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11._o of_o quicklime_n when_o the_o stone_n that_o quicklime_n be_v make_v of_o be_v grow_v red_a hot_a in_o the_o furnace_n the_o workman_n have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o fire_n at_o a_o equal_a height_n until_o the_o stone_n be_v quite_o calcine_v for_o if_o the_o flame_n which_o have_v begin_v to_o burn_v among_o the_o stone_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o lessen_v for_o a_o while_n and_o so_o the_o heat_n be_v check_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o work_n they_o will_v never_o afterward_o be_v able_a to_o make_v quicklime_n with_o those_o stone_n any_o more_o though_o they_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o burn_v fifty_o time_n as_o much_o wood_n as_o be_v common_o require_v and_o this_o because_o in_o that_o interval_n of_o heat_n the_o pore_n of_o the_o stone_n which_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v open_v do_v close_o and_o shut_v and_o the_o matter_n sink_v down_o in_o a_o lump_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o then_o again_o the_o flame_n 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likewise_o communicate_v a_o little_a of_o its_o acidity_n to_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o stir_n up_o and_o rarify_n the_o acid_n of_o tartar_n add_v to_o pag._n 262._o remark_n on_o distillation_n of_o vinegar_n some_o have_v dry_v and_o calcine_v the_o sweet_a extract_n that_o remain_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cucurbite_n after_o the_o distillation_n of_o vinegar_n and_o have_v by_o dissolution_n filtration_n and_o coagulation_n separate_v a_o alkali_n fix_v salt_n much_o like_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o tartar_n they_o do_v mix_v it_o with_o spirit_n of_o vinegar_n and_o distil_v and_o cohobate_v it_o divers_a time_n until_o say_v they_o the_o spirit_n have_v carry_v off_o all_o the_o salt_n and_o then_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o call_v spirit_n of_o vinegar_n alkalize_v or_o radical_a spirit_n of_o vinegar_n and_o they_o assert_v that_o this_o be_v much_o more_o pure_a and_o entire_o unite_v with_o its_o proper_a salt_n be_v much_o more_o powerful_a in_o 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it_o do_v contain_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o salt_n this_o salt_n be_v involve_v in_o earth_n and_o oil_n which_o must_v needs_o hinder_v this_o dissolution_n and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o have_v recourse_n for_o a_o explication_n of_o this_o to_o a_o proportionate_a union_n of_o volatile_a salt_n and_o acid_n add_v to_o pag._n 264._o soluble_a tartar_n powder_n and_o mix_v together_o eight_o ounce_n of_o crystal_n of_o tartar_n and_o four_o ounce_n of_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o tartar_n put_v this_o mixture_n into_o a_o glaze_v earthen_a pot_n and_o pour_v upon_o it_o three_o pint_n of_o common_a water_n boil_v the_o matter_n gentle_o for_o half_a a_o hour_n then_o let_v it_o cool_a filter_n and_o evaporate_v the_o liquor_n until_o it_o be_v dry_a and_o
there_o will_v remain_v at_o bottom_n eleven_o ounce_n six_o drachm_n of_o a_o white_a salt_n keep_v it_o in_o a_o viol_n it_o be_v both_o a_o good_a aperitive_a and_o laxative_a it_o be_v good_a for_o cachexy_n dropsy_n and_o all_o disease_n that_o proceed_v from_o obstruction_n the_o do_v be_v from_o ten_o grain_n to_o two_o scruple_n in_o broth_n or_o some_o proper_a liquor_n remark_n this_o operation_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o dissolution_n that_o the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n have_v make_v of_o cream_n of_o tartar_n so_o that_o it_o can_v dissolve_v in_o cold_a water_n which_o it_o can_v not_o do_v be_v alone_o the_o cream_n of_o tartar_n also_o be_v a_o acid_n insinuate_v into_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o alkali_n salt_n and_o sweeten_v it_o if_o you_o boil_v cream_n of_o tartar_n in_o water_n and_o put_v into_o it_o some_o salt_n of_o tartar_n there_o will_v happen_v a_o effervescency_n between_o they_o but_o if_o you_o mix_v these_o two_o ingredient_n together_o in_o cold_a water_n there_o will_v be_v no_o effervescency_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o acid_n spirit_n of_o cream_n of_o tartar_n be_v involve_v in_o other_o principle_n can_v have_v no_o active_a power_n to_o penetrate_v the_o alkali_n unless_o they_o be_v actuate_v by_o fire_n i_o use_v to_o filter_n the_o dissolution_n in_o order_n to_o separate_v some_o terrestrious_a part_n of_o the_o cream_n of_o tartar_n which_o can_v not_o dissolve_v this_o salt_n come_v near_o to_o tartar_n vitriolate_v for_o virtue_n some_o do_v call_v it_o vegetable_a salt_n chalybeat_v or_o martial_a crystal_n of_o tartar_n powder_n and_o mix_v a_o pound_n of_o good_a white_a tartar_n and_o three_o ounce_n of_o rust_n of_o iron_n boil_v this_o mixture_n in_o a_o iron_n kettle_n with_o five_o or_o six_o quart_n of_o water_n for_o half_a a_o hour_n or_o so_o much_o time_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o dissolve_v the_o tartar_n pass_v the_o liquor_n hot_a through_o a_o warm_a cloth_n then_o let_v it_o alone_o 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may_v dissolve_v only_o the_o more_o saline_n part_n of_o iron_n the_o liquor_n be_v make_v to_o pass_v through_o a_o cloth_n to_o free_v it_o from_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o tartar_n and_o iron_n that_o can_v not_o dissolve_v but_o you_o must_v pass_v it_o very_o hot_a for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o little_a cool_a the_o tartar_n will_v coagulate_v in_o the_o cloth_n and_o so_o none_o of_o the_o liquor_n will_v pass_v instead_o of_o crystallize_a the_o dissolve_a tartar_n you_o may_v evaporate_v all_o the_o liquor_n and_o so_o obtain_v a_o brown_a powder_n which_o have_v the_o same_o virtue_n as_o the_o crystal_n when_o you_o will_v exhibit_v this_o chalybeated_a crystal_n of_o tartar_n you_o must_v make_v it_o just_a boil_n in_o the_o liquor_n you_o give_v it_o in_o for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o dissolve_v and_o you_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o give_v it_o as_o hot_a as_o they_o can_v take_v it_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v crystallize_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o poringer_n or_o 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chalybeate_a or_o martial_a tartar_n be_v not_o only_o more_o convenient_a for_o use_v than_o the_o former_a in_o that_o it_o dissolve_v or_o mix_v in_o a_o cold_a liquor_n but_o have_v much_o more_o virtue_n in_o it_o for_o the_o tincture_n of_o mars_n contain_v only_o the_o more_o salt_n part_n of_o tartar_n add_v to_o pag._n 265._o remark_n on_o soluble_a emetic_n tartar_n volatile_a spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a may_v be_v use_v instead_o of_o that_o of_o urine_n but_o then_o there_o will_v appear_v no_o sensible_a ebullition_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v because_o the_o salt_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v not_o so_o open_a as_o the_o spirit_n of_o urine_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o impression_n it_o have_v of_o the_o acid_n sal_fw-la ammoniac_a with_o which_o it_o be_v mix_v insomuch_o that_o the_o crystal_n of_o tartar_n who_o acid_n be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o earth_n have_v point_n too_o gross_a and_o too_o unactive_a to_o insinuate_v into_o the_o pore_n of_o 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