Some obfervatfans 
Communicated by Signior Manfrcdus Septalius from Milan, concern- 
ing Quickfilver found at the roots of Plants , and Shels found upon 
In-land Mountains. 
This Italian Virtuofo, famous for his knowledge and curiofity, 
as well as for his Hofpitality to ingenious ftrarrgcrs, did in a late Let- 
ter of his to the Publifher, impart the following Particulars. 
1. In the Valley of lancy , which runs between the Mountains 
of Turin j grows a Plant like the Doronicum , (foa lfo called by the 
Inhabitants and Botanifts •, ) near the roots whereof you may find 
pure Quickiilver, running in fiiiall grains like Pearls 5 the juice of 
which Plant being expreffed, and expofed to *^1. , . 
t * • r t • t i -11 U r J * This may be compared 
the Air of a clear night, there will be found wi[h tho / e RcI J ons , 
as much Mercury, as there is loft of Juice. * which acquaint us, that 
in CHoravia, Hungary, Pc ru t and other parts Mineral Juices concreted are 
found toftick co the roots of Herbs and Trees,., fome of thofe Juices tinging 
alfo the Leaves of Vegetables. 
2. In a Voyage he made a few years fince to Genoa, when he was 
to pafs fome mountains, he met with fome Peafants, who digging 
on the Tides of an Hill, had found and gathered very many Cockle- 
jhels of divers kinds ; which he wondring at, flopped his intended 
Journey, and went to the very place, where he was fatisfied of the 
truth of the relation, finding great (lore of different fhells, as the 
Turbinas, Echini, and fome Pearl* fhells, whereof one had a fair 
Pearl in it, which, he faith, he put into his Repertory, 
Obfervations Alack by a Cur 10m and Learned 
I* erf on, failmgfrom England, to the 
Caribe-Iflands, 
fhrfe obfervations [hall be fa down in the Authors own words, as they 
were obtained from him by StrR. Moray ; vi\. 
I Took notice at Deaf whence I (et fail (or Jamaica, of the great 
difference in the rufiing of Iron , in fuch houfes, as front the Sea, 
In comparifon of that effeS in the Street immediately placed behind 
Ccc 1 that 
