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Bring only probable and likely arguments. This is certain 
that this Varnifh exerts all its malignity-^ainft the Skin, 
the Vifcera and Blood being untoucht 3 befides, lobferved 
thai the Maid (at the lame time a«5 her whole Skin almoft 
M-as hard, inflamed, (weird, andftill of puftules) bad yet no 
Fever, no paiir in the Head, nor any inward ficknefs or ill- 
nefs^ and as to what dilbrders (he or Sigmox Ignatio felt in 
, their .Eyes, this likewife was only a fwelling affefting the 
Eye-lids only, which may bejxckon'd but as Skins: but ns 
poffiblethe ill efFefts of the Varnifti was more fenfible and 
troublefome in that part, becaufe the Skin there is thinner 
and more delicate than on the reft of the Body. This Var- 
nifli therefore is only an enemy to the Skin 5 and that this 
mifchief (hould attend it, it is not neceflary that the Var^ 
oifh (hould be heated 5 fQr.aItho it is cold, it fends forth^ 
this ill fteam, which infinuates itfelf into the Body, efpe- 
cially when touched and handled. 
I have feveral times fpread a great deal of this Varnilli 
hot upon the naked skin of Poultry, and they never recei- 
ved any mikhief from it, either internal or external. I 
have caufed other Fowl to fwaliow crumbs of Bread fopt 
in the Varnifh, and they feemed to like it very welL^ In 
others I have made feveral little pricks in their breads till 
the Blood came out, and then anointed it all over with 
Varnifh^ which, inftead of hurting them, proved a Bal- 
fam to heal them. It is poffible this Varnifh on the very 
thin skin of Fowl does not produce the fame effeds as on 
that of Men, becaufe they are very different from one ano- 
ther, in their firuftures and quality of the humours con- 
tained in them. And to fay fomething of its fubftance 5 
I have obferved that this Varniih is in a great part com- 
pofed of a Gummy and unftuous matter, and fince it is 
very light, fwimming upon Brandy and Oyl, and unites 
neither with Water nor Spirit of Wine, nor any other Li- 
iquor but only with Oyl 5 and burns or takes fire, for I 
have dipt Cotton in it, which has burnt all away toafhes. 
