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Ihave entered into this detail for the fake 
of thofe who may defire to repeat my ex- 
‘periments. Having now faid enough on 
the manner of .making them, I go’on to 
obferve, that in this way I have examined 
a great variety of fluids. Such as, 
The guick-lime fpirit of fal. ammoniac, 
The ether of Frobenius, 
The nitrous ether, 
The volatile tincture of fulpbur, 
Spirit of wine, 
Spirit of fal. ammoniac made with the fixed 
alkali, 
Brandy, 
Wine, 
Vinegar, 
Water, 
Oil of turpentine, 
Oil of mint, 
Oil of pimento. 
By each of thefe employed to moiften 
i. the ball of the thermometer, fome degree 
_ of coid is produced. ‘I dare not however 
at prefent determine exactly what is the 
finking 
