"Nay, the very insipid <i>phlegm</i>, and even the <i>caput mortuum</i> of the brain, after this chemical operation, being mixed with ink, and spred upon paper, have the same combustible, noisy qualities, with the spirits themselves."
The Grub-Street Journal, No. 17
Martyn, Richard Russel and John. <u>Memoirs of the Society of Grub Street</u>. London: J. WIlford, 1737. &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=M74PAAAAQAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;