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GLEANINGS  FROM  AMERICAN  JOURNALS. 
E.  A.  Aiken,  M.  D.,  LL.  D.,  of  the  University  of  Maryland, 
viz.  : 
SOLID  CONTENTS  OF  A  GALLON  OF 
Sulphate  of  lime, 
Sulphate  of  magnesia, 
Sulphate  of  iron. 
Sulphate  of  alumina. 
Sulphate  of  potassa, 
Sulphate  of  soda, 
Chloride  of  sodium,  . 
Iodide  of  sodium, 
Crenate  of  iron, 
Crenate  of  ammonia. 
Phosphate  of  iron,  . 
Free  sulphuric  acid, 
Free  carbonic  acid,  . 
Organic  vegetable  matter. 
WATER,  105-140  GRAINS. 
.      6-220  grains. 
22-250 
30-465 
1-580 
•216 
3-022 
•874 
.  -850 
•820 
.  -641 
•302 
28-376 
3-500 
•703 
grains,  99-819 
Arsenical  spring  water  in  New  Jersey,  According  to  the 
Journal  of  Applied  Chemistry  for  Dec,  page  192,  Prof.  Dore- 
mus  has  given  the  following  analysis  of  a  spring  water  existing 
near  Pompton,  Passaic  County,  New  Jersey.  This  is  said  to  be 
the  first  arsenical  spring  yet  discovered  in  this  country,  and 
there  is  only  one  in  Europe.  An  imperial  gallon  of  70,000 
grains  aifords  : 
Bi-carbonate  of  soda,  ....  44-05  grains. 
Arsenicum,     .....        3*10  " 
Potash,  10.00  " 
Magnesia,  •  60.00  " 
Iron,  15-00 
Lime,   50-00  " 
Sulphate  of  lime,       ....  23-10 
Silica,  8-00  " 
Bismuth,   a  trace. 
Total,  213-25 
