Hampstead-Wells: or, directions for the drinking of those waters ... With an appendix, relating to the original of springs in general; with some experiments of the Hampstead Waters, and histories of cures / [John Soame].

  • Soame, John.
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[1734]
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Credit: Hampstead-Wells: or, directions for the drinking of those waters ... With an appendix, relating to the original of springs in general; with some experiments of the Hampstead Waters, and histories of cures / [John Soame]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tain, with newly powder d Galls, a pur- cc phjh Colour T So much from the learned Mr. Boyle. The learned Dr, Gibbons has made the fame Experiment on the Hampftead Waters, equal Succefs. On Monday Aug .theSth, 1733, I made the following Experiment on the Hampftead Waters. About fix in the Morning, being very clear Weather, ^7?^ the Sun fining 'very hot, I put one Ounce of the Mineral Water to three Ounces of Soft Water in one of the Water-Glaffes; then 1 grated about threeGrains of Galls into the mix'd Waters, which, lefs than four Minutes, turnd it of a dark purple Colour. I then try9d the new Mi- neral Waters firefi drawn at the Spring-head\ with Galls after the following manner; I put half a Gram of grated Galls into four Ounces of the Well Water in a Glafs, 00*/ in two Se¬ conds of a Minute, /V began to make an Altera¬ tion in the Water, And here I was diverted in viewing the Change of Colours> both while it was producing, and when it was produ¬ ced, by placing the Water in a good Light, with a careful Eyes for by this Me¬ thod, 1 difeovered feveral Shades, Variety of the more principal Colours. 1S0 the great Mr. Boyle has experimented before; m about two Minutes time it was all tingd of a fine purple Colour. Now, if half a Gram of Galls will turn four Ounces of the Well Water into a fine purple Colour\ and Mr, B z Boyles'