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A new and accurate system of natural history ... / By R. Brookes.

  • Richard Brookes
Date:
1763
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Credit: A new and accurate system of natural history ... / By R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a | ®.° THE PoRyek ACC £. BERKSHIRE. waters, one at Sunning-bill in Windfor-Foreft, which is of the fame nature as the Tunbridge waters ; and the other at Comner, or Cumner, three miles weft of Oxford. This laft water is always of a whitifh colour, efpecially in the fummer time when the well is low ; the reafon of which ap- - pearance is faid to be owing to its proceeding from lime-{tone. Oj] of Tartar being dropt therein, caufes it to let fall a white fediment ; and Spirit of Hartfhorn turns it to a pearl-colour; but with the Solution of Silver it turns to a purplifh pearl-colour, and with Syrup of Violets, green. A gallon of this water will yield 296 grains of fediment, whereof 76 grains are lime-{tone, and | the remainder a calcarious nitre. ‘The fediment is dark brown, with a faltith and very bitter tafte ; and will ferment with Vinegar as well as with Oil of Vitriol, and will alfo turn green immediately ~ with Syrup of Violets. The falt itfelf is of a yel- lowifh brown colour, and has a faltifh, naufeous,, bitter tafte. It is a kind of calcarious nitre, but inclines more to an alcali than moft others of this clafs. Itis not much frequented ; but it is known © that a quart of it will purge a robuft country fellow. CoRNWALL. ‘Fhe mineral fprings in this county, have never been taken notice of ’till very lately, and that is by Mr. Borlace in his furvey of Cornwall. Madern Well is only a {pring of pure’ water, and it rifes in the parifh of Madern, four miles weft of Penzance. However, it is’reforted to by many péople that are afflicted with pains, aches, and ftiffnefs of the limbs, and ithas done many cures, which may be only owing to the — coldnefs and purity of the fpring. Euny Wellwas — fo famous formerly, that there wasa chapel ae hte C10