DOMAIN V, 



CALCAREOUS, 





CALCAREOUS EARTH. 



THIS important substance is produced 

 by burning limestone, marble, or chalk; 

 and is commonly known by the name of 

 lime. The purest is yielded by calcareous 

 spar, or some white marbles. 



Its taste is hot and acrid ; and it is inca- 

 pable of fusion, even by the burning-glass. 



