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ter conducted, or in the way they do here. A very few 

 trials, however, would much better certify this, than all 

 I can polfibly fay on the fubject, or, in facl, than all 

 the reafoning in the world. Therefore, as to my own 

 particular opinion of the flavour and quality of the rofes 

 at home being equal, if not fuperior, to that of thofe in 

 this country, I may be entirely filent ; the rules and 

 reafoning in chemiftry, though ferving greatly to en- 

 large and improve our underftanding, being what of 

 themfelves can never be depended upon, till confirmed 

 by facls and experiments ; where many things often 

 turn out very different from what, from our beft and 

 mofl plaufible arguments, we had the greateft reafon to 

 expect. Or, if it fliould be found to be really true, 

 what I hafe often heard afferted, by thofe however who 

 had it only from others, but not of their own particular 

 knowledge, that, in diltilling their oil of rofes at the 

 places where they make it the beft, they ufe alfo with 

 their rofes, fandal wood, and fome other aromaticks, no 

 rofes whatfoever, it is plain, could ever of themfelves 

 be made to afford a like oil ; nor without fuch an addi- 

 tion as they employ. A circumftance, by the bye, that 

 might poffibly eaiily be certified by fome one of the 

 many ingenious correfpondentsof the Society who may 

 happen to refide where it is made: and a knowledge of 

 the real truth of it would certainly be of ufe. 



Chatra^ December 24, 1786. 



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