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Chalybeate Waters

Simple Chalybeate Water.

Water freed from air by boiling, 1 pt.; sulphate of iron, gr.

Aerated Chalybeate Water.

Sulphate of iron, 1 gr.; carbonate of soda, 4 grs.; water deprived of air, and charged with carbonic acid gas, 1 pt. Dr. Pereira recommends 10 grs. each of sulphate of iron and bicarbonate of soda to be taken in a bottle of ordinary soda water. This is equivalent to 4 grs. of carbonate of iron.

Brighton Chalybeate.

Sulphate of iron, common salt, chloride of calcium, of each 2 grs.; carbonate of soda, 3 grs.; carbonated water, 1 pt.

Bussang, Forges, Provins, And other similar waters, may be imitated by dissolving from to of a gr. of sulphate of iron, 2 or 3 gr. of carbonate of soda, 1 gr. of sulphate of magnesia, and 1 of common salt, in a pint of aerated water.

Mont d'Or Water.

Bicarbonate of soda, 70 grs.; sulphate of iron, gr.; common salt, 12 grs.; sulphate of soda, gr.; chloride of calcium, 4 grs.; chloride of magnesium, 2 grs.; aerated water, 1 pt. Passy Water.

Sulphate of iron, 2 grs.; chloride of sodium, 3 grs.; carbonate of soda, 4 grs.; chloride of magnesium, 2 grs.; aerated water, 1 pt. Pyrmont Water.

Sulphate of magnesia, 20 grs.; chloride of magnesium, 4 grs.; common salt, 2 grs.; bicarbonate of soda, 16 grs.; sulphate of iron, 2 grs.; Carrara water, 1 pt.

Portable Lemonade.

Take of tartaric acid, oz.; loaf sugar, 3 oz.; essence of lemon, dr. Powder the tartaric acid and the sugar very fine, in a marble or wedgewood mortar (observe never to use a metal one),