348 bothamley : mineral waters of askern in yorkshire. 
History and Previous Analyses. 
Askeron is mentioned in A Natural Experimental and Medicinal 
History of the Mi7ieral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and 
Yorkshire, published in 1734 by one Dr. Short, who speaks of one 
spring only, describes its reactions, which were those of a sulphuretted 
water containing calcium compounds, and says, " The farmers rind 
it of notable service to them in curing chafed feet, saddle galling, 
horses or oxen galled in the yoke, or by loading, etc., mangy dogs, 
scabbed horses, etc. It has done some notable cures in inveterate 
strumous and other ulcers, scab, leprosy, &c." 
Many years later the water, which in the meantime had gradually 
increased in reputation, was analysed by Mr. Le Gay Brewerton, of 
Bawtry, who describes his results in a Treatise on the Mineral 
Waters of Askern, published in 1817. He states that the water 
contains " in four wine pints " the following dissolved gaseous and 
solid constituents : — 
Cubic inches. 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen 
3-32 
Carbonic Acid 
2' 
Oxygen 
13 
Nitrogen 
153 
6-98 
Grains. 
Sulphate of Lime 
... 36-66 
Sulphate of Magnesia 
4'5 
Carbonate of Lime 
1316 
Carbonate of Alumina 
•43 
Muriate of Lime 
19 
Muriate of Magnesia ... 
T45 
Fetid Resin of Sulphur 
135 
5774 
In July, 1821, a Mr. Murray published, in the Doncaster Gazette, 
an imperfect and obviously inaccurate analysis. He states that the 
water contains alum, muriate of soda and magnesia, and carbonate of 
lime, sulphuretted hydrogen, "sulphuretted azote," and atmospheric air. 
After the publication of Mr. Brewerton's book five new wells 
