in_o they_o most_o manifest_a in_o the_o clyssus_n from_o a_o mixture_n of_o both_o the_o flower_n and_o acid_n of_o antimony_n the_o vomitory_n faculty_n arise_v for_o sulphur_n in_o mineral_n answer_v the_o resin_n in_o vegetable_n have_v both_o a_o oily_a pungency_n and_o both_o may_v be_v produce_v from_o the_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n and_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n verdegrease_n be_v very_a corrosive_n good_a for_o aerugo_n aerugo_n stop_v putrefaction_n in_o ulcer_n and_o for_o cleanse_v they_o and_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o acid_n of_o grape_n corrode_a and_o give_v a_o green_a colour_n the_o urine_n add_v in_o the_o preparation_n give_v a_o blue_a colour_n and_o help_v the_o dissolution_n of_o copper_n ettmuller_n 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