Century I X, 



Prefix The Carfe may bc 5 for that the Salt Part of the ^fi?r, doth partly rife ( 

 into a Kindeoi Scummeow the Top $ And partly goeth into a Sediment in 

 the Bottume : And fo is rather a Separatim$\kh an £ vapor ahou. But it is too 

 ^rofie to rife into a PW/wwr : And fo is a Bitter Tafte likewile ; For Simple 

 Difiilled Waters of Worm-wood, and the likc,are not Bitter. 



IT hath been fct down before, that Pits upon the Sea-Shoar, turneinto 

 Frefb water ^oy Percolation of the Salt through the Sand : But it is further 

 noted 5 by feme of the Ancients, that in fome Places of Afjrick^aher a time, 

 the Water in fuch Pits will become Srackijh againe. The Caufe is, for that 

 after a time, the very Sands? thorow which the Salt-Water pafleth, become 

 $alt h And lo the Strainer it ielfe is tin&cd with Salt. The Remedy there- 

 fore is,to digge ft ill Neve Pits, when the old wax Brackijh ; as if you would 

 change your Strainer. 



TT hath been obferved by the Ancients, that Salt-Water, will difTolve Salt, 

 put into it 3 in 1 elle time, than Frefh-fVater will difTolve it. The Cattf e may 

 be, for that the Salt in the Precedent Water , doth, by Similitude of Subftance 

 draw the Sd/f new put in,unto it^ Whereby it diffufeth in the Liquor more 

 fpeedily. This is a Noble Experiment , if it be true-, For it fheweth Mcanes 

 of more Quick and Ealie Infufions; And it is likewife a good Instance of At- 

 traclion^y Similitudeoi Subfldnce.Try it with Sugar put into «^ffT 3 formerly 

 Sugred$ And into other Water mfugred. 



pilt Sagtfr into wine, part of it above,part under the wine; And you (hall 

 find, that (which may feem ftrange 5 ) that the Sugar above the Wine, 

 will foften and difTolve fooner, than that within the wine. The Caufe is,for 

 that the wine entreth that Part of the Sugar , which is under the wine , by 

 Simple Infu[ion,or Spreading • But that Part above the wine, is likewife for- 

 ced by Sucking : Fot all fpungie Bodies expell the ^/V<?,and draw in Liquour, 

 if it be Contiguous : As we fee it alfo in Spunges, put part above the water. 

 It is worthy the Inquiry, to fee how you may make more Accurate Infufions, 

 by Helpe of Attraction. 



WAter in fVels is Warmer in winter, than in Summer ; And fo Aire in 

 Caves. The Caufe is 5 for that in the Higher Parts , under the Earth 

 there is a Drgra of fome Htat\ asappeareth in Sulphureous Veines, &c. 

 Which (hut clofe in, (as in winter ;) is the More ; But if it Perlpire , (as it 

 doth in Summer,) it is the leffe. 



tT is reported,that amongftthe Leucadians, in Ancient timc,upon a Super- 

 J-ftition they did ufe to Precipitate a Man, from a High Clijje into the Sea, 

 Tying about him,with Strings, at fome diftance, many great Foxles ; And 

 fixing unto his Body divers Feathers^ fpread,to break the Fait. Certainly ma- 

 ny Birds of good Wiag,(As Kites,andtht like,) would bear up a good Weight, 

 as they flie; And Spreading of Feathers thin,and clofe, and in great Breadth, 

 will likewife bear up a great Weight ; Being even laid , without Tilting 

 upon the Sides. The further Extenfion of this Experiment for Flying may be 

 thought upon. 



THere is, in fome Places, (namely in Cephalonia ; ) a little Shrub , which 

 they call HolyOake,ot c Dwarf-Oake ;Upon the Leaves whereof there n- 



feth 



Experiment 

 Solitaiy 3 cou- 

 chingthe 

 Returns of 

 Haltneffe in 

 Tits upon the 

 Sea- Shore, 

 882 



Experiment 

 Solitary,cou- 

 ching >Aitra- 

 ftion by Simi' 

 litude of Sub- 

 fence. 



883 



Experiment 

 Solitary tou- 

 ching AttYA' 

 ttian. 

 884 



Ex 



periment 



Solitary tou- 

 ching Heat 

 under Earth. 



8S 5 



Experiment 

 Solkrav cou- 

 ching Flying 

 in the Atre. 



885 



Experiment 

 Solitary tou- 

 ching the 

 Die of Scaler. 



887 



