the Dead Sea and the River Jordan* 
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a way similar to that which had been employed with the lime ; 
and being increased by the addition of about 0,5 grains of a 
similar precipitate ( which had escaped the action of the car- 
bonat of ammonia and was obtained from the last remaining 
solution by evaporation and calcination), amounted to 11,10 
grains of pure magnesia = 14,15 grains of muriaic acid= 
25,25 grains of muriat of magnesia. 
9. The muriat of soda was next estimated from the 12,28 
grains of muriatic acid found to remain after subtracting the 
sum of the two portions (4,66 grains and 14,15 grains) be- 
longing to the lime and magnesia, from the 31,09 grains, or 
sum total of acid. These 12,28 grains gave according to the 
proportions before mentioned ( § II. 3 ), 2 6, 6g grains of muriat 
of soda 
10. From these several results brought into one view, and 
the salts being supposed heated to redness, 250 grains of the 
Dead-Sea water appear to contain, 
Salts. Acid. 
Muriat of lime - 9,480 grains 4,6*6 grains. 
Muriat of magnesia 25,25 = 14,15 
Muriat of soda - 26,695 — 12,28 
Sulphat of lime - 0,136 
61,561 
31^9 
And therefore 100 grains of the same water would contain. 
Grains. 
Muriat of lime - - 3,792 
Muriat of magnesia - 10,100 
Muriat of soda - - 10,676 
Sulphat of lime - - 0,054 
24,622 
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