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Muriate of soda, 4 gravity should be 1.088 to 1.080); a solution ounces; sulphate of soda, 2 ounces; muriate of calcined carbonate of soda, 1 part in 10 of of lime, ounce; muriate of magnesia, 1 water (specific gravity 1.105); a solution of ounce; iodide of potassium, 4 grains; bromide chloride of magnesium, by dissolving calcined of potassium, 2 grains; water, 1 gallon. A magnesia at the rate of 20 grains in dilute common substitute for sea-water as a bath is hydrochloric acid to make 1 fluid ounce of made by dissolving 5 or 6 ounces of common saturation (specific gravity 1.085 ); lastly, salt in a gallon of water. a solution of dry sulphate of soda in 10 parts 4460. Dry Salt to Imitate Sea-Wawater (specific gravity 1.092). These solu- ter. The following mixture of dry salts may tions are mixed with water in the following be kept for the immediate production of a proportions: Solution of carbonate of soda, good imitation of sea-water. 1000 grains; solution of chloride of calcium, sodium (that obtained from evaporating sea- Chloride of 200 grains; solution of chloride of magne- water and not recrystallized, in preference), sium, 150 grains; solution of sulphate of soda, 85 ounces; effloresced sulphate of soda, 15 troy) ounces; dry muriate of lime, 4 ounces; dry of water, afterwards to be charged with carbonic acid. muriate of magnesia, 16 ounces; iodide of pograin. Mix and keep dry. Put 5 or 6 ounces tassium, 2 drachms; bromide of potassium, 1 to a gallon of water.