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from this fubftance is infinitely more acid, 

 than that which was drawn off by the 

 fir ft procefs. 



To re6tify diflilled Vinegar, put It Into 

 a clean veflel, fetcing it in the fame degree 

 of fire as at firfl: to feparate more phlegm, 

 and in every thing proceed as before, till 

 the bottom is almoftdry. Neither the fire 

 nor diftillation however muft be urged too 

 far, for fear of giving an empyreumatic 

 flavour to that which is already dlllilled, 



Diftilled Vinegar is ufed externally, 

 mixed with Water, to wafh the face : it is 

 cooling, and takes away the troublefome 

 little pimples that fometimes affedl this 

 part. 



270. Dljlilled Lavender Vinegar, 



Put into a ilone cucurbit any quantity 



of frefli-gathcred Lavender Flowers picked 



L clean 



