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and Tartarus vitriolatus , Teemed to have neatly the 
fame Power. 
I have mixed Vinegar with a large Quantity both 
of Chalk and Crabs-eycs, in order to neutralize it; 
but, tho’ lecmingly faturated by the Effervcfcence 
cealing, it hill retain’d an Acidity, and was found 
much more antifeptic than Lemon-juice neutraliz’d 
with the Salt of Wormwood ; tho’ this laft Acid be 
confidcrnbly (Longer than Vinegar. 
7. Thus far have we conlider’d the common neu- 
tral Salts ; which, however powerful in refilling Pu- 
trefaction, are inferior to Tome refinous Subftances, 
and even Tome Vegetables which I have tried. Thus 
Myrrh, in a watry Menjtruum was found at lead 
twelve times more antifeptic than Sea-Salt. Two 
Grains of Camphire mixed with Water preferred 
Flefh better than fixty Grains of that Salt : And I 
imagine, could the Camphire be kept from flying off, 
or concreting to the Sides of the Phial, that half a 
Grain, or even lefs, would have fufficed. An In- 
fulion of .a few Grains of Virginian Snake root in 
Powder exceeded twelve times its Weight of Sea- 
Salt. Chamomile-Flowers have nearly the fame ex- 
traordinary Quality. Thejefuit’s Bark has it alfo; 
and if I have not found it fo flrong as the two Sub- 
ftances laft mention’d, I impute that in part to my 
not being able to extract its embalming Parts in plain 
Water. 
Now Vegetables pofiefling this balfamic Quality 
are the more valuable, in that, being ufually free of 
Acrimony, they may be taken in much greater Quan- 
tities than either Spirits, Acids, Rcftns, or even the 
neutral Salts. And as in the great Variety of Subftances 
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