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of all, thehanging of them in adeep Well fomewhat above the Water, fot 
fome fortnights {pace, is an excellent means of making Drink frefh and 
quick: For the cold doth not caufe any exhaling of the Spiritsat all, as heat 
doth, though it rarifieth the reft that remain: But cold maketh the Spirits 
vigorous, and irritateth them, whereby theyincorporate the parts of the | 
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As. for the Aasuration of Fruits, it is wrought by the calling forth of | 
the Spirits of the Body outward, and fo {preading thena more imoothly; } 
and likewife by digefting, in fome degree , the groffer parts: Aind [* 
this is effected by Heat, Motion, Attraction, and by a Rudiment’ of | 
Putrefadion ; For the Inception of Putrefaéion hath in it 4 CVfae- | 
ration. . ind: onl 
There were taken Apples, and laid in Straw, in Hay, in Flower, in 7 
Chalk, in Lime, covered over with Onions, covered over with Crabs, | 
clofed up,in W ax, fhut in a Box, &e: » There wasalfo an Apple hanged up | 
infmoak. Of all which the Experiment forted inthismanner. sh 
After a moncths, fpace, the Apple, enclofed in Wax, was as Green | 
and frefhas at the ficft putting in, andthe Kernels continued White. The | 
caufe is, for that all cxclufion of openAis, (which is ever predatory) main- | 
taineth the Body inhis firft frefhnefs and moi(ture ; butthe inconvenience | 
is, thatit tafteth a littleof the Wax, which, 1 fuppofe, in a Pomegranate, or | 
fome fuch thick coated fruit, it would not do. PS 4 
The Apple hanged in the fmoak, turned like an old Mellow-Apple | 
wrinkled, dry, foft, fweet, yellow within. The caufe is, for that fuch }- 
a degrecof heat, which doth neither melt nor fcorch (for we fee that: i 
in a greater heat, a roaft Apple foftneth and melteth, and Pigs fect | 
made of quarters of Wardens, fcortch and have askin of coal) doth} 
Mellow, and not adure: The {moak alfo maketh the Apple (as it were) | 
fprinkled with Soot, which helpeth tomature. Wefee, chat in drying of | 
Pears and Prunes, inthe Oven, and removing of them oftenas they begin | 
to fweat, there is alike operation: .but.that is with a far more intenfe de- | 
grec Of heat. fe te OW, ae 
The Apples covered inthe Lime and Afhes, were well maturedas ap-- 
peared both in their yellownefs and {weetnefs. The caufeis, forthat that | 
Degree of Heat, which is in Limeand Athes, (being a {moothering heat) is | 4 
of allthe reft most proper ; for it doth neither Liquefie nor Arefie,and that | 
| is true Maturation. Note, that the tafte of thofe Apples was g00 a, and’ 
therefore it isthe Experiment fitteft for ufe. dee 
‘The Apples covered with Crabs and Onions, were likewife well matu— 
red. Thecaufeisnot anyheat, bnt for thatthe Crabs and the Onions draw 
forth the Spirits of the Apple, and {pred them equally thorowout the Body ; | 
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whichtaketh away hardnefs. So we fee one Apple ripeneth againft another. | 
And thereforein making of Cider, they turn the Apples firft upona heap 5 } 
fo one Clufter of Grapes, that roucheth another whileftit groweth, ripen- | 
eth fatter. Botrms contra Botruns citivs maturefcit. oho). eel 
3226 . The Applesin Hay and the Straw, ripened apparently, though notfo | 
muchas the other, butthe Apple in the Straw, more. The caufe is, for that } 
the Hay and Straw have avery low degreeof Heat, but yet clofe and 
| {moothering, and which drveth not. + 20 OF it 2 a 
323. The Apple inthe clofe Box was ripened alfo. The caufe is, for that] 
7 all Air kept clofe, hath a degree of warmth ;’as we fecin Wool, Fur, | 
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