DAX, MINERAL WATERS OF
\dˈaks], \dˈaks], \d_ˈa_k_s]\
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Dax is a city two leagues from Bordeaux, where there are four springs, that are almost purely thermal; containing only a very small quantity of chloride of magnesium, and sulphate of soda and lime. Temperature 76 to 133 Fahrenheit.
By Robley Dunglison
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