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that had Tlanfs. The Garden-Mould diflblved in the 
GJaffes K and L was confiderably diminijhed, and carried 
off. Nay the terrejlrial and Vegetable Matter was b')rne 
up in the Tubes fillesi with Sandy Cotton^ &c. in that quan^ 
tity as to be evident even to fenje. And the Bodiei 
in the Cavities of the ocher Tubes tit5«'iad their lower 
Ends imnriers'd in Water wherein Saffron^ Cochiftele, &c. 
had been infufed, were tinged with Teliow^ Purple, &c. 
If I may be permitted to look abroad a while, to- 
wards our Shores and Parts wichin the Verge of the Sea^ 
thefe will prefent us with a large fcene of Plants that, 
along with the Vegetable, take up into them meer mi^ 
neral Matter aifo in great abunda?ice. Such are our Sea- 
Purjlains, the feveral forts of Alga's, of Sampires, and 
other Marine Plants, Thefe contain common Sea- Salty 
which is all one with the Fo/Jil, in fuch Plenty, as not 
only to be plainly diftingui(h'd on the Palate, but may 
be drawn forth of them in conjiderable quantity. Nay, 
there want not thofe who affirm there are Plants found 
that will yield Nitre, and other mineral Salts j of which 
indeed I am not fo far fatisfied that I can depend on the 
Thing, and therefore give this only as an Hint for 
quiry\ 
To go on with the Vegetable Matter, how apt and 
how much difpofed this, being fo very fine and lighty 
is to attend Water in all its Motions, and follow it into 
each of its Receffes, is manifeft, not only from the Ir^ 
JiMces above alledg'd, but many others. Percolate it 
with all the Care imaginable : Filter it with never fo- 
many Filtrations, yet fome terreftrial Matter will remain^ 
'Tis true the Fluid will be thinner every time than other, 
and more difingaged of the faid Matter : but never 
wholly free and clear, I have filtred Water thorow fe- 
veral Sheets of thick Paper : and, after that, through 
¥€ry clo/e fine Cloth twelve times doubled. Nay, I have 
done 
