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3\Qituralt Hifiory: 
rwe-flowers, Apple-B loo wes, Lime-Tree Bloomes, Bearid-Btoomes, tyc. The ( 
Cau/e is,for chat where there is Heat and ftrength enough in rhe Plant , to 
make the Lems Odorate, there the Smeli &t the Flower is rather Euanidc 
and Weaker, than that of the Leaues • Asitisin Rofe-mary-Flowers, La- 
(tender- Flowers ,and smet-Brier-Rofes. But where there is lefle Heat,there 
the Spirit of the Plant is difgeftedand refined, andfeuered from the grof- 
fer Iuice, in the Efftorefcenje, and not before. 
Mod Odours fmell bed, Broken or Cr.ufbt, as hath beene laid : But 
Flowers Prejfedox Beaten, doe leefe the Frefhneffe and Sweetnelfeof 
their Odour. The Caufe is, for that when they are Cmfhed, the Grofler 
and more Earthy Spirit commeth out with the Finer,, and troubleth it; 
Whereas in ftronger Odours there are no filch Degrees of the I flue of 
th cSmeU. 
Experiments 
in Contort, 
touching the # 
Goodvc§e and 
cbsice of 
Water. 
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I T is a thing of very good Vfe, to difeoner the Goodnefe of Waters. The 
Taft e,to thofe that Drinke v/ater only ,dothfomewhat: But other Expe¬ 
riments are more fure. Fird, try Waters by Weight Wherein you may find 
fome difference, though not much: And the Lighter you may account the 
Better. 
Secondly, try them by Boyling vpon an Equail Fire : And that which 
confumeth away faded, you may account the Bed. 
Thirdly, try them in Seuerail Bottles , or Open Veflells, Matches-in 
euer v Thing elfe, and lee which of them Lafi Longejl , without Stench or 
Corruption. And that which holdeth Voputrified longed, you may like- 
wife account the Bed. 
Fourthly, try them by Making Drinkes Stronger, or Smaller, with 
the fame Quantity of Manlt - And you may conclude, that that wa¬ 
ter, which maketh the Stronger Drinke p is the more Conceded, and 
Nourifhing ; though perhaps it bee not fo good for Medici nail rfc. And 
fuch water (commonly ) is the Water of Large and Nauigable Riuen • 
And likewife in Large and Cleane Ponds of Standing-water : For vpon 
both them, the Sunne hath more Power, than vpon Fountaines, or 
Small Riuers. And I concciue that Chalke-water is next them the bed, 
for going furthed in Drinke j For that alfo helpeth ConcoBion . Soitbee 
out of a Deeps Well• For then it Cureth the Rawnefle of the water \ 
But Chalky water, towards the Top of the Earth, is too fretting 5 As 
it appeareth in Laundry of Cloathes, which weare out apace, if you vfe 
fuch waters . 
Fifthly, The Houfwiucs doe finde a Difference in waters, forthe Bea 
ring,ox Not Bearing of Stupe-. And it is likely that the more Fat water will 
bearc soape bed • For the Hungry Water doth kill the Vnduous Nature of 
th oSoape. 
Sixthly, you may make a Iudgement of Waters, according to the 
Place, whence they Spring, or Come ; The Raine-Wateri s, by the Phyft- 
tians, edeemed the Fined, andthebed ; Butvetitisfaidtoputnfiefoo- 
neft; which is likely, becaufe of the Finenefle of the Spirit : And in Con- 
Jeruatories 
