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and fb dropping it upon the Teter, I there could fee it imme- 
diately gathers very thin skin upon the raw flelh, not unlike 
that which is feen to gather upon Milk over a gentle fire. This 
skin would have foiall holes in it, through which a moifture did 
iflue infroall drops, which being wip'd away, and the water 
continued to be dropp’d warm out of the mouth, the holes would 
u diminifli, and at laft be all quite healed up. 
For the Eye-waters^ I conceived them more ftrongly terfive, 
and clearing the Eyes 5 and they had a rough finartnels, as if 
they carryed Sand or Gravel into the Eye. 
I have known and try'd three or four healing Fountains 
of late dilcovery, or of no old fame that I could hear of. 
I did once put rich for fome days in a veflel of water, 
to try whether the water would acquire a healing vertue 5 
but my Experiments were interrupted. I had in my thoughts 
many other ways of Tryal , which I, may refume hereafter* 
A farther Accompt of the Vitriokte-water, 
mention'd Nufli. iS p. 325. Together with 
fome other P 'articular s touching Waters. 
This comes from the lame hand as follo ws 5 
I formerly mention d to you, that, if that Pool of Mr. Philip\ 
which leems to be of Vitriolate-water, were on my ground, I 
would drain it, and fearch the head of the Spring, purfuing the 
lource,;till I could well dilcern, through what lay of Earth or 
Gravel it does pals.. Now I (hall tell you, that I have taken 
order for the further try al of the laid Water, by boiling a grea- 
ter quantity in a Furnace, &c. But juft as we were in readinels 
for -the tryal, a ftream of Rain-water fell into the Pool, and fo 
dilcouragd us for the prefent. I have alfo taken a courfe to 
turn the falling Waters afide, and to drain the Pool, that we 
may fee, what the Native Springs (whether one or more) may 
be. Of which more hereafter. 
I wifh (fo he goes on) we had a full Accompt of our Salt- 
Springs at Droyt-wych near IVorceJler , and at Nant-wych in Che - 
fiire (what other Salt-Springs we have in England^ I know not; > 
It 
