194 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
used in Kentucky and neighboring states as a cathartic. The 
analysis of the Crab Orchard salts, as given by Dr. Robert 
Peter, is as follows : 
100 parts contain— 
Magnesitimsulfate...pacnte cn a epee ee eee 63.19 parts. 
Sodium: sulfaten*. 64 tess ee eee en ne oe Omens 
Potassium sulfatets. 2. cate ere eee eee a elesOR ac 
Calcium sulfatesic. 3 eee eee ee eee 254 8 
Sodium=chlorid’. leo Ant eee nee eee Ae Ss 
Lime, magnesia, iron, and silica (carbonates).... she) 6 
Bromine: oe es es eee Ee ae eee trace 
Water of crystallization and loss.....:........... 22 Oil as 
Lotal seccue ee ae ae ee ee 100.00 parts. 
Other waters, like Carbondale and Capioma, contain similar 
constituents, but the waters are more dilute. 
The second class of waters, those in which calcium sulfate 
and magnesium sulfate are prominent constituents, are similar 
to such waters as Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania. 
