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infcribetl on the wall I knew not, till the keeper 

 of the wells informed, they were written by the 

 celebrated Odelflierne, director of the mines. 



In the bath-well the mercury flood at fevcnty. 

 It is fcarcely a fathom deep. The water, as a- 

 bove mentioned, is both drunk at meals and ufed 

 for bathing. It is alib conveyed into that called 

 the Englifh bath, which is but of late date, and 

 is 9 one-half fathoms long, three one-half broad, 

 and two deep. The water in this bath is con- 

 llantly frefh ; it being fo conftrufted that new 

 water from the well runs runs it, while that which 

 has been made ufe of is conveyed off. Hence its 

 temperature is often eight degrees colder than 

 that ufed in the common baths. 



It is not fo eafy a matter as is commonly ima- 

 gined to afccrtain the exaft temperature of the 

 water with the thermometer. Although the 

 thermometer when immerfcd in water indicates 

 thctcmpcratuieof the water with fuflicient accu- 

 racy ; yet when taken out to be examined, it is 

 liable to be aileded by the breath, and by the 

 temperature of the atmofpherc ; and conclufions 

 formed concerning the temperature will of conic- 

 qucncc be uncertain and indcciiive. To avoid 

 thcfc inconveniencics, 1 put the thermometer in 

 a perpendicular pofture, into a glah vcllel, fo fil- 

 led with faikl,that the j-io'mtof the|!calc is at the 

 brim of the vctt'el. 1 then wrap up thrinilrumcnt 

 with a thick cord ; and then immerfe it fufpcn- 



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