(1154) 
The Irigemm Kejlexms relating to Medical Springs Numb. 52, 
Conftdered. The falfMe Indications of feme Healing Springs 
remarked t, With an account of fomefuch Springs in England 5 
which do confirm the Indications and of others Obiter 5 Bj 
Dr. J. Beale to the Puhhpjer .* Which Di[courfes tvere in N. 56. 
^emitted for want of fuffcient r-oom ^ notrnthdut injury to the 
Author ^t^ho had defigned thefe Communications for another prop, 
fpetifjing hj manifeft obfervaticns-y how Terreflrialjleames may 
he the Generative Caufe^ both fof Minerals and Metals , and of 
nil the Peculiarities of Springs: Jnd JlwM have immediately 
followed^. 1 134. 
IiV purju ance of what I effered ( Numb, j 6, ) concerning Mineral 
Springs^ Ifroceed to the Ingenious Reflexions made Numb. 5 2 
m the Breviate of Vr-WinksDefence^which is inyourTnd: ^i^ 
With no Intention at all to affront the worthy Authors modeft Sug- 
geflionsh but to reprejent matter of Fa5tj ai^dmanifejl obfervati- 
ens J which may chance to fatisfy fome of his Inquiries 3 And to 
give more Light to my ferementioned Arguments, . 
We agree that fome Medical Springs do loofe part of their 
Vertue by the precipitation of a Mineral Sediment. But , 
Vi'hether thefe Waters do not loofefomeof their Vertue (and 
perhaps the more excellently ^'^^//^^ property ) by a feparation 
offiner and Invifible Spirits from, the water , either by avolati- 
on out of the fealed Veflels 5 or othervvife 5 This is now a part 
of my prefent Queftion. And I would here have a regard to 0- 
thcr^^^//';?^ Springs 3 than are apparently Mineral. And thus 
far I would advance my former inquiry,^ Whether the various 
Compreffions 5 Strainings ^ and Gol'ifions, together with the 
changes of Heat and Cold^ with other unknown Steames , may 
not fo far alter the Contexture , and the minuteft Particles of 
fome waters , as to render them effectually Sanative , whilfl they 
retain the force of their effervefcence 3 and foon after to leave th. m 
impotent. 
We fee^what a fmoaky vapour afcends from the pureft Foun- 
taines in Winter ^ and in the cool Mornings of the Hot Sum- 
mer : And, though we dare not call thefe Waters hot ^ or more 
than 
