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fullying the Salts ofthe one, and difarming the sulphurs of the other, 
But fome, wherein the Su/phureous parts are more copious, will hardly 
ever become Sewer. Hence alfo, fome Plants, whofe Roots are neither 
Hot, nor of any ftrong Late, as thofe of Wild Anemone ; yet their 
Leaves and Flowers are plainly Canftickh : So that it feems, that as their 
Fuyces rife up into the Trunk or Stalk,and are therein further fermented, 
the Sulphurews Parts thereof, are at the fame time relaxed from the 
other Principles, and acuated with an Aereal Salt, 
10. §. A Stupifacient Taft (asthe Impreffion which fome Hot Plants 
make upon the Tongue may becalled }) is in fome fort, analogous to the 
mortifying of any part of the Body by the application of a Caufticks 
For as there the mortification fucceeds the burning pain, fo here, the 
Stupifaction, neither comes before, nor with the Heat, but follows it. 
It. §. Sweetnefs is produced, fometimes by an Alkaly 3 {moothed 
either by a Sulphur, asin Lime-Water 3 or by both a Spirit and a Sul- 
phur, asin the Stilatitions Oyls of Animals, But moft commonly, by 
a fmoothed Acids asin Malt, Sugar, Hony. Hence a Sweet Tafte, is 
generally founded in a Sower 3 So Sower Apples, by mellowing, and 
harfh Pears, by baking become fweet; the spirit and sulphur being 
hereby at once feparated from the other Prizciples and brought to a 
nearer union with the Acid, So the Sower Leaves of Wood-Sorrel, be- 
ing dry‘d, become fweet: and thofe of a fower Codlin, while they 
hang on the Tree, and even of a Crab-Tree, are neither Aifringent, nor 
fower, but fenfibly fweet, Andfo commonly, wherever the faid Prin- 
ciples area little exalted by a foft Fermentation; as in the Fryce of the 
Stalkof Maze or Indian Wheat, which isa {weet as Sugars and in the 
green Stalks of all forts of Corz and Grafs, in feveral degrees. So like- 
wife Tulips and fome other Roots, being taken up, in open weather, 
fometime before they /provt ; iftafted, are as fwect as Liquirifh or Sue 
gars and at no other time : not only Fruits, but many Roots, Seeds, 
and other Parts, upon their firft or early Germination, acquiring a cu- 
rious Mellowne/s, wherein, all their Principles are refolved, and their 
moft Spirituous Parts exalted and {pread over the Acid. Wherefore 
alfo moft Roots, which are not meerly long, but grow deep in the 
round, have at leaft fome of their Juyces of a {weet Taf? 5 as Liquirifh, 
ae Hounds-Tongue, Garden-Parfnep, Black Henbeaue, Deadly Night- 
shade, Gc. Even the Fuyce of Horfe Radifh, which bleeds at the Lyu- 
phedudts, is of afweet Lafte. And of the fame kindred thofe which 
grow the deepeft, are the fweeteft as a Par/wep is {weeter than a Car- 
root, efpecially if you taft the bleeding Sap 5 and the Root of Common 
Lall Trefoyl tafteth fomewhat like Liquirifh, but is not near fo {weet. 
Forall deep Roots, are fed with a lefs Nitrous Aliment: and being re- 
moter fromthe Aer, their Fuyces paf§ under much more foft and mode- 
rate Fermentations. 
12. §. Bitternefs is produced by a Sulphur well impregnated, either 
with an Alkaline, or an Acid Salt, but alfo fhackled with Earth. And 
therefore the Brtteref? Plants, commonly yield the greateft quantity of 
Lisavial Salt. So alfo many Stillatitions Oyls digelted with any. {trong 
Acid, will acquire a Bitter Tafte. Wherefore this Tafte is often founded 
either ina Hot Taffe, ora Sweet. Hence it is, that the Leaves of all 
{weet Roots are Bitter. And that the Fig-Tree, which bears a fweet 
Fruit, bleedsa Bitter Milk. So likewife thofe Plants, which bear a 
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