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Of the Art of Diſtillation.
Book.5.

As for the figure C, it muſt have a mouth drawne up round and hanging out an inch from the face, which mouth (the whole compaſſe of the face being heated firſt) you muſt dip in cold water, and it will ſuck in water as the noſes of the former did. This then you muſt hold cloſe to the fire that it may be heated, and it will blow exceedingly, as otherwiſe it will not, viz. if it be cold.

If you put ſweet water into ſuch a veſſell you may perfume a chamber exceedingly, for a little quantity thereof will be a long time breathing forth.

Note that theſe kindes of veſſels muſt be made of copper and be exceeding well clofſd, that they may have no vent but by their noſes.

An excellent invention to make a fire.

Take three parts of the beſt New-caſtle coals beaten ſmall, one part of loame, mix theſe well together into a maſſe with water, make thereof balls, which you muſt dry very well.

This fire is durable, ſweet, not offenſive by reaſon of the ſmoake or cinder as other coale fires are, beautifull in ſhape, and is not ſo coſtly as other fire, burnes as well in a chamber even as Char-coal.

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