EXPERIMENTS FOR PROFIT. 



415 



The two balances being weighed in air and water, 

 the balance in the air over-weigheth the other in the 

 water one dram and twenty-eight grains ; the depth 

 in the water as aforesaid. 



It is a profitable experiment which sheweth the 

 weights of several bodies in comparison with water. 

 It is of use in lading of ships and other bottoms, and 

 may help to shew what burden in the several kinds 

 they will bear. 



CERTAIN SUDDEN THOUGHTS OF THE LORD BACON 3, 



SET DOWN BY HIM UNDER THE TITLE OF 



EXPERIMENTS FOR PROFIT. 1 



MUCK of leaves. 



Muck of river, earth, 

 and chalk. 



Muck of earth closed, 

 both for salt-petre and 

 muck. 



Setting of wheat and 

 peas. 



Mending of crops by 

 steeping of seeds. 



Making peas, cherries, 

 and strawberries come 

 early. 



Strengthening of earth 

 for often returns of rad- 

 ishes, parsnips, turnips, &c. 



Making great roots of 

 onions, radishes, and oth- 

 er esculent roots. 



Sowing of seeds of tre- 

 foil. 



Setting of woad. 



Setting of tobacco, and 

 taking away the rawns. 



Grafting upon boughs 

 of old trees. 



Making of a hasty cop- 

 pice. 



Planting of osiers in 

 wet grounds. 



Making of candles to 

 last long. 



1 Baconiana, p. 138. 



