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of_o philosopher_n and_o have_v give_v the_o epithet_n philosophical_a to_o all_o preparation_n that_o be_v make_v with_o brick_n the_o reason_n that_o can_v be_v give_v for_o it_o be_v that_o because_o they_o call_v themselves_o the_o only_a true_a philosopher_n or_o philosopher_n by_o way_n of_o excellence_n they_o think_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o confer_v some_o influence_n of_o this_o mighty_a name_n upon_o brick_n because_o they_o be_v the_o material_n where_o with_o they_o build_v their_o furnace_n to_o work_v at_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a operation_n or_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n for_o they_o pretend_v it_o be_v by_o this_o operation_n alone_o that_o true_a philosophy_n can_v be_v obtain_v add_v to_o pag._n 165._o chap._n 14._o of_o common_a salt_n sea_n salt_n be_v make_v at_o rochel_n in_o salt_n marsh_n which_o be_v place_n that_o must_v be_v of_o a_o low_a situation_n than_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o ground_n must_v be_v clayie_a for_o otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o 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they_o and_o have_v they_o make_v at_o the_o glass-house_n as_o well_o as_o bespeak_v those_o grand_a copper_n or_o tin_n machine_n that_o be_v common_o use_v i_o know_v those_o that_o be_v better_o please_v with_o make_v a_o fair_a show_n than_o with_o the_o effect_n of_o thing_n and_o who_o measure_n the_o goodness_n of_o a_o operation_n by_o the_o trouble_n it_o give_v one_o and_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o vessel_n and_o furnace_n will_v find_v here_o but_o little_a to_o their_o satisfaction_n but_o i_o be_o very_o little_o concern_v at_o such_o man_n exception_n i_o never_o at_o all_o endeavour_v to_o follow_v their_o road_n way_n my_o design_n be_v simple_o to_o facilitate_v the_o mean_n of_o work_v in_o chemistry_n and_o to_o despoil_v it_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o my_o power_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o render_v it_o mysterious_a and_o dark_a add_v to_o pag._n 258._o remark_n upon_o spirit_n of_o wine_n tartarize_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n have_v 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a_o well_o sweeten_v spirit_n of_o niter_n for_o not_o only_o its_o point_n be_v sound_o blunt_v in_o the_o ebullition_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n be_v a_o sulphur_n unite_v and_o embody_v with_o those_o that_o remain_v so_o that_o they_o have_v no_o long_o any_o corrosive_a quality_n add_v to_o pag._n 182._o remark_n upon_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la the_o mixture_n of_o vitriol_n and_o salt-peter_n have_v quick_o some_o smell_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la because_o vitriol_n contain_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o sulphur_n which_o easy_o insinuate_v into_o the_o volatile_a part_n of_o salt-peter_n and_o exalt_v some_o little_a of_o it_o which_o cause_v the_o smell_n it_o be_v this_o sulphur_n in_o vitriol_n which_o by_o volatilize_v the_o red_a spirit_n of_o niter_n make_v it_o come_v forth_o fast_o and_o with_o a_o less_o fire_n than_o when_o salt-peter_n be_v distil_v with_o clay_n add_v to_o pag._n 184._o remark_n upon_o the_o fixation_n of_o saltpetre_n into_o a_o alkali_n salt_n the_o crucible_n must_v be_v but_o half_a full_a of_o salt-peter_n because_o the_o detonation_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o matter_n will_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o crucible_n if_o too_o much_o be_v put_v in_o when_o the_o crucible_n be_v not_o very_o strong_a it_o break_v in_o piece_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o operation_n and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v lose_v by_o it_o this_o detonation_n be_v more_o violent_a than_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o a_o mixture_n of_o salt-peter_n and_o common_a sulphur_n because_o the_o sulphur_n of_o coal_n be_v more_o rarify_v than_o common_a sulphur_n niter_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o flame_n when_o set_v over_o the_o fire_n alone_o in_o a_o crucible_n though_o you_o make_v your_o fire_n never_o so_o strong_a and_o coal_n though_o load_v with_o fuliginous_a or_o oily_a part_n do_v send_v forth_o but_o only_o a_o small_a blue_a flame_n but_o when_o these_o two_o body_n come_v to_o be_v mix_v together_o the_o volatile_a part_n of_o niter_n join_v with_o the_o coal_n which_o be_v oily_a do_v rarify_v and_o exalt_v the_o coal_n with_o such_o a_o violence_n that_o they_o produce_v a_o very_a great_a flame_n now_o this_o operation_n confirm_v my_o opinion_n that_o salt-peter_n do_v only_o serve_v here_o to_o rarify_v the_o flame_n of_o sulphur_n but_o can_v send_v forth_o the_o least_o flame_n of_o its_o self_n see_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o coal_n you_o put_v into_o the_o crucible_n be_v burn_v the_o flame_n go_v out_o and_o appear_v no_o more_o until_o you_o throw_v in_o more_o coal_n with_o which_o a_o convenient_a proportion_n of_o the_o volatile_a part_n of_o salt-peter_n that_o still_o remain_v do_v join_v and_o rarify_v they_o into_o a_o flame_n thus_o new_a coal_n be_v successive_o throw_v into_o the_o crucible_n until_o it_o flame_n no_o long_o but_o towards_o the_o
black_a this_o colour_n proceed_v from_o sulphureous_a fuliginosity_n which_o rise_v more_o from_o this_o vitriol_n than_o the_o other_o because_o it_o partake_v of_o copper_n for_o this_o sooty_a vapour_n find_v no_o vent_n to_o get_v out_o at_o falls_z down_z again_o upon_o the_o matter_n and_o blacken_v it_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n happen_v about_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n when_o it_o be_v very_o strong_a which_o be_v very_o strange_a indeed_o it_o be_v that_o if_o you_o mix_v it_o with_o its_o acid_n spirit_n or_o with_o water_n or_o else_o with_o a_o ethereal_a oil_n such_o as_o the_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n this_o mixture_n grow_v hot_a to_o that_o degree_n that_o sometime_o it_o break_v the_o viol_n it_o be_v put_v into_o and_o often_o it_o produce_v a_o considerable_a ebullition_n i_o shall_v quick_o give_v account_n of_o this_o heat_n and_o ebullition_n if_o i_o will_v suppose_v a_o alkali_n in_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n as_o those_o do_v who_o pretend_v to_o explicate_v every_o thing_n that_o happen_v by_o the_o notion_n of_o acid_n and_o alkali_n but_o not_o comprehend_v how_o a_o alkali_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o remain_v so_o long_o a_o time_n with_o so_o strong_a a_o acid_n as_o be_v the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n without_o be_v destroy_v i_o have_v rather_o give_v a_o reason_n that_o seem_v to_o i_o abundance_n more_o probable_a i_o conveive_v therefore_o that_o if_o water_n or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o the_o ethereal_a oil_n of_o turpentine_n do_v heat_n the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n it_o be_v by_o set_v in_o motion_n a_o great_a many_o fiery_a particle_n which_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n have_v draw_v with_o it_o in_o the_o distillation_n for_o these_o little_a fiery_a body_n be_v environ_v with_o salt_n that_o be_v exceed_o heavy_a and_o hard_o to_o rarify_v they_o drive_v about_o vehement_o whatsoever_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n and_o when_o they_o have_v cause_v a_o ebullition_n and_o find_v they_o can_v get_v out_o atop_o of_o the_o viol_n they_o break_v it_o to_o piece_n with_o the_o bustle_v they_o make_v at_o bottom_n and_o on_o the_o side_n perhaps_o it_o willbe_a say_v i_o do_v here_o suppose_v gratis_o that_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n do_v contain_v fiery_a particle_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a violence_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o time_n that_o be_v spend_v in_o draw_v this_o acid_n it_o will_v be_v no_o such_o hard_a matter_n to_o grant_v i_o this_o supposition_n beside_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o explicate_v the_o great_a and_o burn_a corrosion_n of_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n without_o admit_v these_o fiery_a part_n for_o the_o vitriol_n contain_v nothing_o in_o itself_o of_o this_o caustick_a nature_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o it_o contain_v phlegm_n sulphur_n and_o earth_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a but_o this_o acid_n shall_v discover_v itself_o more_o than_o it_o do_v if_o it_o be_v as_o corrosive_n in_o the_o vitriol_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o oil_n once_o it_o happen_v to_o i_o that_o put_v into_o my_o furnace_n a_o retort_n who_o two_o three_o be_v fill_v with_o german_a vitriol_n dry_v in_o order_n to_o draw_v off_o its_o spirit_n i_o distil_v first_o of_o all_o the_o phlegm_n and_o sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o the_o receiver_n i_o then_o fit_v it_o again_o to_o the_o retort_n and_o by_o a_o great_a fire_n continue_v for_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n i_o distil_v off_o the_o acid_n spirit_n as_o we_o be_v use_v to_o do_v when_o the_o vessel_n be_v grow_v cold_a i_o admire_v to_o find_v in_o my_o receiver_n nothing_o but_o a_o mass_n of_o salt_n or_o congeal_v oil_n of_o vitriol_n this_o salt_n be_v so_o exceed_o caustick_a and_o burn_a that_o if_o i_o offer_v to_o touch_v the_o small_a part_n of_o it_o with_o my_o finger_n i_o present_o feel_v a_o insufferable_a scald_a and_o be_v fain_o to_o put_v my_o hand_n immediate_o into_o water_n it_o continue_v to_o fume_v still_o and_o when_o a_o little_a of_o it_o be_v throw_v into_o water_n it_o make_v the_o same_o hiss_a noise_n as_o a_o fire-coal_n put_v into_o water_n will_v do_v beside_o it_o heat_v the_o water_n very_o much_o and_o much_o more_o than_o common_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n can_v if_o you_o fill_v a_o glass_n viol_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o nephritick_n wood_n clarify_v and_o observe_v it_o turn_v towards_o the_o light_n it_o will_v appear_v yellow_a but_o if_o you_o turn_v your_o back_n to_o the_o light_n it_o will_v appear_v blue_a if_o you_o mix_v with_o it_o some_o dregs_o of_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v appear_v yellow_a on_o every_o side_n but_o if_o you_o again_o and_o about_o as_o much_o more_o oil_n of_o tartar_n it_o will_v return_v unto_o its_o first_o colour_n if_o you_o take_v a_o blue_n or_o violet_a tincture_n make_v in_o water_n such_o as_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o sun-flower_n or_o violet_a flower_n and_o pour_v upon_o it_o some_o drop_n of_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v present_o turn_v red_a but_o if_o you_o throw_v into_o it_o some_o alkali_n salt_n it_o will_v recover_v again_o its_o former_a colour_n on_o the_o contrary_a if_o you_o pour_v a_o alkali_a liquor_n such_o as_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a upon_o the_o blue_a tincture_n it_o will_v present_o turn_v green_a and_o if_o you_o again_o pour_v upon_o it_o a_o little_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v change_v this_o colour_n into_o a_o obscure_a red._n the_o decoction_n of_o indian_a wood_n be_v very_o red_a if_o you_o drop_v into_o it_o a_o little_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n it_o will_v turn_v yellow_a and_o if_o you_o still_o add_v some_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a it_o will_v become_v black_a all_o these_o change_n of_o colour_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o other_o acid_n and_o alkali_n do_v make_v proceed_v only_o from_o the_o different_a position_n of_o body_n dissolve_v in_o the_o liquor_n and_o from_o its_o disposition_n to_o modify_v the_o light_n different_a way_n add_v to_o pag._n 208._o remark_n upon_o distillation_n of_o alom_n some_o have_v write_v that_o alom_n yield_v but_o very_o little_a acid_n yet_o if_o they_o will_v but_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o keep_v up_o a_o strong_a fire_n under_o it_o for_o three_o day_n together_o they_o will_v find_v that_o this_o spirit_n do_v not_o give_v place_n in_o strength_n or_o quantity_n to_o that_o of_o vitriol_n nor_o be_v we_o at_o all_o oblige_a to_o distinguish_v as_o they_o will_v have_v we_o the_o acrimonious_a corrosive_a salt_n of_o alom_n from_o its_o acid_n see_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o either_o acrimonious_a or_o corrosive_a in_o this_o mineral_n salt_n which_o will_v not_o turn_v into_o a_o acid_n spirit_n when_o it_o be_v drive_v forcible_o by_o fire_n add_v to_o pag._n 211._o remark_n upon_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n if_o you_o mix_v one_o part_n of_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la with_o two_o pound_n of_o sulphur_n and_o sublime_a they_o together_o as_o those_o i_o have_v describe_v you_o will_v have_v white_a flower_n of_o sulphur_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v better_o for_o distemper_n of_o the_o breast_n than_o those_o other_o they_o be_v give_v in_o the_o same_o do_v this_o whiteness_n proceed_v from_o a_o very_a exact_a attenuation_n which_o shall_v polychrestum_n give_v to_o the_o sulphur_n the_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la which_o remain_v at_o bottom_n of_o the_o cucurbite_n may_v be_v calcine_v and_o if_o you_o afterward_o purify_v it_o by_o dissolution_n evaporation_n and_o filtration_n it_o will_v be_v full_a as_o good_a as_o before_o add_v to_o pag._n 216._o chap._n of_o amber_n amber_n be_v to_o be_v find_v near_o the_o baltick-sea_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o prussia_n and_o no_o where_o else_o some_o do_v think_v petroleum_n or_o oil_n of_o peter_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o liquor_n draw_v from_o amber_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o subterranean_a fire_n which_o make_v a_o distillation_n of_o it_o and_o that_o jet_n and_o coal_n be_v the_o remainder_n of_o this_o distillation_n this_o opinion_n will_v have_v some_o resemblance_n of_o truth_n if_o the_o place_n where_o this_o oil_n be_v find_v be_v not_o so_o far_o distant_a the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o for_o petroleum_n be_v usual_o find_v only_o in_o italy_n as_o in_o sicily_n and_o in_o provence_n this_o oil_n distil_v through_o the_o cleft_n of_o rock_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a to_o be_v the_o oil_n of_o some_o bituminous_a matter_n which_o the_o subterranean_a fire_n have_v raise_v tincture_n of_o amber_n powder_n fine_o five_o or_o six_o ounce_n of_o yellow_a amber_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o bolt_n head_n pour_v upon_o it_o spirit_n of_o wine_n four_o singer_n height_n stop_v this_o boult-head_n with_o another_o to_o make_v a_o circulatory_a
the_o former_a discourse_n upon_o its_o effect_n and_o operation_n in_o the_o pox_n vindicate_v modest_o to_o be_v the_o author_n own_o invention_n 45._o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o alkali_n though_o it_o contain_v no_o alkali_a salt_n 46._o objection_n against_o its_o be_v a_o alkali_a and_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o pox_n a_o acid_n answer_v 47_o 48._o k._n not_o half_o the_o spirit_n of_o niter_n requisite_a to_o dissolve_v it_o as_o be_v for_o the_o same_o weight_n of_o bismuth_n 49._o a_o difficulty_n about_o its_o make_v a_o sublimate_n corrosive_n in_o the_o body_n answer_v 50_o 51._o why_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la in_o a_o flux_n do_v not_o fill_v the_o brain_n with_o vloer_n as_o it_o do_v the_o mouth_n 49._o its_o white_a precipitate_v by_o sublimation_n become_v as_o sweet_a as_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la and_o may_v be_v then_o give_v in_o as_o great_a a_o do_v 52._o its_o red_a precipitate_v the_o less_o it_o be_v calcine_v and_o the_o less_o red_a it_o be_v the_o more_o corrosive_a it_o will_v prove_v 53._o why_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n upon_o its_o red_a precipitate_v make_v a_o clear_a dissolution_n without_o any_o ebullition_n 54._o why_o spirit_n of_o salt_n upon_o its_o red_a precipitate_v make_v a_o curious_a white_a 55._o why_o the_o colour_n turn_v so_o soon_o from_o red_a to_o white_a ib._n its_o red_a precipitate_a will_n sublime_a if_o you_o continue_v it_o on_o the_o fire_n too_o long_o 53_o 54._o other_o precipitate_v of_o mercury_n 56._o and_o remarkable_a observation_n upon_o they_o 57_o 58_o 59_o why_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a do_v so_o much_o help_v the_o precipitation_n of_o mercury_n 52._o milk_n whence_o its_o coagulation_n 18_o 19_o mineral_n how_o they_o grow_v 20._o myrrh_n what_o 132._o its_o liquid_a gum_n ancient_o call_v stacten_o ib._n how_o choose_v and_o what_o it_o be_v good_a for_o 133._o its_o tincture_n how_o draw_v ib._n why_o spirit_n of_o wine_n draw_v it_o best_o 134._o its_o tincture_n better_o than_o the_o extract_v ib._n its_o oil_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la how_o make_v ib._n n._n niter_fw-la not_o at_o all_o inflammable_a 76._o no_o sulphur_n in_o saltpetre_n 77._o spirit_n of_o niter_n how_o dulcify_v 79._o in_o the_o fixation_n of_o saltpetre_n into_o a_o alkali_a salt_n why_o the_o crucible_n must_v be_v but_o half_a full_a 82._o the_o detonation_n from_o saltpetre_n and_o coal_n why_o great_a than_o from_o saltpetre_n and_o common_a sulphur_n 82._o why_o more_o fix_a salt_n get_v by_o the_o use_n of_o common_a saltpetre_n than_o by_o that_o which_o be_v purify_v 83._o how_o to_o make_v grey_n fix_v niter_n become_v exceed_v white_a 84._o fix_a niter_n why_o a_o alkali_n ib._n no_o alkali_a salt_n in_o saltpetre_n ib._n why_o the_o liquor_n of_o fix_a niter_n that_o be_v make_v with_o common_a saltpetre_n be_v keep_v a_o year_n or_o so_o lose_v its_o alkali_a nature_n whereas_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o purify_a saltpetre_n never_o lose_v be_v a_o alkali_n 84_o 85._o fix_a niter_n a_o acid_n salt_n render_v porous_a by_o the_o alkali_n of_o coal_n 85._o liquor_n of_o fix_a niter_n call_v by_o some_o alkaest_n or_o universal_a dissolvent_a 85._o niter_fw-la excellent_o well_o prove_v not_o to_o be_v inflammable_a ib._n o._n opium_n what_o it_o be_v good_a for_o 127._o its_o operation_n prove_v to_o proceed_v from_o narcotick_a vapour_n shut_v the_o channel_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n 128._o and_o not_o from_o any_o proportion_n of_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n or_o secret_a ferment_n 129._o opium_n observe_v to_o be_v sudorific_a ib._n oil_n nothing_o else_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v inflammable_a 1._o that_o which_o cause_v its_o flagration_n must_v be_v a_o volatile_a or_o essential_a salt_n ib._n this_o prove_v from_o common_a sulphur_n and_o a_o mixture_n of_o saltpetre_n with_o sulphur_n 2._o oil_n of_o brick_n why_o call_v by_o chemist_n the_o oil_n of_o philosopher_n 70_o 71._o oil_n of_o peter_n jet_n and_o coal_n suppose_v to_o be_v from_o a_o distillation_n in_o the_o earth_n but_o false_o 97._o 98._o p._n petrification_n how_o 20._o philosophers-stone_n the_o several_a method_n of_o search_v after_o it_o relate_v and_o pleasant_o discourse_v of_o 24_o 25._o the_o misery_n of_o those_o man_n that_o seek_v after_o it_o 26._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o philosophers-stone_n grant_v but_o account_v next_o to_o a_o impossibility_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o ib._n q._n quicklime_n in_o the_o make_n of_o it_o the_o fire_n must_v be_v keep_v at_o a_o equal_a height_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o work_n 65._o its_o corrosion_n cause_v by_o igneous_a body_n 66._o no_o acid_n in_o it_o to_o cause_v its_o ebullition_n in_o water_n 67._o s._n sal_fw-la ammoniac_a how_o make_v artificial_o at_o venice_n 85._o eight_o ounce_n of_o it_o do_v contain_v at_o least_o four_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o volatile_a salt_n 88_o its_o volatile_a spirit_n only_o a_o dissolution_n of_o volatile_a salt_n in_o water_n ib._n its_o spirit_n sensible_o prove_v to_o be_v sudorific_a by_o a_o proper_a instance_n 89._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o coagulation_n happen_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n with_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a ib._n sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la not_o fit_a to_o be_v use_v until_o it_o be_v make_v very_o white_a 77._o why_o more_o of_o it_o be_v make_v with_o common_a saltpetre_n than_o that_o which_o be_v purify_v 78._o a_o ebullition_n false_o say_v to_o rise_v when_o spirit_n of_o sulphur_n be_v cast_v upon_o it_o or_o upon_o saltpetre_n 78._o salt_n that_o of_o vegetable_n proceed_v from_o a_o salt_n juice_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o grow_v in_o 5._o too_o much_o salt_n as_o bad_a for_o land_n as_o too_o little_a a_o instance_n of_o those_o near_o the_o river_n nile_n 6._o it_o be_v a_o volatile_a or_o at_o least_o a_o saltpetrous_a salt_n that_o fertilize_v land_n ib._n yet_o the_o ash_n of_o vegetable_n though_o full_a of_o a_o fix_a salt_n do_v well_o to_o this_o purpose_n 7._o three_o sort_n of_o salt_n draw_v from_o vegetable_n a_o acid_n or_o essential_a a_o volatile_a and_o a_o fix_a salt_n 9_o the_o acid_a salt_n the_o only_a true_a salt_n in_o nature_n 9_o 10_o 11._o salt_n decrepitate_v expose_v to_o the_o air_n to_o be_v distil_v without_o addition_n yield_v only_o a_o phlegm_n rather_o than_o spirit_n 74._o monsieur_n seignet_n distillation_n of_o spirit_n of_o salt_n without_o addition_n of_o clay_n to_o separate_v its_o part_n vindicate_v to_o be_v good_a and_o a_o admirable_a operation_n 74_o 75._o how_o all_o alkali_a fix_a salt_n be_v make_v very_o white_a 113._o and_o why_o they_o be_v aperitive_a 114._o its_o spirit_n not_o good_a to_o bathe_v body_n with_o that_o be_v to_o be_v embalm_v 116._o salt-water_n in_o the_o sea_n cause_v by_o mine_n of_o salt_n therein_o contain_v 3_o 4._o sea-salt_n how_o make_v at_o rochel_n 71._o when_o crystallize_v it_o make_v no_o ebullition_n with_o oil_n of_o tartar_n 72._o saltpetre_n vide_fw-la niter_fw-la sulphur_n its_o white_a flower_n make_v with_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la 97._o t._n tartar_n why_o its_o crystal_n will_v not_o dissolve_v in_o cold_a water_n 108._o why_o its_o crystal_n boil_v with_o its_o salt_n do_v raise_v a_o effervescency_n in_o hot_a water_n which_o they_o can_v do_v in_o cold_a 109._o its_o soluble_a tartar_n only_o the_o cream_n of_o tartar_n make_v soluble_a in_o cold_a water_n ib._n it_o be_v chalybeat_v or_o martial_a crystal_n ib._n soluble_a tartar_n how_o chalybeat_v 111._o soluble_a emetic_n tartar_n may_v be_v make_v with_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a instead_o of_o spirit_n of_o urine_n but_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o ebullition_n and_o why_o 112._o how_o this_o emetic_n be_v prepare_v another_o way_n ib._n why_o water_n throw_v upon_o its_o salt_n new_o calcine_v do_v come_v to_o heat_n like_o unslacked_a lime_n 113._o salt_n of_o tartar_n not_o to_o be_v calcine_v with_o sulphur_n ib._n nor_o niter_fw-la 114._o its_o volatile_a salt_n why_o make_v of_o lees_n of_o wine_n rather_o than_o tartar_n 124._o very_a hard_a to_o keep_v its_o volatile_a salt_n dry_a and_o yet_o how_o that_o may_v be_v do_v ib._n its_o volatile_a salt_n make_v alkali_a by_o the_o fire_n but_o be_v not_o of_o that_o nature_n either_o in_o the_o plant_n or_o in_o the_o lees_n ib._n the_o salt_n of_o its_o lees_n prove_v to_o be_v acid_n 125_o 126._o this_o volatile_a salt_n no_o better_o than_o other_o 126._o some_o fix_a alkali_n salt_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o lees_n remain_v in_o the_o retort_n 127._o tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la distil_v in_o a_o retort_n yield_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n as_o it_o be_v at_o first_o 115._o during_o the_o ebullition_n of_o acid_n and_o alkali_n in_o this_o operation_n a_o great_a many_o dash_v of_o water_n fly_v about_o enough_o to_o put_v out_o a_o candle_n ib._n tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la make_v with_o rectify_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v not_o so_o white_a as_o that_o make_v with_o the_o spirit_n 114._o but_o when_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v use_v the_o ebullition_n be_v the_o great_a 115._o v._o vegetation_n from_o a_o mixture_n of_o volatile_a salt_n and_o sulphur_n 7_o 8._o the_o fix_a salt_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o ash_n of_o vegetable_n do_v fructify_v by_o be_v porous_a 7._o vinegar_n it_o be_v alkalize_v or_o radical_a spirit_n prove_v to_o be_v only_o the_o more_o phlegmatic_a part_n of_o distil_a vinegar_n 107._o viper_n their_o venom_n cause_v by_o acid_n salt_n 135._o the_o natural_a acidity_n of_o the_o blood_n not_o capable_a of_o cause_v any_o such_o venomous_a coagulation_n as_o viper_n do_v 135_o 136._o their_o volatile_a salt_n how_o rectify_v and_o why_o 136._o vitriol_n the_o redness_n of_o it_o calcine_v prove_v not_o to_o proceed_v from_o any_o copper_n therein_o contain_v 91_o 92._o some_o of_o its_o spirit_n always_o fly_v away_o through_o the_o juncture_n use_v what_o care_v you_o can_v 93._o german_n vitriol_n yield_v more_o but_o not_o so_o good_a spirit_n as_o the_o english_a 93._o its_o oil_n be_v mix_v with_o its_o acid_n spirit_n or_o with_o water_n or_o some_o ethereal_a oil_n as_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n why_o it_o cause_v so_o violent_a a_o heat_n and_o ebullition_n 93_o 94._o this_n not_o to_o be_v explicate_v by_o the_o notion_n of_o acid_n and_o alkali_n but_o by_o fiery_a particle_n contain_v in_o the_o oil_n 94._o a_o excellent_a experiment_n to_o prove_v its_o oil_n full_a of_o fiery_a part_n 94_o 95._o volatile_a salt_n when_o proper_a to_o be_v use_v and_o when_o not_o 126._o many_o of_o these_o volatile_a salt_n draw_v acid_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o mix_v 139._o w._n water_n queen_n of_o hungary_n water_n how_o ready_o make_v upon_o the_o spot_n 105._o the_o rosemary_n flower_n in_o it_o though_o volatile_a in_o their_o nature_n yet_o require_v a_o digestion_n to_o draw_v out_o their_o virtue_n 106._o why_o plain_a water_n can_v precipitate_v bismuth_n lead_v and_o antimony_n but_o can_v precipitate_v gold_n sylver_n or_o mercury_n 32._o wax_v its_o spirit_n a_o acid_n volatile_a salt_n like_o the_o salt_n of_o amber_n 138._o this_o distillation_n and_o that_o of_o amber_n prove_v all_o the_o salt_n of_o mix_a body_n to_o be_v natural_o acid_n and_o alkali_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o mutation_n make_v by_o fire_n 139._o wine_n that_o which_o be_v clear_a and_o free_v from_o lees_n and_o tartar_n will_v sour_a and_o turn_v into_o a_o weak_a vinegar_n but_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o tartar_n contain_v in_o its_o principle_n 106._o and_o the_o air_n think_v to_o communicate_v some_o acidity_n to_o wine_n 107._o the_o author_n way_n of_o draw_v its_o spirit_n vindicate_v 103_o 104._o finis_fw-la