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If you put a little of this lad Liquor into the firfl:, it will 
give a fine redifh Colour, without making it troubled or cau- 
fmg any other fenfible Alteration. 
!f inftead of this Wine mixed with Acids, you put to the 
firft fome Drops of any volatile Alcali's^ as of Spirit of Sal 
Armomackyor other,it will give a Green Colour to the Infufion. 
The Two firft mentioned Liquors were brought to a Meet- 
ing of the Royal Society by Monfieur Geoffrojr, one of their 
Members, where the firft Experiment above-recited being 
made, it fucceeded according to Expedation. 
III. A further Account of the China Cabinet ^ hj Hans 
Sloane, M.t^. 
SEEDS to clarife Watery (yid. Fig. 8.) Thefe Seeds I have 
feen come feveral times heretofore from the Coaft of Co* 
romanddsin^ Malabar^ where they are ufed for the clarifying 
Water. They are about the Bignefs of a fmall Pea, only 
broader and flatter, having Stri/e run from their Center af- 
ter the manner of the common Nux For^ica.ThQ beft Account 
I have had of the way of ufing them was from Dr, Brown jWho 
lived in the Eafi-Indies fome time , he fays they rub or grate 
them on the bottom of a fmall Earthen Bafon, wherein is con- 
tained fome Water. This Water and Powder is put into a 
large Quantity of muddy, or foal Water, which is by this 
clarified* 
Nux pepita feu faba fanUi Ignatii. This is figured 2^o. 7, 
being about the bignefs of a Nutmeg, and Triangular. This 
Fruit is very much efteemed in the Philippine Iflands for the 
Cure of many Diftempers, as will be more at large feen in the 
next Tranfadion , wherein is defign'd to be publifiied 
from Mr. Buckly., a further Account of it , and the De- 
fcription and Figure of its Leaves , Flower , &c, drawn 
and fent from the Philippine Iflands, where it grows, by Father 
Kamelli, to Mr. Ra) atid Mr. Vmiver^ Fellows of the Royal 
Society. 
IV. Tart 
