Pages That Mention Quicksilver
Arts and sciences; chemistry.
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A beautiful Foil for precious or false Stone w ch [which] exceeds all others.
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Cut a Piece of Pewter as thick as the back of a knife exactly the Size of the Stone + put it into the Setting, put upon it some good [punfeu?] Quicksilver, + it will stick set the Stone upon this just to [saithety?] + the Stone will have a beautiful [keeske?], the Quicksilver will be even upon the Pewter. Foil.
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13. To bleach Linnen very well + soon
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wash it in warm water , + then dip it in a good deep Pot