continu'd &longs;u&longs;pended, began freely to drop <lb/>
down again as formerly. </s> <s>And if you <lb/>
take a Gla&longs;s Pipe, whether it be in the <lb/>
form of a <emph type="italics"/>Siphon,<emph.end type="italics"/> or no, that being for <lb/>
the mo&longs;t part of the thickne&longs;s of a Mans <lb/>
Finger, is yet towards one end &longs;o &longs;len<lb/>
der, as to terminate in a hole almo&longs;t as <lb/>
&longs;mall as a Hor&longs;e-hair; and if you fill this <lb/>
Pipe with Water, you will finde that Li<lb/>
quor to drop down freely enough tho<lb/>
row the &longs;lender Extream: But if you then <lb/>
invert the Pipe, you will finde that the <lb/>
Air will not ea&longs;ily get in at the &longs;ame hole <lb/>
through which the Water pa&longs;&longs;'d. </s> <s>For in <lb/>
the &longs;harp end of the Pipe, &longs;ome Inches <lb/>
of Water will remain &longs;u&longs;pended, which <lb/>
'tis probable would not happen, if the <lb/>
Air could get in to &longs;ucceed it, &longs;ince if the <lb/>
hole were a little wider, the Water would <lb/>
immediatly &longs;ub&longs;ide. </s> <s>And though it be <lb/>
true, that if the Pipe be of the length of <lb/>
many Inches, a great part of the Wa<lb/>
ter will run down at the wider Orifice, yet <lb/>
that &longs;eems to happen for &longs;ome other rea<lb/>
&longs;on, then becau&longs;e the Air &longs;ucceeds it at <lb/>
the upper and narrow Orifice, &longs;ince all the <lb/>
&longs;lender part of the Pipe, and perhaps <lb/>
&longs;ome Inches more, will continue full of <lb/>
Water. </s></p>