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were mingled in repeated experiments, without effecting 
any cloudiness or causing any precipitate. 
Afterwards, as a test to the goodness of the lime-water, 
the milky hue and carbonic precipitate of the lime was in- 
stantly produced, by breathing through a tube into the mix- 
ture of waters, air which had undergone the respiratory 
operation of the lungs. 
There was thus no evidence ef any carbonic acid at all. 
When the water of the spring was suffered to stand in 
the open atmosphere, and acquire the summer temperature, 
by receiving twenty or more degrees of heat, some air bub- 
bles were distinguishable on the sides of the vessel ; but 
they were only such as any cold water would exhibit under 
equal circumstances. 
As there was no calcareous incrustation at the spring, 
there was reason to believe the water destitute of lime. On 
adding to it oxalic acid, there was no change of colour pro- 
‘duced. Whence it may be inferred that lime makes no 
part of the constitution of this fluid. 
To enable a judgement to be formed whether any other 
earths were combined with the water, soda and potash were 
severally and repeatedly added. The precipitates were, 
however, so small, and so slowly produced, that there was 
ground to suppose the presence of earthy matter was very 
inconsiderable, and that there was no metallic impregna~ 
tion except that of iron. 
The nitrate of silver caused a whitish appearance; but 
not in so considerable a degree as it does in the water of 
New-York, constantly drunk by the inhabitants. The 
cloudiness was indeed not more considerable than rain 
water along the sea-coast is occasionally known to present 
when subjected to the same test. The tinge of muriatic 
acid hereby indicated, probably arises from a faint solution 
of sea salt, 
There is notwithstanding a weak acid of some kind in 
the Schooley’s mountain mineral water. If litmus paper 
be exposed to the water as it issues from the rock, the blue 
is gradually changed to areddish ; and on the addition of ah 
alkali, the acquired colour vanishes. What the nature of 
this inconsiderable portion of uncombined acid may. be, is 
not perfectly easy to determine. Its presence is attended 
with the flavour which water derives from running over de- 
eayed Jeaves, and draining through a soil abounding with 
the living and dead roots of trees, shrubs, and sylvatic plants. 
Former experiments have proved to me the existence of an 
acid, in the rotten wood which oyerspreads the American 
O03 . forests. 
