Modern curiosities of art & nature extracted out of the cabinets of the most eminent personages of the French court : together with the choicest secrets in mechanicks, communicated by the most approved artists of France
Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715.
To hinder Oyl from smoaking.
Distill some Juice of Onion, and put it at the bottom of the Lamp, the Oyl upon it, which hinders it from making Soot.
