THERMAL WATERS OF ASIA MINOR. 103 



THERMAL WATERS OF MITYLENE. 



On this island, the ancient Lesbos, there are several warm 

 springs, and much of the geological structure of the place is 

 volcanic. I visited two of the springs; the first is near to the 

 village of Mitylene, and immediately on the shores of the gulf 

 of Olives ; it is called Kelemyeh Oulinjah, and there are two 

 baths attached to it. 



KELEMYEH OULINJAH SOURCE. 



The water is clear and flows without leaving a deposit. Its 

 temperature is 102° Fah. (atmosphere at 77°), and when cold 

 there is nothing marked in its taste. 



Chemical Composition. — There are 1.250 grammes of solid 

 matter in a litre of the water, which contains the following 

 ingredients in grammes : 



Carbonic acid, free 155 Soda 278 



Carbonic acid, fixed 075 Lime 152 



Sulphuric acid 040 Magnesia 070 



Chlorine ; 570 Silica 015 



Combined as follows : 



Bicarbonate of lime 2450 Chloride of calcium 0865 



Sulphate of soda 0357 Chloride of magnesium 1628 



Sulphate of lime .0330 Silica 0150 



Chloride of sodium 6510 



The other source visited on the island of Mitylene is about 

 six miles north of the village, and is called Touzla; there are 

 baths attached to it, and the waters are strongly saline. 



TOUZLA SOURCE (SALINE). 



Physical Properties. — The water does not flow clear, being 

 more or less tinged with yellow produced by some organic 

 acid in combination with lime. This deposit is seen to mark 

 the course of the water as it flows down the beach into the sea, 

 which is very near to it. Temperature of the water 117° Fah. 

 (atmosphere at 76°). Specific gravity 1.0263. 



Chemical Composition. — There are 34.520 grammes of solid 

 matter in a litre of the water, which contains the following in- 

 gredients in grammes : 



