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14. §. Again, Iasfs are either Covtinual, as moft commonly: or 
Intermittent 5 as that of Dracontiuns, efpecially in the Root. For after 
it feems to be loft and extinguifhed 5 it will then again ( chiefly upon 
tha aa of the Longue and Goomes ) be plainly heightened and re- 
viv'd. 
15. §. Laflly, Tafts are either Still, as ufually 5 or may be called 
Tremulows, as the Heat produced by Pyrethrum. Diftinéé from that 
of Cloves, Ginger, and many other Hot Bodies, inthat there the Heat 
is 2/5 but here in Pyrethrum, “tis joyned with a kind of Vibration < 
as when a Flame is brandifhed with a Lamp-Furnace. Thus far of the 
Sorts of simple Tafts. 
16. § COMPOUNDED Toafls are very numerous 5 being 
made by the various ConjunGéon of Simple Tafts, as Words are of Let- 
ters. Sometimes oftwo, as in Saccharum Saturni, of Aftringent and 
Sweet. Sometimes three, as in Alves, Malignant, sitter and Sweet; in 
Rhubarb, Malignant, Aftringent and Bitter. Sometimes four, as in 
Agarick , Malignant, Aftringent, Bitter and Sweet, And in fome Bo- 
dies, five or fix Species may be joyned together. 
17. §. For themore accurate Obfervation whereof, there are thefe 
eafie Rules. ‘That not too many be tafted at one time: lea{t the Tongue 
being furcharged, become lefs critical. That the mouth be wathed 
with warm water betwixt every tafting. And that thofe things be 
- firft tafted which produce a lefs durable Taffe; that fo one may be 
throughly extinguifhed, before another be try'd. 
18. §. Ofthe numerous Conjunéions of Tafls, which may thus be 
obferved, there are only Six to which the penury of Lavguage hath al- 
lowed (if I may call them) Proper Names, tc. Acerbus, Aufterus, Acris, 
Muriaricus, Lixivas & Nitrofus. Moft of which are commonly taken 
in to make up the number of Simple Taffs. But very improperly; be- 
ing all of them Compounded and Decompounded Tafts: to which Cla/s 
they ought therefore to be refer'd. For 
19. §. Auftere, is Affringent and Bitter; asin the green and foft 
Stones of Grapes. 
20. ¢. Acerb, properly fo called, is Astringent and Acids as in 
the Fuyce of unripe Grapes. 
.21. §. Acris, is alfa Compounded. For firft, fimply Hof, it is nots 
becaufe there are many Hot Bodies, which are not Acria asthe Roots 
of Zedcary, Yarrow, Contrayerva. Nor Secondly, is it fimply Pungeat, 
becaufe there are alfo Bodies,which are Nox-acria pungentia ; of which 
kind is the Root of Arum. Wherefore Acritude, is Pungency joyned 
with Heat. 
22. §. Muriatich, is Saltnefs joyned with fome Pungency, as in 
common Saif, 
23. §. Lixivial, is Saltnefs joyned with Pungency and Heat, 
24. §. Nitrous, is Saltne/s joyned with Pungency and Cold. 
25. §. | Befides thefe Six, or perhaps one or two more, there are, 
as is faid, a great number of Conjuitions, for which we have no Pro- 
per Names. For admit that there were but Tez spectes of Simple Tufts, 
fe. thefe Tews Amarus, Dulcis, Acidus, Salfus, Calidus, Frigidus, Aro- 
maticus, Malignus, Aftringens, Pungens. And of thefe Ten, but Two, 
-orat moft, but Three to be compounded together in any one Body. 
Ifonly Two, they produce 45 ipa Tufts, For the Firf, iat: 
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