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Lea. VI of Tafts, 
14. $. Again, Tass are either Continual, as molt commonly: or 
Intermittent 5 as that of Dracontinm, efpecially in the Root. For after 
it feems to be loft and extinguifhed 5 it will then again ( chiefly upon 
the Collifon of the Tongue and Goomes ) be pl 
viv'd. 
15. §. Laftly, Tafts are either Still, as ulvally 3 or may be called 
Tremulous, as the Heat produced by Pyrerhrum. Difting from that 
of Cloves, Ginger, and many other Hot Bodies, in that there the Heat 
is fl]; but here in Pyrethrum, "ts joyned with a kind of Vibration + 
as when a-Flame is brandifhed with a Lawp-Furnace. Thus far of the 
Sorts of simple Tafts. 
16. $, COMPOUNDED Tafi are very numerous 5_ being 
made by the various Cowjundlion of simple Tafts, as Words are of Let, 
ters. Sometimes of two, as in Saccharum Saturni, of Aftringent and 
Sweet. Sometimes three, as in Alves, Malignant, Litter and Sweet; in 
Rhubarb, Malignant, Afiringent and Bitter. Sometimes four, as in 
Agarick , Malignant, Aftringent, Bitter and Sweet, And in fome Bo- 
dies, five or fix Species may be joyned together. 
17. $. For themore accurate Obfervation whereof, there are thefe 
eafie Rules. That not too many be tafted at one time: leaft the Tongue 
being furcharged, become lef critical. That the Mouth be wafhed 
with warm water betwixt every tafting. And that thofe things be 
firft tafted which produce a leß durable Tafe 5 that fo one may be 
throughly extinguifhed, before another be try'd. 
18. $. Ofthe numerous Conjuntions of Tafts, which may thus be 
oblerved, there are only Six to which the penury of Language hath al- 
lowed (if I may call them) Proper Names, fc. Acerbus, Aufterns, Acris, 
Muriaticus, Lixivns & Nitrofus. Mott of which are commonly taken 
in to make up the number of Simple Tufts. But very improperly; be- 
ing all of them Componnded and Decompounded Tafis: to which Clafi 
they ought therefore to be referd. For 
19. $. Auftere, is Aftringent and Bitters as in the green and fof 
Stones of Grapes. 
20. $. Acerb, properly fo called, is Aifringent and Acid; as in 
the Juyce of unripe Grapes. 
21. $. Acris, is ao Compounded, For firtt, fimply Hot, it is not: 
Hot Bodies, which are not Acría 5 asthe Roots 
of Zedoary, 1 yutrayerva. Nor Secondly, is it fimply Pungeut, 
becaufe alfo Bodies, which are Non-acria pungentias of which 
kind is the Root of Arm». Wherefore Acritude, is Pungency joyned 
with Heat, 
heightened and re- 
becaufe the 
tick , is Saltnefs joyned with fome Pungency, as in 
is Saltnefi joyned with Purgercy and Heat, 
ltnefs joyned with Puzgency and Cold. 
ides thefe Six, or perhaps one or two more, there are, 
id, a great number of Conjudfions, for which we have no Pro» 
per Nan For admit that there were but Ten species of Simple Tafts, 
25 us, Dulcis, Acidus, Salfes, Calidus, Frigidus, Aro» 
zuatiens, Malign gens, Pungers. And of thefe Ten, but Two, 
or at moft, but Three to be compounded together in any one Body. 
Ifonly Two, they produce 45 pp Tufts, For the Firfl, may 
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