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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    with a muddy Red j and each Glafs gave a more faint, pale, muddy, reddifh Colour, as its contained Water changed to a wheyifh ochry Colour, by {landing before the Tin¬ dure of Galls was put to it 5 N° 6. fhewed no Difpofition to change in lefs than half an Hour, when it turned to a muddy Colour, with a faint dark bluifh Caft 5 N° 7. was frill lefs fo 5 and N° S. did not change at all, but remained of a muddy, wheyifh, ochre Colour, as it was before the Drop of Tin¬ cture of Galls was put into it 5 till, after Handing feme Hours, it became more mud¬ dy, with a very faint bluifh brown Caft. 7. From hence it appears, that this Wa¬ ter, when it is frefh taken up, contains a considerable Quantity of Iron, which it fhews no Signs of after the Water has flood about eight Hours in open Glades : Whence we conclude, that this Iron is either volatile, and flies off, or elfe is feparated from the Water, and precipitated with, or in the Form of Ochre. 8. I mixed fome of this Ochre, and alfo fome of the Refiduum after Evaporation, [§ 3. /. 4] with a little pure Water in feparate Glaffes, and then put one Drop of Tindure of Galls to each 5 but no Change of Colour appeared in either of them. 9. To a Glafs of the clear Water, from whence the Ochre had been precipitated, l § f- i 1 put Tindure of Galls feveral ••••’ - times.