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The lees of wine when dried will take fire and burn without the addition of fuel : the ashes so produced have very much the nature of nitre,47 and similar virtues ; the more so, indeed, the more unctuous they are to the touch. THE LEES OF WINE WHEN DRIED WILL TAKE FIRE AND BURN WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF FUEL THE ASHES SO PRODUCED HAVE VERY MUCH THE NATURE OF NETRA AND SIMILAR VIRTUES THE MORE SO INDEED THE MORE UNCTUOUS THEY ARE TO THE TOUCH
 cc. 16—23. 38 Bitterness, driness, and a disagreeable smell. 39 Georg. ii. 498. 40 See B. iv. c. 12. 4i See ii. xii. c. 36. . 43 See B. xxi. e. 19. 43 Bees' wax, Fee remarks, would not have this effect, but vinegar vessels would. « De Be Bust. c. 23. 268 pliny's natural history. [Book XIV. to which he gives the name of " tortivum," 45 meaning that which is pressed out the very last of all. For the purpose of colouring wine we also add certain substances as a sort of pig- ment, and these have a tendency to give it a body as well. Ey such poisonous sophistications is this beverage compelled* to suit our tastes, and then we are surprised that it is inju- rious in its effects ! It is a proof that wine is beginning to turn bad, if a plate of lead, on being put in it, changes its colour.46 CHAP. 26. VINEGAR LEES OF WINE. It is a peculiarity of wine, among the liquids, to become mouldy, or else to turn to vinegar. There are whole volumes which treat of the various methods of preventing this. BY PUTTING OF LIE ASHES BOILED DOWN WITH DIFFRUTUM ONE FORTIETH PART TO THE ULYUS OR ELSE A POUND AND A HALF OF SALT WITH POUNDED MARBLE AS WELL HE MAKES MENTION OF SULPHUR ALSO BUT ONLY GIVES THE VERY LAST PLACE TO RESIN WHEN THE FERMENTATION OF THE WINE IS COMING TO AN END HE RECOMMENDS THE ADDITION OF THE MUSK TO WHICH HE GIVES THE NAME OF TORTIVUM MEANING THAT WHICH IS PRESSED OUT THE VERY LAST OF ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLOURING WINE WE ALSO ADD CERTAIN SUBSTANCES AS A SORT OF PIGMENT AND THESE HAVE A TENDENCY TO GIVE IT A BODY AS WELL BY SUCH POISONOUS SOPHISTICATIONS IS THIS BEVERAGE COMPELLED TO SUIT OUR TASTES AND THEN WE ARE SURPRISED THAT IT IS INJURIOUS IN ITS EFFECTS IT IS A PROOF THAT WINE IS BEGINNING TO TURN BAT IF A PLATE OF LEAD ON BEING PUT IN IT CHANGES ITS COLOR CHAPTER TWENTY SIX VINEGAR LEES OF WINE IT IS A PECULIARITY OF WINE AMONG THE LIQUIDS TO BECOME MOLDY OR ELSE TO TURN TO VINEGAR THERE ARE WHOLE VOLUMES WHICH TREAT OF THE VARIOUS METHODS OF PREVENTING THIS
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