Experiments, and observations on the Malvern waters.

  • John Wall
Date:
[1757]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Experiments, and observations on the Malvern waters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Kettle being fent to Mr. Mil¬ lington, in Worcefter, to be repair’d, the Bottom of it was. found to have no Incruftation on it, but only a light yellowifh Tinge with fome fmall inequalities here and there, which feem’d to have been the Re¬ mains of fome former Coat, which probably had been abraded by the Adtion of the Holy Well Water, lince the Veflel was in this Woman’s Pofleflion. The remaining Coat adhered fo loofely to the Sides of the Kettle, that it was immediately and entirely feparated from them, by a few flight Strokes on the Out- ilde with a thin Piece of Lead. The Matter was found to be extremely friable, breaking betwixt the Fin¬ gers into a Powder refembling Free- Stone ; the Cohaeflon of the Parts probably having been in a great Mea¬ sure diffolved by the Adi on of the Water : for in the natural State the Braziers