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afforded the grearest parr OF, iF nor all che MatreF, IVou ill find in a Discourse oF his Read Before thC
with ertich cher are Nourished, and by wtrich
thes grou and encrease in Bignels. This Opinion,
Counrenanced by very srear Names, chac Learnec
and Ingenious Nacuralist DF. John Woodmard, AU
rhox OF che Natural TTistory of the Farrh, thouslE
very ell worch catrins inco serious Lxamina-
tior.
And in che sirst place, he caretulls Fxamin d a
POrIS OF Wacer, and found, rhat che clearest fineA
Sprins. Wacer wrhich he could ans where meet ich
exhibired even ro the natied Eye, sreac Numbers
Ol exceedina (ralI Terrestrial Parricles, and thar
all ocher Crasser acers had chese in ver much
srearer Quancier; and also, chat chey ivere oF 3
much larser Bulk
Fle Found ehis Terrestrial Marrer contained in
all NVacer, eo bc ot crvo kinds: The one property
a Vezetable Matrer, buc consisting ot very different
Parricles; Pome oF wrhich are proper For the Nou
ristimene oF some kinds oF PlarES; others for dif.
Ferent POrrs, (9c. The ocher kind of Farchy Mat-
ter, he found ro be purely ot a Mineral Nature:
and rhis also was ot rery rarious and disserent
Kincs.
Fullr.
Royal Sociers, and publistid in cheir Transactions,
NV. 253
Dhich Experiments, becaule cher are done ictr
an uncommon Care and Fxactnels, are a lufficient
number oE chem, and are follow d by verr Ingeni-
ous Restexions, serrins to explicare many Disticu
eies in Philo(ophy, and co set the Whole AAair OF
Vegerarion in a verr 800d Liotu; P. Mall sire che
Reader a5 Folloveth
A. D, 269Y, T chose (Caith he) Severat Class
Viols, that vere ill, as near aspossible, of che lame
Cape and bigness. AErex Lhad puT WhaF Nater P
choushe sic into every one oE them, and caten an
ACCOnnE OF the Weieht oF ic, L Araind and cy
over che Orifice ot cach Viol, a peice oF Parch.
mene, havins, an Hole in che midale oE it, larse
enouoh to admit the srem oF the Plant Ide
siend c0 set in che Viol, ivichout continins or
Arairnins ic, (0 25 ro impede its growth. MIY in
cenrion in chis, was ro prevene che enclosed Water
From craporatins or aCcendins any ocher was,
chan only chrough che Plancro be sec cherein.
Then P made choice of sereral Spriss oF Mint
and Orher Plants FHAE WerC, 25 near 25 l conld pOI-
Ably judse, alike Frectr, Cound, and livelr. Flav-
inscakenthe Weighe oF cach, L placed ic in a Viol
ordered as abore; and as the Plane imbibed and
drew oAche Water, Prook care ro add more oF chc
Came From time ro time, Keepins an accoune oF che
Weishe oF all P added. Pach oF the Cilases vere for
betterdistinction, and chemore casie keepine a Regi
Her oF all che Circumstances, nored with a differene
NTarH OF L etTeF, A, B, C, C9C. ane aII set in a FOW
in the lame Window, in such manner, chaE aII
mighe parcakce alike ot sir. Lieht, and Sun. Thus
cher continued from Fuly che Zoch, co October Sch.
Wrhich vas just 77 Days. Then Prook chem out
veigbid che Water in cach Viol, and che Plane litce
ise, addins co its weighe chac of aIl che Lcaves
The Parriculars are 25 follOW5.
A. Common Spear Minc, sec in Sprins. Water.
THC FOrMEF COrE OF Vesetable Farthy Mattet
abounes plenritulls in all Waters; buc For che Mi-
neral, ris tound monls in Sprins- WateF, HeXE IO
chac, in River-acer, and least oF all in Rain-Wwa
ter; cho even chere it is also ro betound plenri
This Fact (he Paith) any one may discorer, b
only Keeping WVacer For a competene Time wich-
out stirrins ic, in a clear Cla(s- riol, close AOPE, 1O
Heep out Dust, (00. For then he will obserre, Thac
chese very (inalI Ferrestrial Parricles, Which betore
avere scarcely visible singly, vill non combine to-
Gecher into larser and more conspicuous Masses,
eetich, by degrees, will join cogether, and form
Clonds as it ere in rhe Water, Wrhich vill gro
continual accestion oF ne Matrer. And if thc And laAIY, I compured hon much cach Plane had
Farchy Macrer in che Water, be chiesr oFcheVe- Pained, and hou much WVater vas spenE uPOn iL
setable, kind, ic ill curm the Water oreen, che
ulual Colour of Vegetables; and chis will gro
eceper and deeper Colourd, bur will noc precipi-
tate torhe Borrom oF the OlaIS, a5 the Mineral
Marrer Will, il there be ans considerable Ouantits,
by reason oF is much sreater Spccisick Graritr. 27 Grains; Wwhen raken our, October SIh, 42 GF.
Thac there is in all Water, a considerable Ouantiey  Weishe 15 Grains.
OF Farchy Matrer: And in order ro derermine wvhe-
chexthe Veseration oF Plants was chietr orvins r0 chese 77 DaYS, amOunES 1O 2558 Cr. C onsequencly
Bare WaTeF, OF nOF Pathex tO the Perrestrial Matrer  the weishe ot che Wacer caken up, Was 1702
cherein contained, he made, wich very srear AC- cimes as much a5 che Planr had for in veistico
curaes and Care, ihe EoWB Peo, d5
dails more and more Opacous and Thick, by che chac had Fallen of durins the rime ir Aood chus
Lhc llanc eiphid, ihen puc in fuls 20. Tute
IHe ohole Ouanrier ol Warer expended durine
On che nhole cheretore he concludes, rerr justly, Sochar in chis space oF 77 DaY5, ic had gain d in
A. Commone