A treatise on the use and abuse of mineral waters : Also rules necessary to be observed by invalids who visit the chalybeate springs of the Old and New Tunbridge Wells. Together with remarks on the immoderate use of sea water / By Hugh Smith.
- Hugh Smith
- Date:
- [1776?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the use and abuse of mineral waters : Also rules necessary to be observed by invalids who visit the chalybeate springs of the Old and New Tunbridge Wells. Together with remarks on the immoderate use of sea water / By Hugh Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![I- [ 24 ] ,• ■ >. ■ i <► 5 For their own Sakes I hope they will aft other* wife*. There is another Miflake, and in my humble Opinion a great one too, although it has received the San&ion of Men whofe Judgment upon molt Occauons is not to be doubted : I mean, that of taking off the Chill of the Chalybeate Water, by adding boiling Water : it immediately becomes turbid, and in fome Degree the Chalybeate is decompofed s which in a great Meafure deftroys the Efficacy of the Spring. I rather think this Advice has been given by Way of Indulgence to their Patients, and contrary to their own bet- ter Judgments.—It is, however, my Duty to fpeak of the Error, and to caution the Readers againft this miflaken Praflice. Having now pointed out the Ufe, as well as the Abufe, of the native Chalybeate Waters, and having likewife added thofe Remarks which at prefent occur to me, for the Government of fuch Invalids as are not better informed, I fhall take my Leave of this Subject; and if theloofe Hints thrown out in thefe few Pages fliould prove be¬ neficial in chronic Complaints, and tend to re¬ lieve the Infirmities of Human Nature, I fhall be happy to think that my Time has been fo well employed. * It Is much to be wifhed fome Amufement could be pointed out, that fhould invite Invalids'to be continually in Motion, while they are at the Wells. Dancing is too violent, and (medically (peaking) too irregular a Motion, to anfwer the Purpofe; but fome a£tive Purfuit might poffibly be found out, if the Company were to pay a proper Attention to the Neceffity of it. FINIS.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30790979_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
