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

  • Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Date:
1883
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Credit: An index of diseases and their treatment / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ucsia may be .added, if an aperieut be needed. The cbief vahie of tl' spring is witiicssed in cases of anajinia and chlorosis, debih'ty inducin- dyspepsia, aad_iu general lassitude from a too Kedentary mode of life. ' 460. Bath, in Somerselsliire. The thermal mineral springg, situated in the southern part of the- to-\m, near the Abbey church, are four in number. The temperature of the waters varies froni 120° Fahr. to 104°. Speaking gtnei-ally the solid couteuts are about ten grains to the piut. The chief constiiuents are sulphate of lime, sulphate of soda, chloride of sodium, chloridt- of ma'j- nesium, carhoimte of lime, silicic acid, and a comparatively small portion of iron. The gases evolved consist of nitrorjen in large quantitv, with oxi/r/eu and carbonic acid. The sparkling appearance of the waters at the .springs is due to the carbonic acid they contain. The quantity generally druuk is from one- quarter to one pint before breakfast, and again in the afternoon. Taken quietly and leisurely the effect is usually to raise the temperature of the body, to quicken the circulation, to increase the appetite, and to promote the salivary and renal secretions. When headache, loss of appetite, thinst, nausea, mental depression, and a diminished flow of m-ine follow their use, they should either be discontinued or taken in very small doses. The accommodation for bathing is excellent: there beine good douche, shower, vapour, reclining, swimming, and chair baths. By the latter] worked with a crane, a helpless invalid is lowered into, and raised from the water. The bath is to bo taken three or four times a week, not too near the meal times, and the patient should remain in it from ten to thuty minutes. The proper temperatm-e is 90° to 98^ Fahr. The spring and autumn are the best seasons for talrimr the baths and waters, though they may bo advantageously employed in the -nnuter. And the diseases Avhich are most benefited by them are subacute gout, chronic rheumatism, sciatica, netu-algia, lumbago, rheumatoid arthritis, con- tracted or rigid joints, dyspepsia, paralysis from rheumatism or metallic poisoning, leucoirhoja, chorea, ana2mia, lepra, eczema, and psoriasis. 46L Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire. Since the ctu-e of George tho Third by the waters of the Eoval Old Wells, this Spa has been a fashionable resort. Situated 8 milesE.N.E. of Gloucester, Cheltenham offers an agreeable pennauent residence, par- tictilarly for valetudinarians from the East or Westludius. The climate in winter is mild and equnble, but rather moist. The toivu is sheltered by the Cotswold and other hills from tho north and cast winds. The season lasts from about the middle of April to the beginning of October. The;waters are cliiefly taken internally. There are sevei-afcold springs, all of them powerfully saline cxcejit the Cambray clialybcate. The waters of tho rioYAL Old Wells contain chiefly chloride of.mdium, chlorid, of cal- cium, chloride of magnesium, and suljdiate of sodii. Tliey are but slightly gaseous. Some of tlie wells of the Moxxri-LLIEU Sr.V have, in addition to the foregoing, a little o.r/r/c of iron, and iodurettt d marju<i<iiim saline .alls. Thero is an unusual amount of silica in the I'ittvii.i.k s.Tline : while tho Camiiray sjiring is strongly cludiiheate. The Moulprllirrballis liave accommodalidu for warm and cold bathing, swiumiiusr. medicateil air and vapoui-douches, ttc. These springs enjoy consiiltM-able reputation for relievinsr the diseases cngcnderctl by a residence in tropical climates, and hence many old