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bottle Into a middling fized flill, fit on a 

 low head with alhort n^ck, and diftil in 

 the common manner, with a fire of fuch 

 a degree of fiercenefs as to make the 

 diflilled Water run off in a llream, re- 

 fembling a thick thread. The Qumtef- 

 fence will come over v/ith the Spirit, mixed 

 with a large quantity of Phlegm ; but be- 

 ing heavier than either of thofe fubilances, 

 will be found precipitated to the bottom 

 cf the receiver. Separate it in the ufual 

 Scanner, and keep it for ufe in a vial clofely 

 corked. Then unlute your ftill, and 

 throv/ in the fpirituous Water that remains 

 after the ftparation of the QuintefTence ; 

 diftil it a fecond time, and you will 

 obtain a fmall quantity more, which may 

 be add^d to the former. 



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