An index of diseases and their treatment / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

  • Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Date:
1883
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    1 helteuham, and Tuubridge Wells. The principal saline acidulous clialy- 1 ates (such as,in addition to iron and carbonic acid,have a certain amount f sulphate and carbonate of soda, with chloride of sodium) are the springs f Franzensbad, Bocklet, Harrogate, &c.—Ohalj'beate waters are useful i:i anemia, and in functional disorders of the generative organs. Class 2. Sti/phurotis Waters—They have the odour of rotten eggs, owing to their impregnation with sulphuretted hydrogen. The chief bidphurous themials are those of Aix-la-Chapelle, Baden near Vienna, Aix-les-Bains, Bari^ges, Bagneres de Luchou, St. Sauveur, Cauterets, Eaux-Bonnes, and Eaux-Chaudes : the higher the temperature, the more stimulating the effect of the water on the nervous ^and vascular and cutaneous systems. Amongst the cold sulphurous springs may be mentioned Harrogate and Bocklet.—Sulpliurous -waters are re- commended in cutaneous, he]iatic, uterine, rheumatic, gouty, neuralgic, and old constitutional syphilitic diseases. In chronic poisoning by inercurj-, lead, or copper they help to eliminate the injurious mineral. The excretion of carbonic acid by the lungs and skin, as well as of iirea and nric acid by the kidneys, is probably increased by these ■waters. Class 3. Gaseoxis or Acidulous Wafers.—The carbonic acid gas gives these •waters a sharp acidirlous taste, with a sparkling appearance. The most important are the thermal springs of Vichy, and the cold of Fachiugeu and Bilin. The refreshing and exhilarating waters of this class are re- commended in dyspepsia, hepatic derangement, gout and rheumatism,&c. Class 4. Saline Waters.—Those which are purgative and have sulphate of soda or sulphate of magnesia as their chief ingredients, are Epsom, Cheltenham, Leamington, Seidlitz, Friedrichshall, Hunyadi-Janos, Pullna, Carlsbad, and Marienbad. They are useful in habitual constipa- tion, torpidity of the liver, inactivity of the abdominal viscera generally, chronic rheumatism, sciatica, and perhaps in diabetes (Carlsbad espe- cially). Those saline waters which have chloride of sodium as their characteristic ingredient, are Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden, Homburg, Kis- singen, &c. They are employed in cases of scrofula, rheumatism, dys- pepsia from overwork, and irrcgTilarity of tlie bowels. The sulphate or carbonate of lime, or both, predominate in the thermal waters of Bath and Buxton ; while the carbonate or bicarbonate of soda is the charac- teristic iugi-edient of the thei-mal springs at Ems, Teplitz, &c. Class 0. lodo-hromated Waters.—The springs at Krcuznach arc the most celebrated of this class ; while in England there is the Woodhall Spa. The waters are used in all foi-ms of scrofula, in many chronic skin dis- eases, in uterine tumours, and in old-standing constitutional sj-philis. C7f»s 6. Muriated Lilhta Waters.—The springs of Baden-Baden have considerable rei)utation for the cure of gout and the uric acid diathesis, owing to the chloride of lithium which they contain. 459. Timhriihje Wells, in Kent and Sussex. This town is more visited on account of its drj' bracing air, beautiful varied scenery, and fiMe walks, than for its chalybeate Spa. Tlio water of the latter lias a temperature of is feebly ferruginous to the tasto, contains about a fpiarter of a grain of oxide of iron to the pint, and has just sulTicient carljovic acid to hold the metal in solution. Erequeutly, increased doses of steel are given with Ihe water; or sulphate of mag-