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more place, and so the air and the water succeed. It 

 worketh the same effect, if instead of water you put 

 flour or sand into the bason : which sheweth that it is 

 not the flame s drawing the liquor, as nourishment ; as 

 it is supposed ; for all bodies are alike unto it ; as it is 

 ever in motion of nexe ; insomuch as I have seen the 

 glass, being held by the hand, hath lifted up the bason 

 and all ; the motion of nexe did so clasp the bottom 

 of the bason. That experiment, when the bason was 

 lifted up, was made with oil, and not with water : nev 

 ertheless this is true, that at the very first setting of 

 the mouth of the glass upon the bottom of the bason, 

 it draweth up the water a little, and then standeth at a 

 stay, almost till the candle s going out, as was said. 

 This may shew some attraction at first : but of this we 

 will speak more, when we handle attractions by heat. 



Experiments in consort touching the influences of the 

 moon. 



Of the power of the celestial bodies, and what 

 more secret influences they have besides the two 

 manifest influences of heat and light, we shall speak 

 when we handle experiments touching- the celestial 

 bodies : meanwhile we will give some directions for 

 more certain trials of the virtue and influences of 

 the moon ; which is our nearest neighbour. 



The influences of the moon (most observedj are 

 four. The drawing forth of heat ; the inducing 

 of putrefaction ; the increase of moisture ; the ex 

 citing of the motions of spirits. 



890. For the drawing forth of heat, we have for- 



