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 design_v a_o account_n thereof_o as_o a_o bath_n for_o outward_a use_n shall_v therefore_o in_o order_n to_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o what_o i_o aim_v at_o here_o resume_v so_o much_o of_o my_o former_a discourse_n concern_v the_o essential_a ingredient_n and_o necessary_a principle_n of_o that_o water_n together_o with_o a_o addition_n of_o some_o more_o 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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 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which_o it_o do_v as_o ready_o as_o the_o solution_n or_o wash_n of_o crocus_fw-la metallorum_fw-la from_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o antimony_n or_o as_o the_o solution_n of_o common_a brimstone_n in_o the_o prepare_v lac_n sulphuris_fw-la both_o be_v make_v from_o the_o acid_n of_o alcalizate_a salt_n as_o will_v appear_v although_o a_o paradox_n more_o clear_o anon_o and_o last_o from_o its_o colour_n of_o silver_n by_o its_o very_a steam_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v more_o afterward_o now_o the_o question_n may_v be_v ask_v whence_o this_o mineral_n water_n have_v its_o sulphur_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o vitriolin_a marcasite_n well_o saturate_a with_o sulphur_n out_o of_o which_o i_o have_v by_o a_o artifice_n teach_v in_o my_o hydrological_a essay_n separate_v perfect_a brimstone_n which_o melt_v into_o magdalion_n or_o roll_n be_v not_o distinguishable_a any_o manner_n of_o way_n from_o the_o common_a beside_o which_o marcasite_n find_v not_o far_o off_o this_o spring_n the_o very_a adjacent_a earth_n be_v full_a of_o brimstone_n last_o as_o to_o the_o ingredient_n of_o alom_n its_o discoverable_a these_o way_n follow_v first_o from_o the_o alom-bed_n through_o which_o this_o water_n at_o last_o pass_v or_o at_o least_o touch_v upon_o as_o be_v obvious_a to_o any_o eye_n that_o will_v look_v at_o it_o be_v close_o adjoin_v to_o the_o exit_z of_o the_o water_n 2._o by_o its_o acidity_n in_o the_o water_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o its_o curdling_n of_o milk_n for_o the_o salt_n separate_v from_o the_o sulphur-water_n be_v put_v into_o boil_a milk_n will_v make_v it_o shil_fw-mi 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 vitriol_n which_o give_v the_o most_o suspicion_n from_o the_o plenty_n of_o its_o marcasite_n find_v not_o far_o from_o the_o well_o because_o it_o will_v strike_v no_o tincture_n with_o gall_n as_o we_o shall_v short_o further_a evince_n and_o as_o to_o nitre_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o suspicion_n either_o from_o what_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o water_n 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soever_o it_o be_v in_o the_o meander_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o principle_n be_v yet_o crude_a and_o only_o embrionatius_fw-la whereupon_o it_o set_v those_o native_a and_o congenit_fw-la principle_n a-work_o into_o a_o fermentation_n either_o way_n i_o say_v it_o become_v capable_a of_o raise_v that_o intestine_a motion_n we_o call_v fermentation_n and_o thence_o of_o so_o subtilize_v and_o volatize_v the_o sulphur_n as_o to_o make_v it_o solvable_a in_o water_n as_o we_o have_v illustrate_v more_o demonstrable_o above_o in_o our_o doctrine_n of_o hotbath_n but_o not_o stay_v here_o because_o of_o the_o continual_a afflux_n and_o pressure_n of_o water_n at_o length_n it_o pass_v through_o a_o alom-bed_n who_o acidity_n precipitate_v in_o great_a part_n the_o body_n of_o the_o dissolve_v sulphur_n in_o which_o very_a precipitation_n happen_v its_o fatid_v smell_n and_o sulphurous_a hogo_n which_o only_o pass_v through_o a_o slender_a colander_n of_o sand_n retain_v its_o late_o contract_a odour_n where_o it_o filter_n
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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 out_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 acidity_n by_o which_o the_o precipitation_n be_v make_v be_v from_o the_o alom_n do_v as_o clear_o appear_v from_o the_o aluminous_a black_a stone_n find_v in_o the_o further_o dig_v for_o a_o better_a spring_n now_o what_o remain_v in_o the_o water_n after_o the_o foresay_a precipitation_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o apporrhea_n or_o subtle_a affluvium_n of_o sulphur_n which_o be_v disperse_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o water_n be_v always_o upon_o the_o wing_n fly_v off_o continual_o this_o effluvium_fw-la of_o sulphur_n complicate_v with_o salt_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o water_n although_o it_o be_v very_o volatile_a as_o i_o say_v yet_o that_o it_o may_v the_o better_a permeate_n our_o body_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perform_v those_o expect_a help_n its_o necessary_a as_o to_o outward_a use_n that_o the_o water_n shall_v be_v heat_v by_o which_o the_o volatile_a part_n be_v put_v into_o a_o more_o vigorous_a motion_n and_o make_v capable_a of_o penetrate_v our_o juice_n the_o better_o for_o although_o in_o frigido_fw-la the_o sulphurous_a part_n be_v by_o a_o volatility_n continual_o wind_v off_o yet_o by_o heat_n it_o be_v put_v into_o a_o more_o lively_a action_n and_o make_v more_o ready_o fermentable_a with_o the_o humour_n of_o our_o body_n now_o that_o the_o sulphur_n in_o this_o water_n consist_v of_o tenuous_a part_n and_o very_o volatile_a be_v evident_a beside_o what_o already_o have_v be_v say_v by_o this_o follow_a observation_n viz._n that_o during_o the_o time_n i_o bathe_v therein_o and_o afterward_o go_v to_o bed_n have_v lay_v my_o silver-studded_n watch_n upon_o the_o table_n thereby_o to_o observe_v the_o time_n of_o bathe_v and_o sweat_v i_o find_v the_o steam_n of_o the_o heat_a water_n have_v guild_v it_o at_o such_o a_o distance_n and_o be_v so_o conspicuous_a as_o to_o change_v the_o colour_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v of_o the_o brass-candlestick_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o next_o room_n to_o the_o bath_n yea_o although_o this_o be_v very_o volatile_a yet_o that_o it_o do_v not_o sudd_n en_o take_v wing_n be_v hence_o evident_a because_o after_o three_o hour_n time_n that_o the_o water_n have_v be_v heat_v when_o i_o get_v up_o i_o dip_v a_o sixpence_n therein_o which_o it_o still_o guild_a very_o ready_o 7._o as_o to_o the_o artificial_a resemblance_n of_o sulphur_n bath_n by_o imitation_n of_o nature_n first_o as_o to_o hotbath_n that_o indeed_o we_o fall_v short_a in_o because_o its_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o great_a fermentation_n of_o mineral_n juice_n in_o order_n to_o the_o production_n of_o mineral_n concretes_n and_o see_v art_n do_v of_o necessity_n always_o petere_fw-la principia_fw-la from_o nature_n and_o that_o those_o principle_n be_v seminal_a therefore_o not_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o art_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o fermentation_n among_o mineral_n as_o we_o have_v former_o show_v consist_v in_o the_o inward_a conflict_n of_o mineral_n acid_v and_o sulphur_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o different_a assault_n of_o the_o say_a acid_n upon_o variety_n of_o sulphur_n depend_v the_o specification_n or_o formal_a difference_n of_o mineral_n water_n so_o in_o particular_a this_o water_n be_v chief_o compose_v of_o a_o sulphur_n wrought_v upon_o by_o a_o acid_n and_o afterward_o precipitate_v by_o another_o the_o resemblance_n by_o art_n must_v be_v from_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o principle_n ground_v upon_o the_o natural_a thus_o what_o a_o acid_n native_a or_o superinduce_v perform_v upon_o mineral_n sulphur_n in_o order_n to_o the_o make_v that_o mineral_n solution_n require_v for_o the_o natural_a composure_n of_o this_o water_n the_o same_o will_v the_o acidum_fw-la of_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la or_o of_o fix_a alcaly_n do_v svo_fw-la modo_fw-la to_o common_a brimstone_n or_o other_o mineral_n sulphurous_a concretion_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o last_o as_o to_o the_o virtue_n hereof_o this_o water_n be_v gradual_o heat_v as_o be_v say_v become_v a_o bath_n who_o sulphur_n hereby_o first_o penetrate_v the_o better_a into_o our_o fermental_a juice_n exciting_a they_o if_o languid_a through_o hydropic_a acid_n or_o spurious_a through_o scorbutic_a acid_n in_o the_o one_o by_o help_v with_o other_o concur_v medicament_n to_o remove_v obstruction_n from_o coagulate_v acid_n in_o the_o other_o by_o predipitate_v alter_v and_o 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