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their fait Springs into white Salt. But in- other 
Parts of Europe , as in Britain , and in the Northern 
Parts of France and Germany , an erroneous Opinion 
long prevailed, that the Heat of the Sun was not 
there fufficiently intenfc, even in the Summer Sea* 
A fon, to reduce Sea- Water, or Brine, into Bay-Salt. 
And all Arguments would probably have been in- 
fufficient to remove this Prejudice for the Englifi, 
had not the contrary been fully proved by Experiments, 
which were firft accidentally made in Hampjhire.. 
However, the Method of making Salt by Coftion. 
will probably Bill continue to be praclifcd in Bri- 
tain 5 as the Salt fo prepared is for feveral Ufes pre- 
ferable to Bay-Salt 5 and when prepared after a parti- 
cular Manner, is preferable to common Bay-Salt, 
even for curing Provifions, as the Pra&ice of the 
Hollanders fufficiently tcBifks : So that the due and 
right Preparation of white Salt feems very deferving 
of the Notice and Regard of the Public. 
White Salt, as it is prepared from various faline 
Liquors, may therefore be diBinguiffied into the fol- 
lowing Kinds : 
i. Marine boiled Salt, which is extracted from 
Sea-"Water by Coftion. 2. Brine or Fountain- Salt, 
prepared by Cofrion from natural Brine, whether 
of Ponds or Fountains. 3. That prepared from Sea- 
Water, or any other kind of Salt-Water, fir(l 
heightened into a lfrong Brjne by the Heat of the 
Sun, and the Operation of the Air. 4. That pre- 
pared from a Brong Brine or Lixivium drawn from 
Earths, Sands, > or Stones impregnated with common 
Salt. 5. Refined Rock-Salt, which is boiled from 
a Solution of foBil Salt in Sea-Water, or any other 
kind of fait Water, or pure Water. 6. LaBly, Salt 
upon Salt, which is Bay-Salt diBolved in Sea-Water, 
or 
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