1Q6. Analysis of the Slrcalham Wakrs. [April I, 



But boit uiiderstoofl, that, as a struck my observation !» few days ago, 

 recnlk'il Ihe recollection of these exj'cri- 

 inents; and, such as tliey are, (accu- 

 rate most certainly so far as tiiey have 

 proceeded,) I now send tiiein to you. 



A single specimen of the water hav- 

 ing; been gfivcn me by a friend for ana- 

 lysis, on evaporation I found it so 

 slroiigly impregnated wilh sulphate of 

 niagUL'sia, that I conceived a trick to 

 have been i)Iayed upon the person who 

 brought it. Three otiicr specimens 

 were, however, afterwards obtained, the 

 geauinciicss of which was duly vouched 

 for. They will be distinguished by the 

 names of (A) the Norwooii, (B) the 

 Lime Common, and(C) the Well-house 

 water. 



What gaseous matters they might 

 contain vviien fresh collected at the 

 springs, I cannot ascertain ; in the stale 

 I received tlicin, 1 could delect none. 

 The following tests were employed. 



]>ublic. 



man and boy would by this means do 

 the work of eight horses and a man, a 

 more than equivalent advantage would 

 be obtained in decreasing the consump- 

 tion of horse-corn; and, also, what is 

 perhaps still more desirable, an increase 

 of manual labour on advantageous 

 terms. T. Fleet. 



Banhury, Feb. 12, 1824. 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



IF tlie following notes res|)ccting a 

 mineral water in the neighbourhood 

 of London should be thought sufliciently 

 interesting to the readers of your valua- 

 ble miscellany, I shall be obliged by the 

 insertion. The im|)erfect experiments 

 stated below, were made at the distance 

 of more than twelve months since ; atid 

 iny plan, when I undertook them, had 

 been left unfinished. An advertisement 

 of "Strcatham mineral water," having 



iVo. Test. 

 1. Lime 1 

 water J 



5. Miniate ^ 

 of lime J 



6. Priis- S 

 siateof > 

 potash 3 



7. Tinc- 

 ture of 

 galls 



8. Muriate ") 

 of ba- [ 

 rytes 3 



9. Acetate P 

 of lead S 



10. Sulphu.7 

 lie acid \ 



11. Ammo-? 

 nia \ 



12. Oxalic; 

 acid ' 



(A) NorwnnJ. 

 A white precipitate, 

 wholly soluble in di- 

 lute nnirialic acid, 

 witliouteffervesccnce. 



No change. 



No change ■ 



A white precipitate, 

 more copious than in 

 the Lime Common 

 water, insolnbic in 

 boiling water, but 

 wholly soluble inaisi- 

 nionia. 



No chan"e. 



No change. 



No change. 



A white precipitate, 

 insoluble in muriatic 

 acid. 



A while precipitate. 



No cliange. 



A white precipitate, 

 partially dissolved 

 when boiled in cans 

 tic soda. 



A turbidness, but no 

 immediate precipi- 

 tate, 



(B) Lime Common. 



A white |)reripitate, 



wholly soluble in di- 



luie niuilatie acid, 



withoutetfervescence. 



No change. 



No change. 



A white precipitate, 

 insoluble in boiling 

 watei', but wholly 

 soluble in anniiouia. 



No change. 



No change. 



No change. 



A white precipitate, 

 insoluble in muriatic 

 acid. 



A white precipitate. 



No change. 



\ white precipitate, 

 partially dissolved 

 when boiled in pure 

 soda. 



A turbidness, but no 

 ianiu'diate precipi- 

 tate. 



(C) JVell-hnuse. 

 \ wliite preripitatp, 

 wholly snlid)le in di- 

 lute muriatic acid, 

 withoutetferve'scence. 



No change. 



No change. 



A brownishprecipifate, 

 insoluble in boiling 

 water, but wholly 

 soluble in ammonia. 



No change. 



No change. 



No change. 



A white jirccipifate, 

 insoluble in nniriatic 

 acid. 



A white precipitate. 



No change. 



A white precipitate, 

 partially dissolved 

 when boiled in pure 

 soda. 



A turbidness, but no 

 immediate precipi- 

 tate. 



From 



