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diftinguifhes them from bodies that 

 are barely fluid. Fotthefe, as fuch, 

 require not near fo brisk an agitati- 

 on, as is wont to be necefiary to 

 make bodies deferve the name of 

 hot. Thus we fee that the particles 

 of water in its natural ( orufuai ) 

 ftate, move fo calmly, that we do not 

 feel it at all warm though it could 

 not be a liquor unlefs they were in a 

 reftlefs motion 5 but when water 

 comes to beattuslly hot, the motion 

 does manifeftly and proportiona- 

 bly appear more vehement 5 fince 

 it does not onely briskly ftrike our 

 organs of feelings but ordinarily 

 produces ftore of very fmall bubbles, 

 and will melt butter or Coagulated 

 oyl, caft upon it and will afford va- 

 pours 5 that, by the agitation they 

 fuffer , will be made to afcend into 

 the air. And if the degree of Heat 

 be fuch as to make the water boil, 

 then the agitation becomes much 

 more manifeft by the confus'd moti- 

 ons, and waves, and noife, and bub- 

 blesj that are excited > and by other 



obvious 



