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suffering humanity, the Franciscans of those days, then in the 

 height of their influence, built over the baths a sort of hut, 

 and a hospital dedicated to " Nuestra Senora de las Aguas 

 Santas de MayniV (our Lady of the Holy waters of Maynit, 

 the latter name expressing hot in Tagal). Although at 

 present in a very forlorn and dilapidated condition, there is 

 still in existence, quite near to the edge of the Lake, an 

 apartment enclosed within a wall, within which there boils 

 up from a considerable depth a spring of hot water of a 

 temperature of 186°. 8 Falir. ; which is occasionally used, 

 both by natives and foreigners, as a vapour bath, although 

 these Thermw are more used to scald poultry than for their 

 original purpose of curing disease. The entire neighbour- 

 hood is volcanic. Behind Maquilui, which is about 3400 

 feet high, lies, surrounded by a deep lake, the active crater 

 of the renowned volcano of Taal, while to one side of the 

 first-named mountain rises in tlie blue distance, to a height of 

 from 6000 to 7000 feet, the gigantic mass of the Majayjay* 

 range, a volcanic system long since extinct. An oppressive 

 sultriness in the atmosphere, such as we had never before 

 experienced, and a drenching thunder-storm, put a complete 

 stopper on our projected excursion to make a closer acquaint- 

 ance with the hills. Somewhat of the terrific heat experi- 

 enced here, may, with much justice, be attributed to the great 

 number of almost boiling springs which issue from the foot 

 of the Maquilui, so that even on entirely clear days, when 



* Pronounce Mahayhay. 



