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Of Salts. Part III. 
Another parcel of the fame fort of SALT, taken out of 
the Cave or the Pique of Tenariffe , 1674. by the fame 
Hand. Different from the former, only in being of a purer 
white. 
A Third parcel of the fame, taken, I fuppofe, from ano¬ 
ther quarter of the faid Mountain. 
A fquare piece of Cryftalline Sal Gemma (rather Gem- 
vieus) weighing almoft twenty Ounces. 
A Ball of Cryftalline Sal Gejumem 5 with another piece 
of the fame Species. 
A piece of ftynated Sal Gemmeus , tinctur'd with fome 
Rays of yellow. It grows almoft in the form of Sal Ammo¬ 
niac. 
A piece of ftyriated Sal Gemmeus tinctur’d with partly 
an Amethyfline , partly a Saphinne Blew. 
Ambrofinus gives a Figure of Cryjlal of this Salt, much 
like that of the Corns of common Sea-Salt 5 from which it 
differs no more, than Pit-Salt. 
Sal Foffilis properly fo call’d, is, as it were, the Ore of the 
Sal Gemmeus. Yet This, as well as Metals, isfometimes 
found native. The principal Mines are in Poland and Ca¬ 
labria : of which, fee a Relation in the Phil. Transactions.[a) 
(i) LMcri’t 1° the defter Poland, faith Comer , fb) are fome pieces of this 
Po]aiUib! P il Salt (he means the Ore) like huge Stones; fo hard, that 
Houfes and even whole Towns are built with them. Near 
Eperies , a City in Upper-Hungary, is a Salt-Mine, in which 
are pieces Ten thoufand pounds weight, (c) 
Of This as of common Salt , may be diftill’d that Acid 
p. 112. ’ Liquor commonly, but abfurdly call’d the Oil. This mo¬ 
derately taken, but efpecially if it be dulcify’d by Cohoba- 
tions with a fimple, or rather with an aromatiz’d Spirit of 
Wine, is fometimes of excellent ufe to reftore the Digeftive 
Faculty to the Stomach. But the common fort, taken, as 
it often is, without difcretion, really breeds more Difeafes, 
than it pretends to cure. See feveral Preparations of Salt in 
Schroder and others. Ambrofinus, I think it is, who reports, 
Mufjwe&L (*0 That in the Province of Canicla , in the Great Cam’s 
Dominions, the people melt and caft Salt into a round 
Form , for Money. But who ever knows the nature 
of common Salt, muft alfo, that this Report is a great 
miftake. 
BLEW 
