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and (bong, as they did before the waters were ex-
poled to the an.
The third day the lower water appealed clear and
coloorlefs as before, only its furface was covered with
few (mail (pow of cremor. The upper water sp.
pnred more yellowilh than forinerly, and its fin-km
was almoll wholly covered over with the cremesot.
They both afforded a tinfture with galls, which was
not fcrifibly different from what they gave Woo

fourteenth day tht water elf the undo

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well had precipitated yellow ochrous fediment, but
the other water a more confident:de quantity. A
large quantity of cremor continued alio to fwim upon
the &dace of the upper muter, but there mat vcty
little feparated front the water of the under well.
Both waters being now tried with galls, Milord tf
the deep blue colour, which they did formerly ew
hibit, they now became only of a deep purpn
colour.
On the twentieth day the vitible appearance of
both waters was the fame as when laft obferved.
Ott thc thirty-eighth day they both afforded w
deep a purple colour with galls, as they did daft
weeks before ; and during that time alfo they had
not precipitated any more of their ochrous ports, nor
buffeted any othcr fenfible alteration.
The water of the upper well being filtrated finnt
all the ferrugincous muter, which it had feparated
during there thirty-eight days, was rendered alma
as limpid and clear as when newly taken from the
well : but, being boiled for fome rune, it became of
a turbid yellow colour and being allowed to ItanC,

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