5420Natural Hiſtory;
is coldèr than Oyl, becaufe it hath a quicker Spirit;
for all Oyl, though it
hath the tangible parts better digeſted than Water, yet hath it a duller Spirit:
So Snow is colder than Water, becauſe it hath more Spirit within it: So
we ſee that Salt put to Ice (as in the producing of the Artiſicial Ice) encrea-
ſeth the activity of cold: So ſome Inſecta which have Spirit of Life, as
Snakes and Silkworms, are to the touch, Cold. So Quick-ſilver is the col@eſt of
Metals, becauſe it is fulleſt of Spirit.
hath the tangible parts better digeſted than Water, yet hath it a duller Spirit:
So Snow is colder than Water, becauſe it hath more Spirit within it: So
we ſee that Salt put to Ice (as in the producing of the Artiſicial Ice) encrea-
ſeth the activity of cold: So ſome Inſecta which have Spirit of Life, as
Snakes and Silkworms, are to the touch, Cold. So Quick-ſilver is the col@eſt of
Metals, becauſe it is fulleſt of Spirit.
The ſixth cauſe of Cold is, the chaſſing and driving away of Spirits,
1174. ſuch as have ſome degree of Heat; for the baniſhing of the Heat muſt
needs leave any Body cold. This we ſee in the operation of Opium, and Stu-
pefactives upon the Spirits of Living Creatures; and it were not amiſs to try
Opium by laying it upon the top of a Weather-Glaß, to ſee whether it will
contract the Air; but I doubt it will not ſuceed: For beſides that, the ver-
tue of Opium will hardly penetrate thorow ſuch a body as Glaſs, I conceive
that Opium, and the like, make the Spirits flie rather by Malignity, than by
Cold.
1174. ſuch as have ſome degree of Heat; for the baniſhing of the Heat muſt
needs leave any Body cold. This we ſee in the operation of Opium, and Stu-
pefactives upon the Spirits of Living Creatures; and it were not amiſs to try
Opium by laying it upon the top of a Weather-Glaß, to ſee whether it will
contract the Air; but I doubt it will not ſuceed: For beſides that, the ver-
tue of Opium will hardly penetrate thorow ſuch a body as Glaſs, I conceive
that Opium, and the like, make the Spirits flie rather by Malignity, than by
Cold.
Seventhly, the ſame effect muſt follow upon the exhaling or drawing
2275. out of the warni Spirits, that doth upon the flight of the Spirits. There is
an opinion, that the Moon is Magnetical of Heat, as the Sun is of Cold and
Moiſture: It were not amiſs therefore to try it with warm waters; the one
expoſed to the Beams of the Moon, the other with ſome skreen betwixt
the Beams of the Moon and the Water: As we uſe to the Sun for ſhade,
and to ſee whether the former will cool ſooner. And it were alſo good
to enquire, what other means there may be, to draw forth the Exile heat
which is in the Air; for that may be a ſecret of great power to produce
cold Weather.
2275. out of the warni Spirits, that doth upon the flight of the Spirits. There is
an opinion, that the Moon is Magnetical of Heat, as the Sun is of Cold and
Moiſture: It were not amiſs therefore to try it with warm waters; the one
expoſed to the Beams of the Moon, the other with ſome skreen betwixt
the Beams of the Moon and the Water: As we uſe to the Sun for ſhade,
and to ſee whether the former will cool ſooner. And it were alſo good
to enquire, what other means there may be, to draw forth the Exile heat
which is in the Air; for that may be a ſecret of great power to produce
cold Weather.
WE have formerly ſet down the Means of turning Air into Water, in
33Experiments
in Conſort,
touching the
Verſion and
Tranſmutation
of the Air in
to Water. the Experiment 27. But becauſe it is Magnale Naturæ, and tendeth to
the ſubduing of a very great effect, and is alſo of manifold uſe: We will
adde ſome inſtances in Conſort that give light thereunto.
33Experiments
in Conſort,
touching the
Verſion and
Tranſmutation
of the Air in
to Water. the Experiment 27. But becauſe it is Magnale Naturæ, and tendeth to
the ſubduing of a very great effect, and is alſo of manifold uſe: We will
adde ſome inſtances in Conſort that give light thereunto.
It is teported by ſome of the Ancients, that Sailers have uſed every
4476. night, to bang Fleeces of Wool on the ſides of their Ships, the Wool to-
wards the Water; and that they have cruſhed freſh water out of them, in
the Morning, for their uſe. And thus much we have tried, that a quantity
of Wool tied looſe together, being let down into a deep Well; and
hanging in the middle, ſome three Fathom from the Water for a night, in
the Winter time, increaſed in weight, (as I now remember) to a fifth
Part.
4476. night, to bang Fleeces of Wool on the ſides of their Ships, the Wool to-
wards the Water; and that they have cruſhed freſh water out of them, in
the Morning, for their uſe. And thus much we have tried, that a quantity
of Wool tied looſe together, being let down into a deep Well; and
hanging in the middle, ſome three Fathom from the Water for a night, in
the Winter time, increaſed in weight, (as I now remember) to a fifth
Part.
It is reported by one of the Ancients, that in Lydia, near Pergamus,
5577. there were certain Workmen in time of Wars, fled into Caves; and the
Mouth of the Caves being ſtopped by the Enemies, they were famiſhed.
But long time after, the dead Bodies were found, and ſome Veſſels which
they had carried with them, and the Veſſels full of Water; and that Wa-
ter thicker, and more towards Ice, than common Water; which is a notable
inſtance of Condenſation and Induration by Burial under Earth (in Caves) for
long time; and of Verſion alſo (as it ſhould ſeem) of the Air into Water;
if any of thoſe Veſſels were empty. Try therefore a ſmall Bladder hung in
Snow, and the like in Nitre, and the like in Quick-ſilver: And if you finde
5555[Handwritten note 55] the Bladders faln or ſhrunk, you may be ſure the Air is condenſed by the
Cold of thoſe Bodies, as it would be in a Cave under Earth.
5577. there were certain Workmen in time of Wars, fled into Caves; and the
Mouth of the Caves being ſtopped by the Enemies, they were famiſhed.
But long time after, the dead Bodies were found, and ſome Veſſels which
they had carried with them, and the Veſſels full of Water; and that Wa-
ter thicker, and more towards Ice, than common Water; which is a notable
inſtance of Condenſation and Induration by Burial under Earth (in Caves) for
long time; and of Verſion alſo (as it ſhould ſeem) of the Air into Water;
if any of thoſe Veſſels were empty. Try therefore a ſmall Bladder hung in
Snow, and the like in Nitre, and the like in Quick-ſilver: And if you finde
5555[Handwritten note 55] the Bladders faln or ſhrunk, you may be ſure the Air is condenſed by the
Cold of thoſe Bodies, as it would be in a Cave under Earth.