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I found it as brackifh as any fea-water. The feveral 
vegetables alfo, which I tafted, were all fait, more 
or lefs, and continued fo for five or fix days after j 
the faline particles not being then walhed off ; from 
the corn and windows in particular ; the latter of 
which, when the moifture on the outfide was ex- 
haled next day, fparkled and appeared exceeding 
brilliant in the funfhine. This faltnefs, I conceive, 
has done the principal damage : for common fait 
diffolved in water, I find, upon experiment on fome 
frefh vegetables (when fprinkled two or three times 
upon them) has the very fame effect, except' that it 
does not turn them quite fo black : but particles of 
a fulphureous, or (2) other quality, may have been 
mixed with it. That this fait water had been 
brought from the fea (3), every body; I think, will 
allow ; but the manner how (4), is not fo eafy to 
conceive. 
This freedom, Sir, perhaps may want an apology: 
but, as a gentleman (5) of the Society you have the 
honour to be a member of, did not think fomething 
of the like nature either unworthy of his own no- 
tice, or that of the world ; and as the hurricane prin- 
cipally affedted thefe parts of nature, in the knowlege 
of which you have fo eminently diftinguifhed your- 
(2) In an adjoining bleach-yard, a piece of cloth, which had 
been left out all night, was turned yellow ; and was not without 
(bme difficulty wafhed out again. Some alfo, which was fpread out 
the next day, contracted the fame colour. 
(3) The wind was wefterly, and confequently would fweep the 
Irifh fea. 
(4) No rain, or however very little, during the hurricane. 
(.5) Mr, Derham, in his Phyfico Theology. 
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