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The Author of the Letter, having put another Queiy, 
about the Caufam Ebrietatis, namely, whether it depend- 
ed on a body, as Oleaginous, or as fweet, Urinous Al- 
kalifate, anfwcvspropter Jdd^m f To which, Dr. Foight 
demands of him to fliew an Acidum inflammable takeu 
out of fpirit of Wine. He proceeds then himfelf, to give 
an account of drunkennefs ; that Wine afFedrs the Ani- 
mal fpirits, not as Jcidiim Volatile^ for that doesra- 
therfixandcoaguiatethefpirits, then excite them i that 
the 6'^//^ Coagulata will not operate, when 'R^Joluta they 
only do perform quick aftionS3 fo, that ratione Olei^ 
rather then Sdu Acidi Ebriety may be accounted 
for. 
The Author of the Letter, will not allow it to produce 
drunkennefs as anoyl : He quite deveitsoyis ofihat qua- 
lity,having never heard of any that got fudled by drink- 
ing oyls; but that oy Is have been taken into the body, as 
Prefervatives againlt drunkennefs. 
Mr.i(^2^?^/^^/conciudes with hisaddrefstothe 7^. S, ex- - 
culing himfelf upon this confideration of the great necef- 
fity of knowing the true nature of things; particularly of 
heat and cold: and that without a true account of the 
nature of falts,the harveft of Chy miftry will be very poor. 
He complains of the great miftakes of Chymifl:s,who for 
want of a thorough examining the parts of bodys, have 
mightily deceived themfelves, and others: and alfo of ^ 
the little agreement amongft the Analizers of bodys^f/;/- 
mice^i even in matter of fa6t. For which reafon being 
refolved to bring things to an exad cxamen, he fays, I 
began firit to work upon falts, and becaufe thofe of Ve- 
getables were the eafieft, 1 chofe them. I obferved that 
lince xh.^ ArdmaUa lived on Vegetahilia^ that there was an 
Affimilation in their falts. In like manner I obferved a 
very great affinity in the nature or conftitution of Metals^ 
excepting Gold, which required fome extraordinary pre- 
paration to deal with it. This xnadc mc at length con- 
cludes^ 
