220
m
r. Henshaw mentiond the way of Refining salt peter by mixing
w
th. it Alum or a quantity of wood ashes by w
ch. meanes
the sea salt that is sometimes found mixt w
th. salt peter
is separated from it -
vpon the occa
sion of m
r. Hookes de
siring
that a licen
se from
the Society for printing an Ingenious Di
scourse of m
r. Iames
young. about the v
se of oyle of Turpentine in green woonds
and stopping Blood &c. It was De
sired that some exp
ts. touching
the same might be made the next Day in the presence of
this Society.
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