DEDICATION.

continues from previous page: ...to remain, and will not be received in the worse part. The three promised parts, God willing, will follow shortly. Furthermore, I offer my most faithful labor in opening and revealing the method of concentrating wine, grain, wood, minerals, and metals (since I have all of these ready and can show the method of concentration with ease). And since I am ignorant of how long the most merciful God will grant me the use of this life and light, I would not willingly take with me to the grave such a noble, such significant, and such useful science for the Fatherland. If, however, it should come to pass that few or none are interested in it, I have taken care of my affairs and satisfied my conscience. Nevertheless, I have no doubt that there will be at least some good and faithful Fathers of Families who will take care to see that these useful inventions are carried out for the honor of God and the preservation of our Regions and their inhabitants. I certainly know that if this counsel regarding the concentration of wine, grain, wood, and minerals, born from a simple and sincere mind, finds a place, our Germany, most worthy of praise,