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| England, as in Jraly, or Provence. -{hele and the like means may be tried ia 
-fobacco. Enquire alfo of the {teeping of Roots, in {dine fuch Liquor, as thay | - 
give them Vigor to put forth {tcong. 
1 w WSacof theSun, for the Muurition of Fruits; yea; and rhe heat of Vi- 
H vification of Living Crearures, are both reprefented and fuipplied by the 
heat of Fire} and likew-fe, the hears of ihe Sun, and life, ace reprefcnted 
fone bythe other, ees, fet upon the Backs of Chiiineys, do tipen Fruit 
fooner. Fines, that have been drawn in at the Window of aKirchin, have 
| fent forth Grapes; ripe a moneth (at leat) before others. Stoves, at tue Back 
1 of Walls, bring forrh Oreages here withus. Eggs, as is reported by fome, have 
) been hatched in the Warmch of an Oven, Itis reported by the Ancients, that 
| the Erich layech her Eggs under Sand, where the heat of the Sun difclofeth 
‘them. " 
Experiment 
Solitary, 
touching, 
Several Heats 
working the 
fame Effettte 
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| ae yan fs 
‘ Arty in the Boyling fwelleth not mich; Wheat fwelleh more, RiXe ex- 
B trreamly 3 inforuch, as a quarter of a Pint cunboiled) will arife to a Pint 
boiled. Thecaufe (no doubr) is, for that the more clofeand compada the 
Body is, the more ic will dilate. Now Barley is the matt hollow, Wheat 
miore folid than that, and Rize moftfolid of all. Ic may be alfoj that tome 
| Bodies have akinde of LLentor, and more depertible nature than others ; as 
awe fee it evident in colouration ; for a {mall quantity of Saffron, willtin& 
‘}more, than a very great quantity of Brefil, or Wine. 
ieee ; 
GRBs 
Experiment 
Solitary, 
touching 
Swelling and 
Dilatation. in 
Boyling. 
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REP 
858. 
anes 
Solitary, | 
touching the | 
Dulcoration of 
Fruits. 
| W7> Rait growerh (weet by Rowling or Prcffing theni getitly with the Hand; 
1] FE: Rowling Pears, Damafins,Gc. By Rottennef; as CMedlars, Services, Sloes, 
| Heps, &c. By Time 5 as Apples, Wardens, Pomegranates, Gc. By certain 
4] fpecial AZaturatious ; as by laying them in Hyy, Straw, crc. Andby Fire; as 
‘Vin Rosfting, Stewing, Baking, &c. The caute of the {weernefs by Rowling, 
_jand Preffing is, Emollition, which they properly enduce ; as in beating of 
‘| Stock-fish, Flesh, Gc. By Rottenneff is, for that the Spirits of the Fruit, by Putre- 
| fa&tion, gather hear, and thereby difgeft the harder part: For in all Pujrefaai- 
ons thereisadegreeof heat. By Zime and Keepingis, beeaufe the Spirits of 
‘|the Body, do ever feed upon the tangible parts, and attenuate them. By 
| feveral Maturations is, by fomedegree of heat. And by Fireis, becatfe itis 
_|the proper work of Heat to refine, and’ to incorporate ; and all fournefs 
4 confifteth in fome grofsnefs of the Body: Andall incorporation doth make 
_| the mixture of the Body, more equal, ‘in all the parts, which everenduceth 
|a milder tatte. 
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859. 
Experiment 
Solitary» 
touching 
Fle{h Edible, 
and nos Edi- 
ble. 
1 Fieshes, fome aré edible} fome; except it be in Famine, not. Ass 
| thofe thar are not edible, the caufe is, for that they have (commonly ) 
-|too much bitternefs of tafte; and therefore thofe. Creatures; which are 
| fierce and'cholerick, are not edible; as Lions, VYalyes, Squirrels; Dogs, Foxes; 
| Horfes, oc. As for Kine, Sheep, Goats, Deer, Swine, Conneys, Hares; OX. 
| We feethey are milde, and fearful: Yet itis true, that Horfes whichare 
| Beafts of courage, have been and are eaten by fome Nations; asthe Scythians | 
“| Were called: Hippophagi ; and the Chinefes eat Hotf-fiesh at this day 3 ahd | 
‘jfome Glutrons havenfed to have ‘Colts-ficth baked. In Birds, fuch as are | 
: Carnivore; and Birds of Prey, are commonly no good Meat ; but the réa- | 
fon is, rather the Choletick Nature of thofe Bitds; than their Feeding up- 
fon Ficths for Puitt, Gulls, Shoyelér, Ducks, do feed upon Flefh, and yetare | 
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