Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            that this doth not only prevent the Fuſtineſs, but conſerveth the Greeneſs, and ſlack-
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            @th the Deſiccation of it. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9423" xml:space="preserve">The Cauſe is that which we noted before, That the diſcharge-
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            ing of the VVatry humour, which is quickned by the Motion and the VVinds, preſerves
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            the Oily humour in his being, which otherwiſe would fly out together with the VVatry
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            humour. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9424" xml:space="preserve">Alſo in ſome Mountains, where the Air is very pure, dead Carkaſes may be
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            keptfor a good while without any great decay.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9426" xml:space="preserve">Fruits, as Pomegranates, Citrons, Apples, Pears, and the like; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9427" xml:space="preserve">alſo Flowers, as @oſes and
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0284-01" xlink:href="note-0284-01a" xml:space="preserve">13.</note>
            Lilies, may be kept a long time in Earthen Veſſels cloſe ſtopped: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9428" xml:space="preserve">howſoever, they are
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            not free from the injuries of the outward Air, which will affect them with his unequal
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            Temper through the ſides of the Veſſel, as it is manifeſt in heat and cold. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9429" xml:space="preserve">Therefore
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            it will be good to ſtop the mouths of the Veſſels carefully, and to bury them within
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            the Earth; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9430" xml:space="preserve">and it will be as good not to bury them in the Earth, but to ſink them in the
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            VVater, ſo as the place be ſhady, as in VVells or Cisterns placed within doors: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9431" xml:space="preserve">but thoſe
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            that be ſunk in Water will do better in Glaſs veſſels than in Earthen.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9433" xml:space="preserve">Generally thoſe things which are kept in the Earth, or in Vaults under ground, or
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            in the bottom of a Well, will preſerve their freſhneſs longer than thoſe things that are
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            kept above ground.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9435" xml:space="preserve">They ſay it hath been obſerved, that in Conſervatories of snow (whether they were
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            in Mountains, in natural Pits, or in Wells made by Art for that purpoſe) an Apple, or
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            (heſ-nut, or Nut, by chance falling in, after many months, when the Snow hath
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            melted, hath been found in the Snow as freſh and fair as if it had been gathered the day
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            before.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9437" xml:space="preserve">Country people keep Cluſters of Grapes in Meal, which though it makes them leſs
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            pleaſant to the taſte, yet it preſerves their moiſture and freſhneſs. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9438" xml:space="preserve">Alſo the harder ſort
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            of Fruits may be kept long, not onely in Meal, but alſo in Saw-duſt, and in heaps of Corn.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9440" xml:space="preserve">There is an opinion held, that Bodies may be preſerved freſh in Liquors of their own
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            kind, as in their proper Menſtrua; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9441" xml:space="preserve">as, to keep Grapes in Wine, Olives in Oil.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9443" xml:space="preserve">Pomegranates and Quinces are kept long, being lightly dipped in Sea-water or Salt-
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            water, and ſoon after taken out again, and then dried in the open Air, ſo it be in the Shade.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9445" xml:space="preserve">Bodies put in wine, Oil, or the Lees of Oil, keep long; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9446" xml:space="preserve">much more in Hony or Spirit
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            of Wine; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9447" xml:space="preserve">but moſt of all, as ſome ſay, in Quick-ſilver.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9449" xml:space="preserve">Fruits incloſed in Wax, Pitch, Plaiſter, Paſte, or any the like Caſe or Covering,
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            keep green very long.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9451" xml:space="preserve">It is manifeſt that Flies, Spiders, Ants, or the like ſmall Creatures, falling by chance into
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            Amber, or the Gums of Trees, and ſo finding a burial in them, do never after corrupt or
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            rot, although they be ſoft and tender Bodies.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9453" xml:space="preserve">Grapes are kept long by being hanged up in Bunches: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9454" xml:space="preserve">the ſame is of other Fruits. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9455" xml:space="preserve">For
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            there is a two-fold Commodity of this thing: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9456" xml:space="preserve">the one, that they are kept without preſ-
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            ſing or bruiſing, which they muſt needs ſuffer if they were laid upon any hard ſubſtance;
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9457" xml:space="preserve">the other, that the Air doth encompaſs them on every ſide alike.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9459" xml:space="preserve">It is obſerved that Putrefaction, no leſs than Deſiccation in Vegetablès, doth not begin
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            in every part alike, but chiefly in that part where, being alive, it did attract nouriſh-
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            ment. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9460" xml:space="preserve">Therefore ſome adviſe to cover the ſtalks of Apples or other Fruits with Wax
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            or Pitch.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9462" xml:space="preserve">Great Wieks of Candles or L
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            amps do ſooner conſume the Tallow or Oil than leſſer
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            Wieks; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9463" xml:space="preserve">alſo Wieks of Cotton ſooner than thoſe of Ruſh, or Straw, or ſmall Twigs: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9464" xml:space="preserve">and
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            in Staves of Torches, thoſe of Juniper or Firre ſooner than thoſe of Aſh: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9465" xml:space="preserve">likewiſe
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            Flame moved and fanned with the Wind ſooner than that which is ſtill: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9466" xml:space="preserve">And therefore
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            Candles ſet in a Lanthorn will laſt longer than in the open Air. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9467" xml:space="preserve">There is a Tradition, that
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            Lamps ſet in Sepulchres will laſt an ncredible time.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9469" xml:space="preserve">The Nature alſo and Preparation of the Nouriſhment conduceth no leſs to the laſting
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            of Lamps and Candles, than the nature of the Flame; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9470" xml:space="preserve">for Wax will laſt longer than
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            Tallow, and Tallow a little wet longer than Tallow day, and Wax candles old made
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            longer than Wax-candles new made.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s9472" xml:space="preserve">Trees, if you ſtir the Earth about their Root every year, will continue leſs time;
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            if once in four, or perhaps in ten years, much longer: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9474" xml:space="preserve">alſo cutting off the Suckers and
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            young Shoots will make them live the longer: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9475" xml:space="preserve">but Dunging them, or laying of Marl
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            about their Roots, or much Watering them, adds to their fertility, but cuts off from
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            their long laſting. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s9476" xml:space="preserve">And thus much touching the Prohibiting of Deſiccation or Con-
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            ſumption.</s>
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