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believed. Wine diftilled yields much Spi- 
rit, which is only its Oil and Salts fubtili^ 
zed. Proceed you Diftilling, after this Spi- 
rit you have much Phlegm ; after that come 
over acid Spirits mixed with a fharp, white, 
naufeous, aftringent Phlegm •> continue the 
Diftillation on, and there rifes a black, 
thick, burnt, ftinking Oil, which may be 
feparated from the acid Spirits by brown 
Paper , after all, in the Bottom of the Still 
remains a Mafs of Salt and Earth, which 
may be feparated with Water. This Salt is 
a true, fixed, vegetable, alcaline Salt. Diflil 
Ale or Beer, an inflammable Spirit rifes firft, 
then after it a white, fharp, aftringent, nau- 
feous tafted Phlegm, mixed with an acid 
Spirit ; encreafe the Fire more, and you 
raife a burnt, thick, black, ftinking Oil, 
which may alfo be feparated from the acid 
Spirits by brown Paper, the acid Spirit is 
only the acid Salt diffolved in the Phlegm. 
After all you have in the bottom of the 
Vefiel a Mafs like to black Pitch, which is 
only Earth and a fixed vegetable alcaline 
Salt. Moloffos fermented with Water, and 
caft into' a Still, yield the fame. Grapes 
contain much Oil, Salt, and a great deal of 
Phlegm. 
