April, 1885.] elligtt society. 93 



the ^\-iucl affect these wells. At a well 420 feet deep, at West Pomt Mills, 

 a stand pipe was i^laced to test the head the well would give, and also test the 

 variation on the different stages of the tide. This well gave a head of 7 fCgt 3 

 inches, high water mark being taken for the level. 



The variation was exactly 33 inches with the falling and rising of the tide, and 

 was as follows at the different stages of the tide. 



The stand pipe was 2 inches in diameter, and the following gauge was taken 

 by float : 



High water at 6.20 A. M. at the Bar. West Point Mills on the Ashley. 

 1878, Nov. 23d, 7 A.M., Gauge fallen 3 inches, 



" 8 '* " " 2^ " = Scinches, 



9 " " " 6| - =121 " 



10 " '' " 6| " =19 " 



Tide now fallen in the river 4 feet G inches. 

 ^ 11 A. M., Gauge fallen 6| inches, =25^ inches, 



" 1P.M., Low water, gauge fallen 75 inches, Total, 33 inches. 



Wind North West. 



An East wind blowing a few days later caused the head to rise and overflow 

 the stand pipe which stood 9 feet some inches, showing conclusively that the 

 direction of the wind does affect these wells. 



MAY Uth, 1885. 

 The President in the Chaii'. 



Vice-President Frampton exhibited specimens of Chenopodiwn 

 anthelmenticum, m both its fresh and decomposed state, and also 

 a phial of the Ammonia which he had obtained from it, and read 

 the follo^^ing note of 



A Qualitative Analysis of Chenopodium anthelmenticum. 



BY LINOARD A. FRAMPTON, M. D. 



I BEG leave to call the attention of the Society to a qualitative analysis that 

 I have made of the Chenopodium anthelmenticum. . It is in my opinion a very 

 interesting plant, nor am I singular in my opinion for it was analyzed many 

 years ago by two distinguished French chemists who were struck with the com- 



