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WATER AND THE O C E A N^. 



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autea longer in the water. I threw fome fmall fifli, and fome spriHgs 

 mufcles, into die hot water,, and they were boiled in a. few minutes. 

 The water is cle:ir and limpid, and has no peculiar tafte, except, 

 that I tlioup-ht it to have a very faint aflringency.- I put a piece of 



fine and bright filver into i% which having lain for more 



than 



u. 



n 



hour in it, came out untarnifhed. I put a fmall quantity of folu- 

 tion of fait of tartar in- it, but it did not precipitate any things, 

 though! increafed the quantity of the tartar. I had no other fub 



ftanceswith me to try the water by other methods .- 



On tl.^ I' '^'c v' T, bi!t clofe to t'^o fandr b^.A-h, at the bottom of 



Aeh 



, Ai 



Wc 



came on 



the 



'Jng> 



: c Mni two otiKtr koi ri ^Iugs.- 

 L-- j...tfe« i-8tb, half an hour later, to th^fe fprings. ■ 

 I. hollowed uut tiifc ikiiJ to gather fome of the hot water, and im- 

 merfed n.^. ihermometer jufl at the place where the water bubbles 



tip, and 



minutes tim 



quickfilvcr rofe to 202o, 



and remained for feveral minutes in the water without rifmg higher. 

 On the fame cliff, on. a brow about 60 or 



80 fathoms higher. 



we-- 



found a place clear of trees, where in cool weather, efpecially after 

 rain, Vv'e could difcover from the fhip, ileams 



riling, which were 



'F 



flill more diilind:Iy obferved when we came clofe to the place. We 



+ 



found ourfelves, after a few minutes Hay, in a profufe perfpiration, 

 ©ccafioned by the hot fteams, and the heat of the ground we ftood. 

 ®n,, which in fome places was intolerable. When the volcano made 



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