(4) 
River 0^7 marks the place of a Cataraft or Fall of \^atcrs. The 
letterIC denotes the conjunflion of IZm^/^ with the Continent. 
The River marked L,runs toward China jcAled Kiuio which 
is not every where navigable,by reaf-^n of the rocks and other 
inconveniences that obftruft the pafling of veffels. Weigats it 
felf is very difficult to pafs, becaufe of the great quantity of 
Ice, cominiiallv falling into it out of the river Otj, whereby 
that ftreighcpaiTage is ftoppd up. The Samajeds go every year 
a fifhing upon the faid fweet Sea and that on iVW^ Zemblas 
fide See the Fig- annexed. 
A rvd)' of extractinga Volatil Salt and Sprit out of Vegetables ; 
intimated in Numb, ioo.p.7002 5 Experimented^ and impart- 
ed by the Learned and Intelligent Dr. Paniel Coxe, FelUw of 
the R. Society. 
TAke, in warm weather, a confiderable quantity of the 
Leaves of any Vegetable, ftripp'd or pulled from the 
greater ftalks ; lay it on aheap,preflingit pretty clofe together: 
They wi!] foon become very hot.efpecially in the middle, and 
after a few days refolve into a pappy fabftance (exceptingthe 
out rard leaves,) which being made into pellets, and put ioto a 
Glafs-retort,and difl:illed,will yield,befides a great quantity of 
liquor,much thick black Oy 1 of a baifamick confiftence. The 
liquor being feparated from the Oy],and diftilled in a tail Glafs- 
body,a VoUtil Spirit fublimeSrwhichjafter one,tvvo or three re- 
ftifications, becomes perfeftly Urinom^mt. to be diflinguift't, 
bvfmell ortafle, from well-refiified Spirit of Harts-horn, 
Blood,Urine,or SalArmoniac. 
I never made tryal of any Herb,which,thus ordered, did not 
yield the mentioned fubftances ; although I baveexamin'd ma- 
ny by this method of procedure, which feem'd very different 
from each other as well in fenfible qualities, as thofe vulgarly 
called occult; fuchas Rue,Sage,bothCelondines,Carduus be- 
nediaus,Tobacco,ftinking Orach,garden Scurvygrafs,the IcfTer 
Spurge,Baum,Mint,Tanfy,Camomil, Monks Rhubarb, feveral 
Docks, and even common Grafs', with niany others, which it 
\^e"e a1 together unnecelTary to enumerate; befides Flowers of 
El Jcr,r.tony,Cowflips,CloveGillifiowers, &c. with feveral 
forts 
