hap. 2.] . Alkaline yf/r. 9 



fioned a whitifh cloud, which foon difappeared, leaving 

 only a little dimnefs on the fides of the veffel. Fixed 

 air admitted to alkaline air, produced a depofition of 

 the common or concrete volatile alkali, in the form 

 of oblong and (lender cryftals, which crofled each 

 other, and covered the fides of the veflel like a net- 

 work. Inflammable air admitted to alkaline air, pro- 

 duced no particular appearance. Water abforbed the 

 alkaline air, and left the inflammable air as before. 

 Azotic gas feemed to have no effect on alkaline air. 

 Alkaline air is abforbed by water, in the proportion of -- 

 of an ounce meafure of air to i | grains of rain water ; 

 and the water is by thefe means made prodigioufly 

 ftronger than any of the volatile fpirit offal ammoniac 

 pr hartfhorn; obtained in the common way. 



