Hygrometry , 
4it 
III. Table of experiments on the comparative changes in the 
weight and the length of the fame fubftance by increafe of 
moifture. 
B o x. 
Slip of 
March of 
Increases of 
March of 
whalebone. 
the flip. 
the weight 
in fliavings. 
the thread. 
£xfr. drynefi o 
6.0 
0.0 
72.8 
5 
4.5 
7.3 
87.2 
16 
9-5 
12.8 
93.2 
*5 
14.5 
17.8 
97.8 
20 
20.6 
22.6 
100.6 
25 
£5*7 
* 7-3 
95-9 
3 ° 
3*-5 
31.8 
92.7 
35 
3S.0 
33.5 
88.6 
40 
45*3 
44‘5 
79*9 
45 
5 J -S 
49*7 
7°-3 
50 
56.3 
54*8 
6 3-9 
55 
6l.2 
59 -i 
37 3 
60 
65'7 
63.1 
Si-o 
65 
69.7 
66.4 
47-3 
73-7 
69.6 
40.9 
75 
77-7 
76.6 
31-4 
80 
81.3 
80.0 
21.7 
35 
85-9 
# 85.6 
3 6.0 
90 
90.5 
* 90.6 
10.4 
95 1 
95-3 
* 9 S-o 
5.1 
lii Water 100 
1 00.6 
* 100.0 
0.0 
We fee in this 
TABLE the Jlip 
of box followings 
in its in- 
creafes of length , the increafe of weight in the Jhavings of the 
fame wood, nearly in the fame manner as the flips of whale * 
bone , quill , and deal, follow thofe of their own fhavings ; 
while the thread of box, after having gained fome length by 
H h h % decreafing 
