plicate how this Saturation takes 

 away the Cprrofivenefs from Salts 

 that are ftill a&ually prefent in the 

 fweet Mercury. And by Analogy 

 to fome fuch Explication? as the a- 

 bove proposM 5 a poflible Account 

 may be rendered* why fretting Salts 

 do either quite lofe their fharpnefs, 

 as Alkalies, whilft they are imbodi- 

 ed with Sand in common Glafs 3 or 

 lofe much of their Corrofive Acidi- 

 ty , as Oyl of Vitriol does when 

 with Steel it compofes Vitriolum 

 Mortis 5 or elfe are tranfmuted or 

 difguis'd by conjundion with fome 

 corroded bodies of a peculiar Tex- 

 ture., as when Aqua Fortis does with 

 Silver make an extreamly bitter 

 Salt or Vitriol 3 and with Lead one 

 that is pofitively fweet almoft like 

 common Saccharum Saturni. 



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