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fame ifland. The refult was not differento 

 From twelve ounces of this glafs I obtained 

 104 grains of a liquor which accumulated 

 at the bottom of the glafs receiver, by the 

 condenfation of the white vapours, and the 

 liquor manifeftod to the tafte the fame mu- 

 riatic acid, the prefence of which was con-- 

 firmed by the fame proofs as before. 



Notwithftanding the equalityof the weight 

 of the two glafles, the liquor obtained from 

 the prefent weighed 40 grains lefs than 

 that extraded from the other, but, when 

 touched with the point of the tongue, tailed 

 fomewhat more acid. In fad:, from 8q 

 grains of this latter I obtained 10 grains of 

 muriate of filver, in which there was, con^ 

 fequently, 2~ grains of muriatic acid, while 

 the other only contained 2. 



I afterwards made the fame experiment 

 on fad:itious glafs ; but, in this cafe, not 

 more than a grain of water was colledied in 

 the receiver, and that was perfectly infipid. 

 It appears, therefore, that this acid apper- 

 tains 



