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Secondly, Tharchis C ause is nor very disticuleto
be found. Lverr one knows, chat Bodies wich
Sprines hare (o much more force, a5 they arc
more RiH, and rhac cher are s0 much che BIOTC
RiH a5 cheir Pores are lelS: bur irs che Properry ot
Coldro restrictche Pores: And durins che Fear, che
Pores are more open, because ehie subele Matrer
which passes alvays chroush chem, beims chien in
a more violent Mocion, hach the more Force 10 ex-
cendthemand keepthem open; Whereas in che Win
rer cheir Morion beins much Aackened, all etie B0.
dies shuc themselres up, and their Pores are Arai
rened. Hlence ir comes, that in che Wincer, che
Bodies oF Animals cranspire much less chan in ano.
Ther Scalon. Since chenthe Cold locks up cheleaA
Parrs of rhe grols Air, and makes them sels pliable
and more HiH, because ic Arairens che POres; ve
must Cay also, chac ic augmenes che Force of cheit
Springs, che Sprines becomins more violent, ac.
cordins as che Body becomesmore Hif.
Thus, durine che Winrer, che Sprines os Ai
Wwhich are dispersed in che Wacer, harins conside
rably more force, cher must unbend chemletres
litrle, and 25 chey unbend, cher prets against onc
anocher che small pars oC Wacer wtiieh chey hiolc
Muc uP.
This beins suxposed, cheres nochins in Lce, bu
Erharmax be explain d naturally enoust.
r. The Water a5 ic Freezes, ougte to make
hard Body, because then irs Parrs beins presed onc
asainst anocher, chey embarrass one anocher mutu
ally, and (0 lose all che Morion cher Mad.
and larse in ihe Ice, must al(o make ir AppCaF EO
2. The Water as ic Freeres, oughr t0 become
more lighe; For cho ils Paris be more press d chan
be more irhire, and by consequence less transpa-
they vere belore, vet che Mals beins compoled et
he Parrs oF che Water chus press d, and of Air di
laced, ougherobemore large, and by consequene
more lighe, chan ic was when chie W’acer was li
quid.
Waret larser.
retit.
6. The Bodies must inuchi les cranspire chirolixh
the Ice, chan chrough the Water, Becauleche PAxTS
oF the Frozen Wacer, are in effect more pressu
chancher vere betore, and 1o leare a lets tree Pal-
lase ro forcisn Bodies.
7. Thie Water trom wohich cheres abundance oE
Air dravn by means of che Pneumarick fingine
must also Freeze wich lels difficuler; oF wwhich a
able Man cold our Auchor; hehadmadeche Fxpe
riteHE.
8. The Spirit oE Wine, Brandy, and ortier Li
quors ot che same POEE, cannor Precze ac all, Or ac
least rarely; For cheir Parrs beins in a BFeaE MOri-
on, as appearsbr che Fraporation made oF em; il
Follos, charche Air dispersedincothe Parrs ofchole
Liquors, is much more subile, and by conse-
quence harh lels oF a Sprins, chan chac wtich is di-
spersed in che Parrs ot common Water, since che
Sprins oE che Air is principallys in iS srOIs PAHES.
9. Oit, FaE, and ocher viscons Liguors, must
conseal more easils chan Wacer Freeres, becaule
cheir Pares beins improper for Morion, do speedily
embarra(s one anoctier; bur those Liquors wwhen
cher conseal cannor become lo hard as Ice, nor di-
late themlelres in the (ame ManneF; FOr tho they
contain amone cheir Papes a freater quantier ot Air
than WVaret does, vet chat Air is more subile, hacti
less Sprins, and easilys mates irs way chiroust chc
Pores oF chole Liguors.
10. Ouick. Silver cannor Freere, because it does
noc contain a greac enoush quancier of grols Air:
ies Parrs allo aremuch potistid, and cher can casii
Dide onc asainst anocher, withouc embar. aNInS OL
Roppins one anoche.
1I. Accordms as che Cola stos Mote. Mal
the Sprines oF rhe Rir dispered in che lce, oughie
to have more force ro repel ihe Parrs oF che Frozen
Nacer; and rhe Bulk composed ol che Air anc
Frozen Wacer, must necds prow larser and larger.
Lhus hach been prored in che followins manner.
They slld wich Wacer, an hollon Tron-Bullet,
Wohich had ahole ofchree or Four Lines Diameter:
the Wacer beins Frozen in chac Bullet, and norbe.
ins Arons enoush ro break ic, the Sce issued at the
hole, and formd a sorr of a Scalk or Lec- sickle,
Which lenschened accordins as the Cold increaled,
and srew rothelensch ot a Finser; chis Scalk be-
ins broke, andche Bullet expoled co rtie Airdurins
2 very cold Wiphe, ic made a new Scalk, Duc nOL
(0 lons as cheformer, che lces pinnins ic setF, it we
may be allowed soro speatt, as ic passed chrough che
hole oF che Bullet; 25 Gold and ottex Mineralo
do, br paltins chroueh rhe Wire draivers Instru-
ICHIS.
3. Frozen Water takres ux a greater space Fhan
bhien eras liquid, because the Sprinss oF Air dil
verled in che Wacer, by unbendins chemselres.
do oblise che Wacer co rile in che Vossel wrhiet
Concald it. Iriscrue, chacche external Air prel
les allo ttie Surtace oF the Warer, and. makes ar
effore lo repel ic; bur this external air beins treer
and As licrle Springs lels bended, because chey un
bendedchemselres, accordins as che Cold lock d ux
cheneislibourins Bodies: Ic hach lel Letce Cai
chac Wollich is cuc up in che tacet, Mole Sprine
eannor unbend, bur by makine ehie BuIK OF ch
4. IF von Buc ux 2 Vesset Fult OE NVacer in the
Eneumarick Machine, ihe Air dispersed in the WV a-
cer, dilaces ic selF in an extraordinary manner, wvhen
cher pumpetie Rir oF che Machine, vec the Wate
Freezes not, because che external Surtace oF che
Wracer beins no morepress d, IHC AAH WMIICH IL COH
rains, mayby unbencinss ictet, clabe rs, ade
3. Froren Water must alvars Be lesS transpa-
renechan che same NVater Wvhen it is siquid, because
che Bubbles of Air irtich are insensible in the WV a
12. In che Flyporhetis here laid donrn, che Spi
cies ol Niere may also contribure ro form rhe sce; in
as much as by joinins chemselres ro che(mall parrs
realies ic docs.
ot che Air dispele e talet, es osote W-
eer byrealon et cheie simalueto, beins more tentibre
vards rendrins cheluoe itt and intlexible, and
co ausmett. he lorce el no dbriieo.
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