ADDITIONAL FACTS.

Free carbonic acid,grains per gallon,11.9504
Combined Co₂,” ” ”6.6528
Total Co₂,” ” ”18.6032

Bases: Lime, magnesia, soda, potassa, ammonia.

Acids: Hydrochloric, sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, carbonic, silicic.

Most of the lime is in the form of carbonate held in solution by carbonic acid; most of the magnesia exists as a salt soluble in water, probably the sulphate; some of the alkalies are present as carbonates. The iron is kept in solution by carbonic acid.