1ſaline Corpuſcles diſperſ'd through the
Air, and driven by the Winds againſt the
Bodies it is preſum'd to fret. And that
ſuch volatile Salts may copiouſly aſcend
into the Air, and yet retain their Nature,
as doth the more fixt Salt in the Sea Wa
ter, the ſublimations of Sal-Armoniack
may ſufficiently evince. Not to mention
that I have ſhown ſome Friends a ſecret
kinde of ſaline Subſtance incomparably
ſubtler then Sal-Armoniack, which did
not onely eaſily enough aſcend it ſelf, but
carried up with it (and that in a very great
proportion) the ſolid and ponderous Bo
dy ev'n of uncalcin'd Gold in the form of
ſubtle exhalations, which did afterwards
faſten themſelves to the upper parts of
the Veſſels, and yet manifeſt themſelves
to continue Gold. We remember alſo,
that to try whether Water could be turn'd
into Air, we once took an Æolipile, into
which we had before convey'd ſome Wa
ter, and placing it upon kindled Coals
when the heat forc'd out a vehement
ſtream of aqueous Vapors; we ty'd about
the neck of it, that of a Bladder, which
we had before empty'd of Air; and find
ing the Æolipile after a while to blow up
the Bladder, we carefully ty'd it again
Air, and driven by the Winds againſt the
Bodies it is preſum'd to fret. And that
ſuch volatile Salts may copiouſly aſcend
into the Air, and yet retain their Nature,
as doth the more fixt Salt in the Sea Wa
ter, the ſublimations of Sal-Armoniack
may ſufficiently evince. Not to mention
that I have ſhown ſome Friends a ſecret
kinde of ſaline Subſtance incomparably
ſubtler then Sal-Armoniack, which did
not onely eaſily enough aſcend it ſelf, but
carried up with it (and that in a very great
proportion) the ſolid and ponderous Bo
dy ev'n of uncalcin'd Gold in the form of
ſubtle exhalations, which did afterwards
faſten themſelves to the upper parts of
the Veſſels, and yet manifeſt themſelves
to continue Gold. We remember alſo,
that to try whether Water could be turn'd
into Air, we once took an Æolipile, into
which we had before convey'd ſome Wa
ter, and placing it upon kindled Coals
when the heat forc'd out a vehement
ſtream of aqueous Vapors; we ty'd about
the neck of it, that of a Bladder, which
we had before empty'd of Air; and find
ing the Æolipile after a while to blow up
the Bladder, we carefully ty'd it again