MINERAL SPRINGS OF NEW YORK. 147 



The AVON SPRINGS are near the town of Avon, eastern 

 branch of Genesee River, in Livingston County. These 

 springs have been used for more than half a century ; they 

 differ but slightly in chemical composition, and their general 

 temperature is about 50 to 51 Fahr. 



The Avon New Spring contains, in a pint, 



Carbonate of lime, 3 '37 grs. 



Sulphate of lime, 0'44 " 



Magnesia, 1 - 01 " 



Soda, 4-84 " 



Chloride of sodium, O'U " 



Sulphuretted hydrogen, 3 '90 cubic inches. 



Another spring, according to Professor Hadley, contains, 

 in a pint, 



Sulphuretted hydrogen, 12 '00 inches. 



Carbonic acid, 5 '00 cubic inches. 

 Carbonate of lime, I'OO gr. 



Sulphate of lime, 10 '00 grs. 

 Sulphate of magnesia, 1'25 " 



Sulphate of soda, 2 -00 " 

 Chloride of sodium, 2'30 " 



The third spring is said to be richer in salts than the last 

 noticed. 



The IODINE or SILVAN SPRINGS, according to the ana- 

 lysis of Dr. Chilton, contain an appreciable quantity of 

 iodine, with other of the more ordinary combinations of 

 saline elements. 



Of the special virtues of the Avon and Sharon waters 

 much has been said, both in separate treatises and also in 

 works of a more general character. Their therapeutic quali- 

 ties are those of sulphur waters generally. They are sup- 

 posed to exert their force emphatically upon chronic dis- 

 eases of the skin, mucous membranes, and rheumatism. 

 Their claims are well set forth by Sallisbury, Francis, Bell, 

 and others, whose detailed accounts of the waters used both 



