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unlute them ; pour that 1 
which is in the Receiver) 
into a Tunnel lined with 
Brown Paper, and, fet up- 
on a Bottle, or fome other 
Vefl'el; the Spirit will pafs 
through j and leave the 
black, thick, and very fae- 
tid Oyl in the Tunnel ; 
pour it into a Viol, and 
keep, it for ufe. ’Tis an 
excellent Remedy for Rot- 
terinefs of the Bones, for 
the Toothi-ach , and to 
cleanfe old Ulcers. It may 
be rectified, and may be 
.ufed inwardly for the Fal- 
ling-ficknefs and Palfie,and 
to drive forth the After- 
birth : The Dofe is, from 
two Drops to fix, in fome 
convenient Liquor. The 
Spiritof Guaiacum may be 
rectified in a Limbeck, to 
feperate the Impurity that 
palfes with it : It works by 
Perfpiration,and byUrine : 
The Dofe is, from half a 
Dram to a Dram and an 
half, ‘Tis likewife ufed, 
mix’d with Water of Ho- 
ny, to cleanfe Inveterate 
Ulcers, you will find in < 
the Retort the Coals of 
Guaiacum, which you may 
turn i nto Afhes by putti ng 
Fife to them ; Calcine thefe 1 
1 Afhes fome Hours in aPot- 
I ter’s Furnace, then make a 
Lee of them with Watery 
filtrate it, and evaporate it 
in a GJafs, or Earthen Vef- 
fel, in Sand, there will re- 
main the Salt of Guaia- 
cum $ wfiich you may 
make white by calcining it 
in a Crucible, in a ftrong 
Fire. This Salt is Ajperi- 
tive, and Sudorifick ; it 
may ferve, as dll other Al- 
kalies, to draw the Tin- 
ctures of Vegetables : The 
Dofe is, from ten Grains 
to half a Dram, in fome 
convenient Liquor.During 
the Defoliation you muR 
not miike the Fire too 
; Itrong ; for the Spirits com- 
ing forth with a great deal 
of Violence, will be apt to 
break either the Retort or 
the Receiver. Tho’ Guai- 
acum be a very dry Body, 
yet abundance of Liquor is 
drawn from it ; for, if you 
put into the Retort four 
pounds of this Wood, fix- 
teen Ounces to the pound, 
you will draw thirty nirie 
Ounces ofSpiritapdFlegm,. 
and five . Ounces and an N 
ialf of Oyl ; there will re- 
main in the Retoft nine? 
teenOunces' of Coals, from 
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