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ra! States of the Difeafe, and proceeds to the Methotf 
of Cure both in the beginning, the confirmed State, 
and more defperate State of the Difeafe, delivering the 
Forms of feveral Recipes proper for each particular State,' 
Then he prefents the Reader with feveral curious Obfer- 
vations of Perfons under the feveral States of the Difeafe, 
with the Remedies made ufe of and Succefs. The other 
Species of the Diftemper being explicable by the fame 
Caufes, he palles them over, and gives an account of the 
feveral particular Phthificks, and Obfervations thereon, 
as Phthificks from Spitting of Blood, vomittingof Blood, 
H&morragta uterina,m Impetigo, ox red Pimples and itch- 
ing Scurf on the Face and other parts of the Body, from 
a Scorbutic Rheumatifm, the Rickets, Fluor alius > Ob- 
ftrudions, and concludes this Treatife with theChy- 
lofe Phthifick. 
Our Author divides his Philofophical EfTay on Mine- 
ral Waters into feveral Chapters and in the firft treats 
of a Vitriolick Spring near a Cole- Pit, which grows 
black with Galls, which in 24 Hours is precipitated, and 
the Water turns greenifti, it ferments with an Alcalde. 
This Water as he affirms againft Dr. Lifter, contains a 
perfect Vitriol. The Second Chapter is of the Acidulce in 
general; in many of which he likewife affirms a true 
green Vitriol is found, which withOcre and Sulphur he 
makes the Principles of thefe Waters. The Third Chap- 
ter treats of feveral particular Springs in Lancashire, in 
the bottom of one whereof Sea- (hells are found ; of all 
thefe he made Experiments before and after Diftillation, 
and affirms them Vitriolic. In the Fourth Chapter he 
tells us, That in the Parifh of Brindel^ near the River 
Darwen is a Mineral Rock, which from the Tafte and c- 
ther Vh&nomena he fays is Vitriolic ; this macerated in 
common Water gives it the Qualities of the feveral Me- 
dicinal Springs he had before defcribed. Of which he 
gives many Experiments 5 from all which he draws fevc- 
