A course of chemistry containing an easie method of preparing those chymical medicins which are used in physick : with curious remarks and useful discourses upon each preparation, for the benefit of such who desire to be instructed in the knowledge of this art / by Nicholas Lemery, M.D.

Remarks.

The Spirit of common Sugar is made without addition of any thing in the preparation; it is an acid Spirit, but is not so strong, nor has so great virtues, as that which I have now described. It is thought good for diseases of the breast, by rea∣son of the Sugar, which indeed is good for them, but so strong an acid is apt to give a Cough.

The body must be big enough, in order to give room to the vapours to circulate in, as they do rise.

A very little Oil of Sugar can be drawn in this operation; for that which remains after the recti∣fication

is not a pure oil, but a remainder of the Spirit tinged with some drops of oil, insomuch that it would be very hard to get one drachm of pure Oil.