CHAP. LL 
Of Camp hire, 
C AMP HIRE is a fort of refmous' 
white Subftance, either exfuding from 
certain Trees in the Iflands of Borneo , Ja¬ 
va, Japan , and other Parts of the Eafi- 
Indies , or intermixed with the woody Fibres- 
in the Bodies and Roots of fome Trees 
growing in thefe Countries.—-It is not fo» 
luble in Water, but difiolves readily in Spi¬ 
rit of Wine, from which faturated therewith 
my Experiments have been all made. 
If any Heat be given it mult be very 
gentle, and the Microfcope and Eye ap¬ 
plied as foon as poffible; for the Shootings 
form fo quick they will otherwife efcape 
the Sight. They radiate from a Center, 
either with fix or four, rarely with five 
Branches, whofe Length is nearly equal: 
each Branch is feather’d with fine Lines 
that diminifh gradually to a Point, whereby 
the Figures have greatly the Appearance of 
Flakes of Snow and the Points of fome 
filling the Vacancies between thofe of 
others, fmall are the Spaces that are left 
uncovered. Some few fingle Branches are 
produced about the Edges of the Drop. A 
pretty good Reprefentation of thefe very de¬ 
licate Configurations maybe feen in the Xlth 
Plate, 
If 
