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As for the Alkali Lixivious Saks, they were to fsir -^^^^^ons ijxi- 
from Gooiiiig the Water in which they were mineled, tlm'^"'"'If '''": 
11 1- 1 T f^ ^. ceptedjrom the 
they heaced it more or leis, according as they were C2i\''gmerai ruu, 
cined better or worfe. * 
Upon the whole, one may obferve that the Salts for l^Th^it/^^^^^ 
Heating the Water ought to be purely AJkalous. For if '''''^'^«'"^^^^^ 
riiey approach near the nature of Nitre or Sea-Sale, they '^^*^'''* 
Heat the Water but a little, or not at all, if they do not 
rather Cool it. This is alfo done very confiderably by 
the Salt of Tamarifc, extrafted fromthe Lixivimn of the 
Aflies ot this Vegetable. 
5*^/ 24r^(?;^?^^: mingled with the Acids of Vegetables, assahsfaheii, 
diftilled Vinegar, Juice of -Limons or Verjuice, gave no '^-^''^^'^^'^^ 
mark of a Ferment, but cooFd thefe Liquors very much, fam ^'^'^"^" 
An ounce of Sal Armoniac caft into 4 or 5 ounces of 
Diftilled Vinegar caufes the Liquor of the Thermometer 
to defcend 2 inches 3 lines. 
The fame Salt, mixed with the Juice of Limons, caufed 
the Liquor to defcend 2 inches. It does the^ fame with 
Verjuice. 
Thefe are the mixtures ot Salts with Liquors, which 
feem'd moft remarkable, by reafon ojr the Gold which 
they excited. Let us now treat of thofe which are ac- 
compamed with Fermentations. 
G LASS IL 
S Alt- Peter caft into its Acid Spirit raifed-fome 'i^^ok^- saUs [akia, 
or Vapours, and caufed the Liquor of the Thermo* mixt-with'A^ 
meter to defcend 4 lines. dispirits. 
Salt-Peter, mixed with Spirit of Vitriol, Smoke exhal ed 
in great quantity, and caufed the Liquor to defcedd 
from 6 to 7 lines. In thefe two Experiments I put half 
an ounce of Salt upon 3 ounces of Liquor. 
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