Zymologia physica. Or a brief philosophical discourse of fermentation, from a new hypothesis of acidum and sulphur. Whereby the phoenomena of ... hot-baths ... are solv'd ... With an additional discourse of the sulphur-bath at Knarsbrough ... / [W. Simpson].

  • Simpson, W. (William), active 1665-1677
Date:
1675
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Credit: Zymologia physica. Or a brief philosophical discourse of fermentation, from a new hypothesis of acidum and sulphur. Whereby the phoenomena of ... hot-baths ... are solv'd ... With an additional discourse of the sulphur-bath at Knarsbrough ... / [W. Simpson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    > ; Fgh ase Te Te = ‘a a sie ata eORY toe $ OTERO ES aaa F Dilcourle of the Sulphur Wath. 3 Laftly, To inquire how and after what manner this S#lphur-water performs thole ex- i! pected helps, asa Bath: where, in thort, will v| be zLuffrated its various virtues in order to the help of {everal AZaladies. | Firft, Asto the conftituent ingredients or Wu) gzineral principles of this water - We fay they its] are compriz’din thefe three, viz. 1. A warine or foffil Salt. 2. A Sulphurows Apporrhea or it) fleame of Sulphur. Laftly, A little aluminoys itis| acidity. As to the firft, viz. Sa/t, is apparent walt]. both from its brackith tafte, asalfo from what in| renzains upon its distillation OY evaporation 3 i) of which we find betwixt one and two drams in a quart thereof: as we further thew in our Hydrologia Chymica, &e. 2, Asto the Sulphrows principle, thats nifeft, 1. From its Tafte and Smell ; as alfo from «| ts hogo upon the riflivgs and regurgitations if] O€ the Stomack, after taking thereof. 2.From | iscolouring of Szlver.dipt therein ; which it | doth as readily as the folution or wafhings of {| crocus wetaNorum trom the Sulphur of the Ax- «| timony; or as the folution of common Brim- frone in the preparing Lac Sulphuris, both be- ing made from the Acids of alcalizate Salts, as will appear ( although a paradox ) more elearly anon. And lafily, from its colouring of Silver by its very Steams, as we fhall thew more after- wards, 3 Now <e lB te at tie te Fe a a a Ms Wig sd 14 re: eal a ir sec ccsah eel ae