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Stones, fmce thefe Fumes are not found to 
abforb the half of any inclofed Quantity of 
Air, there is therefore little Reafon to exped 
that any the mod prevalent Medicine (hould 
cure thefe Flatulencies, by abforbing what Air 
is already generated. We may rather conclude 
that it is effeded by preventing, by means of 
the fulphureous Quality of the Medicine, the 
Air’s rifing too freely from the digefting Con-' 
tents of the Stomach. 
6. And perhaps its EfFed on the Blood may 
be fomewhat of the fame Nature, vis:;, to 
ftrengthen its Texture by its fine fulphureous 
and chalybeate Particles, which are alfo of the 
fulphureous kind ; whence probably lefs flatu- 
lent Secretions will be made from it into the 
Stomach and Bowels. 
7 . And as Rain Water is known to be im- 
pregnated with a fine Sulphur, efpecially in 
warm Weather, it (hould therefore be better 
than other common Water for the Flatulenc 
to ufe : And if Rain Water (lands fome time 
to fettle, and be then drawn into another Vef- 
fel, 'tis faid that it will continue fweet and fit to 
drink for a long time. 
8 . As this Experiment on 5^/^ Water, and 
the obvious Dedudions from it, carry me.no 
, fartherj 
