342 ESSAYS ann OBSERVATIONS 
2. Ir had a fharp, aluminous, ftrong cha- 
lybeate, and ftyptic tafte. 
3. Ir cruddles with foap. 
4. Irs f{pecific gravity to that of Annan ri- 
ver water (which is efteemed the beft water 
they have hereabout) is, as four ounces five 
grains, to four ounces eleven grains, 
5. By fhaking it in a vial, or mixing it 
with tartifh wine and fugar, it gives no figns 
of its containing a fpirit more than river- 
water. 
6. WHEN boiled with an equal quantity. of 
new or fweet milk, it does not cruddle the 
milk. 
7. Wir fyrup of violets, it gives a faint 
green. 
8. WiTH powder of galls, it pe heiidy be- 
came blue, and turned gradually darker, 
till it became of a deep purple, and then of 
an ink-colour: it does the like with an in- 
fufion of tea, tho’ not in the fame degree as 
with the galls. 
9: WHEN oleum vitrioli, or fpiritus vitriol, 
is dropt into it, no effervefcence, or change 
of colour, is produced. 
10. WITH oleum tartari per ielitldopais it 
made no effervefcence; but light green clouds 
gathered, 
