48 Dr. Tenxey's Account of Several Iledicinal Sjpnngs. 



There appears, at first view, some difficulty in accounting 

 for the large discharge of air from this stagnant well. To 

 remove it, I am^ disposed to believe that the water formerly 

 flowing from it, which must have been considerable, has made 



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itself a new vent. As soon as the stony concretion round 

 this well, had risen to the heidit of the fountain from 



whicli it is supplied, the water could no longer overflow, 

 but must force for itself another outlet. This it might do 

 from the lower part of the well, which is pretty deep.' In 

 this case, wjiile the water went oflf in its new course, the air 

 it contained would naturally keep its direct ascent in the 

 well. These suppositions are rendered more probable by 

 two observable circumstances, viz. There are several small 

 springs at no great distance from this well, that ap- 

 pear to be of a later date ; and these springs do not dis- 

 charge so much air as the others, in proportion to their 

 water. 



The appearance of the waters in all these wells, is nearly 

 the same; being of a hght milky colour, and in some of them 

 a little turbid, by the particles of common earth kept sus- 

 pended in them by their perpetual agitation. They are com- 

 monly covered in the morning with an azure tinctured film. 

 Their taste is (apparently) acido saline, and much the 

 in ah the springs mentioned. Though the taste itself is not 

 pleasant, yet the impression which the .water makes 



same 



tlie organs of taste, as it passes over them, is very lively, 



pimgent, and agreeable ; like tliat of good bottled beer or 

 cider : _ and after drinking freely of tbem, I nsually had 



eructations of the same pungent, stimulating gas, as is pro- 



duced 



