The Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins

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The following typographic corrections have been made: mutiplied → multiplied Kothbeize → Kothbeizen of → on phenolphtalein → phenolphthalein hydroxylion → hydroxyl ion Ca(OH 2 ) → Ca(OH) 2 pepsine → pepsin bibliographic xref (9) → (19)
The following inconsistent spellings have not been altered: Frankfort a/M – Frankfort o/M Zenckeri – zenkeri Casenin – Caseuin Kentniss – Kenntnis – Kenntniss resistant – resistent c.c. – c.cm. ureaæ – ureæ ae – æ
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THE PUERING, BATING & DRENCHING OF SKINS
Scientia et potentia humana in idem coincidunt, quia ignoratio causæ destituit effectum. Natura enim non nisi parendo vincitur: et quod in contemplatione instar causæ est, id in operatione instar regulæ est.