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fhis way, as it is much Ampler, fo 'tis by the Author e« 
fteem*d much more expedient than the former, by reafon of 
the 5ulphury-(aline quality of Iron^ which by Grinding be- 
ing open'd and highly fubcilized^adls the more powerfully up- 
on the moftfolid body of Gold, and attradls withall the Sale 
that is in the Air in greater plenty, than can be done in a Glafs 
or Golden Mortar; And if it be objefced^ that by that long 
continued Grinding the fteely particles are worn off and 
commixt with thofe of the Gold; The Author would have it 
confider'dj how great a Cognation there isbet^veen thoie 
Sulphurs, and alfojhow great is the life of Digeftioi^, fepara- 
ring the pure from the impure, and withal exciting that oc- 
cult fire of A/^r/, well known to the true Searchers of Na- 
ture 5 which, being allifted by the of Wine, is abfe to 
concoft the little immature portion to a due maturity. 
An ExtraU of a Letter of Mr, Lifter the Publrjher^ both enlar- 
. gingand correUing his former "Notes about Ktvmcs 5 and withal 
injinuatinghis conje^ure of Cochineirs being a fort c/'Kermes* 
Sir^ 
WE muft corre<a as well as enlarge 
our Notes concerning I^rmes*-, If/Zlikth'nf' T^''^ 
and yet there will be much difficulty in Ti6$%f72%,2i^r^t^^^^^ 
refolving the queftion concerning the m/ZyNo.ys.p.zi^^. 
Original and Efficient of IQrmes. Thefe 
things are certain.* 
1. That we have this year feen the very Gumm of the 
fricock^ztid cherry 4arpr el-Trees tranfudated , at leaft, ftanding 
in a Cryftat-drop upon feme (though very rarely J of the tops 
q£ thefe K^rmes^, 
2. That they change colour from a yellow to a dark- brown? 
that they feem to be diftended and to wax greater, and from 
^foftj to become brittle. 
That they are fiU'd v^ith a fort of Mites s that fmall pow- 
der (which I faid to be Excrement3)being Mites as well as that 
tiquamen or ^ofter pulp (which I took to be Bees meat 5} con- 
cerning both which particulars I am pretty well affur'd by my 
own, and alfo by my ingenious friend^ Dr. John/on of Pomfrefs 
more accurat Microfcopica! Obfervations. 
Cgggg 4. That 
