16 Analysis of tJie lately discovered 



as I stand, a humble labourer in the field of chemical 

 science, it is merely my wish to furnish a clear idea of the 

 nature and composition of those fountains of health, so as to 

 prescDt- truth in a simple form, and to establish it upon le- 

 gitimate foundations > in Older to enable the medical prac- 

 titioner to select in a judicious manner the springs so 

 bountifully given to the spot by the hand of Nature, and to 

 applv them with advantage in the routine of his profession. 

 Should the followins; pacres, therefore, prove useful, by col- 

 lecting undei one point of view t!ie leading features of these 

 springs, my view will be amply fulfilled, and I shall flatter 

 myself with having contributed to the improvement of the 

 science of medicine, as well as to the progress of chemical 

 knowledge. 



NAMES OF THE WELLS. 

 It must be confessed that a degree of confusion has hither- 

 to prevailed, and still does prevail, with regard to the mineral 

 springs of Cheltenham. A variety of names have been ar- 

 bitrarily given to many of them, which has led to confusion 

 and perplexity. It was to prevent this that the springs 

 which are the subject of this inquiry are distinguished by the 

 following appropriate names, which express the leading 

 characters of each, namely : 



THE CHALYBEATE STRONG SALINE WELL. 

 THE CHALYBEATE WEAK SALINE WELL. 

 THE STR.ONG SULPHURETTED SAI^INE WELL. 

 ' THE WEAK SULPHURETTED SALINE WELL. 

 THE CARBONATED STEEL -WELL. 

 THE MILK WELL*. 



ANALYSIS OF THE CHALYBEATE STRONG SALINE 

 WELL. 



I. Situation of the Spuing. 

 The spring known by this name is situated in a dry ver- 

 dant and gently-rising field, called Montpellier Groundy 

 600 feet from the centre of the town. The site of this spring 



• The name of thU well is derived from its taste, which greatly resembles 

 fhat of skimmed millc. 



appears 



