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Of Incorporation.

taken, that the Honey be as clearfrom Motes or Drofs as poiïible ,-but that it almoft conilantly is, un-lets for what may accidentally beupon the Surface, or at Bottom,which is owing to this, that uponits firft PreiTure from the Comb,the Inclination of its Parts to eachother is ib great, as to work outin its firft candying or fixing, everything which is of a different na-ture, and foreign thereunto: there-fore there is no Ground for

thofe Apprehenfions of Impurity, iiich Hindrances muft be carefullyupon which its Delpumation or prelerv'd, and therefore Fire in fuchClarification is crroneouily foun- matters is to be as little employedded. as pofl'ible.

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As to this Head therefore, thisgeneral Rule ought to be obferv'din both the Pharmacies ; that wherea Combination of Salts, or fachBodies as attract and cohere toge-ther, is intended, all int rpolmgMatter ought as much as polïibleto be removed, which is in moftcafes to be done with Fire: butwhere fuch Combinations are notonly out of the In: erjfion of theOperator, but injur ujs to the Me-dicine he has under Management;

SECT. X.Of Incorporation.

TH E Procefs, thus term'd inPharmacy, is employed inbringing and joining together, bythe Inter poiition of a paiticular Bo-dy, fuch others as in themfelves areincapable, or very difficult to bemix'd together. This indeed is notconcern'd in any of the HandingShop-Medicines of the GalenicalPharmacy, but frequently occurs inthe Prelcrip lions of Phy ficians, whenthey order luch things together,which either for Decency or Conve-niency of takfng, are thus to bemix'd. So in thofe Forms calledEchgmx's and Lincius's, Syrups andOils are prei'cribed together, whichby putting only into a Veffel will notintimately unite; but upon rubbingfine a fmall Portion of Sugar, Salt,or any Subftance of the like nature,with the Syrup firft, and then gra-dually dropping in the Oil, theywill join into n. iroooth uniform

Subftance, thicker than either wasbefore in Separation.

To undeiftand this aright, it isneceflary to take notice, that thereafon why thefe Bodies do not in-corporate of thcmièlves, is, becaufe,as is the Cafe in all vifcid light Bo«dies, they have but very weak attrac-tive Powers, and their Cohelionswith one another are very great, be-ing according to their Contacts : andtherefore wlicu t hey are put together,their m utual A ' t ' actions are not greatenough to ovti c<■me their reipeciiveCohelions, which in other Wordsis, they will not mix: but when athird Subftance is join'd with themin iuch a manner, as to open anddiflociate their Parts, and leifen theirContacts and Cohelions with oneanother ; they will readily join.And as their conftituent Parts havea great deal of Surface in relpedt totheir Solidities, the more they con-D i tinue