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Vitriol , which Vili soon Diffolve; and aster the Party hath Wadied therein»it being Ciear and Without Smell, as soon as they Wipe with the Towel alithe 5 &? grows Black. But in forne Days, Walhing it with Soap, it willcome off.
To Renew the Lustro of Chrystal ; Boii your Chrystal in Fair Water,for a Quarter of an Hour, and to a Proportion of 6 Quarts of Water, addonc Quart of Brandy Witte, letting the fame continue to Boii half anHottr more; then take it out, and with the fame Liquor Rub it ali overthroughout with a Brufh; and then Dry it with a clean Warm Napkiir,Rubbing it in every part, and it will regain it, former Lustre.
To make the Hair Grow; Take the Roots of Bur-dock, or what theycall Cuckolds-Burs, which stick on the Cloäths, of the Largest Size in De-tembtr ; Boyl them in French White Wme 8 Fingers High, till half bc con-fumed: Wafh the Head herewith, beingWarmed at Night, and itmakeathe Hair come out, in cafe the Roots be good-
Another; Make a Lye of the Astes ot Vmes, and Walh the Head there-with, being Warm. '
To bindet th eHairs from Falling-, Put Vine- Astes in Red Witte of France ,and then Filter all, and with that Liquor wafh the Head Warm.
Memorandum ; Thö Powder of Hermodaffiles ufed in the Hair , as cotn-mon Po-wdur, does the seme thing.
Pour faire du Feu Bleu ; Faires vous faire de Mefches aupres d un Cordier,qui ne foit pas trop fortement Tordues. Fondez du Soulfre dans un pot iFeu de Charbons, trempez les Mefches dedans Trois ou Quatre fois lelonque vous les aimerez d’avoir Grosses. Pour en Represcnter donc une Figure,on Vebauche für des Planche», puis on y Attache en fuivant ces TracerJe* mefches avec des CIoux, 6c les rend un peu Rabotteuscs en les battantavec un Marteau, a fin que la matiere fuivantc y tienne tant mieux. Cel£fair, prenez de YEau de Vst forte, Meflez y de la Poudre d Canon en Fa-rine, tant que tout foit en Consistence d’une bouill 8c frottez en les Mefchesavec un Pinieceau, 6c efpardez encore dessus de la Poudre en Farine. Ainsi onlaisse le tout Zecher, 6c il serä Prepar^ il’ Qsege.
XVI. Take of fmall Thin Copfer pieces, dean’d in the Fire Z). of AquaFortis Zii). which being put together in a Glafs, the Copper in 3 or 4 Hourswill be dissolved; When ’tis Cold you may usc it, by Wafhing with aFeather upon your Irott, that is made Clean and Smooth, and it will pre-sently take the Colour of Copper ^ when it cometh out with Rubbing youmay renew it again, but if you do it Twict together, the Iron will lookBlack.
XVII. Beat a Ducket Thin, and Dissolve it in T wo Öunces of Aqua Re-gia, then dip therein a clean Rag, and let the seme Dry, and do it againand again till all the seid Liquor be Soaked up ; then burn the seid Rag, andwith theTinder thereof let Silvtr be rub’d, uling therewitb a little Spittle,
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To GuiU Goliupon Silvtr j byS*r R. Southwell
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