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the Tea firft fent out a very thick blue 
Smoak, and then a clear Flame $ a deal of 
black tough Oil hung on the Underfide of 
the Plate ; it tafted exceeding rough and 
bitter : So that the Oil of Tea confifts of 
light feparahle Earth and Oil, which con- 
ftitute a Gum . Eighty Grains of Hyfon Tea, 
as much Green , and as much Pekoe, put 
into different Phial Glajfes , and two Ounces 
of Spirit of Wine poured on each, and all 
fet fome Hours before the Fire, then re- 
moved into a cold Place, and let ftand feven 
Days more. The like Weight of thefe Teas 
put into three Phials, and the fame Quan- 
tity of Spirits poured on each of them ; then 
removed quickly into a cold Place, and let 
ftand as many Days as the firft had done, 
both in the Heat and Cold ; then the Spi- 
rits poured out of all the fix Glades, and 
the Leaves taken out and dried. The 
Hyfon, in the firft, had loft 26 Grains, the 
Pekoe 24 Grains, the Green Tea 27 Grains . 
The Spirits left to exhale flowly in a fmall 
Heat, left very near the fame Weight. Of 
thefe, in the cold Infufion, the Green loft 
14 Grains , the Hyfon 14 Grains, of a very 
bitter, aftringent, delicate tafted Green Gum; 
the 
