TUANSACrrONS OF THE .SECTIONS. 



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within 7 feet 5 inches of the surface, and it was running over through 

 a weak place in the side at a very rapid rate. 



Examined June 4th, 1836 ; it was found discharging at the rate of 137 

 gallons a minute, and it was stated that the flow had been invariable 

 from the month of November last ; its temp, was 99°, and its s. g. at 

 60°, 1-001957. 



Upon treating 8750 grs. exactly as that of the King's Bath, the fol- 

 lowing salts were obtained as existing in the water : 



Chloride of magnesium -673 



Chloride of sodium 2*920 



Sulphate of magnesia 1-105 



Sulphate of soda 2^090 



Bicarbonate of lime 1'170 



Bicarbonate of iron ^016 



Bicarbonate of magnesia a trace. 



Sulphate of lime and silica 1P472 



19^446 

 This water then is of the same class as the King's Bath, being ther- 

 mal and chalybeate. It contains 1^ gr. more of solid contents in the 

 imperial pint, and the projjortion of the various ingredients diflFers. 



The Bath waters have been repeatedly the subjects of analysis, but 

 the results are very various, scarcely any two experimenters agreeing 

 in the details, although the total quantity of solid matter is not so much 

 a subject in dispute. Whether the water differs at distant periods, or 

 the system of analysis followed is the cause of the disagreements, Mr. 

 Herapath does not attempt to decide, but contents himself with placing 

 the operations of each chemist in juxtaposition, supposing them to 

 operate upon the old wine pint, which was the quantity referred to 

 by them. The carbonates are assumed to have existed as bicarbonates. 



