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The waters of this clafs are very numerous as well 



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ding to the nature of thefalts they contain, on whicl 



as various > and difpofed here 



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operations do depend : they are generally diftinguifhed by the tafte, and the for 

 of the cryftals of their falts. 



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Such as are charged with 





whofe acid is more or lefs deeply engaged in that abforbent bafe 



d a loofe fulphureous fubft 



AQUA 



Sulphur at a tepida 



Hot-well water. 



2. 



Sulphurata frigida. 

 Cold fulphureous water 



Thefe waters 





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are frequent in moft parts of the world, and generally obferved to 

 inoft beneficial to mankind : they are diftinguifhed by the fmell, and the 

 heat peculiar to moft of them, (nay to all at the firft fource) ; by the yellow tarnifh 



they communicate to all filver vefTels; and by the inflammability of thefediment they 



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Such as are impregnated with falts, or particles of a metalic 



AQUA 



Vitriolica martialis 

 Ferruginous water. 



2. Vitriolica anea. 

 Copperifh water 



Thefe are diftinguifhed 



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nature of the particles they contain 



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charged with fteel turn all aftringent infufions black ; and a light admixture of 

 fpirit of fait armoniac gives all folutions of copper, or waters impregnated therewith 



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and aqua ft 



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De acido miner alt primario 



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falibus variis : 





Of the native mineral Acid, and the different Salts. 





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HOEVER obferves the natural conftitution of falts, efpecially thofe formed 

 in open air, as nitre and vitriol $ or confiders the operations of nature in 

 Vulcano's and fulphur mines, will certainly allow the exiftence of a primary more 

 iimple faline acid principle : which, according to the various bafes wherein it is lodg- 

 ed, constitutes thofe various falts we obferve hi the world - t and which we /hall now 

 divide, according to the different nature of their bafes, into the following claffes, viz. 



1°. Such as are of a fimple terrene, or calcarious fix'd bafe. 



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MURIA 



FoJJilis. 

 Rock fait 

 Marina. 

 Sea fait. 



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Spring water fait 



Thefe are diftinguifhed by their grateful fubacid tafte, and 



the 



ubico-hex- 





aedral figure of their cryftal 





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NITRUM 



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Native 



Cryftalizatum. 



Nitre, or fait petre 



The firft of thefe falts is only ufed as a material in the manufacture of the 

 which is diftinguifhed by its bitterifh acrid tafte, and great coldnefs upon the pal 



its eafy folubility, its 

 octaedral and pointed 



plofive quality when joined with a phlogiftic, and by the 



form of 



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yftals; the firft fp< 



the true 

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