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increaseth the heat, and covered with straw to keep 

 them from cold. They remove them also, which 

 addeth some life : and by these helps they become as 

 good in England, as in Italy or Provence. These, 

 and the like means, may be tried in tobacco. Inquire 

 also of the steeping of the roots in some such liquor 

 as may give them vigour to put forth strong. 



Experiment solitary touching several heats working 

 the same effects. 



856. Heat of the sun for the maturation of 

 fruits ; yea, and the heat of vivification of living crea 

 tures, are both represented and supplied by the heat 

 of fire ; and likewise the heats of the sun, and life, 

 are represented one by the other. Trees set upon 

 the backs of chimneys do ripen fruit sooner. Vines, 

 that have been drawn in at the window of a kitchen, 

 have sent forth grapes ripe a month at least before 

 others. Stoves at the back of walls bring forth 

 oranges here with us. Eggs, as is reported by some, 

 have been hatched in the warmth of an oven. It is 

 reported by the ancients, that the ostrich layeth her 

 eggs under sand, where the heat of the sun discloseth 

 them. 



Experiment solitary touching swelling and dilatation 

 in boiling. 



857. Barley in the boiling swelleth not much ; 

 wheat swelleth more ; rice extremely, insomuch as a 

 quarter of a pint, unboiled, will arise to a pint boiled. 

 The cause no doubt is, for that the more close and 



