Excerpt from The Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 3: Comprehending the Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce More volcanoes are to be found in the fed India iflands than in any other part of the globe} and from the frequency of earthquakes, the abundance of hot fprings, Sec. In thefe iflands, there is reafon to conclude that thofe fub fiances which are the caufe of them {till with On account of the great quantity of fulphur produced by the mountain Where this crater is fituated, the name of la Soufiiere has been given to it and to the whole adjacent dif'trié't. The 'mountain' itfelf forms a part of a high ridge, which runs acrofs the whole ifland from north-eaft to fouth-weft, and enclofes the crater like a bafou, which can be reached with 0ut great difficulty. Thofe who Vifit it mutt put on thick foaled boots, as the earth, before'they have got to the diftance of two miles from the town, becomes exceedingly hot and they mufi carry nothing of metal with them, and particu. Larly filver, becaufe their fplendor is deftroyed by the vapour. The frtlh'hurifed hydrogenous frnell, which {till increafes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.