146 New Procefs for rendering Lemon Juice flronger. 
coldeft climate in the world, and who have to ftruggle incef- 
fantly with froft and hunger, exceed all defcription. By re 
of example, I fhall mention only one article, a firft-rat 
ornament of the ladies of the Alieutian Iflands, confifting of 
a pair of the long tufks of 'a wild boar, cut down to ‘a fmaller 
fize, which are ftuck into two holes, one on each fide of the 
under lip, from which they project, and give the wearer an 
appearance fimilar to that of the wallrus, which is confidered 
as a beauty almoft irrefiftible. 
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Dr re ne eng ae ea eA TEES TES SSE ES EE De ENED AOE TSS TERS 
VI. New Procefs for obtaining Lemon Juice of a Stronger 
Quality, By M. BRUGNATELLI. From Annali di Chis . 
mia, Vol. Il. p. 31. 
Have obferved in the courfe of feveral experiments 
that the flimy fubftance in lemon juice feparates itfelf {pon- 
taneoufly from that acid, I endeavoured to find out fome 
methed of preventing it from fpoiling during the time ne- 
ceflary for its feparation, in order that the acid fhould not. 
acquire any bad-propertics which might render it unpleafant 
‘to the tafte, or uncertain in its chemical effects. 
I expreffed in the common, manner the,jutce of perfeétly 
nipe lemons, and firained it through a -piece'of linen. In 
half an hour I firained it again, to free it from a little flimy 
matter which had fettled at the bottom of the veffel. I then 
added to the juice a certain quantity of the ftrongeft {pint 
of wine, and. preferved the mixture for fome days in a well- 
‘corked bottle. During that time there was a confiderable, 
depofit, which to’ all appearance was of a flimy mature, and 
which I feparated by filtering paper. If the fluid was too 
thick to-pats through the filter, I diluted it again with, Spirit 
of wine. After this operation, the depofit seandine’ on the 
paper, which was entirely covered with it, and I obtained 
in the veffel placed below, the pureft acid of lemons com-_ 
pitied with {pirit of wine. if 
