Mineral Waters at Cheltenham* 



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ANALYSIS OP THE MINERAL SPRING AT NANTON. 



At Nanton, about nine miles from Cheltenham, and half 

 a mile from Todington, on the Tewkesbury road, is situated 

 a spring which has been long known, and attempts have 

 been made to obtain from it by evaporation its solid saline 

 contents; which attempt proved successful, but the brown 

 tinge which the saline matter is said to have exhibited, ren- 

 dered the sale of it abortive. This water is composed of 



Contents in one Gallon. In one Pint. 





Grains. 



Grains. 



Sulphate of magnesia 



87-75 



10-96875 



Sulphate of soda 



9* 



1-125 



Muriate of lime 



3-25 



0-40625 



Muriate of magnesia 



2* 



0-25 



Carbonate of iron 



0-5 



0-625 



Sulphate of lime 



14- 



1-75 





116-50 



14-5625 





Cubic inches. 



Cubic inches. 



Carbonic acid gas 



5'75 



0-71875 



Common air 



4-5 



0-5625 





10-25 



1-28125 









ANALYSIS OF THE MINERAL SPRING AT PRESEURY. 



This mineral water is known under the name of ike Hyde 

 Spring. It was first noticed by Dr. Linden, in the year 

 1750, and recommended by him as equal in efficacy to that 

 of the Cheltenham Spa. It has not acquired much reputa- 

 tion as a medicinal water, but large quantities of medicinal 

 salt have been obtained from it in the usual manner, durino- 

 a series of years. The water is now only used for the most 

 rude purposes of rural ceconomy. Its composition is as 

 follows : 



Sulphate 



