The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber

part is, by many that are unskilful, cast to the swine, but without

any great loss, if the matter were malt, because that swine are fed therewith; but not so if other vegetables were the matter of the distillation. Also too much slowness where the matter begins to be sowre before it be distilled, yields very few spirits, that which often happens, whilst hearbs, and flowers, _&c....