6« Account of Suflort S>(f. 



Fresh from the spring^, the Sutton water is clear an^ co- 

 lourless, and exhales a sliifhtly sulphureous smell ; which 

 is most percp}Hible in rainy weather*. It sparkles little 

 when poured inio a g^ass, having no uncombined carbonic 

 acid in its composition. When first drawn, its strong salt 

 ta-?te is evidently mixed with a chalybeate flavour ; but the 

 latter is wholly lo-t oa exposure for a few hours, bubbles of 

 air separating slowly, and a reddish sediment lining the sides 

 aiid bottom of the vessel. 



Its temperature, the thermometer in the open air stand- 

 ing at about 70', varied from 33° to 55° of Fahrenheit ; but 

 at another time, the thermometer in the air being at 35% 

 sunk ;ts low as 48". 



The infusions of litmus and red cabbage were not red- 

 dened by it when fresh, nor greened after boiling, or long 

 exposure ; showing the absence of any disengaged acid or 

 alkali, or of any material portion of earthy carbonate. 



When fresh, it instantly struck a reddish purple with 

 tincture of galls ; but no change was produced when it had 

 been boiled a few niinutes, or exposed some time to the 

 atmosphere. The former circumstance clearly proves the 

 presence of iron, and the latter, that it was wholly held in 

 solution bv a fugacious acid. 



Mixed with lime water it dey^osited a reddish sediment 

 of the carbonate of lime and iron oxide ; and with caustic 

 anu7ionia, a reddish cloud, formed by the above ipetal, with 

 probably a small jwrtion of magnesia. 



The saccharine or oxalic acid threw down a largje anrf 

 inmiediatc precipitate of oxalited lime. With mild kali, a 

 copious dirtv sediment was instantly formed of earth and 

 iron, separated from their acids by the superior affinity of 

 the alkali. 



Hie marine and nitrous acids produced no change. Or 

 rendered it more transparent ; but a few drops of sulphuric 

 acid produced instantly a copious deposition of selenite. 



Muriatcd barytcs did not show the presence of any sul- 

 phuric compound. 



A solution of acctited lead caused an immediate milki- 

 jiess in the water, which, however, became perfectly trans- 

 parent on the addition of distilled vinegar. This also proves 

 the absence of any sulphuric acid, which would have formed 

 with the lead an insoluble compound. Characters traced 



• The decomposition ot" pyritc??!, and consoqiicr; evolution of hrpatic air, 

 or siiiphuratej hydiogen gas, bciug iu^iroportiou to the<iuii[iiity of water 

 n.c'sent. 



