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retain_v sect_n fourteen_o experiment_n i._n i_o have_v former_o relate_v that_o upon_o the_o immersion_n of_o our_o phosphorus_n into_o water_n it_o will_v immediate_o cease_v shine_v and_o continue_v without_o light_n as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v keep_v under_o that_o liquor_n this_o give_v i_o a_o ground_n to_o suppose_v that_o by_o the_o interposition_n of_o water_n between_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n and_o the_o air_n the_o phosphorus_n may_v be_v keep_v unactive_a till_o it_o be_v fit_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a agitation_n of_o its_o part_n to_o act_v with_o a_o unwonted_a vigour_n when_o the_o air_n shall_v come_v to_o touch_v it_o sudden_o this_o supposition_n i_o say_v induce_v i_o to_o put_v two_o grain_n of_o our_o icy_a noctiluca_n into_o a_o small_a glass_n egg_n and_o pour_v a_o pretty_a quantity_n of_o water_n on_o it_o in_o order_n to_o the_o follow_a experiment_n we_o heat_v the_o liquor_n well_o yet_o without_o make_v it_o at_o all_o boil_n and_o thereby_o melt_v the_o little_a fragment_n of_o solid_a matter_n and_o make_v they_o flow_v into_o one_o liquid_a mass_n that_o keep_v itself_o at_o the_o bottom_n distinct_a from_o the_o water_n this_o do_v we_o present_o remove_v the_o glass_n into_o a_o dark_a place_n and_o pour_v out_o the_o water_n we_o observe_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o air_n come_v to_o touch_v the_o noctilucal_n matter_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v kindle_v into_o a_o actual_a flame_n that_o afford_v a_o very_a vivid_n light_n which_o success_n please_v i_o the_o better_a because_o it_o show_v that_o a_o kind_n of_o fire_n may_v be_v keep_v under_o water_n as_o long_o as_o one_o please_v without_o sensible_o burn_v and_o yet_o in_o a_o moment_n upon_o the_o bare_a removal_n of_o the_o water_n show_v itself_o in_o the_o form_n of_o actual_a fire_n that_o our_o shine_a substance_n be_v of_o this_o nature_n appear_v manifest_o by_o this_o that_o the_o water_n be_v pour_v out_o somewhat_o too_o hasty_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o which_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v it_o shall_v do_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n and_o this_o by_o its_o fall_n into_o the_o silver_n cup_n that_o be_v employ_v to_o receive_v the_o liquor_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o or_o three_o part_n which_o come_v to_o a_o more_o free_a or_o full_a contact_n of_o the_o air_n blaze_v out_o much_o more_o than_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o glass_n and_o afford_v we_o a_o delightful_a spectacle_n since_o the_o flame_n burn_v upon_o the_o water_n with_o much_o light_n and_o fierceness_n and_o a_o strange_a deal_n of_o smoke_n and_o it_o do_v ever_o and_o anon_o sputter_n with_o noise_n like_o salt_n petre_n make_v to_o burn_v upon_o a_o live_a coal_n these_o flame_n continue_v the_o pleasure_n we_o have_v to_o see_v they_o burn_v upon_o the_o water_n a_o pretty_a while_n and_o after_o their_o extinction_n look_v into_o the_o siver_z cup_n we_o find_v divers_a flake_n of_o a_o reddish_n matter_n which_o the_o chemist_n will_v call_v a_o caput_n mortuum_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o side_n of_o the_o silver_n cup_n that_o be_v next_o to_o that_o liquor_n look_v almost_o as_o if_o fine_a brick-dust_n have_v be_v strew_v upon_o they_o experiment_n ii_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v whether_o our_o noctilucal_n matter_n shine_v through_o a_o colour_a glass_n the_o beam_n of_o light_n will_v be_v tinge_v in_o their_o passage_n we_o take_v two_o or_o three_o grain_n of_o our_o matter_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o phial_n of_o a_o almost_o spherical_a figure_n capable_a of_o hold_v by_o our_o estimate_n about_o twelve_o ounce_n of_o water_n which_o phial_n be_v make_v of_o fine_a glass_n of_o a_o very_a pleasant_a colour_n participate_v of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v orange_n and_o aurora_n but_o the_o lucid_a matter_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o this_o phial_n and_o carry_v into_o a_o dark_a room_n do_v not_o appear_v through_o the_o glass_n to_o be_v considerable_o alter_v in_o colour_n which_o because_o i_o impute_v partly_o to_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o phosphorus_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o vessel_n through_o which_o it_o will_v give_v no_o more_o than_o a_o faint_a light_n i_o cause_v the_o glass_n to_o be_v considerable_o heat_v and_o then_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o dark_a room_n i_o stay_v for_o it_o in_o there_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v come_v the_o include_v matter_n seem_v to_o be_v actual_o flame_v and_o the_o trajected_a beam_n of_o light_n appear_v of_o a_o unusual_a and_o glorious_a colour_n the_o light_n be_v so_o considerable_a that_o it_o make_v divers_a body_n distinct_o visible_a at_o a_o pretty_a distance_n from_o the_o glass_n and_o we_o judge_v that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o it_o a_o book_n of_o a_o good_a print_n may_v have_v be_v easy_o read_v but_o this_o light_n which_o be_v the_o great_a we_o have_v till_o then_o produce_v with_o our_o phosphorus_n do_v not_o last_v long_o in_o its_o vigour_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n gradual_o decay_v till_o it_o come_v to_o little_o more_o than_o the_o usual_a splendour_n of_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n experiment_n iii_o i_o former_o relate_v that_o i_o can_v not_o make_v such_o a_o experiment_n as_o i_o successful_o try_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o the_o oil_n of_o clove_n to_o succeed_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o mace_n but_o now_o i_o must_v add_v that_o the_o little_a phial_n wherein_o the_o noctilucal_n matter_n and_o that_o oil_n be_v include_v have_v be_v set_v aside_o as_o useless_a i_o afterward_o chance_v to_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o it_o and_o to_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o try_v whether_o or_o no_o the_o unsuccessful_a experiment_n i_o have_v make_v before_o be_v not_o one_o of_o that_o kind_n which_o in_o another_o paper_n i_o have_v discourse_v of_o under_o the_o name_n of_o contingent_a one_o and_o according_o there_o be_v a_o somewhat_o dark_a corner_n in_o the_o room_n i_o carry_v the_o phial_n thither_o and_o although_o it_o be_v yet_o broad_a day_n i_o unstop_v it_o there_o and_o be_v somewhat_o surprise_v to_o find_v the_o include_v matter_n to_o afford_v immediate_o a_o vigorous_a light_n which_o put_v i_o afterward_o upon_o repeat_v the_o experiment_n at_o different_a time_n which_o i_o do_v with_o the_o like_a success_n without_o be_v able_a to_o determine_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o odd_a phaenomenon_n experiment_n iu._n one_o experiment_n i_o shall_v now_o relate_v which_o though_o because_o it_o seem_v as_o well_o as_o the_o last_o recite_v a_o contingent_a one_o i_o forbear_v to_o set_v down_o with_o the_o rest_n will_v perhaps_o be_v think_v more_o singular_a than_o any_o of_o they_o we_o have_v in_o one_o of_o our_o receiver_n that_o be_v but_o small_a since_o it_o be_v not_o judge_v capable_a of_o contain_v a_o gallon_n of_o water_n a_o parcel_n of_o our_o consistent_a noctiluca_n in_o which_o my_o laborant_fw-la tell_v i_o that_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o phaenomenon_n that_o to_o he_o who_o know_v nothing_o of_o what_o be_v relate_v sect._n fourteen_o exper._n 1._o be_v very_o surprise_v and_o seem_v to_o appear_v by_o chance_n since_o he_o often_o try_v in_o vain_a to_o produce_v it_o when_o he_o please_v this_o receiver_n i_o take_v into_o my_o custody_n and_o pour_v out_o the_o common_a water_n with_o which_o the_o splendid_a matter_n be_v keep_v cover_v to_o hinder_v it_o from_o steam_a away_o we_o observe_v no_o other_o change_n than_o that_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o contact_n of_o the_o air_n the_o noctiluca_n will_v immediate_o shine_v and_o continue_v to_o do_v so_o till_o we_o think_v fit_a to_o extinguish_v it_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la by_o pour_v water_n on_o it_o again_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o morning_n i_o consider_v the_o follow_a night_n that_o this_o receiver_n have_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o laboratory_n which_o constant_a and_o sometime_o vehement_a fire_n make_v a_o very_a warm_a place_n it_o be_v but_o fit_a in_o order_n to_o make_v the_o trial_n a_o fair_a one_o to_o bring_v the_o shine_a matter_n to_o as_o great_a a_o warmth_n as_o it_o have_v in_o the_o laboratory_n where_o it_o exhibit_v the_o phaenomenon_n i_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v have_v then_o cause_v the_o receiver_n with_o the_o water_n in_o it_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o a_o hot_a place_n till_o the_o liquor_n have_v attain_v by_o our_o guess_n a_o fit_a degree_n of_o tepidity_n we_o pour_v out_o the_o water_n and_o within_o a_o minute_n or_o two_o after_o by_o our_o estimate_n we_o have_v the_o pleasure_n to_o see_v that_o the_o consistent_a matter_n notwitstand_v the_o wetness_n that_o in_o probability_n the_o water_n have_v lest_o on_o it_o we_o observe_v i_o say_v that_o this_o wet_a
other_o concretes_n also_o may_v be_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o fire_n this_o conjecture_n of_o i_o be_v favour_v by_o some_o experiment_n i_o have_v make_v many_o year_n before_o and_o impart_v to_o some_o inquisitive_a man_n whereby_o two_o distil_a liquor_n be_v make_v bare_o by_o their_o mutual_a reaction_n to_o afford_v great_a store_n of_o a_o earthly_a and_o very_a fix_a substance_n and_o to_o the_o same_o conjecture_v it_o be_v suitable_a that_o by_o obstinate_o reiterate_v the_o experiment_n the_o action_n oâ—_n the_o fire_n upon_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n expose_v to_o it_o and_o their_o mutual_a operation_n and_o combination_n among_o themselves_o and_o not_o improbable_o too_o the_o material_a concurrence_n of_o igneous_a particle_n may_v produce_v beside_o earthly_a faeces_fw-la other_o body_n not_o unlike_o those_o that_o pass_v for_o the_o chemist_n principle_n how_o far_o the_o event_n prove_v agreeable_a to_o his_o hypothesis_n will_v be_v best_a gather_v from_o the_o phaenomena_n themselves_o of_o the_o trial_n which_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o set_v down_o a_o succinct_a account_n of_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v premise_v to_o make_v way_n for_o it_o that_o by_o a_o essential_a oil_n chemist_n be_v wont_a to_o mean_v such_o a_o fine_a oleagenous_a liquor_n as_o to_o prevent_v empyreume_n and_o feculent_a part_n have_v be_v distil_v with_o store_n of_o water_n in_o a_o vesica_fw-la or_o limbeck_n we_o take_v a_o pound_n of_o essential_a oil_n of_o annifeed_n which_o liquor_n we_o therefore_o make_v choice_n of_o because_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o discern_v it_o by_o its_o self-coagulating_a property_n not_o to_o be_v sophisticated_a and_o have_v put_v it_o into_o a_o glass_n retort_n of_o a_o convenient_a size_n we_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v distil_v in_o a_o sand_n furnace_n capable_a of_o give_v a_o strong_a fire_n thirty_o six_o time_n in_o which_o train_n of_o operation_n the_o ensue_a phaenomena_n be_v both_o congruous_a to_o our_o hypothesis_n and_o in_o themselves_o observable_a 1._o as_o pure_a as_o the_o essential_a or_o as_o some_o spagyrist_n style_v they_o the_o aetherial_a oil_n of_o vegetable_n be_v presume_v to_o be_v and_o as_o confident_o as_o chemist_n pretend_v they_o be_v the_o pure_a sulphur_n or_o unctuous_a principle_n of_o the_o body_n that_o afford_v they_o yet_o not_o only_o the_o first_o distillation_n leave_v a_o substance_n black_a like_a pitch_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o retort_n but_o at_o every_o one_o of_o the_o follow_a distillation_n such_o a_o substance_n be_v either_o separate_v or_o generate_v 2._o though_o after_o a_o distillation_n or_o two_o it_o seem_v likely_a that_o this_o pitchy_a substance_n will_v be_v find_v every_o time_n less_o and_o less_o which_o make_v the_o person_n former_o mention_v tell_v i_o that_o he_o suppose_v within_o ten_o or_o at_o most_o twelve_o distillation_n in_o all_o if_o one_o shall_v make_v so_o many_o this_o which_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o earthy_a recrement_n will_v be_v quite_o separate_v and_o leave_v the_o oil_n a_o most_o pure_a and_o homogeneous_a liquor_n yet_o i_o that_o as_o i_o former_o intimate_v look_v upon_o this_o black_a stuff_n not_o as_o a_o separate_a excrement_n but_o generate_v substance_n cause_v the_o distillation_n to_o be_v repeat_v till_o they_o have_v attain_v thrice_o that_o number_n and_o not_o only_o find_v that_o at_o each_o time_n such_o a_o black_a substance_n be_v leave_v but_o that_o now_o and_o then_o a_o subsequent_a distillation_n yield_v much_o more_o of_o it_o than_o the_o precedent_n have_v do_v which_o change_n from_o less_o to_o more_o and_o from_o more_o to_o less_o be_v not_o observe_v only_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o several_a time_n and_o though_o this_o odd_a pitchy_a substance_n be_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n find_v in_o less_o quantity_n than_o at_o the_o beginning_n yet_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o oil_n to_o be_v distil_v do_v sensible_o from_o time_n to_o time_n decrease_v in_o bulk_n partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o recess_n of_o that_o portion_n of_o the_o oil_n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v dissipate_v and_o lose_v in_o so_o many_o cohobation_n and_o partly_o and_o indeed_o chief_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o much_o oil_n as_o be_v transmute_v into_o pitch_n and_o other_o substance_n 3._o the_o oil_n appear_v in_o distillation_n more_o fix_v or_o unapt_a to_o rise_v than_o one_o will_v have_v expect_v from_o so_o fine_a and_o light_v a_o liquor_n and_o especial_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o distillation_n it_o be_v often_o necessary_a to_o employ_v a_o scarce_o credible_a degree_n of_o fire_n to_o elevate_v all_o that_o be_v not_o turn_v into_o pitch_n 4._o the_o liquor_n do_v not_o distil_v like_o a_o pure_a principle_n or_o homogeneous_a body_n as_o quicksilver_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v but_o first_o some_o fine_a and_o light_a oil_n usual_o come_v over_o after_o which_o follow_v a_o less_o volatile_a oil_n with_o another_o substance_n or_o two_o and_o after_o that_o another_o ascend_v in_o a_o distinct_a manner_n 5._o for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o beside_o the_o forementioned_a black_a earth_n there_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o fire_n divers_a other_o substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v a_o waterish_a liquor_n or_o phlegm_n which_o after_o the_o oil_n have_v be_v expose_v to_o some_o distillation_n begin_v to_o grow_v very_o troublesome_a for_o be_v rarify_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n into_o large_a bubble_n the_o antipathy_n or_o rather_o incongruity_n between_o they_o and_o the_o oil_n occasion_v a_o kind_n of_o conflict_n wherein_o these_o bubble_n do_v often_o sudden_o break_v usual_o not_o without_o much_o noise_n and_o sometime_o with_o such_o violence_n as_o to_o shake_v and_o endanger_v the_o retort_n which_o once_o by_o this_o contest_v be_v actual_o break_v yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o the_o liquor_n and_o 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