( 7§7 ) 
they Teemed, for multitude and fplendor, like little fpark- 
ling Corpufcles of polifhed Silver; or almoft like thofe 
gJiftering ones, that appear, when a clean plate of Copper is 
firft immerfed into a much allayed fototion of good Silver, 
made in Jqm forth. 
And tothefe wo Phammem I ftall add a thirds y^hich 
is, That^though pure Spirit of Wine be fo chia a Liquor, and 
oyrOi/isneverthelefsfo light as to fwim upon it 5 yet I found 
the Confining furface very ftrongly reflexive. But of this 
Liquor, more perhaps may be faid in another place. 
And i t may , in the mean while , not be impertinent here 
to intimate to you, That I found , that feme othtt Effential 
Oils (as Chymifts call thofe, that are diftitled with Water in 
Limbecks) and particularly an unfophifticated Oil of Li- 
mns^ did, with our tinged Alcdi^ afford moft of the fame 
Ph£mmem \ butnot fobriskaRefleftion: I fay, »^^^/5 chiefly 
becaufe with Sprit of Wim thefe fubtile Oils , as I f9rmerly 
noted , will readily be confounded: though out ij^?^^^' 
07/ be unfociable with it. 
