Experiments and observations on the Horley-Green Spaw, near Halifax ; to which is added a short account of two other mineral waters, in Yorkshire / by Thomas Garnett.

  • Thomas Garnett
Date:
1790
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Credit: Experiments and observations on the Horley-Green Spaw, near Halifax ; to which is added a short account of two other mineral waters, in Yorkshire / by Thomas Garnett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    a long time afflicted with pain at her stomach, want of appetite, flatulency, costiveness> and gen- eral weakness, attended with much pain in the k>i) ror which she had formerly taken medicines, and used the cold bath with temporary advantage. About the latter end of January, 1790, she was recommended to make trial of the Horley-green water, from which she found considerable relief; taking, occasionally, a little hiera picra, to pre- vent the bad effects of costiveness. She took a wine-glass of the water, forenoon and afternoon, which was always followed by windy eructations j her pain began to abate, and her appetite to re- turn but, after continuing its use about a week, having finished the quantity of water she had pro- cured, and being a few days without, her com- plaints, in some degreej returned. Feb. 13. Has had a fresh supply of water, and taken thereof two or three days; in which time, she has found herself much relieved, her appetite better, flatulency and pain abated, and her strength increasing. A
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