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sulphur springs, yee have enjoyed, at any rate since the 
first century-a.D., a reputation for their curative virtues 
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cally the only supply to which the people of Tiberias have 
access. One artesian well sunk in the town produces a copious 
supply of water that can be drunk without ill-effect or unplea- 
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LAKE OF TIBERIAS 
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from another borin ng only a few hundred yards away was 
strongly impregnated with brine. 3 W. A. K. Christie has 
kindly promised to analyze ones | of water I brought back, 
and I propose | to discuss his analys A 
The climate of Tiberias is eactically Noone in character, 
the highest shade temperature recorded being 117° F.: in 
summer the shade ote sic aass's often reaches 110° F. and during 
