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6. Take a fmall Reele, fig. 7. made with a little 
. hook at the end, fig^ 8. and a part to turn it by, fig. 9. 
fo that it may eafily be turned roand, this Reele is to be 
wound over with fine Thread, then having a fmall veffel 
of Oyl ready, fig. 10. with which the Fore-finger and 
Thumb are conftantly to be kept wet, both topreferve the 
Skin from the corrofive quality of the Stone, and render 
the filaments thereof more foft and plyant: thus by twift- 
ing the Thread upon the Reele about, with the Asbejlus 
hanging out of the Cards, fome of it will be worked up 
together with it 5 by little and' little, this Tiiread may 
with care be woven in:o a cqurfe fore of Cibath, and by 
putting it into the Fire, the Thread and O/l v/ill bsbarnt 
away, and the incombufcible Cloath remain* But finding 
this way of uniting the Stone with the Thread very tedi- 
ous, inftead ot the Thread he put foaie Flax upon a Di- 
ifl^ff 5 and by taking 3 or 4 tilaments of the Asbeflas^ and 
mixing them with the Flax, he found they might eafily 
be twifted together, and the Thread thus made much 
more durable and ftrong : So that there is no need of 
carding, which rather breaks the filaments than does any 
good 5 open only and feparate the fiiameats after wafhing 
upon a Table, and take them up with th: Flax, which is 
fufficient. As to the making of Paper, he fays in the 
wafhing the Stone, there will remain fev^ral ftiort pieces 
in the bottom of the Water, and of thefe after the com- 
nTon method Paper may be made. 
He concludes with the beft way of preferving the 
Cloath, or any other thing made of the Ston6, when 
made, for by reafon of its exceeding drynefs it is very apt 
to break and wafte^ this is by keeping it always well 
oyled, which is the only prefervative for it 3 and when 
the Cloath is put in the Fire the Oyl burns off, and the 
Cloath comes out white and purified. 
