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V^emay fee, whathatb been fol id ted, Hifi.KS. p.i-]3. If in fome 
Almanacks in EngUndyScotUndJr eland, New England^^nd other re- 
mote parts of his Ma)efties Dominions, Regifters were well begun 
of themoft remarkable Prognofticks and Events, &c, this would 
put a juft value upon fuch Almanacks , and much advance our 
knowledge in this Philofopbical Age, in matters of great concern-* 
ment, perhaps to fore-fee Dearths^ Mortalities ^(^c. 
5. Alfo, to promote the Inquiries above, I muft acknowledge 
my felf the Scribler of thefhorc Note beginning your Trad of 
May lafl:, iU^i 14 ; and fhaU now proceed to enlarge a little upon 
the f nftances there briefly toucht, 
6» Firft,'tis vulgarly known, that the furfaceof fome groupd is 
fo hollow, light, and fwoln by a hot and working ferment , that ic 
muft needs fend up a warming fteam ; as appears by the quick rid- 
dance of all the Snow that falls on it, and (in many places within 
my knowledge) dilTolving the Snow before it falls on tne ground : 
that fome Stones by an innate warmth, and fome Waters do im- 
pregnate the Earth ; and /^^^ other Stones by their contrary quali- 
ties, or by their poficions , havea quite contrary operation ; that 
ftreams of Water running over Lime-ftones , or through veins ( f 
Marie, or of that fort of Chalk which is kind for manure ( fo^ 
there is a fort of Chalk which is barren) doth fernlize ; that fome 
other Waters are hungry , uligimus and comftve ; and that thofe 
Rivers which are fiHed with a Black water, by Rain running over 
Heaths,do much mifchief where they over-flovv,begetting Heath all 
over the Paftures. Thefeare yu'garities ; but I think them very 
pertinent, and worthy to be confidered for our purpofes. And there 
are many Petrifying water?;, and Metallizing waters ; as a fo Pe- 
trifying and Meraliizing-Stearas. For the former, we cannot dif- 
believe the Ancienis, fince .our Moderns have lately had a fad ex- 
ample of difpatching Petrefaflion. And for Metallizing-Steams, I 
refer to your N(tmb.2i,f. 1 94, where we are informed, that in holy 
Quickfilver is found at the roots and in the juyce of a Plant ; and 
that in Moravia^ Hungary^ Peru^ and other parts , Mineral-juyces 
are found in Vegetables- Neither can I with confidence contradift 
the numerous Inftances offered in MifceU.curiof.Lipfi^ Annus primti^ 
1670, Obferv. 1 3 1, p. 290, under the Title, Aurum Vegetahite ; fince 
I have heard good proofs, that all Mettals, and Gold it felf, is con- 
tinually generated , and we know nothing dilenabled to emit its 
proper 
