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In October 1769, I pafted a few days at Buxton; 
and during my ftay there amufed myfelf with the 
following experiments on the effects of the water of 
Saint Ann's well, on my pulfe. 
Experiment L 
October 12, eight o’clock in the morning. The 
day cold and inoift, my pulfe beat 84 firokes in a 
minute ; I drank at the well, the third of a pint of 
water, and, ufing every nccefiary precaution, exa- 
mined my pulfe at certain intervals of time; in five 
minutes, pulfe 80, in ten minutes pulfe 80, fuller and 
harder; in twenty minutes pulfe 85 ; in half an 
hour pulfe 90. 
Experiment II. 
Eleven o’clock in the forenoon, two hours after 
hreakfaft, the air warm and ferene, pulfe 90 ; I re- 
peated the draught of water. In feven minutes pulfe 
109; in fifteen minutes pulfe 103 ; in thirty minutes 
pulfe 100, head-ach ; in an hour and a half pulfe 95, 
head-ach abated. 
Experiment III. 
October 13, eight in the morning; the day cold, 
pulfe 92; I drank the quantity of water above-men- 
tioned ; in five minutes pulfe 86 ; in fifteen minutes 
pulfe 86, full and hard ; in twenty minutes pulfe 
1 00; in half an hour pulfe 92. 
From the firft and third experiments, it appears 
that the coldnefs of the morning counteracted for a 
time, the effeCts of the Buxton water ; and reduced 
the 
