0/ Simple Earlhs. 15 folutions, like thofe of argill, are precipitable by cauftic volatile alkali, as well as by the fixed. 3. It is alio foluble in theconcentrated acetous acid; this folution will not cryftallize; but, if it be evaporated to drynefs, the faline powder thus had will not attraft the moifture of the air, as acetous alutxi1 does; neither does the acetous acid fopowerfullyon argill ason this earth. ftic'fixVd 1* ^ a Elution of cau- foluble * m ° h ar § U1 is P erfeö ‘Y but alfo bv ^ r 0t ° nly by fixed a,kalis vields R mi ^cof mic falt, to, whtch argil aivVffi. h ™ ever meltS k > hut withou fromtrSl ’ “ whidl ref P ea alfo “ di ? er ^ Hence lt is plain Mr. Klaproth is juftified ii be wi2 3 Carthj ° f Which ’ k wer ' of .hcVjpSr acq “ ai,ued with nian y Sydneia, or Sidney Earth *. we F fl °re the , ? !fc ? Very of this fingular.fubftan. «titt m“ Wcdgewld.“ 1 ’ ,,llofo P l importe? F f h 1S C ° n * ained in a compound minc coSnt Tn SldnCy Cove > “ Wal rnica, a fet I ^ J° mC Colourl lead anrl 1 • P arucles refembling bla WH a Whlte carth which appears to Ä U V wi,h ' vhichtb 'ff,“ to be mued, aml frülu which jt u * Phil. Tranf. 1790, ^ the