The Power of Mixture. Lea. L 
Week, or Month, or longer, without ceflation. Which may probably 
produce, not only range, but nfeful Efès, in the Solution of fome 
and the Mixture of other Bodies. And may ferve to mix fuch Bodies 
rough the mal number of their congruous parts, are hardly mingle. 
able any other way. Agitation being, as carrying the Key to and 
fro, till it hit the Lock; or within the Lock, till it hit the Wards, 
5. $. Secondly, For the Choice of materials, if they are not im- 
mediately, that is, of themfelves, »ingleable 5 we are then to turn one 
9. Species of Mixture into a Rule 5 which is, To mix them by mediation 
of fome third, whether more fimple or compounded Body, which may 
be congruous ix part to them both: as Sulpkurous Salts are to Water and 
Oyl; and are for that reafon mingleable with either ofthem. Or, By 
any two congruous Bodies, which are alfo, ix part, congruous to imo 
others: and other like ways. Whereby the parts of Bodies, though 
never fo heterogeneous, may yet be all bound and lockd up together. 
Even as twenty Keys may be united, only by uniting the two Rings 
whereon they hang. 
6. $. The Confid: ion of thefe things, have put me upon ma- 
king feveral Experiments, for the mingling of heterogeneous Bodies, 1 
fhall give two Examples of Tryal 5 the one upon Fluid, the otherup- 
on confiftext Bodies. 
7. $. For the firfi, I took Oy! of Anifeds, and pouring it upon a- 
nother Body 5 I fo order'd it, that it was thereby turned into a per- 
fet milk-white Balam, or Butyr. By which means the faid Opl be- 
came mingleable with any Winy, or Watery Liquors eafily, and inftanta- 
neoufly diffolving therein, in the form of a xilk, And mote, That 
thisis done, without the leaf? alteration of the Smell, Tafi, Nature, or 
Operation of the faid Oyl. By fomewhat the like means, not only 
Oyl’of Anifeeds, but any other ftillatitions Oyl, may. be transformed 
into a milk-white Butyr 5 and in like manner be mingled with 
Water or any other Liquor. Which is of various ufe in Medicine; and 
what I find oftentimes very convenient and advantageous to be 
done. 
8. $. Again, not only Fluid but confiftent Bodies, which of them- 
felves will mix only with Oyl; by due mixture with other Bodies, may 
be renderd eafily diffoluble in Water 5 as may Kofi, and all ref 
and friable Gums. As alo Wax : and this without changing much 
of their Color, Taft, or Smell. Whereof likewife, whatfoever others 
may do, the Phyfician may make a manifold Of. 
INSTANCE IL 
Y Mixture alfo, we may be taught to Imitate the Produttion 
3) Nature, As to which, from what we have before faid of Mix+ 
ture, we may conclude; That there is no Geweratior of Bodies 
ganical, but whatis in the Power of Mixtureto imitate. As of A 
to Imitate Blood, Fat, Chyle, Spittle, Flegm, Bile, &c. OF Vegetabl 
to Imitate a Milk, Mucilage, Rofiv, Gum, or Salt. OF M; 
ImitateVitriol, Allom, and other Salts 
$. Ido not fay, I can do all thi 
e can conclude this poflible to be done 5 
it. But I will alfo give an Initance of fo 
every kind, And, 
to 
fo Metals, and the like. 
£, upon good 
it is one ffep tot 
rhat that may be 
