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a Veffel full of hot Water, the Sugar will indeed fink 
to the Bottom, but the ^Ethereal Liquor rufiiing vio. 
lently forth, excites a great Ebullition in the Water. 
Moreover, if one Spoonful of this ^Ether be poured in- 
to a Copper-Pot-full of boiling Water, without any 
Sugar in it, and approach immediately with a Candle 
or a lighted Paper, inftantly there ilTues forth from 
the Water very great Lightning. The Handle of a 
Spoon, as well as the Tongs for holding and applying 
the lighted Paper, muft be of a proper Length, 
that the Effufion of the jEtherial Liquor upon the 
hot or boiling Water, and the Application of the light- 
ed Candle or Paper may be performed at the fame 
Time; otherwife the iEther is immediately diflipated, 
without any fuch EfFed. “ There is therefore Need of 
« an Afliftant, or of both Hands, and alfo of a Room 
“ where Entrance may readily be given to frefli 
“ Air, proportionable to the Magnitude of the Flafh 
“ of Lightning which fo ratifies the Air as to endan- 
ger the Stoppage of Refpiration. {Succeeded,) 
IV. Hence it appears, that this ./Ether is both Fire 
and a very fluid Water, but fo volatile as it foon eva- 
porates, ^d that it is the pureft Fire; infomuch, as if 
kindled in a thoufand Times the Quantity of cold Wa- 
ter, it burns inextinguifliably. Wherefore, if you take 
an earthen Vefiel of any Magnitude, whofe Mouth 
or Orifice may be one or two Yards wide, but the 
inferior Latitude of the Vefiel may contain doo, or 
6000 Gallons of Water, the Experiment will be the 
fame, pour on the Top but one Ounce, or a fmall 
Vial full of this Aither, and apply to it a lighted 
Wax-candle, it takes Fire immediately, burns placid- 
ly, and is fo far from being extinguiflied by the 
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