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the Recipient, according to their Divifibilky and 
Levity 5 fuft Water, next Salt, then Oil. 
xur. 
Nature feems to delight in Tranfmutations. Many 
Kinds of Fluids are eafily converted into denfe Bo- 
dies. We all know how foon Water is capable of 
being turn’d into a very folid friable Stone, by the 
Power of Cold. Mercury alfo is eafily turn’d into 
a hard brittle Metal; and both thefe return to their 
former State of Fluidity by means of Heat. And a 
Solution of Copper in Spirit of Nitre being pour’d 
on Oil of Tartar, both Liquids inftantly become 
Verdigreafe in a dry Powder. 
XIV. 
From what has been faid we may obferve, that 
Water, or the watery Particles not only make up 
much the greateft Part of the mufcular Fibres, but, 
by mutually attracting, and being attracted by the 
other component Particles, they greatly contribute 
towards their Cohefion and Elafticity; for a fluid 
Particle will be fixed, and become a Part of a Solid, 
as foon as there is an attractive Force fufficieent to 
effeCt its Cohefion with the other folid Parts, though 
it returns to its former State of Fluidity qpon the 
Analyfis of the compounded Body. 
XV. 
1 would not by this be underflood as if I defign’d 
to exclude the other Principles from their Share 
which 
