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The Kukurtla source supplies two baths with water, one called 

 the Biiyiik KuJatrtlu and the other the Kuischuk Kukurtla. 

 The other source of sulphur thermal water is called 



; Bademli Baghtsche. 



This source Is about three hundred ieet from the latter, and 

 flows from three or four openings in the tufa. On my visit to it 

 the entrance to the sources was closed up with masonry, and the 

 door could not be opened by the Turks from some superstitious 

 motive. I was, however, enabled to procure the water a few feet 

 from the source as it flowed through an open gutter ; gas is said to 

 escape abundantly from the source, just as in the Kukurtlu source. 



Physical Properties, — It is clear and transparent, remaining so 

 in well corked bottles; exposed to the air it gradually becomes 

 cloudy, and deposits a yellowish sediment. JHas a slight odor 

 of sulphuretted hydrogen when warm. Specific gravity 1-00116, 

 Temperature, (atmosphere at 67^,) 184^ Fah. 



Chemical Cornposilion. 

 litre. 



Solid contents, "978 grammes in one 



The water when concentrated reacts strongly alkaline. In 



one litre there are the following ingredients in grammes 



Carbonic acirJ, free. 

 Carbonic acid, fixed, 



Hydro-sulphuric acid. 

 Sulphuric acid, • 



Chlorine, . 



Soda,, 



Potash; 



2920 

 1875 

 0010 

 2160 

 0112 

 2650 

 0130 





Lime, . 



Magnesia, . 



Alumina, . 

 Silica, 



Iron, . . 

 Organic matter (crenic 



acid?}, 



•1378 



•0160 

 0005 

 1100 

 trace 



0402 



The combination of the acids and bases may be represented m 



the following manner: 



Bi-carbonate of soda ^ 

 Bi-carbonate of lime, 



4070 Sulphate of alumina, 

 1790 Chlorid of sodium, 



0020 

 0192 



Bi-carbonate of magnesia, '0520 Hydro-sulphate of soda, -0019 



Sulphate of soda, 

 Sulphate of potash, 

 Sulphate of lime, 



■2000 

 0225 



Carbonate of iron, 



Silica, 



1660 Organic matter, 



trace 

 •1 100 

 04U2 



Two baths are also supplied from this source, the one called 

 Ye7ii'Kaplidjannd the oiher Kainardj a. 



It will be seen that in physical properties and cheniical com- 

 position, the water of this source is identical with that of Ku- 

 kurtlu; at which fact I was at first somewhat surprised, as an 

 approximate analysis made some years ago by Dr. Bernard led 

 me to look for a difference in the composition of these waters] 

 and it was not until my analysis was completed that I became con- 

 vinced that the waters of the Kuknrtlu ai^ Bademli-Baghtsche 

 sources were the same, making its way through different open- 

 ings iu the tufa. I wauld merely remark here, that the an- 



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