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2 j:. With the folution of faccharum 

 Satttrnit it gave a little milkinefs, bu6 

 Tcarce to be diftinguillied. 



26, With powder of galls, it changed 

 Very jQowly ; and, after (landing a nighty 

 it exhibited but a faint violet colour^ fome- 

 thing inclining to ptirple. 



27. A chopin of it, evaporated in a cleait 

 tin pan, yielded a very white faline fub- 

 fiance, of a fharp, aluminous, chalybeate! 

 and ftiptic tafle. 



28. A chopin of this fpaw water, takeri 

 lip from the fpring, after a long rainy 

 feafon, yielded of fait, nine grains ; and 

 of earth, fomething more than one grain i 

 The like quantity taken up after three 

 weeks of dry weather, gave of fait, but 

 feven grains ; and of earth, about half a 

 grain : The like quantity taken up after* 

 between five and fix weeks of dry wea-* 

 ther, afforded of fait, only five grains and 

 a half; and of earth, about a quarter oi 

 a grain. 



29. There is another fpring, about 

 forty feet from this,^ which feems to be 

 of the fame kind ; for it has the like tafte ; 



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