Jt. 1- f, 6. 
2 7. 
h. U;, 7. 
Jt. p. 4c. 
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but not (as the reft of the METBRVNNEN) continually : For 
generally it flows only about Eight in the Morning and Four in the- 
Afeernoon. But its Courfe, for what has been hitherto oblerv’d, 
is very Irregular. Sometimes the Water breaks forth in an Even*^ 
ing, and continuing all Night, ccafesin the Morning-, at other 
times it refumes its Courfe in the Morning, and often recovers 
it at other times of the Day ; very often it runs three or four Days 
together ^ and at other times for fevera! Days no Water at all ap- 
pears. Reaffirms the Water of their Alps in general to be ex- 
ceeding light, inforauch, that tho' they are drunk plentifully, 
they do not in the leaft dog the Stomach, which is ufually offend- 
ed by other Waters*, and this he Parallels with an Obfervation of 
Sir Robhert Sibb^ld'sof the Water of Hoia in Orl^ey. Several of 
their Spring Waters when boiPd, turn of a whitifli Colour, and 
precipitate a white Powder; as particularly that of the MEZG. 
BRVNNBE^ at L AC HEN ^ which is therefore thought impreg- 
nated with Alum. ^ 
Having done with his Obfervations on the Rivers and Brooks, 
and Common Springs *, what remains, are thofe he has on the Mi- 
neral and Medicinal Waters. On the highelt Plain ot' Hackftty 
he met with a cold Sulphureous Spring, encompaffed with a Wall, 
and cover’d with Tiles tor the ufe of Fravellers ; who take large 
Draughts of the Water, without the leaft Inconveniency ^ tho’ it 
has a black claiey Earth, of a ftrong Sulphureous Scent 
Not far from the Springs of the River Oen^ are the Waters of 
St Maurice, fo much frequented by the GrifonSj Switz^ers^ Germans 
and Italian's. He declines here f which is alfo lus Laudable Me- 
thod throughout the whole Book) the T ranferibing what has been 
written by other Authors concerning thefe Waters^ contenting 
himfelf with the Ch&vadier Paraceijm gives them ; and adding ' 
Tome few Obfervations of his own. Before all the Acidulas I k^oiv in 
Europe (fais Paracelfus.**') I mnfl celebrate thofe 1 met with at 
St. Maurice’j m Engedin, which runs moji ulcid in the Alonth of 
. Anguft. Whoever drmks that Water 04 Medicinal, acquires Health ; ^ 
' and never becomes Subje^ to the Stone^ Gravel nor Gout i For it fo 
(Ircnzthens the Stomach, that it enables it to dtlfolve Tartar and di- 
vers 0^ her Bodies, which taken in our Meat and Drink occafion Di- 
fiempers. This Spring gufties out bubling at the Foot of the Moun- 
Theophr. Paracelf. de Morbis Tartar (is, c. 16, p.m. 32?. 
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