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notice, for it depofits an ochre, which upon calcination 

 turns red, and is attracted by the loadflonej and 

 moreover it yields by evaporation a greater proportion 

 of contents than the famous Tunbridge wells. For, as 

 that yielded two grains and a quarter from a quart, 

 this yielded almofl three grains from the fame quan- 

 tity. 



Dromore fpa flood (for by cutting a drain it has dif- 

 appeared) in the town by the river fide, with an expo- 

 fure to the fouth ; but being covered with an arch and 

 trees, the fun had no power over it. Its tafte was 

 ftrongly ferruginous, and it flruck a very deep purple 

 with galls, and a light blue with logwood ; a light 

 purple with brandy and rectified fpirits of wine j all 

 evidences of an impregnation with iron, and it ap- 

 peared to have few other contents ; for it made a 

 lather with foap, and did not curdle milk boiled with 

 it, and by the hydrometer it appeared to be of the 

 fame fpecific gravity with the water of the neighbour- 

 ing river. Its operation was purgative, and it was 

 often drank with fuccefs in the gravel,. 



Granfhaw is one of the richeft chalybeates in the 

 county, as appeared by an examination made May 20, 

 1743, at fix o'clock in the evening, (a time of day the 

 lead advantageous for thefe trials) when it ftruck a 

 deep purple with galls, not far different from ink ; 

 and it is covered with a thick fcum, white and yellow, 

 and, by evaporation yields five grains of ochreous fedi- 

 D 2 ment 



