in_o about_o half_a a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o naked_a eye_n after_o some_o exercise_n may_v as_o i_o have_v often_o try_v discern_v the_o motion_n of_o a_o pendulum_n that_o swing_v fast_o enough_o to_o divide_v a_o single_a minute_n of_o a_o hour_n into_o 240_o part_n and_o consequent_o half_a a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n into_o 1800_o part_n if_o we_o also_o consider_v into_o how_o many_o part_n of_o the_o time_n employ_v by_o a_o pendulum_n the_o vibration_n slow_a enough_o to_o be_v discernible_a by_o the_o eye_n may_v be_v mental_o subdivide_v and_o if_o we_o further_o consider_v that_o without_o intermission_n the_o oil_n be_v prey_v upon_o by_o a_o actual_a flame_n and_o the_o particle_n of_o it_o do_v continual_o furnish_v a_o considerable_a stream_n of_o shine_a matter_n that_o with_o a_o strange_a celerity_n be_v always_o fly_v away_o we_o may_v very_o well_o conceive_v that_o those_o part_n of_o flame_n into_o which_o the_o oil_n be_v turn_v be_v stupendious_o minute_n since_o though_o the_o waste_n of_o the_o oil_n be_v in_o its_o progress_n too_o slow_a to_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o eye_n yet_o it_o be_v undoubted_a that_o there_o be_v a_o continual_a decrement_n of_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o oil_n the_o physical_a surface_n whereof_o be_v continual_o and_o successive_o attenuate_v and_o turn_v into_o flame_n and_o the_o strange_a subtlety_n of_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o flame_n will_v be_v much_o the_o strongly_a argue_v if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v that_o instead_o of_o common_a oil_n the_o flame_n be_v nourish_v by_o a_o fuel_n so_o much_o more_o compact_a and_o durable_a as_o be_v that_o inflammable_a substance_n make_v of_o a_o metalline_a body_n of_o who_o lastingness_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o make_v particular_a mention_n flame_n after_o have_v teach_v the_o way_n of_o prepare_v it_o have_v in_o a_o pair_n of_o tender_a scale_n careful_o weigh_v out_o half_a a_o grain_n of_o good_a gunpowder_n we_o lay_v it_o on_o a_o piece_n of_o tile_n and_o whelm_v over_o it_o a_o vessel_n of_o glass_n elsewhere_o describe_v and_o often_o mention_v with_o a_o brass-plate_n to_o cover_v the_o upper_a orifice_n of_o it_o then_o have_v fire_v the_o gunpowder_n we_o observe_v that_o the_o smoke_n of_o it_o do_v opacate_v and_o as_o to_o sense_n so_o fill_v the_o whole_a cavity_n of_o the_o glass_n though_o its_o basis_n be_v eight_o inch_n its_o perpendicular_a height_n above_o twenty_o inch_n and_o its_o figure_n far_o more_o capacious_a than_o if_o it_o be_v conical_a and_o this_o smoke_n not_o contain_v itself_o within_o the_o vessel_n issue_v out_o at_o two_o or_o three_o little_a interval_n that_o be_v purposely_o leave_v between_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o plate_n that_o lie_v upon_o it_o this_o cover_n we_o then_o remove_v that_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o long_o the_o smoke_n will_v continue_v to_o ascend_v which_o we_o find_v it_o will_v do_v for_o about_o half_a a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n and_o during_o near_a half_a that_o time_n viz._n the_o three_o first_o minute_n the_o continual_o ascend_v smoke_n seem_v to_o be_v at_o its_o go_v out_o of_o the_o same_o diameter_n with_o the_o orifice_n at_o which_o it_o issue_v and_o it_o will_v ascend_v sometime_o a_o foot_n sometime_o half_a a_o yard_n sometime_o two_o foot_n or_o more_o into_o the_o air_n before_o it_o will_v disperse_v and_o vanish_v into_o it_o now_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o cavity_n of_o this_o round_a orifice_n be_v two_o inch_n in_o diameter_n how_o many_o miriads_o of_o visible_a corpuscle_n may_v we_o easy_o conceive_v throng_v out_o at_o so_o large_a a_o outlet_a in_o the_o time_n abovementioned_a since_o they_o be_v continual_o thrust_v one_o another_o forward_o and_o into_o so_o many_o visible_a particle_n of_o smoke_n must_v we_o admit_v that_o the_o half_a grain_n of_o powder_n be_v shatter_v beside_o those_o multitude_n which_o have_v be_v turn_v into_o actual_a flame_n may_v probable_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v suffer_v a_o comminution_n that_o make_v they_o become_v invisible_a and_o though_o i_o shall_v not_o attempt_v so_o hopeless_a a_o work_n as_o to_o compute_v the_o number_n of_o these_o small_a particle_n yet_o to_o make_v a_o estimate_n whereby_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v exceed_o great_a i_o think_v fit_a to_o consider_v how_o great_a the_o proportion_n be_v between_o the_o space_n that_o to_o the_o eye_n appear_v all_o full_a of_o smoke_n and_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o powder_n that_o be_v resolve_v into_o that_o smoke_n cause_v then_o the_o glass_n to_o be_v fill_v with_o common_a water_n we_o find_v it_o to_o contain_v above_o two_o and_o twenty_o pint_n of_o that_o liquor_n and_o cause_v one_o of_o those_o measure_n to_o be_v weigh_v it_o be_v find_v to_o weigh_v so_o near_o a_o pound_n of_o sixteen_o ounce_n that_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o whole_a water_n amount_v to_o at_o least_o 160000_o grain_n and_o consequent_o 320000_o half_a grain_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v that_o this_o gunpowder_n will_v ready_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o water_n as_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o saltpetre_n and_o brimstone_n that_o make_v up_o at_o least_o six_o part_n of_o seven_o of_o it_o in_o specie_fw-la heavy_a than_o it_o and_o in_o likelihood_n twice_o as_o heavy_a for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v it_o exact_o we_o may_v probable_o guess_v the_o space_n to_o which_o the_o smoke_n reach_v to_o exceed_v 500000_o time_n that_o which_o contain_v the_o unfired_a powder_n and_o this_o though_o the_o smoke_n be_v confine_v in_o the_o vessel_n be_v thereby_o keep_v from_o diffuse_v itself_o so_o far_o as_o by_o its_o stream_v out_o it_o seem_v likely_a that_o it_o will_v have_v do_v to_o these_o instance_n from_o inanimate_a body_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v one_o more_o take_v from_o animal_n whereas_o then_o man_n have_v with_o reason_n wonder_v that_o so_o small_a a_o body_n as_o a_o cheese-mite_n which_o by_o the_o naked_a eye_n be_v oftentimes_o not_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o unless_o it_o move_v if_o even_o then_o it_o be_v so_o shall_v by_o the_o microscope_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o animal_n furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_a part_n whereas_o this_o i_o say_v have_v give_v just_a occasion_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o corpuscle_n that_o make_v up_o the_o part_n of_o so_o small_a a_o animal_n must_v themselves_o be_v extreme_o small_a i_o think_v the_o argument_n may_v be_v much_o improve_v by_o the_o follow_a consideration_n those_o that_o have_v have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o open_v from_o time_n to_o time_n egg_n that_o be_v sit_v upon_o by_o a_o hatch_n hen_n can_v but_o have_v observe_v how_o small_a a_o proportion_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o bulk_n of_o the_o whole_a egg_n the_o chick_n bear_v when_o that_o which_o the_o excellent_a harvey_n call_v punctum_fw-la saliens_fw-la disclose_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o that_o even_o about_o the_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n the_o whole_a chick_n now_o visible_o form_v bear_v no_o great_a proportion_n to_o the_o whole_a egg_n which_o be_v to_o supply_v it_o with_o aliment_n not_o only_o for_o its_o nourishment_n but_o speedy_a growth_n for_o many_o day_n after_o to_o apply_v this_o now_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n have_v several_a time_n observe_v and_o show_v to_o other_o that_o cheese-mite_n themselves_o be_v generate_v of_o egg_n if_o we_o conceive_v that_o in_o these_o egg_n as_o in_o ordinary_a one_o the_o animal_n at_o its_o first_o formation_n bear_v but_o a_o small_a proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n of_o the_o whole_a egg_n the_o remain_a part_n be_v to_o suffice_v for_o the_o food_n and_o growth_n of_o the_o embryo_n probable_o for_o a_o pretty_a while_n since_o if_o a_o ingenious_a person_n that_o i_o desire_v to_o watch_v they_o do_v not_o mis-inform_a i_o they_o use_v to_o be_v about_o ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n in_o hatch_n this_o whole_a egg_n itself_o will_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v but_o little_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o mite_n it_o come_v from_o how_o extreme_o and_o unimaginable_o minute_n may_v we_o suppose_v those_o part_n to_o be_v that_o make_v up_o the_o alimental_a liquor_n and_o even_o the_o spirit_n that_o pass_v through_o the_o nerve_n or_o analogous_a part_n serve_v to_o move_v the_o limb_n and_o sensory_n of_o but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o model_n of_o such_o a_o animal_n as_o when_o it_o rest_v will_v not_o perhaps_o itself_o to_o the_o naked_a eye_n be_v so_o much_o as_o visible_a and_o in_o which_o we_o may_v presume_v the_o noble_a sort_n of_o stable_a part_n to_o be_v of_o a_o amaze_a slenderness_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o though_o in_o other_o hairy_a animal_n the_o optic_n or_o some_o
and_o philosophical_a keep_v i_o from_o be_v of_o their_o opinion_n who_o think_v that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o mercury_n impregnate_v the_o liquor_n as_o it_o be_v by_o irradiation_n rather_o than_o in_o a_o corporeal_a manner_n yet_o the_o eye_n do_v not_o perceive_v that_o even_o limpid_a water_n take_v any_o thing_n from_o clean_a and_o well_o purge_v mercury_n which_o we_o know_v that_o divers_a corrosive_a liquor_n themselves_o will_v not_o work_v upon_o to_o this_o instance_n i_o must_v add_v one_o that_o be_v yet_o free_a from_o exception_n which_o be_v that_o have_v for_o curiosity_n sake_n suspend_v in_o a_o pair_n of_o exact_a scale_n that_o will_v turn_v with_o a_o very_a small_a part_n of_o a_o grain_n a_o piece_n of_o ambergris_n big_a than_o a_o walnut_n and_o weigh_v betwixt_o a_o hundred_o and_o sixscore_a grain_n i_o can_v not_o in_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a that_o i_o have_v opportunity_n to_o make_v the_o trial_n discover_v even_o upon_o that_o balance_n any_o decrement_n of_o weight_n in_o the_o ambergris_n though_o so_o rich_a a_o perfume_n lie_v in_o the_o open_a air_n be_v like_a in_o that_o time_n to_o have_v part_v with_o good_a store_n of_o odoriferous_a steam_n and_o a_o while_n after_o suspend_v a_o lump_n of_o assa_fw-la foetida_fw-la five_o day_n and_o a_o half_a i_o find_v it_o not_o to_o have_v sustain_v any_o discernible_a loss_n of_o weight_n though_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o unfavourable_a cold_a weather_n it_o have_v about_o it_o a_o neighbour_a atmosphere_n replenish_v with_o foetid_v exhalation_n and_o when_o twelve_o or_o fourteen_o hour_n after_o perhaps_o upon_o some_o change_n of_o weather_n i_o come_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o though_o i_o find_v that_o in_o that_o time_n the_o aequilibrium_fw-la be_v somewhat_o alter_v yet_o the_o whole_a lump_n have_v not_o lose_v half_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o grain_n which_o induce_v i_o to_o think_v that_o there_o may_v perhaps_o be_v steam_n discernible_a even_o by_o our_o nostril_n that_o be_v far_o more_o subtle_a than_o the_o odorous_a exhalation_n of_o spice_n themselves_o for_o have_v in_o very_o good_a scale_n suspend_v in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n a_o ounce_n of_o nutmeg_n it_o lose_v in_o about_o six_o day_n five_o grain_n and_o a_o half_a and_o a_o ounce_n of_o clove_n in_o the_o same_o time_n lose_v seven_o grain_n and_o five_o eigth_n you_o will_v perhaps_o wonder_v why_o i_o do_v not_o prefer_v to_o the_o instance_n i_o make_v mention_n of_o in_o this_o chapter_n that_o which_o may_v be_v afford_v by_o the_o loadstone_n that_o be_v acknowledge_v continual_o to_o emit_v multitude_n of_o magnetical_a steam_n without_o decrement_n of_o weight_n but_o though_o i_o have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o pass_v this_o whole_o under_o silence_n yet_o i_o forbear_v to_o lay_v so_o much_o stress_n on_o it_o not_o only_o because_o my_o balance_n have_v not_o yet_o satisfy_v i_o about_o the_o effluvia_fw-la of_o lodestone_n for_o i_o take_v they_o not_o all_o to_o be_v equal_o diffusive_a of_o their_o particle_n but_o because_o i_o foresee_v it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o lodestone_n like_o odorous_a body_n do_v furnish_v afresh_o of_o their_o own_o all_o the_o corpuscle_n that_o from_o time_n to_o time_n issue_n from_o they_o or_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o continual_o repair_v partly_o by_o the_o return_n of_o the_o magnetical_a particle_n to_o one_o pole_n that_o sally_v out_o of_o the_o other_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o continue_a passage_n of_o magnetical_a matter_n supply_v by_o the_o earth_n or_o other_o mundane_a body_n it_o make_v the_o pore_n or_o channel_n of_o the_o loadstone_n their_o constant_a thorow-fares_a i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o will_v make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o matter_n be_v scatter_v into_o invisible_a effluvia_fw-la may_v be_v exceed_o rarify_v and_o expanded_a if_o it_o can_v be_v make_v appear_v that_o this_o little_a portion_n of_o matter_n shall_v for_o a_o considerable_a time_n emit_v multitude_n of_o visible_a part_n and_o that_o in_o so_o close_a a_o order_n among_o themselves_o as_o to_o seem_v in_o their_o aggregate_v but_o one_o entire_a liquor_n endow_v with_o a_o stream-like_a motion_n and_o a_o distinct_a superficies_n wherein_o no_o interruption_n be_v to_o be_v see_v even_o by_o a_o eye_n place_v near_o it_o to_o devise_v this_o experiment_n i_o be_v induce_v by_o consider_v that_o hitherto_o all_o the_o total_a dissolution_n that_o have_v be_v make_v of_o pigment_n have_v be_v in_o liquor_n natural_o cold_a and_o consist_v probable_o of_o much_o less_o subtle_a and_o certain_o of_o much_o less_o agitate_a part_n than_o that_o fluid_v aggregate_v of_o shine_a matter_n that_o we_o call_v flame_n whereas_o i_o argue_v that_o if_o one_o can_v total_o dissolve_v a_o body_n compose_v of_o part_n so_o minute_n as_o those_o of_o a_o metal_n into_o actual_a flame_n and_o husband_n its_o flame_n so_o as_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o immoderate_o waste_v i_o shall_v thereby_o dissolve_v the_o metal_n in_o a_o far_o more_o subtle_a menstruum_fw-la then_o our_o common_a water_n or_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la or_o any_o other_o know_v menstruum_fw-la i_o have_v yet_o employ_v and_o consequent_o the_o attenuation_n and_o expansion_n of_o the_o metal_n in_o this_o true_o igneous_a menstruum_fw-la will_v much_o surpass_v not_o only_o what_o happen_v in_o ordinary_a metalline_a solution_n but_o possible_o also_o what_o i_o have_v note_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o essay_n about_o the_o strange_a diffusion_n of_o copper_n dissolve_v in_o spirit_n of_o urine_n and_o water_n in_o prosecution_n of_o this_o design_n i_o so_o prepare_v one_o single_a grain_n of_o that_o metal_n by_o a_o way_n that_o i_o elsewhere_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v dissolve_v in_o about_o a_o spoonful_n of_o a_o appropriate_v menstruum_fw-la and_o then_o have_v cause_v a_o small_a glass-lamp_n to_o be_v purposely_o blow_v to_o contain_v this_o liquor_n and_o fit_v it_o with_o a_o socket_n and_o wieck_n we_o light_v the_o lamp_n which_o without_o consume_v the_o wieck_n burn_v with_o a_o flame_n large_a enough_o and_o very_o hot_a and_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o the_o while_n of_o a_o greenish_a blue_a as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o but_o fine_a and_o shine_a solution_n of_o copper_n and_o yet_o this_o one_o grain_n of_o prepare_a metal_n tinge_v the_o flame_n that_o be_v from_o moment_n to_o moment_n produce_v during_o no_o less_o than_o half_a a_o hour_n and_o six_o minute_n and_o now_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o in_o this_o flame_n there_o be_v a_o uninterrupted_a succession_n of_o multitude_n of_o colour_a particle_n new_o extricate_v and_o fly_v off_o in_o every_o of_o those_o many_o part_n wherein_o a_o minute_n of_o time_n may_v either_o actual_o or_o mental_o be_v divide_v and_o if_o we_o consider_v flame_n as_o a_o light_n and_o very_a agitate_a body_n pass_v with_o a_o stream_n upward_o through_o the_o air_n and_o if_o we_o also_o consider_v the_o quantity_n of_o liquor_n that_o will_v as_o i_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o tell_v you_o run_v through_o a_o pipe_n of_o a_o much_o lesser_a diameter_n than_o that_o flame_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o forementioned_a time_n what_o a_o quantity_n of_o the_o stream_a fluid_n we_o call_v flame_n if_o it_o can_v have_v be_v preserve_v and_o collect_v into_o one_o body_n may_v we_o suppose_v will_v appear_v to_o have_v issue_v out_o of_o one_o grain_n of_o copper_n in_o the_o space_n of_o thirty-six_a minute_n and_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o metalline_a corpuscle_n may_v we_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v supply_v for_o the_o ting_a of_o that_o flame_n during_o so_o long_a a_o time_n since_o a_o cylindrical_a stream_n of_o water_n fall_v but_o through_o a_o very_a short_a pipe_n of_o glass_n constant_o supply_v with_o liquor_n do_v pass_v at_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o though_o the_o aqueous_a cylinder_n seem_v more_o slender_a by_o half_a or_o perhaps_o by_o two_o three_o or_o better_a than_o the_o flame_n yet_o we_o estimate_v by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o minute-watch_n and_o a_o good_a pair_n of_o scale_n that_o if_o i_o have_v have_v conveniency_n to_o let_v it_o run_v long_o enough_o the_o water_n efflux_v in_o thirty-six_a minute_n the_o time_n of_o the_o flame_n duration_n will_v have_v amount_v to_o above_o nine_o gallon_n or_o reckon_v a_o pint_n of_o water_n to_o contain_v a_o pound_n of_o sixteen_o ounce_n seventy-two_a pound_n chap._n vi_o the_o last_o sort_n of_o instance_n i_o shall_v propose_v to_o show_v the_o strange_a subtlety_n of_o effluvia_fw-la be_v of_o such_o as_o discover_v the_o great_a quantity_n of_o space_n that_o may_v by_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o matter_n when_o rarify_v or_o disperse_v be_v either_o fill_v as_o to_o sense_n or_o at_o least_o make_v as_o they_o speak_v the_o
name_v fume_n and_o very_o often_o simple_o exhalation_n and_o the_o aqueous_a part_n other_o that_o be_v not_o as_o many_o of_o his_o disciple_n mistake_v he_o to_o have_v teach_v cold_a and_o moist_a but_o hot_a and_o moist_a 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o usual_o call_v vapour_n to_o discriminate_a they_o from_o the_o fume_n or_o exhalation_n though_o otherwise_o in_o common_a acceptation_n those_o appellation_n be_v very_o frequent_o confound_v but_o though_o the_o aristotelian_o have_v thus_o perfunctory_o handle_v this_o subject_a it_o will_v not_o become_v corpuscularian_a philosopher_n who_o attribute_n so_o much_o as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o insensible_a particle_n of_o matter_n to_o acquiesce_v in_o so_o slight_a and_o jejune_n a_o account_n of_o the_o emanation_n of_o body_n and_o since_o we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o beside_o the_o great_a and_o more_o simple_a mass_n of_o terrestrial_a and_o aqueous_a matter_n new_o mention_v there_o be_v very_o many_o mix_a body_n that_o emit_v effluvium_n which_o make_v as_o it_o be_v little_a atmosphere_n about_o divers_a of_o they_o it_o will_v be_v congruous_a to_o our_o doctrine_n and_o design_n to_o add_v in_o this_o place_n that_o beside_o the_o slight_a and_o obvious_a difference_n take_v notice_n of_o by_o aristotle_n the_o steam_n of_o body_n may_v be_v almost_o as_o various_a as_o the_o body_n themselves_o that_o emit_v they_o and_o that_o therefore_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o bare_o under_o the_o general_a and_o confuse_a notion_n of_o smoke_n or_o vapour_n but_o may_v probable_o conceive_v they_o to_o have_v their_o distinct_a and_o determinate_a nature_n oftentimes_o though_o not_o always_o suitable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o body_n from_o whence_o they_o proceed_v and_o indeed_o the_o new_o mention_v division_n of_o the_o school_n give_v we_o so_o slight_a a_o account_n of_o the_o emanation_n of_o body_n that_o methinks_v it_o look_v like_o such_o another_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v divide_v animal_n into_o those_o that_o be_v horn_v and_o those_o that_o have_v two_o foot_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o distinction_n be_v take_v from_o a_o difference_n that_o be_v not_o the_o considerabl_a there_o be_v divers_a animal_n as_o many_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o fish_n that_o be_v not_o comprise_v in_o it_o and_o each_o member_n of_o the_o division_n comprehend_v i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o distinct_a sort_n of_o animal_n who_o difference_n from_o one_o another_o be_v many_o time_n more_o considerable_a than_o those_o that_o constitute_v the_o two_o supreme_a genus_n the_o one_o have_v bull_n and_o goat_n and_o rhinoceros_n and_o deer_n and_o elk_n and_o certain_a sea-monster_n who_o horn_n i_o have_v see_v and_o the_o other_o genus_fw-la comprise_v also_o a_o great_a variety_n namely_o a_o great_a part_n of_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o beside_o man_n all_o the_o bird_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v whether_o of_o land_n or_o water_n and_o as_o it_o will_v give_v we_o but_o a_o very_a slender_a information_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o elk_n or_o a_o unicorn_n to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o horn_a beast_n or_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n a_o eagle_n or_o a_o nightingale_n to_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o be_v a_o horn-less_a beast_n so_o it_o will_v but_o very_o little_o instruct_v a_o man_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o steam_n of_o quicksilver_n or_o of_o opium_n to_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o be_v vapour_n hot_a or_o rather_o cold_a and_o moist_a or_o of_o the_o steam_n of_o amber_n or_o cantharides_n or_o cinnamon_n or_o tobacco_n to_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o be_v hot_a and_o dry._n for_o beside_o that_o there_o may_v be_v effluvium_n which_o even_o by_o their_o elementary_a quality_n be_v not_o of_o either_o of_o these_o two_o supreme_a genus_n for_o they_o may_v be_v cold_a and_o dry_a or_o cold_a and_o moist_a these_o quality_n be_v often_o far_o from_o be_v the_o noble_a and_o consequent_o those_o that_o deserve_v to_o be_v most_o consider_v in_o the_o effluvium_n of_o this_o or_o that_o body_n as_o we_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o have_v occasion_n to_o manifest_v chap._n ii_o and_o here_o it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o mention_v a_o experiment_n that_o i_o remember_v i_o divers_a year_n since_o employ_v to_o illustrate_v the_o subject_a of_o our_o present_a discourse_n i_o consider_v then_o that_o fluid_a body_n may_v be_v of_o very_o unequal_a density_n and_o gravity_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o quicksilver_n water_n and_o pure_a spirit_n of_o wine_n which_o notwithstanding_o their_o great_a difference_n in_o specific_a gravity_n may_v yet_o agree_v in_o the_o condition_n requisite_a to_o fluid_a body_n therefore_o presume_v that_o by_o what_o i_o can_v make_v appear_v visible_a in_o one_o what_o happen_v analogical_o in_o the_o other_o may_v be_v ocular_o illustrate_v i_o take_v some_o ounce_n of_o roch-allom_n and_o as_o much_o of_o fine_a saltpetre_n i_o take_v some_o ounce_n of_o each_o because_o if_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o ingredient_n be_v too_o small_a the_o concoagulate_v grain_n will_v be_v so_o too_o and_o the_o success_n will_v not_o be_v so_o conspicuous_a these_o be_v dissolve_v together_o in_o fair_a water_n the_o filtrated_a solution_n be_v set_v to_o evaporate_v in_o a_o openmouth_n glass_n and_o be_v then_o leave_v to_o shoot_v in_o a_o cool_a place_n there_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o side_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o glass_n several_a small_a crystal_n some_o octoedrical_n which_o be_v the_o figure_n proper_a to_o roch-allom_n and_o other_o of_o the_o prismatical_a shape_n of_o pure_a saltpetre_n beside_o some_o other_o saline_n concretion_n who_o be_v distinct_o of_o neither_o of_o these_o two_o shape_n argue_v they_o to_o be_v concoagulation_n of_o both_o the_o salt_n and_o this_o we_o do_v by_o use_v such_o a_o degree_n of_o celerity_n in_o evaporate_n the_o liquor_n as_o be_v proper_a for_o such_o a_o effect_n for_o by_o another_o degree_n which_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v when_o one_o will_v recover_v the_o salt_n more_o distinct_o and_o manifest_o the_o matter_n may_v as_o i_o find_v by_o trial_n be_v so_o order_v that_o the_o aluminous_a salt_n may_v for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v first_o coagulate_v by_o itself_o and_o then_o from_o the_o remain_a liquor_n curious_o shape_v crystal_n of_o nitre_n may_v be_v copious_o obtain_v trial_n like_o this_o we_o also_o make_v with_o other_o salt_n and_o particular_o with_o sea-salt_n and_o with_o allom_n and_o vitriol_n the_o phaenomena_n of_o which_o you_o may_v meet_v with_o in_o their_o due_a place_n for_o the_o recite_v experiment_n may_v i_o hope_v alone_o serve_v to_o assist_v the_o imagination_n to_o conceive_v how_o the_o particle_n of_o body_n may_v swim_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o a_o fluid_fw-la which_o the_o air_n be_v and_o though_o they_o be_v little_a enough_o to_o be_v invisible_a may_v many_o of_o they_o retain_v their_o distinct_a and_o determinate_a nature_n and_o their_o aptness_n to_o cohere_v upon_o occasion_n and_o other_o may_v by_o their_o various_a occursion_n and_o coalition_n unite_v into_o lesser_a corpuscle_n or_o great_a body_n differ_v from_o the_o more_o simple_a particle_n that_o compose_v they_o and_o yet_o not_o of_o indeterminate_a though_o compound_a figure_n chap._n iii_o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v we_o may_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o the_o determinate_a nature_n of_o effluvium_n and_o these_o we_o may_v not_o inconvenient_o reduce_v to_o the_o three_o follow_a head_n to_o each_o of_o which_o we_o shall_v assign_v a_o distinct_a chapter_n the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v brief_o treat_v of_o in_o this_o three_o chapter_n and_o treat_v somewhat_o more_o large_o of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o two_o follow_v in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o that_o the_o effluvium_n of_o many_o body_n retain_v a_o determinate_a nature_n oftentimes_o in_o a_o invisible_a smallness_n and_o often_o in_o such_o a_o size_n as_o make_v they_o little_a enough_o to_o fly_v or_o swim_v in_o the_o air_n may_v appear_v by_o this_o that_o these_o effluvia_fw-la be_v by_o condensation_n or_o otherwise_o reunited_a they_o appear_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o body_n that_o emit_v they_o thus_o in_o moist_a weather_n the_o vapour_n of_o water_n that_o wander_v invisible_o through_o the_o air_n meet_v with_o marble-wall_n or_o pavement_n or_o other_o body_n by_o their_o coldness_n and_o other_o qualification_n fit_a to_o condense_a and_o retain_v they_o appear_v again_o in_o the_o form_n of_o drop_n of_o water_n and_o the_o same_o vapour_n return_v to_o the_o visible_a form_n of_o water_n when_o they_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o air_n in_o dews_n or_o ra_n quicksilver_n itself_o if_o it_o be_v make_v to_o ascend_v in_o distillation_n with_o a_o convenient_a degree_n of_o fire_n will_v almost_o all_o be_v find_v again_o in_o the_o
other_o of_o the_o large_a nerve_n do_v i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o time_n in_o thickness_n and_o circuit_n surpass_v a_o hair_n of_o the_o same_o animal_n yet_o in_o a_o cheese-mite_n though_o none_o of_o the_o large_a of_o those_o creature_n we_o have_v divers_a time_n manifest_o see_v as_o be_v before_o intimate_v single_a hair_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o leg_n another_o way_n there_o be_v that_o i_o employ_v to_o give_v man_n cause_n to_o think_v that_o the_o invisible_a effluvia_fw-la of_o body_n that_o wander_v through_o the_o air_n may_v be_v strange_o minute_n and_o this_o be_v by_o show_v how_o small_a a_o fragment_n of_o matter_n may_v be_v resolve_v into_o particle_n minute_n enough_o to_o associate_v themselves_o in_o such_o number_n with_o a_o fluid_a so_o much_o more_o dense_a than_o air_n as_o water_n be_v as_o to_o impart_v a_o determinate_a colour_n to_o the_o whole_a liquor_n what_o i_o do_v with_o cocheneel_v in_o prosecution_n of_o this_o design_n my_o experiment_n about_o colour_n may_v inform_v you_o but_o i_o shall_v now_o relate_v the_o success_n of_o a_o attempt_n make_v another_o way_n for_o which_o perhaps_o some_o of_o your_o friend_n the_o chemist_n will_v thank_v i_o though_o i_o be_v not_o solicitous_a to_o carry_v on_o the_o experiment_n very_o far_o with_o gold_n not_o because_o i_o judge_v that_o less_o divisible_a into_o a_o number_n of_o colour_a particle_n but_o because_o i_o find_v as_o i_o expect_v that_o the_o paleness_n of_o the_o native_a colour_n of_o the_o gold_n may_v make_v it_o in_o the_o end_n less_o conspicuous_a though_o if_o i_o have_v then_o have_v by_o i_o a_o menstruum_fw-la as_o i_o sometime_o have_v that_o will_v dissolve_v gold_n blood-red_a perhaps_o the_o experiment_n with_o gold_n will_v have_v surpass_v that_o which_o it_o be_v now_o time_n i_o shall_v begin_v to_o relate_v as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v hint_v to_o you_o by_o the_o way_n that_o for_o variety_n sake_n i_o make_v a_o trial_n with_o copper_n calcine_v per_fw-la se_fw-la that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v accuse_v of_o have_v omit_v to_o employ_v a_o metal_n who_o body_n chemist_n suppose_v to_o be_v much_o open_v by_o calcination_n and_o though_o the_o event_n be_v notable_a even_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o of_o the_o experiment_n make_v with_o cocheneel_v yet_o my_o conjecture_n incline_v i_o much_o to_o prefer_v the_o way_n describe_v in_o the_o follow_a account_n we_o careful_o weigh_v out_o in_o a_o pair_n of_o tender_a scale_n one_o grain_n of_o copper_n not-calcined_a but_o bare_o fill_v and_o because_o as_o we_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o metal_n for_o its_o yield_n in_o most_o menstruum_n a_o blue_n which_o be_v a_o deep_a and_o conspicuous_a colour_n we_o also_o choose_v to_o make_v a_o solution_n not_o in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la but_o the_o spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a as_o that_o be_v a_o urinous_a spirit_n have_v find_v by_o former_a trial_n that_o this_o menstruum_fw-la will_v give_v a_o far_o deep_a solution_n than_o either_o of_o the_o other_o this_o lovely_a liquor_n of_o which_o we_o use_v a_o good_a proportion_n that_o all_o the_o copper_n may_v be_v thorough_o dissolve_v we_o put_v into_o a_o tall_a cylindrical_a glass_n of_o about_o four_o inch_n in_o diameter_n and_o by_o degree_n pour_v to_o it_o of_o distil_a water_n which_o be_v more_o proper_a in_o this_o case_n than_o common_a water_n which_o have_v oftentimes_o a_o inconvenient_a saltishness_n till_o we_o have_v almost_o fill_v the_o glass_n and_o see_v the_o colour_n grow_v somewhat_o pale_a without_o be_v too_o dilute_a to_o be_v manifest_a and_o then_o we_o wary_o pour_v this_o liquor_n into_o a_o conical_a glass_n that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_a to_o fill_v the_o vessel_n several_a time_n to_o the_o same_o height_n this_o conical_a glass_n we_o fill_v to_o a_o certain_a mark_n four_o time_n consecutive_o weigh_v it_o and_o the_o liquor_n too_o as_o often_o in_o a_o pair_n of_o excellent_a scale_n purposely_o make_v for_o statical_a experiment_n and_o which_o though_o strong_a enough_o to_o weigh_v some_o pound_n in_o each_o scale_n will_v when_o not_o too_o much_o load_v turn_v with_o about_o one_o grain_n these_o several_a weight_n of_o the_o glass_n together_o with_o the_o contain_v liquor_n we_o add_v together_o and_o then_o careful_o weigh_v the_o empty_a glass_n again_o we_o deduct_v four_o time_n its_o weight_n from_o the_o abovementioned_a sum_n and_o thereby_o find_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o liquor_n alone_o to_o be_v that_o which_o reduce_v to_o grain_n amount_v to_o 28534_o so_o that_o a_o grain_n of_o copper_n which_o be_v not_o full_a half_n so_o heavy_a in_o specie_fw-la as_o fine_a gold_n communicate_v a_o tincture_n to_o 28534_o time_n its_o weight_n but_o now_o if_o you_o please_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o scope_n of_o my_o experiment_n be_v to_o show_v into_o what_o a_o number_n of_o part_n one_o grain_n of_o copper_n may_v be_v divide_v you_o will_v allow_v i_o to_o consider_v as_o i_o do_v that_o this_o multitude_n of_o part_n must_v be_v estimate_v by_o the_o proportion_n not_o so_o much_o in_o weight_n as_o in_o bulk_n of_o the_o ting_a metal_n to_o the_o tinged_a liquor_n and_o consequent_o since_o that_o divers_a hydrostatical_a trial_n have_v inform_v i_o that_o the_o weight_n of_o copper_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o water_n of_o the_o same_o bulk_n be_v proximè_fw-la as_o 9_o to_o 1_o a_o grain-weight_n of_o copper_n be_v in_o bigness_n but_o the_o nine_o part_n of_o as_o much_o water_n as_o weigh_v a_o grain_n and_o so_o the_o former_o mention_v number_n of_o the_o grain_n of_o water_n must_v be_v multiply_v by_o 9_o to_o give_v we_o the_o proportion_n between_o the_o ting_a and_o tinged_a body_n that_o be_v that_o a_o single_a grain_n of_o copper_n give_v a_o blewness_n to_o above_o 256806_o part_n of_o limpid_a water_n each_o of_o they_o as_o big_a as_o it_o which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v stupendous_a and_o scarce_o credible_a yet_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o prosecute_v the_o experiment_n somewhat_o far_o by_o pour_v all_o the_o liquor_n out_o of_o the_o tall_a cylindrical_a glass_n into_o another_o clean_a vessel_n whence_o fill_v the_o conical_a glass_n twice_o and_o empty_v it_o as_o often_o into_o the_o same_o cylindrical_a glass_n the_o three_o time_n i_o fill_v the_o conical_a glass_n with_o colourless_a distil_a water_n and_o pour_v that_o also_o into_o the_o cylindrical_a glass_n we_o find_v the_o mix_a liquor_n to_o have_v yet_o a_o manifest_a though_o but_o a_o pale_a blewness_n and_o last_o throw_v away_o what_o be_v in_o the_o cylindrical_a glass_n we_o pour_v into_o it_o out_o of_o the_o same_o conical_a glass_n equal_a part_n of_o distil_a colourless_a water_n and_o of_o the_o tinct_a liquor_n we_o have_v former_o set_v apart_o in_o the_o clean_a vessel_n and_o find_v that_o though_o the_o colour_n be_v very_o faint_a and_o dilute_a yet_o a_o attentive_a eye_n can_v easy_o discern_v it_o to_o be_v bluish_a and_o so_o it_o be_v judge_v by_o a_o intelligent_a stranger_n that_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o look_v upon_o it_o and_o be_v desire_v to_o discover_v of_o what_o colour_n he_o think_v it_o to_o be_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o one_o grain_n of_o copper_n be_v able_a to_o impart_v a_o colour_n to_o above_o double_a the_o quantity_n of_o water_n above_o mention_v this_o experiment_n i_o have_v allow_v myself_o to_o be_v the_o long_o and_o more_o particular_a in_o relate_v both_o because_o i_o know_v not_o that_o any_o such_o have_v be_v hitherto_o either_o make_v or_o attempt_v and_o because_o it_o will_v probable_o gratify_v your_o chemist_n that_o love_n to_o have_v the_o tincture_n of_o metal_n believe_v very_o diffusive_a and_o because_o if_o circumstance_n be_v not_o add_v it_o will_v seem_v to_o you_o as_o well_o incredible_a as_o perhaps_o it_o do_v seem_v stupendous_a that_o a_o portion_n of_o matter_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o impart_v a_o conspicuous_a colour_n to_o above_o 256806_o time_n its_o bulk_n of_o water_n and_o a_o manifest_a tincture_n to_o above_o 385200_o for_o so_o it_o do_v when_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o tinged_a part_n to_o the_o whole_a mixture_n make_v of_o it_o and_o the_o untinged_a part_n be_v as_o 2_o to_o 31_o and_o a_o faint_a but_o yet_o discernible_a and_o distinguishable_a colour_n to_o above_o five_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o time_n its_o bulk_n of_o water_n chap._n iu._n it_o be_v easy_a for_o i_o pyroph_n to_o give_v you_o several_a instance_n to_o show_v that_o the_o effluvia_fw-la of_o liquor_n may_v get_v in_o at_o the_o pore_n of_o body_n that_o be_v repute_v of_o a_o close_a texture_n but_o i_o shall_v at_o present_a forbear_v to_o mention_v such_o example_n not_o
sphere_n of_o its_o activity_n to_o manifest_v this_o truth_n and_o thereby_o as_o well_o confirm_v the_o forego_n chapter_n as_o make_v out_o what_o be_v design_v in_o this_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v and_o help_v your_o imagination_n to_o conceive_v how_o great_a a_o space_n may_v be_v impregnate_v with_o the_o effluxion_n of_o a_o body_n oftentimes_o without_o any_o sensible_a and_o often_o without_o any_o considerable_a decrement_n in_o bulk_n or_o weight_n of_o the_o body_n that_o afford_v they_o and_o in_o order_n to_o this_o though_o i_o shall_v not_o pretend_v to_o determine_v precise_o how_o little_a the_o substance_n i_o be_o to_o instance_n in_o will_v waste_v upon_o the_o balance_n because_o you_o will_v very_o easy_o see_v they_o be_v not_o that_o way_n to_o be_v examine_v yet_o i_o presume_v you_o will_v as_o easy_o grant_v that_o the_o decrement_n of_o weight_n will_v be_v but_o inconsiderable_a since_o of_o such_o light_a substance_n the_o loss_n even_o of_o bulk_n be_v so_o which_o last_o clause_n i_o shall_v now_o attempt_v to_o make_v good_a by_o set_v down_o some_o observation_n partly_o borrow_a from_o the_o write_n of_o approve_a physician_n and_o partly_o that_o my_o friend_n and_o i_o have_v make_v about_o the_o durable_a evaporation_n of_o such_o small_a particle_n of_o the_o effluxion_n of_o animal_n as_o be_v actual_o not_o to_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o eye_n to_o have_v any_o of_o those_o thing_n stick_v to_o they_o which_o be_v so_o very_o long_o in_o fly_v successive_o away_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v somewhat_o surprise_v to_o man_n of_o letter_n when_o they_o first_o go_v a_o hawk_n with_o good_a spaniel_n to_o observe_v with_o how_o great_a sagacity_n those_o dog_n will_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o distinguish_v by_o the_o scent_n the_o place_n where_o partridge_n quail_n etc._n etc._n have_v late_o be_v but_o i_o have_v much_o more_o wonder_v at_o the_o quick_a scent_n of_o a_o excellent_a setting-dog_n who_o by_o his_o way_n of_o range_v the_o field_n and_o his_o other_o motion_n especial_o of_o his_o head_n will_v not_o only_o intimate_v to_o we_o the_o kind_n of_o game_n who_o scent_n he_o chance_v to_o light_v on_o but_o will_v discover_v to_o we_o where_o partridge_n have_v be_v though_o perhaps_o without_o stay_v in_o that_o place_n several_a hour_n before_o and_o assist_v we_o to_o guess_v how_o long_o they_o have_v be_v go_v before_o we_o come_v i_o have_v have_v strange_a answer_n give_v i_o in_o ireland_n by_o those_o who_o make_v a_o gain_n if_o not_o a_o entire_a livelihood_n by_o kill_v of_o wolf_n in_o that_o country_n where_o they_o be_v pay_v so_o much_o for_o every_o head_n they_o bring_v in_o about_o the_o sagacity_n of_o that_o peculiar_a race_n of_o dog_n they_o employ_v in_o hunt_v they_o but_o not_o trust_v much_o to_o those_o relator_n i_o shall_v add_v that_o a_o very_a sober_a and_o discreet_a gentleman_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n who_o have_v often_o occasion_n to_o employ_v bloodhound_n assure_v i_o that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v but_o pass_v over_o a_o field_n the_o scent_n will_v lie_v as_o they_o speak_v so_o as_o to_o be_v perceptible_a enough_o to_o a_o good_a dog_n of_o that_o sort_n for_o several_a hour_n after_o and_o a_o ingenious_a hunter_n assure_v i_o that_o he_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o scent_n of_o a_o fly_a and_o heat_a deer_n will_v sometime_o continue_v upon_o the_o ground_n from_o one_o day_n to_o the_o next_o follow_v and_o now_o we_o may_v consider_v these_o three_o thing_n first_o that_o the_o substance_n leave_v upon_o the_o grass_n or_o ground_n by_o the_o transient_a tread_n of_o a_o partridge_n hare_n or_o other_o animal_n that_o do_v but_o pass_v along_o his_o way_n do_v probable_o communicate_v to_o the_o grass_n or_o ground_n but_o some_o of_o those_o effluxion_n that_o transpire_v out_o of_o his_o foot_n which_o be_v small_a enough_o to_o escape_v the_o discernment_n of_o the_o eye_n may_v probable_o not_o amount_v to_o one_o grain_n in_o weight_n or_o perhaps_o not_o to_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o it_o next_o that_o the_o part_n of_o fluid_a body_n as_o such_o be_v perpetual_o in_o motion_n and_o so_o be_v the_o invisible_a particle_n that_o swim_v in_o they_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o salt_n or_o sugar_n in_o water_n and_o the_o wander_a of_o aqueous_a vapour_n through_o the_o air_n even_o when_o the_o eye_n perceive_v they_o not_o and_o three_o that_o though_o the_o atmosphere_n of_o one_o of_o these_o small_a parcel_n of_o the_o exhaling_a matter_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o may_v oftentimes_o be_v exceed_v vast_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o emittent_a body_n as_o may_v be_v guess_v by_o the_o distance_n at_o which_o some_o setter_n or_o bloodhound_n will_v find_v the_o scent_n of_o a_o partridge_n or_o deer_n yet_o in_o place_n expose_v to_o the_o free_a air_n or_o wind_n it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o these_o steam_n be_v assiduous_o carry_v away_o from_o their_o fountain_n to_o maintain_v the_o forementioned_a atmosphere_n for_o six_o eight_o or_o more_o hour_n that_o be_v as_o long_o as_o the_o scent_n have_v be_v observe_v to_o lie_v there_o will_v be_v requisite_a a_o continual_a recruit_v of_o steam_n succeed_v one_o another_o and_o that_o so_o very_o small_a a_o portion_n of_o matter_n as_o that_o which_o we_o be_v say_v the_o foam_n of_o these_o steam_n may_v be_v judge_v to_o be_v be_v sensible_o to_o impregnate_n a_o atmosphere_n incomparable_o great_a than_o itself_o and_o supply_v it_o with_o almost_o continual_a recruit_n we_o can_v but_o think_v that_o the_o steam_v it_o part_n with_o must_v be_v of_o a_o extreme_a and_o scarce_o conceivable_a minuteness_n and_o we_o may_v further_o consider_v that_o the_o substance_n which_o emit_v these_o steam_n be_v such_o as_o new_o belong_v to_o animal_n and_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n transpire_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o their_o foot_n must_v be_v in_o likelihood_n a_o far_o more_o evaporable_a and_o dissipable_a kind_n of_o body_n than_o mineral_n or_o adust_a vegetable_n such_o as_o gunpowder_n be_v make_v of_o so_o that_o if_o the_o grain_n of_o gunpowder_n emit_v effluviums_n capable_a of_o be_v by_o some_o animal_n perceive_v at_o a_o distance_n by_o their_o smell_n one_o may_v probable_o suppose_v that_o the_o small_a grain_n of_o this_o powder_n may_v hold_v out_o very_a many_o time_n long_o to_o supply_v a_o atmosphere_n with_o odorable_a steam_n than_o the_o corpuscle_n leave_v on_o the_o ground_n by_o transient_a animal_n now_o though_o it_o be_v general_o agree_v on_o that_o very_o few_o bird_n have_v any_o thing_n near_o so_o quick_a a_o sense_n of_o smell_v as_o setting-dog_n or_o bloodhound_n yet_o that_o the_o odour_n of_o gunpowder_n especial_o when_o assist_v by_o the_o steam_n of_o the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la of_o powder_n former_o fire_v in_o the_o same_o gun_n may_v be_v fowl_n be_v smell_v at_o a_o notable_a distance_n particular_o when_o the_o wind_n blow_v from_o i_o towards_o they_o i_o often_o persuade_v myself_o i_o observe_v especial_o as_o to_o crow_n when_o i_o go_v a_o shoot_v and_o be_v confirm_v in_o that_o opinion_n both_o by_o the_o common_a tradition_n and_o by_o sober_a and_o ingenious_a person_n much_o exercise_v in_o the_o kill_n of_o wildfowl_n and_o of_o some_o fourfooted_a beast_n i_o have_v forget_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o one_o observation_n of_o the_o experience_a julius_n palmarius_n whence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o beast_n may_v leave_v upon_o the_o vegetable_n that_o have_v touch_v their_o body_n for_o any_o time_n such_o corpuscle_n as_o though_o unheeded_a by_o other_o animal_n may_v when_o eat_v by_o they_o produce_v in_o they_o such_o disease_n as_o the_o infect_a animal_n have_v for_o this_o author_n write_v in_o his_o useful_a tract_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la contagiosis_fw-la that_o he_o observe_v horse_n beef_n sheep_n and_o other_o animal_n to_o run_v mad_a upon_o the_o eat_n of_o some_o of_o the_o straw_n on_o which_o some_o mad_a swine_n have_v lie_v and_o now_o to_o resume_v and_o prosecute_v our_o former_a discourse_n you_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o effluvia_fw-la mention_v to_o have_v be_v smell_v by_o animal_n be_v though_o invisible_a yet_o big_a enough_o to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o sense_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o among_o the_o steam_n that_o no_o sense_n can_v immediate_o perceive_v there_o shall_v be_v some_o far_o more_o subtle_a than_o these_o and_o consequent_o capable_a of_o furnish_v a_o atmosphere_n much_o long_o without_o quite_o exhaust_v the_o effluviate_a matter_n that_o afford_v they_o 22._o forestus_n a_o useful_a author_n recite_v a_o example_n of_o pestilential_a contagion_n long_o preserve_v in_o a_o cobweb_n alexander_n benedictus_n write_v also_o that_o at_o venice_n a_o flock-bed_n
the_o air_n do_v by_o its_o acid_n or_o other_o particle_n disarm_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v the_o pestilential_a one_o i_o have_v not_o now_o time_n to_o inquire_v no_o more_o than_o whether_o in_o ireland_n and_o some_o few_o other_o country_n that_o breed_n or_o brook_v no_o poisonous_a animal_n that_o hostility_n may_v proceed_v at_o least_o in_o great_a part_n from_o the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o the_o soil_n which_o both_o from_o its_o superficial_a and_o deep_a part_n constant_o supply_v the_o air_n with_o corpuscle_n destructive_a to_o venomous_a animal_n and_o some_o other_o particular_n that_o may_v be_v pertinent_o enough_o consider_v here_o you_o may_v find_v treat_v on_o in_o other_o paper_n and_o therefore_o at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o intimate_v in_o a_o word_n that_o have_v purposely_o make_v a_o visible_a and_o last_a stain_n on_o a_o solid_a body_n bare_o by_o cold_a effluvia_fw-la i_o do_v by_o the_o invisible_a and_o cold_a steam_n of_o another_o body_n make_v in_o two_o or_o three_o minute_n a_o visible_a change_n in_o the_o colour_n of_o that_o stain_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o conjecture_n viz._n that_o meteor_n may_v sometime_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o occursion_n of_o subterraneal_a effluvia_fw-la some_o of_o they_o of_o one_o determinate_a nature_n and_o some_o of_o another_o i_o think_v i_o can_v to_o countenance_v it_o give_v you_o divers_a instance_n of_o the_o plentiful_a impregnation_n of_o the_o air_n at_o some_o time_n and_o in_o some_o place_n with_o steam_n of_o very_o differ_v nature_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o so_o likely_a to_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o to_o be_v send_v up_o from_o the_o subterraneal_a region_n and_o sometime_o from_o mineral_n themselves_o but_o for_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n i_o shall_v for_o brevity_n sake_n refer_v you_o to_o another_o paper_n exhalation_n where_o i_o have_v purposely_o treat_v of_o this_o subject_a and_o particular_o show_v that_o though_o usual_o the_o effluxion_n that_o come_v from_o under_o ground_n be_v ill-scented_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o always_o so_o and_o also_o that_o sulphureous_a exhalation_n even_o from_o cold_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n aqueous_a liquor_n may_v retain_v their_o determinate_a nature_n in_o the_o air_n and_o act_v according_o upon_o solid_a body_n themselves_o to_o who_o constitution_n those_o effluvia_fw-la chance_n to_o be_v proportionate_a but_o one_o memorable_a story_n not_o mention_v 〈…〉_z that_o discourse_n be_v too_o much_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n to_o be_v here_o omit_v especial_o have_v meet_v with_o it_o in_o so_o approve_v a_o author_n as_o the_o experience_a agricola_n who_o have_v mention_v out_o of_o ancient_a historian_n the_o rain_v of_o white_a and_o red_a liquor_n which_o they_o take_v erroneous_o i_o doubt_v not_o for_o milk_n and_o blood_n subjoin_v 236._o ut_fw-la autem_fw-la majorèm_fw-la fidem_fw-la habe_fw-la amus_fw-la annalium_fw-la monumentis_fw-la facit_fw-la res_fw-la illa_fw-la decantata_fw-la quae_fw-la patrum_fw-la memoriâ_fw-la in_o another_o place_n he_o specify_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o suevia_n accidit_fw-la aer_fw-la enim_fw-la ille_fw-la stillavit_fw-la guttas_fw-la quae_fw-la lineas_fw-la vestes_fw-la crucibus_fw-la rubris_fw-la quasi_fw-la sanguineis_fw-la imbuebant_fw-la which_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o it_o do_v not_o only_o prove_v what_o i_o allege_v it_o for_o but_o may_v keep_v what_o be_v late_o and_o very_o credible_o report_v to_o have_v happen_v in_o divers_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n soon_o after_o the_o fiery_a eruption_n of_o vesuvius_n from_o be_v judge_v a_o phaenomenon_n either_o altogether_o fabulous_a as_o doubtless_o many_o have_v think_v it_o or_o a_o prodigy_n without_o all_o example_n as_o be_v presume_v even_o by_o those_o that_o think_v it_o not_o miraculous_a and_o to_o this_o i_o add_v that_o it_o will_v be_v the_o less_o improbable_a that_o the_o more_o agile_a corpuscle_n of_o subterraneal_a salt_n sulphur_n and_o bitumens_n may_v be_v raise_v into_o the_o air_n and_o keep_v distinct_a nature_n there_o if_o so_o fix_v a_o body_n as_o common_a earth_n itself_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o swim_v in_o the_o air._n and_o yet_o of_o this_o the_o worthy_a writer_n new_o quote_v give_v we_o beside_o what_o annal_n relate_v this_o testimony_n upon_o his_o own_o knowledge_n 263._o certè_fw-la hîc_fw-la kempnicii_n undecimum_fw-la abhinc_fw-la annum_fw-la mense_fw-la septembri_n effluxerunt_fw-la imbres_fw-la sic_fw-la cum_fw-la terra_fw-la lutea_fw-la commisti_fw-la ut_fw-la eâ_fw-la passim_fw-la plateas_fw-la scilicet_fw-la stratas_fw-la viderem_fw-la conspersas_fw-la and_o to_o show_v you_o that_o in_o some_o case_n the_o particle_n even_o of_o vegetable_a body_n may_v not_o so_o soon_o perish_v in_o the_o air_n as_o they_o vanish_v there_o but_o may_v retain_v distinct_a nature_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n than_o one_o will_v think_v from_o the_o body_n that_o copious_o emit_v they_o i_o shall_v add_v that_o have_v desire_v a_o ingenious_a gentleman_n that_o go_v on_o a_o considerable_a employment_n to_o the_o east-indies_n to_o make_v some_o observation_n for_o i_o in_o his_o voyage_n he_o send_v i_o among_o other_o thing_n this_o remark_n that_o have_v sail_v along_o the_o coast_n of_o ceylon_n famous_a for_o cinnamon-tree_n and_o well-scented_n gum_n though_o they_o coast_v it_o almost_o a_o whole_a day_n the_o wind_n that_o then_o chance_v to_o blow_v from_o the_o shore_n bring_v they_o a_o manifest_o odoriferous_a air_n from_o the_o island_n though_o they_o keep_v off_o many_o mile_n perhaps_o twenty_o or_o twenty-five_o from_o the_o shore_n nor_o shall_v this_o be_v think_v incredible_a because_o the_o diffusion_n seem_v so_o disproportionate_a to_o that_o of_o other_o body_n dissolve_v by_o fluids_n as_o for_o instance_n though_o salt_n be_v a_o active_a body_n and_o resoluble_a into_o abundance_n of_o minute_n particle_n yet_o one_o part_n of_o salt_n will_v scarce_o be_v tastable_n in_o a_o hundred_o part_n of_o water_n for_o sensible_o to_o affect_v so_o gross_a a_o organ_n as_o that_o of_o our_o taste_n there_o be_v usual_o require_v in_o sapid_a particle_n a_o bigness_n far_o exceed_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o make_v body_n fit_a object_n for_o the_o sense_n of_o smell_a and_o which_o be_v here_o main_o to_o be_v consider_v there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o power_n a_o body_n have_v to_o impregnate_n so_o thin_a and_o fine_a a_o fluid_a as_o air_n who_o part_n be_v so_o rare_a and_o lax_n and_o that_o which_o it_o have_v to_o impregnate_n liquor_n such_o as_o water_n or_o wine_n who_o part_n be_v so_o constipate_v as_o to_o make_v it_o not_o only_o visible_a and_o tangible_a but_o ponderous_a on_o which_o occasion_n i_o remember_v that_o have_v have_v a_o curiosity_n to_o try_v how_o far_o a_o sapid_a body_n can_v be_v dilute_v without_o cease_v to_o be_v so_o i_o find_v by_o trial_n that_o one_o drop_n of_o good_a chemical_a and_o as_o artist_n call_v it_o essential_a oil_n of_o cinnamon_n be_v due_o mix_v by_o the_o help_n of_o sugar_n with_o wine_n retain_v the_o determinate_a taste_n of_o cinnamon_n though_o it_o be_v diffuse_v into_o near_o a_o quart_n of_o wine_n so_o that_o make_v a_o moderate_a estimate_n i_o conclude_v that_o upon_o the_o common_a supposition_n according_a to_o which_o a_o drop_n be_v reckon_v for_o a_o grain_n one_o part_n of_o oil_n have_v give_v the_o specific_a taste_n of_o the_o spice_n it_o be_v draw_v from_o to_o near_o fourteen_o thousand_o part_n of_o wine_n by_o compare_v which_o experiment_n with_o what_o i_o note_v about_o the_o proportion_n of_o salt_n requisite_a to_o make_v water_n taste_v of_o it_o you_o will_v easy_o perceive_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o very_a great_a difference_n in_o point_n of_o diffusiveness_n between_o the_o little_a particle_n that_o make_v body_n sapid_a which_o may_v serve_v to_o confirm_v both_o some_o part_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o forego_n essay_n of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o effluvia_fw-la and_o what_o i_o be_v late_o say_v to_o show_v it_o possible_a that_o antimonial_a glass_n may_v impart_v store_n of_o steam_n to_o the_o emetic_n wine_n without_o appear_v upon_o common_a scale_n to_o have_v lose_v of_o its_o weight_n since_o we_o see_v that_o one_o drop_v of_o so_o light_a a_o body_n as_o oil_n may_v communicate_v not_o insensible_a effluvia_fw-la but_o tastable_a corpuscle_n to_o near_a a_o quart_n of_o liquor_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o which_o i_o mention_v our_o experiment_n for_o i_o must_v now_o add_v that_o beside_o the_o almost_o innumerable_a sapid_a part_n of_o a_o spicy_a drop_v communicate_v to_o the_o wine_n it_o thence_o diffuse_a a_o vast_a number_n of_o odorous_a particle_n into_o the_o air_n which_o both_o i_o and_o other_o perceive_v to_o be_v imbue_v with_o the_o distinct_a scent_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o