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mate made in fair water. For this fub- 

 (idiDg matter, being laid to dry in 

 the Philter ,by which 'twas feparated 

 from the water, would retain a deep 

 but fomewhat dirty colour 5 and if 

 then, putting it into the bottom of a 

 wine gla(s,I poured upon it, either 

 clear oil of Vitriol, or fome other 

 ftrong acid Menftruum, the A leal i- 

 zat particles being difabled and fwal- 

 lowed up by fome of the acid ones of 

 the Menftruum, the other acid ones 

 would fo readily diflbl ve the refidue 

 of the powder, that in a trice the co- 

 lour of it would difappear and the 

 whole mixture be reduced into a clear 

 Liquor, without any fediment at the 

 bottom. 



Thus much may fuffice at prefent 

 about the firft general way of Preci- 

 pitating Bodies out of the Liquors 

 they fwam in. . 



CHAP. 



