And having inquired about this mat- 

 ter of two eminent Artifts, (whom I 

 often employ,) concerning the odour 

 of Beech-wood whilft it is turning, 

 they both agreed, that it would emit 

 well-fented effluviums. And one of 

 them affirmed to me farther, that., ha- 

 ving bought a great block of that 

 Wood D to make divers pieces of 

 workmanfbip with it 5 when he came 

 to turn it, there woulc(iflue out not 

 onely a copious odour, but offucha 

 peculiar fragrancy, that one that 

 knew not whence it proceeded would 

 have concluded he was fmellingRofes. 



EXPER. V, 



By mixing a good proportion of a very 

 firongly fented Body with an almoji 

 inodorous one^ to deprive itfpeedh 

 ly of all its fmeU. 



TAke Salt of Tartar, and drop 

 upon it either Spirit of Nitre 

 or Aqua fortis not too much de- 



phlegmed, 



