OF THE WATERS. 



a few yards forming a cafcade, called Cyprus-Linn ; under it a 

 large and deep bafon. 



On the weflern flope of a mountain, near Knarefdale-Ha.il, is a 

 fulphur-fpring, called Snape-Vfell. It is of a foetid tafle, and fo 

 cold in the hotted day of fummer, that to the touch it feems like 

 ice. It is much ufed for chronical diforders, and the fcurvy. 

 It is a plentiful fpring. By it is a flone-bath. 



We have fome fprings which, from their remarkable charge 

 of Allum, are called 



Under the brow of the hill, about a mile north from Simonburn, 

 is an Allum-fpr'mg, called Conchilton-Well. With powder of galls 

 it turns black, as the blackeft ink, and a grafs-green with fyrup 

 of violets. It undergoes no change with oil of tartar per deli- 

 quinm, or with fpirit of fal ammoniac. It taftes flrong of allum, 

 is rough like it in the mouth, attended with a bitternefs. It is 

 ufed for agues and fore eyes, for which it is much commended. 

 It is overflow'd by a fmall ftreamlet after great rains ; and feems 

 originally to have been the outburft of a coal-mine, - Fans per 

 accident. It was firft obferved and ufed by a poor man, from 

 whom it has its name. 



At S'wallo'wfhlp, near Hexbam, is an Allum-fpring^ formerly of 

 great note, but now neglected. To feeble and languid conftitu- 

 tions, opprefled with fcorbutic fxculencies and obftru<5tions, it 

 has been known to give powerful and fpeedy relief. The widow 

 of the late Reverend Mr. Robley, of Simonburn, was reduced to 

 great weakncfs by fcorbutic tumours in her legs, for which fhe 

 drank the fulphur- waters at Wai-dreiv^ in Cumberland, without effect ; 

 but drinking thofe of this fpring, fhe aflured me, fhe was per- 



fectly 



