86 Dr. Hulfe^ Receipts, Sec. 



Firft he purged them with ^ ij Syrupi e Spir. Cervin. 

 in a Draught of White- Wine, or Poflet- Drink* re- 

 peating it every z d or 3 d Morning, as he faw Occa- 

 fion : And on the other Days he gave the Afhes, as 



Cinerum Geniflte Sacchar. Alb. ^ vi- or fometimes 

 inftead of Sugar, Tartar Alb. | vi. M. fumat cochl. i. 

 tribus horis medicinalibus. 



Dr. Lifter to Mr. Ray. 



Dear S I R, 



I Thank you for the Account of the acid Liquor 

 of Pifmires, with the which I am much pleafed. 

 It is ftrange they fhould light upon no other Animal 

 that will afford an acid Spirit, efpecially amongft 

 Infects. I had verily thought there were many fuch, 

 and I yet think fo 3 but I have not had the Lei- 

 fure to examine many to this End. There is a Sepa- 

 ration of an acid Juice, or Spirit, to be made in the 

 Analyfis of Vegetables mentioned by Mr. Boyle, and 

 in Glazer : This I guefs to be very much a Kin to 

 the acid Liquor of Pifmires. ghidere, whether a 

 Saccharum Saturni, made with the acid Spirit of Box, 

 or Oak, [ex. gr. after Mr. Boyle's Way) will not give 

 us back the fame Spirit again? It feemeth probable 

 it will, fince the Pearls feem to have feparated its 

 Oilinefs, or Soapy Part. The like Effe£t Copper 

 may have upon the Rape and Wine in making of Ver- 

 det. To this Purpofe Mr. Boyle, in his lait Piece 

 lately extant, tells us, that Spirit of Vinegar, which 

 has been fully fatiated with Pearls, will caufe a Violet 

 to ffcrike a green, which is the fame Effe£t that an 

 urinous Spirit, or an Alcali, works. 



I will 



