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20 Of Dijj'olution . 
** Embraces; and openingaPaflageinto their 
36 Pores, which are very numerous, the Tex- 
** ture and Cohefion of their Parts become 
s< intirely broken and deftroyed, the Corpuf- 
i( cles are feparated, and float here and there 
£e in the Water.” 
Water (or fome other Liquor) having 
thus inflnuated between the component 
Particles of faline Bodies, deftroyed their 
Cohefion, and removed them from each 
other ; if the minute difunited Particles are 
fewer than what the Interfaces of the Water 
can contain, they remain fufpended in the 
Fluid, though being extremely fmall and 
tranfparent the Eye cannot difcern them j for 
notwithftanding Salts are fpecifically heavier 
than Water, their minute Particles, when 
feparated, having their Surfaces increafed 
in proportion as their Bulk is diminifhed, 
are unable to overcome the Reflfbmce of 
the Fluid, and confequently cannot flnk 
therein. But if the faline Particles are 
more in Quantity than the Intermces of 
the Water can eaflly contain, the Refidue 
attract each other, form little Mafles hea¬ 
vier than the Fluid, and either fall to the 
Bottom, or adhere to the Sides of the Veflel, 
and that moft commonly in the Form of 
regular CryRals. 
CHAP, 
