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whereof one is within about a bolt or bow- shot of the top of the near adjoining 

 hill of Malvern^* and has had a long and old fame for healing the eyes. 

 When he was for some years molested with tetters on the back of one and 

 sometimes of both his hands, notwithstanding all endeavours of his friends and 

 skilful physicians, he was speedily healed by a neighbouring spring of far less fame. 

 Moreover this spring healed very old ulcers on the legs of a poor fellow, after 

 other applications had been useless. And by many trials upon his hands and the 

 tetters, Dr. B. was persuaded that in long droughts and lasting dry frosts these 

 waters were more effectually and more speedily healing than at other times. 



Of Vitriolate Water, ^c. By. Br. Beale. N" 20, p. 359. 



I wish we had a full account of our salt springs at Droitwich near Worcester, 

 and at Nantwich in Cheshire, and any other salt springs in England. It 

 should be inquired at what distance they are from the sea, or from salt 

 fluxes, from hills, and how deep in the vales ? What the weight ? Whether 

 in droughts or long frosts the proportion of salt or weight increases ? Whe- 

 ther the earth near the springs, or in their passage, has any peculiar ferment^ 

 or produces a brackishness, if it rests after it is well drained ? 



Inquiries for Turkey. By Mr. H. iV" 20, p. 360. 



1 . In what part of Turkey the Rusma is to be found ; and in what quantity ? 

 Whether the Turks employ it to any other uses besides that of the taking 



' away of hair ? Whether there be different kinds of it ? How it is used to take 

 off hair, and how to get store of it ? 



2. Whether the Turks do not only take opium themselves for strength and 

 courage, but also give it to their horses, camels and dromedaries, for the same 

 purpose, when they find them tired and faint in their travelling? What is the 

 greatest dose any men are known to have taken of opium ? and how pre- 

 pared ? 



3. What effects are observed from their use, not only of opium, but also of 

 coffee, bathing, shaving their heads, using rice ; and why they prefer that 

 which grows not unless watered, before wheat, &c. ? 



4. How their Damasco-steel is made and tempered ? 



5. What is their way of dressing and making leather, which though thin and 

 supple, will hold out water ? 



* An excellent account of the Malvern spring, by Dr. Wall, is to be found in the 4$tli and 50 th 

 yds. of the Transactions. 



