An inquiry into the contents and medicinal virtues of Lincomb spaw water, near Bath / [William Hillary].

  • William Hillary
Date:
1742
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Credit: An inquiry into the contents and medicinal virtues of Lincomb spaw water, near Bath / [William Hillary]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Water above remains dear and pel¬ lucid. 14. A larger Quantity of Ochre fubfides when the Water is kept in a Glafs, or other Veflel, quite open, than in a Bottle till'd to the Neck, or intirely clos'd, as well as it is depofited fooner. xy. If a Bottle be filled at the Spring, and immediately dos'd with Cement or oil'd Bladder, after changing its Colour [ 9, ] and depofiting its Ochre, (12.) it will, about fix Days after, diffolve all its feparated Ochre, abforb it again, and become very clear and pellucid : But in two or three Days more, a thin black Scum, like to that on a fmoaked Glafs, rifes and adheres to the Infide of the Neck and upper Parts of the Bottle. This Scum gradually grows thicker, and in a few Days more falls off in thin black Flakes, which fubfide to the Bottom of the Bot¬ tle, and float with the leaft Motion. In this Condition it will keep fweet, and re¬ tain fome of its Properties for many Years, , as will be obferv'd hereafter. id. The Water when frefh taken up at the Spring, has a light, brisk, pungent, fulphureous Smell, with fomething ferru¬ ginous, tho' not fo much as to make it difa» greeable. 17. This pungent, fulphureous Smell, which is fo perceptible the Moment it is taken up, is loft in 6 or 8 Minutes time, if C z openly