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now_o from_o second_o and_o
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rest_n of_o that_o doctrine_n in_o its_o own_o worth_n that_o have_v that_o judicious_a person_n be_v better_o acquaint_v with_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o true_a and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o fermentation_n will_v no_o doubt_n have_v polish_a his_o notion_n much_o better_o than_o we_o find_v they_o and_o will_v have_v tell_v we_o wherever_o fermentation_n be_v find_v in_o whichsoever_o of_o the_o triplicity_n of_o nature_n kingdom_n that_o there_o necessary_o must_v concur_v the_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n and_o that_o sulphur_n or_o bituminous_a matter_n be_v a_o kin_n to_o sulphur_n must_v be_v one_o of_o those_o principle_n as_o to_o the_o mineral_n kingdom_n and_o consequent_o be_v a_o indispensible_a ingredient_n in_o all_o hot_a bath_n for_o fermentation_n can_v no_o more_o exist_v without_o its_o own_o principle_n than_o fire_n can_v without_o combustible_a matter_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o fire_v nor_o then_o animal_n body_n can_v be_v sustain_v without_o their_o peculiar_a ferment_n which_o what_o analogy_n these_o viz._n vegetable_a and_o animal_n juice_n in_o their_o fermentation_n as_o to_o their_o constituent_a principle_n bear_v to_o those_o of_o mineral_n we_o may_v elsewhere_o give_v a_o account_n only_o here_o we_o shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o answer_v that_o grand_a objection_n the_o foresay_a ingenuous_a author_n make_v against_o sulphur_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o heat_n in_o bath_n for_o though_o we_o do_v not_o assert_v that_o sulphur_n single_o consider_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o fermentation_n or_o heat_n but_o that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n yet_o we_o judge_v that_o objection_n touch_v upon_o the_o verge_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n and_o therefore_o worthy_a our_o solution_n the_o objection_n be_v that_o if_o sulphur_n can_v give_v actual_a heat_n to_o our_o bath_n it_o must_v burn_v the_o like_a he_o say_v of_o bitumen_n that_o unless_o it_o be_v kindle_v it_o can_v yield_v no_o heat_n to_o our_o bath_n i_o answer_v that_o hereby_o it_o be_v obvious_a that_o the_o foresay_a author_n do_v not_o thorough_o understand_v the_o
retrograde_a motion_n which_o be_v that_o we_o vulgar_o call_v putrefaction_n be_v all_o other_o sort_v produce_v and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o we_o shall_v not_o now_o enlarge_v upon_o and_o as_o to_o what_o result_v from_o mineral_n fermentation_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o discourse_v that_o moisture_n or_o water_n the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v but_o the_o latter_a rarify_v be_v absolute_o necessary_a both_o to_o the_o set_v the_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n a_o work_n as_o also_o to_o the_o keep_v they_o afoot_o even_o in_o all_o such_o motion_n from_o the_o very_o low_a degree_n of_o vegetable_a fermentation_n to_o the_o high_a of_o actual_a flagration_n be_v evident_a in_o most_o thing_n throughout_o the_o series_n of_o nature_n triplicity_n thus_o vegetables_n necessary_o require_v moisture_n not_o only_o to_o set_v but_o also_o to_o keep_v their_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n in_o a_o constant_a spring_n thus_o the_o ferment_n of_o our_o stomach_n do_v real_o need_v the_o pour_v down_o of_o water_n wine_n ale_z beer_n or_o other_o potable_a liquor_n for_o the_o perpetuate_n and_o invigorate_n their_o active_a principle_n and_o hence_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o glass_n of_o water_n take_v after_o a_o plentiful_a repast_n be_v find_v to_o help_v the_o digestion_n by_o set_v the_o fermentation_n a-work_o which_o otherwise_o by_o the_o glut_n of_o food_n may_v be_v interrupt_v and_o that_o too_o by_o dilute_v the_o assume_v aliment_n and_o so_o set_v the_o acidum_fw-la of_o the_o stomach_n and_o sulphur_n of_o the_o food_n into_o a_o mutual_a collision_n even_o as_o a_o little_a water_n pour_v to_o the_o thick_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n by_o dilute_v set_v the_o inward_a principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n into_o a_o fermentation_n thence_o produce_v a_o considerable_a heat_n as_o we_o elsewhere_o further_o treat_v so_o likewise_o do_v the_o principle_n of_o mineral_n ferment_n in_o their_o source_n no_o less_o require_v the_o continual_a afflux_n of_o water_n in_o order_n to_o the_o heighten_v their_o heat_n and_o make_v of_o hot_a bath_n thus_o also_o brass_n lump_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o vitriolin_a marcasite_n lay_v in_o heap_n do_v from_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o air_n or_o sprinkle_v of_o water_n suffer_v their_o principle_n of_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n by_o their_o mutual_a collision_n to_o be_v set_v a-work_o which_o be_v invigorate_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o rise_v to_o a_o actual_a flagration_n the_o same_o will_n metal-coal_n mine_n of_o tinglass_n alom_n etc._n etc._n do_v and_o that_o from_o the_o identity_n of_o cause_n with_o the_o former_a so_o likewise_o moist_a hay_n corn_n in_o green_n or_o moist_a sheaf_n corn_n steep_v or_o otherwise_o moisten_v do_v all_o of_o they_o from_o the_o same_o heighten_v of_o the_o action_n of_o their_o principle_n by_o moisture_n conceive_v heat_n yea_o take_v fire_n too_o as_o be_v abovesaid_a so_o that_o wherever_o fermentation_n happen_v and_o that_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o moisture_n or_o water_n there_o the_o fermentation_n be_v considerable_o heighten_v as_o may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o all_o the_o foresay_a instance_n and_o wherever_o there_o be_v heat_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n if_o these_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o moisture_n become_v sufficient_o intend_v will_v certain_o cause_v fire_n yea_o perhaps_o fire_n itself_o i_o mean_v the_o culinary_a make_v up_o and_o feed_v with_o combustible_a concretes_n do_v as_o necessary_o require_v a_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n to_o the_o perform_v its_o quick_a rapid_a fermentation_n of_o ignition_n and_o flagration_n so_o as_o to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d principle_n liquid_a in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o flagration_n 〈◊〉_d that_o mineral_n corrofive_v fire_n do_v require_v the_o addition_n of_o moisture_n or_o water_n upon_o no_o other_o account_n then_o for_o the_o dissolve_v and_o put_v into_o fermentation_n their_o corrosive_a acid_n and_o sulphur_n be_v evident_a not_o only_o in_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n but_o also_o in_o the_o stygian_a water_n viz._n spirit_n of_o nitre_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o aqua_fw-la regius_fw-la the_o two_o former_a of_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o make_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n dissolve_v by_o the_o help_n of_o fire_n in_o water_n as_o we_o further_o declare_v in_o our_o halologia_n all_o which_o be_v corrode_a menstrua_n or_o liquid_a burn_a fret_a fire_n which_o while_n in_o the_o form_n of_o dry_a salt_n or_o sulphur_n separate_v be_v not_o at_o all_o apt_a to_o make_v such_o corrosion_n of_o metal_n minera_n s_o etc._n etc._n for_o according_a to_o our_o hypothesis_n corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la be_v not_o make_v from_o salt_n in_o fluor_fw-la nor_o be_v they_o bear_v acetous_a liquor_n or_o saline_n particle_n drive_v by_o force_n of_o fire_n from_o the_o embrace_n of_o their_o own_o earth_n as_o the_o learned_a dr._n willis_n will_v have_v they_o but_o be_v a_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n bring_v over_o in_o a_o liquid_a form_n that_o they_o be_v all_o acid_n need_v no_o proof_n and_o that_o they_o have_v all_o sulphur_n may_v very_o easy_o be_v make_v to_o appear_v by_o the_o resinous_a oily_a or_o other_o sulphurous_a separation_n to_o be_v make_v from_o all_o of_o they_o even_o from_o the_o lean_a i_o mean_v distil_v vinegar_n as_o we_o demonstrate_v in_o our_o lythologia_fw-la physica_fw-la and_o halologia_n so_o that_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n by_o stress_n of_o fire_n raise_v up_o some_o liquid_a or_o watery_a part_n fall_v into_o a_o fluor_fw-la and_o thereby_o become_v corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la for_o mineral_n salt_n never_o become_v corrosive_n till_o their_o sulphur_n and_o acids_n colliquate_a and_o that_o they_o do_v either_o by_o distillation_n from_o stress_n of_o fire_n the_o acidum_fw-la of_o the_o fire_n assist_v their_o colliquation_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o stygian_a and_o other_o corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la or_o by_o fermentation_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o mixture_n of_o mercury_n sublimate_n and_o crude_a antimony_n or_o regulus_fw-la of_o antimony_n where_o the_o acidum_fw-la of_o the_o salt_n catch_v hold_v of_o the_o sulphur_n in_o the_o crude_a or_o reguline_a antimony_n and_o cause_v a_o fermentation_n colliquate_v together_o or_o rather_o by_o their_o colliquation_n cause_v a_o fermentation_n which_o you_o will_v for_o we_o see_v upon_o the_o fermentation_n the_o mass_n of_o salt_n and_o antimony_n flow_v together_o appear_v in_o a_o liquid_a although_o thick_a form_n which_o colliquation_n and_o fermentation_n be_v perform_v without_o the_o least_o specimen_fw-la of_o any_o alcali_fw-la or_o quid_fw-la alcali_fw-la analogum_fw-la to_o which_o many_o ingenious_a person_n for_o want_n of_o a_o true_a basis_n and_o right_a ariadne_n thread_n to_o extricate_v they_o from_o difficulty_n be_v drive_v to_o take_v shelter_n in_o the_o solving_a these_o and_o the_o like_a phaenomena_n and_o not_o only_o corrosive_n but_o caustic_n also_o we_o suppose_v according_a to_o our_o hypothesis_n to_o consist_v both_o of_o they_o chief_o in_o the_o vigour_n of_o acid_n raise_v to_o the_o height_n of_o fermentation_n and_o to_o differ_v only_o in_o this_o that_o caustic_n be_v make_v from_o the_o acidum_fw-la of_o fire_n and_o that_o either_o as_o in_o its_o own_o rapid_a motion_n of_o fermentation_n happen_v betwixt_o the_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n of_o the_o combustible_a concrete_a or_o as_o its_o acidum_fw-la be_v fix_v inter_fw-la cremandum_fw-la upon_o such_o sort_n of_o body_n as_o can_v grasp_v hold_n of_o and_o detain_v it_o in_o its_o entrail_n of_o which_o be_v all_o sort_n of_o fix_a alcaly_n as_o they_o be_v call_v minium_n calx_fw-la vivae_fw-la etc._n etc._n whereas_o corrosive_n be_v make_v from_o the_o acid_n of_o mineral_n complicate_v with_o their_o sulphur_n and_o heighten_v by_o fire_n which_o by_o the_o medium_n of_o a_o ingeint_a moisture_n or_o by_o a_o colliquation_n betwixt_o themselves_o become_v liquid_a corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la of_o which_o more_o elsewhere_o and_o of_o who_o manner_n of_o working_n in_o the_o solution_n of_o metal_n we_o have_v above_o give_v a_o short_a account_n according_a to_o our_o deposit_v thesis_n yea_o and_o that_o some_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n will_n colliquescere_fw-la even_o without_o the_o help_n of_o fire_n in_o distillation_n and_o in_o that_o colliquation_n will_v cause_v a_o strong_a fermentation_n and_o intense_a heat_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o mixture_n of_o antimony_n or_o the_o regulus_fw-la of_o antimony_n and_o mercury_n sublimate_n with_o dry_a powder_n will_v melt_v be_v mix_v as_o if_o fused_a in_o a_o crucible_n we_o shall_v not_o here_o say_v how_o by_o the_o fermentation_n of_o our_o foresay_a principle_n all_o vegetable_a and_o animal_n concretes_n for_o the_o texture_n of_o who_o body_n water_n as_o a_o material_a principle_n be_v absolute_o requisite_a and_o which_o be_v
in_o the_o concretion_n and_o maturation_n of_o fruit_n but_o in_o the_o fermentation_n of_o potable_a liquor_n thus_o as_o to_o the_o first_o fruit_n while_o upon_o the_o tree_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o sun_n have_v their_o vegetative_a fermentation_n complete_v by_o the_o sulphur_n sweeten_v and_o maturate_v their_o acid_n the_o like_a be_v do_v though_o nothing_o nigh_o so_o well_o in_o fruit_n take_v off_o the_o tree_n before_o they_o be_v ripe_a and_o lay_v by_o in_o straw_n hay_o or_o the_o like_a whereby_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o air_n there_o former_o begin_v fermentation_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n carry_v on_o to_o maturation_n whereas_o if_o expose_v to_o a_o more_o warmth_n or_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o heat_n if_o do_v in_o water_n they_o be_v coddle_a if_o before_o the_o fire_n they_o be_v roast_v in_o both_o which_o although_o somewhat_o sweeten_v from_o what_o they_o be_v yet_o be_v far_o short_a of_o the_o pleasant_a gust_n and_o delicate_a colour_n they_o arrive_v at_o by_o their_o more_o natural_a and_o gentle_a maturate_a heat_n thus_o if_o any_o grain_n suppose_v barley_n etc._n etc._n be_v steep_v and_o afterward_o lay_v in_o heap_n till_o it_o contract_v a_o spontaneous_a heat_n this_o very_a heat_n transcend_v that_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o its_o own_o vegetative_a fermentation_n suspend_v or_o rather_o indeed_o pervert_v the_o intention_n of_o nature_n whereby_o it_o will_v never_o so_o vegetate_v afterward_o as_o to_o go_v on_o to_o a_o propagation_n by_o seed_n but_o only_o if_o permit_v by_o neglect_n of_o turn_v will_v shoot_v forth_o a_o spurious_a branch_n call_v vulgar_o a_o acrespire_v thus_o as_o to_o the_o last_o fermentative_a liquor_n if_o they_o have_v any_o other_o heat_n but_o what_o result_v from_o the_o collision_n of_o their_o own_o active_a principle_n or_o at_o least_o in_o degree_n be_v congenial_a thereto_o than_o the_o intention_n of_o nature_n be_v pervert_v by_o the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n or_o at_o least_o by_o the_o graduation_n of_o the_o acid_n above_o the_o sulphur_n as_o appear_v in_o heat_n the_o fermentative_a liquor_n too_o much_o or_o in_o put_v it_o up_o too_o warm_a in_o the_o vessel_n the_o like_a happen_v i_o mean_v a_o dissipation_n of_o the_o fermentative_a agent_n or_o a_o exorbitancy_n of_o the_o acidum_fw-la in_o hot_a season_n or_o with_o the_o percussion_n of_o the_o air_n by_o the_o noise_n of_o gun_n or_o thunder_n or_o from_o insolation_n or_o the_o like_a in_o all_o which_o the_o crasis_n of_o fermentable_a liquor_n be_v pervert_v and_o the_o acidum_fw-la by_o overpower_v the_o sulphur_n grow_v exorbitant_a subvert_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o whole_a chap._n ix_o have_v thus_o slight_o for_o brevity_n sake_n run_v through_o the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o fermentation_n from_o the_o low_a to_o the_o high_a degree_n thereof_o in_o all_o natural_a production_n throughout_o the_o threefold_a kingdom_n of_o nature_n and_o show_v those_o from_o the_o genuine_a cause_n and_o natural_a principle_n to_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o heat_n in_o and_o among_o body_n now_o come_v we_o to_o consider_v of_o some_o other_o sort_n of_o heat_n that_o seem_v to_o arise_v either_o from_o other_o manner_n of_o fermentation_n or_o from_o other_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v all_o fermentation_n or_o ebullition_n make_v betwixt_o acid_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o alcaly_n whether_o lixivial_a or_o alcalizate_a fix_a or_o volatile_a the_o fermentation_n and_o heat_v obvious_a in_o quicklime_n make_v by_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n heat_n also_o cause_v from_o the_o collision_n and_o attrition_n of_o solid_a body_n for_o indeed_o from_o a_o due_a examination_n i_o find_v there_o be_v no_o heat_n produce_v among_o body_n i_o mean_v from_o their_o own_o intestine_a principle_n what_o sort_n soever_o it_o be_v but_o what_o be_v referable_a of_o one_o of_o these_o two_o viz._n either_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n or_o to_o acid_n and_o alcaly_n the_o first_o be_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o heat_n as_o thence_o spring_v from_o its_o genuine_a source_n which_o admit_v of_o degree_n even_o to_o actual_a flagration_n the_o other_o be_v artificial_a and_o never_o arrive_v to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o former_a i_o find_v therefore_o upon_o due_a consideration_n that_o the_o foresay_a fermentation_n and_o heat_v reckon_v among_o those_o which_o arise_v betwixt_o acid_n and_o some_o sort_n of_o alcaly_n may_v be_v soly_v from_o one_o of_o these_o two_o cause_n viz._n either_o from_o our_o deposit_v principle_n of_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n or_o from_o a_o mutual_a fret_v betwixt_o acid_n and_o urinous_a spirit_n thus_o we_o suppose_v and_o elsewhere_o in_o our_o lithologio_fw-la physica_fw-la illustrate_v in_o all_o petrifick_a concretion_n somewhat_o of_o a_o sulphurous_a principle_n lock_v up_o in_o the_o strict_a texture_n of_o the_o petrify_a native_a alcaly_a which_o when_o a_o acid_n menstruum_fw-la come_v to_o terebrate_v find_v the_o sulphur_n its_o proper_a object_n close_v therewith_o and_o from_o their_o mutual_a struggle_n happen_v the_o solution_n of_o the_o body_n thence_o proceed_v the_o ebullition_n and_o consequent_o in_o some_o where_o it_o be_v strong_a warmth_n for_o we_o suppose_v a_o sulphur_n or_o sulphurous_a principle_n to_o be_v as_o a_o cement_n to_o bind_v up_o the_o petrifick_a alcali_n in_o all_o or_o most_o of_o stony_a concretion_n thus_o also_o we_o suppose_v in_o all_o fix_a lixivial_a alcaly_n or_o fix_v salt_n as_o they_o be_v vulgar_o call_v a_o sulphurous_a principle_n to_o be_v close_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o texture_n thereof_o and_o that_o every_o fix_a lixivial_a alcali_n be_v a_o new_a compage_fw-la of_o the_o same_o preaexistent_a principle_n produce_v and_o bind_v up_o by_o the_o acidum_fw-la of_o fire_n where_o the_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n be_v so_o interweave_v with_o a_o volatile_a urinous_a spirit_n or_o salt_n as_o that_o by_o force_n of_o fire_n they_o do_v colliquescere_fw-la melt_v down_o into_o a_o body_n dissolvable_a per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la which_o be_v general_o esteem_v a_o simple_a salt_n but_o have_v discourse_v large_o thereof_o in_o our_o halologia_n shall_v now_o wave_v it_o and_o only_o say_v that_o these_o fix_a alcaly_n vulgar_o repute_v solitary_a salt_n be_v new_a texture_n of_o the_o intrinsic_a principle_n do_v by_o that_o neutrality_n of_o essence_n they_o be_v wrought_v into_o by_o the_o fire_n from_o new_a complication_n i_o say_v do_v make_v different_a assault_n upon_o acid_n then_o before_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o upon_o a_o double_a account_n as_o i_o say_v that_o acid_v mix_v with_o these_o alcaly_n may_v cause_v a_o effervescence_n viz._n either_o as_o meet_v with_o the_o sulphur_n close_o bind_v up_o with_o the_o acid_n and_o urinous_a spirit_n or_o salt_n in_o the_o compage_fw-la of_o the_o alcali_n and_o so_o to_o cause_v a_o ebullition_n and_o heat_n according_a to_o our_o foresay_a principle_n or_o as_o meeting_n with_o the_o volatile_a urinous_a salt_n close_o rivet_v with_o the_o sulphur_n and_o acid_n may_v either_o way_n cause_n a_o effervescence_n only_o this_o difference_n which_o be_v considerable_a be_v to_o be_v note_v betwixt_o these_o fermentation_n make_v between_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n as_o they_o happen_v in_o petrifick_a concretion_n and_o fix_v lixivial_a alcaly_n from_o those_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o general_a course_n of_o nature_n inasmuch_o as_o fermentation_n which_o be_v set_v a-work_o among_o animal_n vegetable_n yea_o and_o many_o mineral_n do_v produce_v a_o quite_o different_a effect_n from_o those_o late_o cite_v as_o appear_v in_o animal_n fermentation_n their_o effect_n be_v the_o production_n of_o animal_n spirit_n etc._n etc._n in_o vegetable_a fermentation_n their_o effect_n be_v either_o such_o which_o immediate_o result_v from_o the_o slow_a pace_a motion_n of_o the_o principle_n viz._n vegetation_n volatization_n of_o their_o sulphur_n odour_n etc._n etc._n or_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o more_o sensible_a fermentation_n in_o all_o vegetable_a juice_n in_o order_n to_o potable_a liquor_n which_o be_v vinous_a spirit_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o mineral_n fermentation_n which_o if_o do_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o no_o current_n of_o water_n happen_v be_v the_o production_n of_o mineral_n concretes_n etc._n etc._n if_o where_o water_n have_v their_o channel_n in_o their_o great_a circulation_n their_o effect_n be_v hot_a bath_n etc._n etc._n or_o last_o if_o the_o fermentation_n be_v from_o mineral_n body_n and_o corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la the_o effect_n be_v stifle_a fume_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o in_o their_o different_a class_n happen_v from_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o compage_fw-la of_o their_o sulphur_n and_o from_o their_o facile_a inclination_n to_o volatization_n but_o in_o the_o late_o cite_v effervescence_n betwixt_o acid_n and_o alcaly_n whether_o in_o petrifick_a or_o lixivial_a salt_n their_o sulphur_n be_v natural_o
zymologia_fw-la physica_fw-la or_o a_o brief_a philosophical_a discourse_n of_o fermentation_n from_o a_o new_a hypothesis_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n whereby_o the_o phoenomena_fw-la of_o all_o natural_a hotbath_n the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n the_o production_n of_o many_o acidulae_n or_o spaw-water_n the_o grand_a appearance_n of_o heat_n fire_n and_o light_n throughout_o the_o triplicity_n of_o nature_n dominion_n in_o the_o production_n of_o body_n be_v solve_v from_o the_o intestine_a duelling_n and_o inward_a collision_n of_o the_o foresay_a principle_n whereby_o also_o various_a other_o subterraneal_a phoenomena_fw-la as_o damp_n earthquake_n eruption_n etc._n etc._n likewise_o the_o appearance_n of_o meteor_n etc._n etc._n and_o divers_a other_o no_o less_o remarkable_a â—…â—â—aining_n be_v from_o the_o same_o doctrine_n of_o fomentation_n genuine_o solve_v with_o a_o additional_a discourse_n of_o the_o sulphur-bath_n at_o knarsbrough_n by_o w._n simpson_n m._n 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hide_v in_o body_n it_o be_v also_o the_o same_o with_o that_o aetherial_a matter_n the_o panspermion_n of_o other_o abstruse_a philosopher_n that_o divinioris_fw-la aurae_fw-la particula_fw-la implant_v by_o god_n the_o parent_n of_o nature_n in_o water_n which_o from_o seminal_a original_n produce_v by_o a_o genuine_a expansion_n all_o concrete_a body_n it_o be_v likewise_o the_o same_o which_o the_o noble_a helmont_n call_v semina_fw-la rerum_fw-la those_o indeed_o foecunda_fw-la semina_fw-la rerum_fw-la which_o as_o the_o poet_n go_v on_o vivaci_n nutrita_fw-la solo_fw-la ceu_fw-la matris_fw-la in_o alvo_fw-la creverunt_fw-la and_o by_o the_o more_o recent_a spagirical_a physiologist_n it_o be_v call_v spirit_n or_o a_o combination_n of_o spirit_n salt_n 40._o tach._n clar_a p._n 40._o and_o sulphur_n it_o be_v what_o tachenius_n intend_v by_o his_o acidum_fw-la pinguae_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la solis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o last_o to_o name_n no_o more_o its_o what_o in_o a_o 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production_n of_o all_o concretes_n whether_o mineral_n animal_n or_o vegetable_a and_o that_o too_o not_o only_o in_o their_o concretion_n but_o reduction_n in_o their_o genesis_fw-la but_o analysis_n evolution_n and_o revolution_n weaving_n and_o unweaving_n wind_n on_o and_o off_o in_o all_o body_n only_o first_o with_o this_o difference_n in_o the_o threefold_a kingdom_n of_o nature_n that_o though_o the_o acid_n of_o vegetables_n be_v different_a from_o those_o of_o animal_n and_o both_o from_o those_o of_o mineral_n retain_v a_o specifical_a difference_n among_o themselves_o whereby_o they_o constant_o keep_v up_o the_o bad_a e_o of_o their_o distinction_n in_o their_o several_a class_n yet_o all_o be_v in_o a_o true_a and_o not_o metaphorical_a sense_n acid_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o their_o sulphur_n which_o be_v true_o and_o not_o analogical_o sulphur_n and_o second_o with_o this_o difference_n among_o the_o same_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n as_o they_o be_v consider_v 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the_o notion_n of_o the_o genesis_fw-la and_o production_n of_o body_n from_o what_o the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o analysis_n reduction_n and_o unwearing_n of_o concretes_n so_o that_o nature_n hereby_o be_v every_o where_o uniform_a to_o herself_o and_o that_o â—o_o from_o the_o consonancy_n and_o harmony_n of_o her_o principle_n we_o say_v therefore_o and_o shall_v prove_v in_o the_o series_n of_o our_o follow_a discourse_n that_o there_o be_v no_o concretion_n of_o body_n as_o they_o assume_v their_o birth_n from_o the_o legitimate_a brooding_n of_o nature_n in_o all_o seed_n and_o seminal_a offspring_n without_o the_o concur_v efficient_n and_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n which_o as_o they_o be_v hide_v and_o close_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o very_a primordial_a seedling_n of_o thing_n and_o be_v know_v to_o we_o only_o a_o posteriori_fw-la inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v indiscernible_a a_o priori_fw-la but_o by_o a_o intuitive_a knowledge_n yet_o ex_fw-la ungue_fw-la leonem_fw-la we_o may_v easy_o take_v their_o measure_n from_o those_o scantlings_n we_o can_v trace_v in_o their_o footing_n now_o for_o the_o better_a render_v our_o doctrine_n of_o fermentation_n intelligible_a viz._n how_o nature_n by_o the_o foresay_a principle_n set_v to_o work_v in_o the_o very_a primordial_n of_o thing_n go_v on_o if_o not_o interrupt_v in_o a_o linear_a process_n towards_o the_o production_n thereof_o we_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o mineral_n kingdom_n where_o we_o shall_v illustrate_v the_o veracity_n of_o our_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n by_o thence_o solve_v the_o phenomena_n of_o hot_a bath_n the_o production_n of_o mineral_n and_o other_o subterraneal_a appearance_n as_o they_o will_v in_o course_n fall_v in_o our_o way_n in_o order_n to_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o hot_a bath_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v they_o have_v their_o original_n from_o fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n our_o method_n will_v be_v to_o lay_v down_o two_o position_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o â—â—re_o be_v no_o hot_a bath_n without_o sulphur_n the_o second_o that_o a_o acid_n be_v necessary_o requisite_a in_o all_o mineral_n fermentation_n and_o that_o all_o acid_v so_o concern_v be_v either_o native_a or_o super-induced_a also_o to_o show_v what_o we_o mean_v by_o sulphur_n and_o how_o hot_a bath_n differ_v chief_o according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o sulphur_n and_o which_o among_o they_o be_v not_o safe_o to_o be_v take_v inward_o and_o which_o be_v then_o to_o show_v how_o from_o the_o foresay_a principle_n put_v together_o into_o a_o intestine_a collision_n and_o fermentation_n the_o water_n that_o pass_v through_o they_o must_v necessary_o become_v hot_a and_o this_o be_v then_o to_o be_v confirm_v by_o a_o induction_n of_o mechanical_a experiment_n also_o to_o show_v how_o sulphur_n by_o fermentation_n become_v comminute_v volatize_v and_o capable_a of_o solution_n in_o water_n as_o happen_v in_o all_o hot_a bath_n and_o to_o signify_v a_o parallel_n betwixt_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_a fermentation_n etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o as_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o position_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o hot_a bath_n without_o sulphur_n appear_v because_o as_o there_o be_v no_o heat_n without_o fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n i_o mean_v as_o to_o subterraneal_n as_o we_o shall_v make_v evident_a afterward_o so_o no_o fermentation_n without_o sulphur_n for_o although_o indeed_o from_o mixture_n of_o acid_n and_o alcaly_n whether_o fix_v or_o volatile_a fermentation_n and_o heat_n do_v necessary_o result_v yet_o because_o they_o be_v artificial_o produce_v and_o next_o because_o it_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o find_v out_o the_o source_n of_o these_o heat_n and_o the_o true_a genuine_a cause_n of_o such_o fermentation_n from_o the_o variety_n of_o those_o efficient_n i_o mean_v alcaly_n for_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o alcalizate_a alcaly_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o to_o distinguish_v from_o lixivial_a wrap_v up_o in_o the_o texture_n of_o petrifick_a concretion_n yet_o there_o must_v be_v store_n of_o very_o corrosive_a acid_n that_o can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o cause_v so_o great_a a_o fermentation_n which_o we_o may_v never_o expect_v to_o find_v therefore_o tachenius_n his_o hypothesis_n of_o acid_n and_o alcaly_n will_v not_o do_v our_o work_n as_o be_v too_o narrow_a in_o the_o foundation_n to_o raise_v so_o large_a a_o structure_n of_o philosophy_n upon_o as_o genuine_o to_o solve_v the_o various_a phoenomena_fw-la of_o nature_n and_o particular_o in_o this_o appearance_n of_o hot_a bath_n as_o anon_o will_v be_v more_o evident_a by_o sulphur_n i_o do_v not_o confine_v myself_o in_o my_o hypothesis_n to_o that_o particular_a mineral_n concrete_a call_v sulphur_n or_o brimstone_n which_o although_o that_o be_v a_o subject_a in_o who_o concretion_n more_o plenty_n of_o that_o matter_n i_o call_v sulphur_n be_v interweave_v or_o rather_o coagulate_v then_o in_o any_o other_o yet_o by_o that_o term_n i_o do_v not_o only_o mean_v what_o be_v flammable_a in_o that_o body_n but_o also_o the_o like_a anologous_n flagrable_a matter_n in_o other_o mineral_n or_o metal_n as_o to_o mineral_n whether_o in_o antimony_n native_a cinnaber_n arsncck_n auripigmentum_fw-la marcasite_n pyrite_n succinum_fw-la gaâ—ates_fw-la lythanthrax_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o to_o metal_n in_o lead_n tin_n iron_n copper_n and_o quicksilver_n or_o in_o both_o viz._n vitriol_n which_o be_v metal_n especial_o mars_n and_o venus_n reduce_v into_o that_o form_n by_o the_o help_n of_o mineral_n acid_v i_o say_v i_o do_v not_o only_o mean_v what_o be_v flagrable_a in_o the_o foresay_a body_n or_o may_v be_v separate_v in_o a_o combustible_a matter_n but_o also_o i_o include_v all_o bitumen_n and_o unctuous_a matter_n whether_o repose_v in_o earth_n stones_n or_o the_o like_a as_o to_o which_o sulphur_n even_o in_o all_o combustible_a concretes_n we_o know_v not_o that_o ever_o they_o appear_v sincere_a but_o always_o more_o or_o less_o complicate_v with_o their_o connate_a acid_n and_o upon_o every_o sort_n of_o fermentation_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v more_o afterward_o whether_o in_o the_o slow_a or_o quick_a low_a or_o high_a degree_n thereof_o in_o vegitation_n animation_n mineralization_n ignition_n and_o flagration_n they_o continual_o wind_v off_o and_o do_v tenues_fw-la evanescere_fw-la in_o auras_fw-la and_o also_o in_o the_o fore_n say_v body_n wherein_o sulphur_n predominate_v or_o be_v separable_a a_o acidum_fw-la be_v plain_o discoverable_a to_o be_v the_o inmate_n or_o companion_n thereof_o as_o be_v obvious_a by_o the_o burn_a of_o brimstone_n the_o sulphur_n of_o antimony_n etc._n etc._n which_o by_o condence_v the_o fume_n give_v a_o acid_a spirit_n which_o whether_o all_o combustible_a matter_n among_o animal_n vegetables_n and_o mineral_n will_v yield_v peculiar_a sort_n of_o acid_n i_o may_v elsewhere_o treat_v yet_o because_o the_o sulphurous_a principle_n have_v the_o pre-eminence_n in_o such_o concretion_n or_o unctuous_a liquor_n we_o shall_v therefore_o discourse_v of_o they_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o sulphur_n now_o to_o prove_v that_o sulphur_n either_o crude_a or_o volatile_a be_v find_v in_o most_o if_o not_o all_o know_v hot_a bath_n let_v we_o consult_v what_o author_n say_v herein_o who_o have_v see_v and_o make_v observation_n upon_o they_o thus_o in_o the_o aqua_fw-la aponensi_fw-la that_o fame_a hot_a bath_n near_o milan_n so_o much_o discourse_v by_o fallopius_n certo_fw-la collegi_fw-la say_v he_o etc._n etc._n vaporem_fw-la sulphureum_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la aqua_fw-la aponensi_fw-la contineri_fw-la and_o say_v further_a est_fw-la aqua_fw-la ferventissima_fw-la &_o dum_fw-la calida_fw-la est_fw-la sapit_fw-la sulphur_n &_o bitumen_n etc._n etc._n the_o learned_a dr._n ed._n brown_a fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n in_o his_o travel_n tell_v we_o his_o observation_n sulphur_n say_v he_o which_o be_v in_o great_a quantity_n in_o many_o hot_a spring_n fly_v away_o continual_o and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o if_o you_o boil_v or_o evaparate_v the_o bathwater_n and_o therefore_o to_o discover_v it_o i_o think_v it_o more_o rational_a to_o look_v out_o of_o the_o water_n then_o into_o it_o for_o upon_o many_o place_n which_o be_v over_o the_o bath_n and_o receive_v the_o steam_n of_o the_o hot_a wait_v i_o have_v see_v sulphur_n stick_v and_o to_o satisfy_v my_o curiosity_n further_o herein_o i_o cause_v once_o a_o pipe_n to_o be_v open_v at_o baden_n in_o austria_n through_o which_o the_o hot_a water_n continual_o run_v and_o take_v with_o my_o hand_n from_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o pipe_n divers_a box_n full_a of_o a_o substance_n scarce_o to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o flower_n of_o brimstone_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o sulphur_n dissolve_v in_o these_o bath_n do_v sometime_o precipitate_v along_o the_o side_n of_o the_o channel_n through_o which_o it_o run_v as_o also_o be_v volatize_v do_v pass_v away_o i_o mean_v the_o pure_a part_n
in_o vapour_n or_o steam_n insensible_o till_o arrest_v by_o some_o particular_a body_n it_o settle_v and_o stick_v thereto_o thus_o the_o foresay_a author_n observe_v that_o walk_v about_o one_o day_n in_o the_o low_a bath_n at_o baden_n and_o lean_v over_o the_o balister_n perceive_v that_o his_o button_n and_o what_o else_o he_o wear_v that_o be_v silver_n be_v all_o turn_v yellow_a of_o a_o fair_a gold_n colour_n although_o he_o be_v at_o some_o distance_n from_o the_o water_n whereupon_o he_o try_v this_o experiment_n viz._n of_o hang_a money_n over_o the_o bath_n at_o a_o foot_n distance_n or_o at_o a_o great_a and_o find_v it_o colour_v in_o a_o minute_n time_n and_o that_o which_o be_v near_o in_o half_a a_o minute_n next_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v how_o these_o thermae_n or_o hot_a bath_n differ_v among_o themselves_o which_o as_o we_o conceive_v chief_o proceed_v from_o the_o difference_n and_o great_a variety_n of_o sulphur_n or_o mineral_n body_n wherein_o be_v wrap_v up_o a_o diversity_n of_o sulphur_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v and_o with_o which_o they_o be_v impregnate_v together_o with_o some_o other_o mineral_n part_n which_o they_o take_v in_o either_o at_o the_o place_n of_o fermentation_n or_o afterward_o in_o their_o passage_n for_o sulphur_n which_o we_o suppose_v to_o be_v chief_o concern_v in_o all_o mineral_n fermentation_n differ_v much_o among_o themselves_o common_a brimstone_n be_v different_a from_o that_o of_o antimony_n and_o that_o from_o the_o sulphur_n of_o vitriol_n pyrite_n and_o other_o mineral_n marcasite_n all_o which_o be_v yet_o different_a from_o arsenical_a sulphur_n and_o from_o bituminous_a matter_n one_o sort_n or_o other_o of_o which_o be_v most_o what_o the_o predominant_a ingredient_n and_o mineral_n principle_n of_o these_o hot_a bath_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o some_o of_o these_o sulphurous_a water_n may_v with_o good_a success_n in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o some_o disease_n be_v take_v inward_o other_o not_o those_o that_o may_v not_o be_v general_o such_o who_o sulphur_n be_v antimonial_a arsenical_a or_o bituminous_a or_o at_o least_o border_n upon_o such_o mineral_n as_o be_v ally_v thereto_o of_o which_o be_v the_o generality_n of_o hot_a bath_n and_o in_o particular_a those_o of_o our_o own_o nation_n of_o which_o the_o sommersetshire_n be_v the_o hot_a be_v find_v altogether_o unfit_a for_o inward_a use_n be_v not_o safe_o to_o be_v drink_v inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v impregnate_v as_o i_o conceive_v with_o antimonial_a or_o perhaps_o bituminous_a sulphur_n or_o the_o sulphur_n of_o some_o pyrite_n or_o other_o marcasite_n a_o kin_n to_o antimony_n or_o bitumen_n which_o lodge_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o those_o great_a mountain_n at_o the_o foot_n or_o centre_n of_o which_o those_o hot_a bath_n break_v forth_o for_o the_o acid_n which_o concur_v necessary_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v afterward_o to_o those_o fermentation_n as_o a_o indispensible_a principle_n open_v the_o body_n of_o those_o sulphur_n or_o detain_v they_o whilst_o in_o fieri_fw-la in_o their_o crude_a nature_n and_o thereby_o render_v they_o whole_o noxious_a for_o inward_a use_n as_o we_o can_v further_o illustrate_v but_o that_o we_o have_v nor_o be_v buxton_n bath_n in_o derbyshire_n from_o the_o same_o cause_n although_o in_o a_o remiss_a degree_n fit_a for_o take_v inward_o inasmuch_o as_o that_o according_a to_o all_o probability_n partake_v of_o a_o bituminous_a sulphur_n and_o that_o i_o gather_v from_o the_o plenty_n of_o a_o bituminous_a or_o oily_a substance_n get_v out_o of_o the_o very_a cleft_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o peake_n yea_o this_o bituminous_a or_o oily_a matter_n be_v find_v in_o the_o very_a pore_n cleft_n and_o cavite_v of_o the_o stone_n themselves_o as_o be_v communicate_v to_o i_o from_o the_o judicious_a and_o my_o worthy_a friend_n mr._n jossop_n who_o father_n as_o he_o acquaint_v i_o get_v two_o spoonful_n out_o of_o one_o crevice_n in_o a_o stone_n which_o bituminous_a matter_n be_v lodge_v not_o only_o in_o those_o stone_n but_o also_o in_o a_o sort_n of_o light_a lithanthrax_n which_o rub_v be_v a_o smooth_a polite_a body_n be_v electrical_a as_o i_o have_v find_v by_o trial_n which_o distil_v yield_v a_o oil_n and_o acid_a spirit_n almost_o like_o that_o of_o amber_n as_o the_o ingenious_a mr._n fisher_n inform_v i_o he_o find_v by_o trial_n yea_o the_o same_o bitumen_n be_v imbibe_v into_o a_o fungu_n matter_n which_o dr._n lister_n suppose_v and_o that_o very_o likely_a to_o be_v rot_a wood_n long_o bury_v in_o the_o earth_n into_o which_o this_o oily_a matter_n or_o bitumen_n have_v sink_v which_o keep_v as_o i_o have_v find_v continual_o moist_a though_o keep_v in_o a_o dry_a place_n i_o say_v it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o sulphurous_a principle_n of_o buxton_n bath_n have_v its_o determination_n from_o this_o sort_n of_o bitumen_n and_o as_o to_o those_o sulphurous_a water_n which_o may_v safe_o be_v take_v inward_o be_v chief_o the_o sulphur-well_a at_o knarsbrough_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v further_o discourse_v in_o a_o chapter_n by_o itself_o afterward_o and_o as_o to_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o heat_n in_o bath_n may_v proceed_v either_o from_o the_o more_o remiss_a or_o intense_a fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n or_o from_o the_o different_a place_n of_o fermentation_n as_o it_o may_v be_v deep_a within_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o near_o the_o place_n of_o its_o exit_fw-la thus_o if_o the_o fermentation_n happen_v to_o be_v far_o within_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o remote_a from_o the_o place_n of_o eruption_n that_o the_o sulphur_n therice_o become_v much_o what_o precipitate_v or_o leave_v in_o the_o colander_n or_o filter_n of_o sand_n through_o which_o it_o pass_v and_o the_o acidum_fw-la thereby_o so_o dint_v as_o to_o become_v very_o languid_a if_o at_o all_o perceptable_a in_o the_o water_n and_o yet_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o closeness_n from_o the_o air_n may_v retain_v somewhat_o of_o its_o first_o conceive_v warmth_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v those_o sulphur_n bath_n near_o villock_n in_o carinthia_n which_o be_v gentle_o warm_a as_o the_o learned_a dr._n brown_a note_n in_o his_o book_n of_o travel_n as_o also_o as_o i_o suppose_v buxton_n bath_n in_o derbyshire_n whilst_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o foresay_a fermentation_n may_v be_v strong_a both_o from_o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o two_o combat_v principle_n as_o also_o from_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o place_n of_o break_v forth_o of_o which_o sort_n be_v those_o at_o glass-hitten_a eisenbacke_n both_o not_o far_o from_o schemnitz_n in_o hungary_n where_o be_v silver_n mine_n also_o those_o of_o stubn_n near_o newsol_n in_o the_o same_o country_n those_o at_o baden_n in_o austria_n and_o especial_o we_o at_o the_o bath_n in_o sommersetshire_n we_o say_v also_o that_o fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n be_v most_o necessary_o requisite_a to_o the_o produce_v of_o all_o hot_a bath_n and_o consequent_o all_o hot_a bath_n depend_v thereon_o because_o hereby_o be_v make_v a_o comminution_n of_o sulphurous_a or_o other_o bituminous_a juice_n which_o thence_o become_v communicable_a to_o and_o dissolvable_a in_o ordinary_a spring-water_n for_o hereby_o the_o sulphur_n be_v sever_v into_o volatile_a part_n easy_o permeate_v the_o body_n of_o water_n the_o parallel_n of_o what_o be_v produce_v by_o fermentation_n in_o vegetables_n to_o what_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o same_o among_o mineral_n juice_n in_o order_n to_o the_o make_v hot_a bath_n be_v not_o inconsiderable_a whether_o we_o look_v at_o the_o agent_n or_o at_o fermentation_n its_o self_n or_o last_o at_o the_o effect_n as_o to_o the_o agent_n which_o here_o be_v requisite_a to_o perform_v mineral_n fermentation_n we_o shall_v demonstrate_v afterward_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o mineral_n acid_v and_o mineral_n sulphur_n intoris_fw-la mineralibus_fw-la that_o also_o acid_v and_o sulphur_n to_o wit_n of_o their_o own_o kind_n be_v the_o true_a agent_n in_o the_o perform_v all_o vegetable_a fermentation_n we_o may_v elsewhere_o ex_fw-la instituto_fw-la discourse_n as_o to_o fermentation_n itself_o which_o whether_o in_o mineral_n or_o vegetables_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o intestine_a motion_n of_o the_o essential_a constituent_a principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n which_o be_v in_o a_o more_o remiss_a or_o intense_a degree_n and_o the_o heat_n consequent_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o slow_a or_o more_o brisk_a onsets_a and_o inward_a struggle_n of_o those_o combitant_a principle_n last_o the_o parallel_n will_v hold_v good_a in_o the_o effect_n of_o fermentation_n thus_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sensible_a fermentation_n in_o all_o vegetable_a fermentative_a liquor_n be_v the_o comminution_n and_o volatization_n of_o their_o sulphur_n as_o that_o what_o before_o such_o sensible_a fermentation_n be_v separable_a in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o
of_o fermentation_n which_o i_o may_v call_v if_o we_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o already_o concrete_a body_n of_o sulphur_n or_o sulphurous_a mineral_n and_o that_o not_o improper_o fermentation_n at_o the_o second_o hand_n i_o say_v be_v no_o less_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o mineral_n than_o vegetables_n for_o as_o among_o vegetables_n corn_n when_o ripe_a and_o reap_v its_o ferment_a principle_n of_o vegitation_n as_o we_o may_v elsewhere_o show_v how_o all_o vegitation_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o natural_a slow-paced_a fermentation_n from_o each_o plant_n peculiar_a principle_n of_o acid_n and_o sulphur_n be_v shut_v up_o and_o will_v constant_o remain_v dormant_a till_o it_o either_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o ground_n in_o order_n to_o fresh_a vegitation_n and_o multiplication_n of_o its_o species_n or_o be_v malt_v whereby_o its_o vegitative_a fermentation_n be_v pervert_v and_o the_o same_o principle_n drive_v on_o to_o another_o design_n of_o ferment_v in_o water_n after_o malt_v in_o order_n to_o the_o make_n of_o our_o drink_n wherein_o both_o viz._n vegitation_n and_o malt_n the_o same_o fermentative_a principle_n be_v keep_v afoot_a though_o to_o different_a end_n so_o likewise_o it_o happen_v by_o a_o parity_n of_o principle_n among_o mineral_n where_o when_o the_o fermentation_n necessary_o in_o their_o production_n sometime_o terminate_v in_o concretion_n in_o which_o the_o sulphurous_a principle_n be_v prevalent_a most_o what_o coagulate_v the_o acidum_fw-la and_o both_o with_o some_o other_o heterogeneous_a part_n combine_v to_o the_o make_v up_o this_o or_o the_o other_o mineral_n sulphurous_a concrete_a i_o say_v there_o in_o that_o concrete_a the_o principle_n of_o fermentation_n cease_v to_o act_v and_o so_o will_v if_o unexcit_v remain_v always_o dormant_a until_o by_o a_o congenial_a powerful_a superven_a acid_n the_o intrinsic_a principle_n be_v put_v into_o a_o fresh_a intestine_a struggle_a or_o regular_a motion_n which_o we_o call_v fermentation_n which_o heat_n the_o transient_a water_n become_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o some_o natural_a hot_a bath_n chap._n iu._n have_v already_o show_v that_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n be_v the_o chief_a ingredient_n of_o hot_a bath_n as_o the_o essential_a principle_n thereof_o now_o come_v we_o to_o demonstrate_v how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o water_n in_o hot_a bath_n become_v hot_a which_o to_o do_v we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o some_o sort_n of_o acid_n have_v so_o powerful_a a_o operation_n upon_o sulphur_n or_o sulphurous_a concretes_n as_o that_o be_v actual_o set_v a_o work_n or_o put_v into_o motion_n be_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o fermentation_n in_o mineral_n juice_n and_o next_o that_o heat_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v be_v the_o immediate_a result_n of_o such_o fermentation_n the_o first_o we_o shall_v elucidate_v with_o a_o induction_n of_o many_o parallel_n instance_n whereby_o we_o shall_v perform_v two_o thing_n at_o once_o viz._n both_o illustrate_v our_o doctrine_n of_o fermentation_n ground_v upon_o the_o genuine_a principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n as_o also_o solve_v the_o phoenomena_fw-la of_o the_o occur_v instance_n the_o first_o mechanical_a instance_n shall_v be_v the_o solution_n of_o any_o metal_n except_o gold_n in_o a_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o of_o gold_n itself_o in_o a_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la which_o be_v no_o soon_o put_v together_o both_o be_v due_o qualify_v but_o the_o action_n of_o fermentation_n be_v plain_a to_o any_o eye_n in_o the_o dissolve_v or_o break_v to_o piece_n that_o metal_n what_o it_o be_v that_o cause_v solution_n and_o fermentation_n which_o immediate_o happen_v upon_o the_o work_n of_o the_o solvent_a on_o the_o solvend_n it_o be_v not_o as_o i_o conceive_v from_o the_o complication_n of_o the_o fluid_a salt_n in_o the_o menstruum_fw-la with_o the_o fix_a salt_n in_o the_o metal_n whereby_o the_o metallic_n compage_fw-la be_v break_v and_o the_o particle_n thence_o hide_v in_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a dr._n willis_n nor_o need_v we_o with_o he_o imagine_v a_o vitriolic_a salt_n in_o silver_n or_o a_o armoniac_a in_o gold_n but_o be_v it_o not_o rather_o the_o sulphur_n in_o the_o metal_n and_o the_o acidum_fw-la of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o sulphur_n the_o mercurial_a part_n be_v also_o break_a to_o piece_n and_o the_o whole_a by_o that_o fermentative_a motion_n dissolve_v cujus_fw-la sulphuris_fw-la intuitu_fw-la totum_fw-la liquescit_fw-la metallum_fw-la in_o which_o corrosion_n or_o solution_n of_o the_o imperfect_a metal_n in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o the_o like_a corrosive_n menstrum_fw-la there_o be_v no_o such_o great_a danger_n of_o break_v the_o glass_n if_o stop_v as_o happen_v inevitable_o in_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o more_o crude_a mineral_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v from_o the_o more_o fixity_n those_o sulphur_n arrive_n to_o by_o metallization_n from_o what_o they_o be_v in_o unripe_a marcasite_n or_o mineral_n hence_o we_o may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o in_o the_o fermentation_n requisite_a for_o hot_a bath_n no_o metal_n be_v concern_v and_o that_o both_o because_o of_o the_o more_o fixity_n of_o their_o sulphur_n as_o also_o from_o the_o deficiency_n of_o such_o corrosive_a menstrua_fw-la in_o the_o earth_n for_o nothing_o short_a of_o a_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la can_v make_v a_o fermentation_n with_o a_o metal_n hence_o also_o nothing_o but_o mineral_n or_o liquid_a bituminous_a juice_n wherein_o the_o connate_a sulphur_n be_v of_o a_o more_o loose_a compage_fw-la also_o more_o volatile_a and_o consequent_o easy_o fermentable_a by_o more_o lanquid_a acid_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o essential_a ingredient_n of_o hot_a bath_n where_o we_o may_v observe_v both_o by_o the_o precede_a and_o by_o this_o follow_a instance_n that_o the_o sulphur_n in_o the_o metal_n act_v upon_o the_o acid_n or_o vice_fw-la versa_fw-la be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o corrosive_a fermentation_n and_o thence_o of_o heat_n thus_o the_o caput_fw-la mort_fw-fr '_o of_o viridaris_fw-la from_o which_o i_o have_v according_a to_o zuelfer_n draw_v off_o the_o concentre_v acetum_fw-la be_v a_o subtle_a calx_fw-la of_o venus_n i_o mix_v with_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o sal_fw-la armon_n in_o order_n to_o the_o prepare_v a_o sort_n of_o that_o vulgar_o call_v ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la which_o mixture_n be_v well_o impropriate_v by_o a_o sufficient_a triture_n within_o less_o than_o one_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n cause_v so_o strong_a a_o heat_n as_o i_o can_v scarce_o get_v it_o into_o the_o retort_n without_o burn_v my_o hand_n the_o next_o instance_n therefore_o shall_v come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o that_o shall_v be_v concern_v sulphur_n more_o crude_a as_o they_o stand_v relate_v to_o the_o mineral_n thus_o in_o the_o affusion_n of_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la upon_o antimony_n or_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n upon_o butirum_fw-la antimonij_fw-la where_o the_o acidum_fw-la of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la act_v upon_o and_o struggle_v with_o the_o crude_a sulphur_n either_o of_o crude_a solatary_a antimony_n or_o of_o the_o same_o carry_v up_o by_o salt_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o butirum_fw-la do_v cause_n a_o very_a strong_a fermentation_n where_o the_o sulphur_n by_o the_o assault_n of_o those_o corrosive_n acid_a spirit_n grow_v so_o high_a in_o its_o fermentation_n as_o that_o it_o almost_o take_v flame_n pass_v off_o with_o a_o strong_a stifle_a and_o incoarcible_a arsenical_a vapour_n by_o the_o former_a of_o which_o prepare_v with_o common_a salt_n my_o ingenious_a friend_n mr._n wilkinson_n and_o myself_o have_v after_o fermentation_n separate_v a_o sulphur_n out_o of_o antimony_n not_o unlike_o the_o common_a green_a sort_n of_o brimstone_n that_o the_o fermentation_n cause_v in_o the_o last_o of_o which_o experiment_n i_o mean_v betwixt_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n and_o butter_n of_o antimony_n be_v not_o as_o some_o may_v urge_v from_o the_o salt_n in_o the_o sublimate_n mix_v with_o the_o acidum_fw-la in_o the_o menstruum_fw-la appear_v because_o the_o same_o menstruum_fw-la pour_v upon_o the_o same_o salt_n while_o incorporate_v with_o mercury_n in_o the_o form_n of_o sublimate_n cause_v no_o such_o fermentation_n yea_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o have_v see_v sublimate_n wherein_o the_o foresay_a salt_n be_v lodge_v which_o be_v in_o butirum_fw-la antimonij_fw-la dissolve_v in_o a_o acid_n menstruum_fw-la without_o the_o least_o tumultuous_a ebullition_n even_o almost_o like_a and_o perhaps_o near_o as_o soon_o as_o ice_n in_o warm_a water_n another_o mechanical_a instance_n shall_v be_v from_o the_o pour_v a_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la upon_o well_o dry_v danzick_n vitriol_n upon_o which_o well_o blanch_v i_o pour_v the_o foresay_a menstruum_fw-la from_o who_o mixture_n be_v make_v per_fw-la vice_n such_o a_o strong_a impetuous_a fermentation_n with_o thick_a red_a fume_n be_v cause_v as_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o come_v
metal_n be_v also_o observe_v in_o the_o lead-mine_n at_o mendip_n and_o the_o peake_n which_o do_v not_o only_o stretch_v further_a in_o extent_n of_o ground_n then_o have_v be_v observe_v heretofore_o but_o also_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o same_o ground_n which_o have_v be_v former_o wrought_v which_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o in_o our_o hydrological_a essay_n wherefore_o see_v mineral_n be_v continual_o generate_v their_o constitutive_a principle_n in_o their_o fermental_a operation_n must_v as_o constant_o be_v at_o work_n especial_o where_o concretion_n be_v interrupt_v by_o a_o continual_a flux_n of_o water_n as_o happen_v in_o the_o source_n of_o most_o of_o these_o hot_a bath_n now_o where_o the_o seed_n of_o mineral_n be_v once_o begin_v that_o their_o active_a principle_n be_v set_v a_o work_n in_o order_n to_o the_o heave_n forth_o a_o body_n answerable_a to_o the_o type_n implant_v in_o the_o primordial_n thereof_o if_o this_o happen_v i_o say_v where_o water_n in_o his_o subterraneous_a passage_n have_v its_o constant_a current_n it_o can_v never_o arrive_v at_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o body_n according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o nature_n for_o although_o it_o be_v always_o aim_v at_o the_o perfect_a of_o a_o solid_a concretion_n yet_o the_o constant_a afflux_n of_o water_n impede_v that_o attempt_n and_o only_o serve_v to_o keep_v the_o fermentative_a principle_n in_o a_o constant_a motion_n so_o that_o water_n do_v but_o set_v the_o inbred_a principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n more_o into_o a_o inward_a struggle_v and_o make_v the_o fermentation_n the_o strong_a and_o consequent_o the_o great_a heat_n a_o very_a pertinent_a instance_n which_o may_v lead_v we_o to_o a_o better_a and_o more_o familiar_a understanding_n how_o this_o fermentation_n be_v promote_v by_o water_n we_o may_v not_o unapt_o represent_v by_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n and_o water_n for_o a_o little_a water_n be_v put_v thereto_o it_o present_o set_v the_o fermental_a principle_n of_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n connatural_a to_o that_o oil_n into_o a_o strong_a ebullition_n or_o fermentation_n whence_o result_v so_o great_a a_o heat_n as_o the_o glass_n it_o be_v do_v in_o be_v scarce_o tolerable_a to_o the_o hand_n especial_o if_o the_o oil_n be_v well_o rectify_v whereas_o before_o the_o addition_n of_o water_n the_o glass_n wherein_o be_v the_o oil_n be_v cold_a to_o touch_v the_o principle_n lie_v dormant_a from_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o liquor_n and_o its_o tendency_n towards_o the_o concretion_n of_o a_o more_o solid_a body_n but_o upon_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o little_a water_n it_o thin_n that_o liquor_n at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n and_o so_o put_v the_o foresay_a principle_n into_o fermentation_n and_o that_o in_o the_o production_n or_o generation_n of_o mineral_n fermentation_n of_o their_o implant_v principle_n be_v chief_o concern_v be_v further_a evident_a in_o what_o agricola_n and_o erastus_n say_v from_o the_o observation_n of_o mine-work_n who_o affirm_v that_o in_o many_o place_n they_o find_v their_o mine_n so_o hot_a as_o they_o can_v hardly_o touch_v they_o from_o the_o same_o reason_n of_o fermentation_n it_o be_v that_o the_o minera_fw-la of_o allom_n or_o vitriol_n be_v break_v and_o expose_v to_o the_o air_n contract_v a_o strong_a heat_n which_o sometime_o may_v arise_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o cause_v a_o actual_a ignition_n by_o which_o not_o long_o since_o a_o barn_n at_o yeeland_n near_o hallifax_n be_v burn_v and_o from_o the_o same_o cause_n the_o minera_fw-la of_o tinglass_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o moist_a air_n will_v become_v very_o hot_a for_o upon_o the_o access_n of_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n the_o intrinsic_a acid_n of_o the_o foresay_a mineral_n be_v dissolve_v which_o as_o they_o dissolve_v work_v upon_o their_o implant_v sulphur_n from_o who_o mutual_a collision_n and_o colliquation_n be_v cause_v the_o foresay_a fermentation_n and_o heat_n chap._n v._n have_v thus_o deliver_v our_o hypohesis_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o hot_a bath_n from_o the_o fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n who_o mechanical_a and_o efficient_a principle_n consist_v in_o a_o acidum_fw-la and_o sulphur_n it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a from_o hence_o to_o solve_v various_a other_o subterraneal_a phoenomena_fw-la such_o as_o be_v damp_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o reason_n of_o poisonous_a spring_n bath_n pool_n lake_n also_o earthquake_n erruption_n etc._n etc._n first_o as_o to_o damp_n to_o i_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o certain_a gust_n or_o steam_n arise_v from_o mineral_n fermentation_n which_o be_v more_o or_o less_o noxious_a or_o mortal_a by_o how_o much_o they_o proceed_v from_o mineral_n who_o sulphur_n be_v more_o or_o less_o venomous_a for_o if_o either_o a_o fermentation_n happen_v in_o the_o very_a generation_n of_o some_o poisonous_a mineral_n as_o suppose_v arsenic_n risogalla_n auripigmentum_fw-la sandaracha_n rusma_n cadmia_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o intestine_a struggle_n of_o their_o innate_a acidum_fw-la or_o sulphur_n or_o if_o it_o happen_v from_o the_o superven_a of_o a_o acidum_fw-la upon_o the_o minera_fw-la of_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a poisonous_a juice_n i_o say_v from_o either_o way_n a_o effluvium_fw-la do_v forthwith_o arise_v which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o fermentation_n be_v very_o subtle_a and_o thereby_o can_v easy_o permeate_n the_o cranny_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o reach_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o first_o source_n of_o fermentation_n which_o be_v able_a by_o its_o sulphurous_a arsenical_a odour_n not_o only_o to_o extinguish_v a_o candle_n or_o lamp_n but_o also_o exsufflate_v or_o puff_n out_o the_o very_a vital_a taper_n of_o man_n or_o other_o animal_n that_o it_o meet_v with_o in_o subterraneal_a passage_n whence_o many_o man_n have_v sudden_o perish_v by_o the_o breath_n thereof_o in_o mine_n yea_o so_o strong_a be_v it_o sometime_o or_o in_o some_o place_n that_o it_o infect_v some_o water_n that_o lie_v over_o it_o or_o come_v within_o the_o orb_n of_o its_o action_n whence_o posonous_a spring_n bath_n pool_n lake_n etc._n etc._n take_v their_o begin_n which_o will_v kill_v sudden_o as_o at_o circum_fw-la in_o thracia_n fons_n neptunius_n in_o terracina_n at_o perant_a by_o mompelier_n the_o lake_n avernus_n the_o cave_n of_o charon_n by_o naples_n etc._n etc._n yea_o from_o hence_o those_o water_n take_v their_o original_n which_o by_o their_o mortal_a odour_n kill_v fowl_n that_o fly_v over_o they_o of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o foresay_a lake_n avernus_n as_o also_o the_o vapour_n arise_v from_o charon_n den_n between_o naples_n and_o puteolum_n etc._n etc._n next_o to_o which_o the_o phoenomena_fw-la of_o earthquake_n be_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a principle_n not_o difficult_a to_o solve_v if_o we_o in_o render_v a_o account_n thereof_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o happen_v when_o some_o sulphur_n or_o sulphurous_a body_n either_o in_o liquid_a or_o concrete_a meet_v with_o a_o fermenting_a acidum_fw-la in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o some_o narrow_a passage_n where_o when_o that_o elasticity_n and_o explosiveness_n of_o sulphur_n by_o a_o superven_a acid_n be_v excite_v and_o be_v pen_v up_o in_o the_o strait_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v easy_o get_v forth_o force_v and_o press_v on_o all_o hand_n upon_o the_o adjacent_a bulk_n heave_n and_o lift_v like_o a_o mole_n in_o its_o subterraneous_a working_n and_o thence_o cause_v that_o terrae_fw-la tremor_n which_o may_v not_o improper_o among_o the_o rest_n be_v illustrate_v by_o these_o follow_a instance_n first_o i_o take_v floor_n of_o brimstone_n which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o crude_a brimstone_n two_o dram_n upon_o which_o i_o pour_v about_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o that_o sort_n of_o aqua_fw-la regius_fw-la which_o be_v call_v by_o mr._n boyle_n menstruum_fw-la peracutum_fw-la which_o though_o at_o first_o for_o a_o while_n it_o keep_v quiet_a cause_v no_o sensible_a ebullition_n but_o afterward_o the_o menstruum_fw-la begin_v to_o work_n thereon_o and_o to_o bring_v the_o sulphur_n to_o a_o gelid_a matter_n this_o glass_n i_o set_v loose_o upon_o the_o very_a surface_n of_o my_o sand_n digest_v furnace_n who_o heat_n be_v very_o soft_a and_o slow_a possible_o the_o same_o may_v happen_v though_o it_o have_v no_o external_a warmth_n at_o all_o yet_o although_o the_o glass_n have_v a_o long_a neck_n be_v a_o bolt_n head_n and_o but_o slight_o crack_v it_o break_v all_o in_o piece_n and_o with_o the_o force_n thereof_o break_v another_o glass_n by_o it_o thus_o second_o by_o put_v one_o ounce_n of_o sal_fw-la armoniac_a to_o four_o of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la if_o the_o glass_n viol._n be_v close_o stop_v it_o will_v present_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n break_v the_o glass_n into_o a_o thousand_o shiver_n for_o the_o acidum_fw-la in_o common_a salt_n which_o be_v in_o sal_fw-la armoniac_a meet_v with_o the_o sulphur_n in_o the_o
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it_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v how_o from_o the_o premise_a doctrine_n of_o mineral_n fermentation_n may_v also_o not_o only_a brimstone_n or_o other_o mineral_n concrete_a sulphur_n be_v generate_v de_fw-la novo_fw-la in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o likewise_o how_o many_o of_o the_o fontes_fw-la acidi_fw-la may_v thence_o take_v their_o original_n as_o to_o the_o generation_n of_o concrete_a sulphur_n we_o suppose_v it_o thus_o viz._n when_o or_o where_o a_o strong_a fermentation_n happen_v from_o mineral_n juice_n whilst_o in_o embryo_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o immediate_a current_n of_o water_n to_o carry_v off_o the_o loose_a part_n of_o the_o principle_n as_o they_o ferment_n as_o happen_v in_o all_o hot_a bath_n as_o we_o have_v before_o sufficient_o declare_v which_o not_o be_v pen_v up_o as_o happen_v in_o the_o most_o usual_a earthquake_n and_o eruption_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o find_v room_n enough_o in_o the_o 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heat_n and_o cold_a the_o reason_n of_o
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be_v further_a apparent_a in_o the_o mixture_n of_o acid_a
vegetal_n and_o mineral_n kingdom_n which_o catalogue_n with_o most_o of_o the_o book_n contain_v in_o they_o with_o many_o other_o of_o that_o subject_a in_o latin_a a_o large_a account_n of_o which_o borellus_n have_v give_v in_o his_o bibliotheca_fw-la chymica_fw-la be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o william_n cooper_n at_o the_o pelican_n in_o little-britain_n london_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o sulphur-bath_n at_o knarsbrough_n in_o yorkshire_n by_o will._n simpson_n m._n d._n london_n print_v for_o will._n cooper_n at_o the_o pelican_n in_o little-britain_n 1675._o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o sulphur-bath_n at_o knarsbrough_n concern_v its_o cause_n and_o virtue_n that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v injurious_a to_o what_o i_o have_v already_o write_v in_o my_o two_o former_a book_n entitle_v hydrologia_fw-la chymica_fw-la and_o hydrological_a essay_n concern_v the_o sulphur-well_a at_o knarsbrough_n as_o a_o mineral_n water_n of_o great_a use_n in_o its_o virtue_n inward_o take_v but_o now_o 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by_o what_o mean_n the_o sulphur_n as_o the_o chief_a mineral_n ingredient_n in_o this_o water_n be_v so_o open_v as_o to_o become_v not_o only_o so_o subtle_a as_o thence_o to_o be_v solvable_a odour_n tenus_fw-la therein_o but_o also_o so_o volatile_a as_o to_o pass_v off_o in_o a_o continual_a steam_n and_o insensible_a effluvium_fw-la 5._o how_o this_o sulphur-water_n come_v not_o much_o short_a as_o to_o its_o original_a principle_n nor_o be_v much_o if_o at_o all_o inferior_a in_o its_o efficacy_n to_o some_o other_o sulphur-water_n which_o be_v hotbath_n inasmuch_o as_o this_o be_v late_o find_v to_o be_v successful_a for_o outward_a application_n as_o well_o as_o those_o by_o late_a observation_n be_v remark_v for_o inward_a use_n 6._o to_o show_v that_o the_o artificial_a heat_n of_o the_o sulphur-water_n bear_v some_o analogy_n to_o the_o inbred_a heat_n of_o other_o bath_n as_o they_o come_v hot_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n 7._o to_o show_v how_o art_n may_v imitate_v nature_n but_o yet_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n in_o the_o resemblance_n of_o most_o bath_n viz._n how_o to_o prepare_v such_o bath_n artificial_o as_o be_v natural_a last_o to_o inquire_v how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n this_o sulphur-water_n perform_v those_o expect_a help_n as_o a_o bath_n where_o in_o short_a will_v be_v illustrate_v its_o various_a virtue_n in_o order_n to_o the_o help_n of_o several_a malady_n first_o as_o to_o the_o constituent_a ingredient_n or_o mineral_n principle_n of_o this_o water_n we_o say_v they_o be_v comprise_v in_o these_o three_o viz._n 1._o a_o marine_a or_o fossil_n salt_n 2._o a_o sulphurous_a apporrhea_n or_o steam_n of_o sulphur_n last_o a_o little_a aluminous_a acidity_n as_o to_o the_o first_o viz._n salt_n be_v apparent_a both_o from_o its_o brackish_a taste_n as_o also_o from_o what_o remain_v upon_o its_o distillation_n or_o evaporation_n of_o which_o we_o find_v betwixt_o one_o and_o two_o dram_n in_o a_o quart_n thereof_o as_o we_o 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into_o curd_n and_o whey_n as_o if_o some_o acidum_fw-la be_v pour_v thereto_o which_o common_a salt_n will_v not_o do_v for_o we_o try_v both_o and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o proportion_n and_o find_v the_o sulphur_n salt_n to_o cause_v a_o speedy_a separation_n and_o that_o in_o great_a quantity_n and_o the_o common_a salt_n make_v a_o little_a separation_n of_o a_o light_a coagulum_fw-la but_o do_v not_o make_v it_o shil_fw-mi or_o alter_v the_o seem_a colour_n or_o consistence_n of_o the_o milk_n and_o last_o if_o the_o powder_n of_o coral_n or_o crabs-eye_n be_v put_v thereto_o they_o imbibe_n or_o mortify_v the_o acidity_n of_o the_o alom_n and_o cause_v a_o milkieness_n from_o the_o volatile_a sulphur_n and_o as_o the_o three_o aforesaid_a ingredient_n be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o constitutive_a principle_n of_o this_o water_n so_o that_o neither_o vitriol_n nor_o nitre_n however_o some_o imagine_v the_o contrary_a be_v contain_v therein_o be_v evident_a first_o as_o to_o 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pressure_n of_o water_n at_o
more_o mature_a thought_n ground_v upon_o experiment_n as_o aforesaid_a find_v it_o otherwise_o where_o we_o profess_v such_o a_o avow_a proselyteship_n to_o truth_n sufficient_o amiable_a and_o worthy_a in_o itself_o as_o upon_o near_a apprehension_n thereof_o ground_v upon_o better_a weigh_v principle_n to_o decline_v what_o we_o have_v former_o at_o great_a distance_n in_o any_o matter_n opiniated_a and_o in_o this_o particular_a have_v thence_o reason_n to_o wave_v the_o former_a and_o to_o ascribe_v the_o solution_n of_o this_o great_a phoenomenon_n to_o the_o latter_a viz._n to_o the_o acid_n in_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la which_o in_o some_o measure_n bear_v a_o analogy_n with_o that_o acidum_fw-la nature_n use_v by_o she_o own_o chemistry_n in_o the_o entrail_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o solution_n and_o extraction_n of_o sulphur_n as_o to_o the_o 5_o thing_n propose_v to_o discourse_n of_o in_o this_o our_o method_n viz._n how_o this_o water_n come_v not_o much_o short_a as_o 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of_o our_o own_o country_n the_o reader_n may_v consult_v dr._n jorden_n his_o discourse_n of_o natural_a bath_n and_o of_o late_a the_o physician_n who_o have_v and_o yet_o do_v attend_v those_o water_n as_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o sulphur-water_n our_o present_a theme_n as_o to_o the_o use_n thereof_o as_o a_o inward_a medicine_n the_o reader_n may_v consult_v dr._n french_a his_o book_n and_o the_o patient_a the_o physician_n there_o it_o remain_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o in_o relation_n to_o outward_a use_n as_o a_o bath_n and_o this_o lead_v i_o to_o the_o next_o considerable_a viz._n 6._o that_o artificial_a heat_n of_o the_o water_n bear_v some_o analogy_n to_o the_o inbred_a heat_n of_o those_o other_o bath_n as_o they_o come_v hot_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o illustrate_v of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v sulphur_n or_o brimstone_n according_a to_o our_o former_a doctrine_n that_o it_o may_v become_v solvable_a in_o water_n be_v either_o to_o be_v comminute_v and_o volatize_v by_o the_o native_a or_o superinduce_v acid_n and_o that_o by_o a_o brisk_a fermentation_n from_o the_o mutual_a collision_n of_o the_o two_o principle_n whence_o the_o heat_n of_o natural_a bath_n as_o aforesaid_a or_o else_o the_o sulphur_n by_o slight_a touch_n and_o slendere_a vibration_n from_o congenial_a acid_n become_v solvable_a in_o a_o preterlabent_fw-la water_n who_o heat_n therefore_o if_o any_o in_o the_o source_n of_o fermentation_n be_v but_o gentle_a yet_o by_o that_o sleight_n solution_n of_o sulphur_n it_o become_v capable_a of_o precipitation_n by_o another_o acid_n viz._n of_o alom_n as_o happen_v in_o this_o water_n we_o treat_v of_o that_o a_o body_n of_o brimstone_n be_v precipitate_v be_v evident_a from_o dr._n neal_n observation_n concern_v a_o crust_n of_o brimstone_n which_o he_o find_v under_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o old-well_a at_o the_o remove_v they_o through_o who_o crevice_n the_o water_n spring_v and_o that_o the_o 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