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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST 
[Apbil 2, 1894 
Hot Mineral Spring Water. 
The foll6wing aild.ly&e6 of hot mineral epring 
■waters received from the Straits Grovernment, 
through the Medical Department, are interesting 
from the large percentage of alkaline silicates 
present. On boiling down these Traters silica 
separated from solution and the water become 
very alkaline. 
These waters are evidently of somewhat the 
same character as the Geysers of Iceland. They 
were clear colourless without smell or marked 
taste. The amount of sediment in the samples 
aa received was very small, that in the sample 
marked 'Komong' being however several times 
aa^eat as in any of the others. In the saniples 
marked "Ayer Panas" and "Pulan Tebang" 
there was just sufficient lime to saturate the 
5,ulphuric acid present. In the other two there 
was a balance of lime which was calculated into 
and reported as caibonate. These two latter 
were harder waters than the others as the soap 
test showed. 
Analyses of four Sanvples of Water from Hot 
Mineral Springs from the Straits 
Settlements. 
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6-599 
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1-293 
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It is a point of a^ricnltural interest to ascertain 
the composition of tlxe rain which falls through- 
out the year ; but no systeniatic analyses shewujg 
the composition of a year's rainfall have been 
Imade for any part of Leylon. Some remarks on 
Ithis subject will "be fourui at page 447. 
. The following are analyses of waters from 
tuhningMreams^h Rai^TRa^^afteT^^ 
J. 2. 
, Grs.pergal. Grs.'pergal 
Free and saline amilitonla 0033 -0018 
