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iron is dissolved by the muriatic acid .” Dr. Hunter supposes Dr. Garnett refers to St. 
George’s Well (a ferruginous spring now extinct), but as Dr Garnett in the same book 
furnishes an analysis of St. George’s Well, and if the water of that well contained iron 
dissolved in muriatic acid, it is singular he should not have mentioned it, is Mo- n 
probable that he had examined a small spring running to waste m the locality he de¬ 
scribes? this, however, is supposing that a spring, containing protochlonde of iron, 
originally existed in the immediate locality, but as the borings were made for the ex¬ 
press purpose of obtaining sulphur water, they would hardly select the immediate neigh¬ 
bourhood of a chalybeate spring, and considering also the condition o: « 
at that time, much reliance can hardly be placed in this remark of Di. Garnetts, unless 
C0! AetherIxplaSn'ofthe change which Mr. Davis regards as the most probable ^ 
that the source of the spring has, in the interval since 1854 become connected with a 
other and a deeper one. The constant flow of the water through the strata which sup¬ 
ply the constituents of the water must eventually render the strata more or less poro , 
and so will make communications with adjoining strata and this is reasonable to suppose 
when we consider, that assuming that this spring discharges K gallons o wa P 
hour, and calculating the saline ingredients as given by Dr. Miller, the quan ijo 
matter will be 3 tons 21 hundredweight in a year, containing non, which, if reduced to 
the metallic state, would weigh 179 pounds, and of chloride oi 
tuent above 100 pounds. The former great variations as observed by Dr. Lenneti, com 
pared with the pretty constant results which have been obtained during the last e g t 
or nine months,^appear to favour this theory, and that this spring has only been in ex - 
ence forty-seven years, may be a reason why this water has undergone a most extraordinary 
chrnge, whUe ?b 7 e dd sulphur well, which has run for ages, is subject to unimportant 
Several inquiries were made by members present, and replied to by Mr. Davis, 
vprv p-reat importance and interest of the subject were admitted by all, it being evident 
that Hie great changes shown to have occurred in this chalybeate spring must be going 
extent in many other waters. The best thanks of the meeting 
were offered to Messrs. Holroyd and Davis. 
YORK CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Annual Meeting of the York Chemists’ Association was held on Friday evening, 
February 2 1866 at Beale’s King’s Arms Hotel, when the President, Mr. Georoe 
^^Ch^Honorary^Secretary," Mr. Councillor J. Brows, was called upon to read the Report 
for the past year of the ‘proceedings of the executive, which had been of an arduous 
and successful nature, the result giving satisfaction to the members A resolution wa 
proposed and unanimously agreed to, that the Report be received and adopted, 
entered upon the Minutes of the Society. ^ Pnvmcillnr 
The Balance Sheet and Accounts were produced and read over by Mu Crone 
Thomas Cooper, the Treasurer, showing the handsome surplus of £i. 3s. bd. remai g 
Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretaiy 
fomthei^exertions oi^behalf of th e P members, which were 
The Committee and Auditors for this year were then appointed, and the annual di 
was arranged to be held on the 27th inst., at the King s Arms Hotel. 
Annexed is a copy of the Report. 
“ Annual Report of the York Chemists’Association. 1865. 
« sir_In this the first Report of the York Chemists’ Association to the members of 
the trade the executive have pleasure in congratulating the members upon the success 
that has attended their exertions in the promotion of unity and harmony, as well as 
influence it hasbrought to bear on the political action of the Pharmaceutical and United 
S0 ‘‘lu'he first meeting, held on the 20th of January last, to discuss the merits of the 
