By Fire, Hot Water, Sand, or Steamed Boar Dung

French, The Art of Distillation or, A Treatise of the Choicest Spagiricall Preparations Performed by way of Distillation. Together with the Description of the Chiefest Furnaces Vessels Used by Ancient and Moderne Chymists, Also a Discourse of Divers Spagiricall Experiments and Curiosities And the Anatomy of Gold and Silver, with the Chief est Preparations and Curiosities thereof together with their Vertues. All which are contained in VL Bookes Composed by John French Dr. of Physick, E. 

Muffet, The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects, Vol. 3, The Theatre of Insects (reprint of 1658 London edition). Da Capo Press (Plenum), New York, 1967, pp. 1003-1005. 

DISTILLATION BY FIRE, HOT WATER, SAND, OR STEAMED BOAR DUNG 

Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) was born in Zurich into the very poorest circuni stances. His early brilliance was noted by his father who sent him to his uncle. 

The fecond Booke of DiftillationS , containing/mdrie excellentfecret remedies ofDiftillcd Waters. 

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