of fymt ani> €ofo. 79 



(tilled Rain-water 3 made and kept 

 it manifeftly warm for a pretty deal 

 above an hour, and during no fmall 

 part of that time kept it fo hot,, 

 that 'twas troublefome to be hand- 



led. 



EXPER. XIV. 



THe former Experiment brings 

 into my mind one that I men- 

 tion without teaching it in the Hi- 

 ftory of Gold, and it appeared very 

 furprizing to thofe that knew not the 

 ground of it. For having fometimes 

 merrily proposed to heat cold li- 

 quors with Ice, the undertaking 

 feem'd extravagant if not impoffi- 

 ble, but was eafiiy performed by ta- 

 king out of a bafon of cold water* 

 wherein divers fragments of Ice were 

 fwimriiing , one or two pieces that I 

 perceived were well drenched with 

 the liquor, and immerfingthemfud- 

 denly into a wide mouth'd Giafs 

 wherein ftrong Oyl of Vitriol had 



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