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of Fruit in other Countries 5 if they 

 were handled after the fame way, or 

 otherwife skilfully wrought on by a 

 moderate hear, would admit as great 

 alterations in point of taft. Neither 

 is that fort of Pear to be here omit- 

 ted, which by meer Compreffion, 

 duly ordered, without external heat, 

 will in a few minutes be brought to 

 exchange its former hardnefs and 

 harfhnefs for fo yielding a Contex- 

 ture and pleafant a taft, as I could 

 not but think very remarkable. And 

 that even more folid and ftubborn 

 Salts than thofe of Vegetables-, may 

 have the fliarpnefs and piercingnefs of 

 their tafts very much taken off by 

 the bare internal a&ion of one part 

 upon the other, without the addition 

 of any fweetning body , I have been 

 induced to think by having found, 

 upon trial, that, by the help of infi-" 

 pid Water, we may, without any vi- 

 olence of Fire, reduce Sea-falt into a 

 Brine of fo mild and peculiar (I had 

 almoft faid) pleafant a taft* that one 

 would fcarce fufpeft what it had 

 v '".= * '- . been^ 



