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no Other, nor better effects, to such as may bathe in it, than other sea- water ; 

 except only, that its greater degree of salt, and superior weight, may some- 

 what heighten the same effects. 



II. On the hot Spring Water near Tiberiades. 



Exper. 1. — Oil of tartar, per deliq. jss being mixed with gissof the water, it 

 became troubled and muddy ; and after standing 12 hours in repose, ^ths of the 

 whole, from the bottom upwards, appeared like white wool : but this woolly 

 water, being separated by filtration, and left to dry, seemed no other than a 

 yellowish ochre. 



Exper. 2. — Dr. P. mixed jss sp. vitriol with §iss of the water, and, after 12 

 hours standing still, he found a large sediment of a white unctuous matter. 



Exper. 3. — Solution of sublimate jss being mixed with §iss of the water, it 

 became turbid and yellowish, and yielded an earthy sediment in small quantity ; 

 whence he concluded it contains a sal murale. 



Exper. 4. — One ounce and half of the water, mixed with 3ss of a solution 

 of sacch. saturni, deposited a greyish sediment of a laterilious matter, in small 

 quantity. 



Exper. 5. — One ounce and half of the water, mixed with 3ss sp. sal. am- 

 moniac, turned turbid, of a colour between green and blue; and after 12 hours 

 repose, yielded a woolly sediment of 4 digits deep. 



Exper, 6. — One ounce and half of the water, mixed with 3ss sacch. violar. 

 became troubled, and of a dark-yellowish colour. 



Exper. 7. — One ounce and half mixed with jss of scrapings of galls, became 

 of a fine violet colour ; but when shaken, was as deep as ink. 



Observations. — This water then appears to contain a good deal of a gross 

 fixed vitriol, some alum, and a mural salt of a limy quality.* It is too salt and 

 nauseous for internal use ; but by bathing in it, must be good for all cutaneous 

 distempers, and especially for the scurvy and leprosy : for it will powerfully de- 

 terge, scour, and clean the excretory pores; and it may, by its weight and 

 stimulus, restore them to their natural state, strength, and elasticity. It may, 

 by the same means, restore the lost or impaired tone of the solids in general : in 

 consequence of which, it may thin the blood, help its circulation, and promote 

 the natural digestions and secretions ; and thus, finally, it may be useful in 

 rheumatisms, dropsies, jaundices, and nephritic diseases. 



III. On the Hammam Pharoan Water, near Corromondel, on the Way to 



Mount Sinai. 



Exper. 1 . — This water being mixed with the scrapings of galls, manifested 



• These conclusions respecting the composition of this mineral water are extremely vague and un- 

 satisfactory. The same remark will apply to this author's observations on the Hamman Pharoan water. 



