MEDICINAL SPRINGS 



ticularly on John BaptifVs eve, a cuitom not yet 

 entirely gone into difufe. But it had been long 

 negletftcd, till about iixty years ago, it was open- 

 ed anew, and incloied with a ilone and lime- 

 wall. The water of this fpring is now ufcd on- 

 ly by the lower clafs of people. Another to which 

 people of middling circumilanccs re fort, is na- 

 med the new well. It is lituated near the Inn, 

 and was lirll opened and inclofed with a build- 

 ing in the year 1767. The third, called the 

 Bath-well, is at fome diltance from the Inn. Th 

 water of this well is drunk at table in the Inn, 

 and is ufed in bathing. Thcfc three wells arc 

 arranged nearly in a triangle; the old well be- 

 ing about eight and thirty fathoms diilant from 

 the new, w and thirty from the bath-well ; the 

 bath-well "again being eight and forty fathoms 

 from the new well. 



ii. Flnfical qualities of the Lokarnc tt'atcr. 



IN June 1783, I made the following obfcrva- 

 tionson the Lokarne water. 



1. It is clear as cryilal : and mufl therefore 

 contain either no mucilaginous matter, or at lead 

 very little. 



2. It is pleafant to drink; tafting nearly like 

 common fpring water. But it dries the mouth j 

 whereas common fpiing-water rather caufes the 

 faliva to fecrete more copioully. 



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