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noise or rattle. And so doth the &quot; aetites&quot; or eagle- 

 stone, which hath a little stone within it. 



155. And as for water, it is a certain trial : let a 

 man go into a bath, and take a pail, and turn the 

 bottom upward, and carry the mouth of it, even, 

 down to the level of the water, and so press it down 

 under the water some handful and an half, still 

 keeping it even that it may not tilt on either side, 

 and so the air get out: then let him that is in the 

 bath dive with his head so far under water, as he 

 may put his head into the pail, and there will come 

 as much air bubbling forth, as will make room for 

 his head. Then let him speak, and any that shall 

 stand without shall hear his voice plainly ; but yet 

 made extreme sharp and exile, like the voice of 

 puppets : but yet the articulate sounds of the words 

 will not be confounded. Note, that it may be much 

 more handsomely done, if the pail be put over the 

 man s head above water, and then he cower down, 

 and the pail be pressed down with him. Note, that 

 a man must kneel or sit, that he may be lower than 

 the water. A man would think that the Sicilian poet 

 had knowledge of this experiment ; for he saith, that 

 Hercules s page, Hylas, went with a water-pot to fill 

 it at a pleasant fountain that was near the shore, 

 and that the nymph of the fountain fell in love with 

 the boy, and pulled him under water, keeping him 

 alive ; and that Hercules missing his page, called 

 him by his name aloud, that all the shore rang of 

 it ; and that Hylas from within the water answered 



