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the Pekoe 12 Grains. The Spirits exhaled 
left the fame Weights again : So that warm 
Infufion draws out near double of the cold, 
but both Tindture and Gum of the laft is 
infinitely pleafanter and beautifuller than the 
firlt ; and the dried Leaves were clear and 
fparkled, as tho’ covered with fome Vernice. 
Thefe infufed in feveral boiling Waters, 
till Copperas would tindture the Liquor no 
longer, then dried and weighed, Hyfon 
weighed 3 8 Grains , the Pekoe . 3 7 Grains , 
the Green 38. This Gum is partly diflol- 
vable in Water, and partly inflammable by 
the Fire; for a little of that extradted by 
Spirits, put into cold Water, and fet before 
the Fire, a great part of it diflolved quick- 
ly, and tindtured the Water green, turning 
it exceeding bitter and aftringent. Six: 
Grains of it laid on a hot Fire-fhovel, it 
quickly flow’d, burnt in a Flame, and left 
a little white Afh. 
Pea contains a Salt , but it is chiefly fixed 
when it comes to us ; for two Drams of 
Pea that had been fully infufed and boiled, 
was burnt, and the white Alhes put into 
its Infufions and Decodtions, and all evapo- 
rated flowly to Drynefs^ Water poured on 
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