3^4 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



Art. XL 



E^'psrimdnts on Neutral Salts, compounded of 

 different add Liquors, and alanine Salts^ 

 Jixedand volatile ; h) the fame, 



* A T a former meeting of the fociety 

 / * (January 1738), I read feme re- 

 marks on chemical folutions ; the laft of 

 which gave me occafion to mention fome 

 experiments, in which I was then employ- 

 ed, but had not finiftied : And there- 

 fore, at that time, I could not confider 

 them in their full extent, or have a juft 

 view of all the confequences that might 

 be drawn from them. 



I now proceed to relate the experiments, 

 and to obferve how far they may be ufe- 

 ful to extend our knowledge. 



I prepared a parcel of faditious, or (as 

 the chemifts are pleafed to call it) rege- 



ne- 



* June 7. 1739* 



