Observations on mineral waters, and on sea-bathing, with cautions and admonitions on their use and application.
- Date:
- [1801]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on mineral waters, and on sea-bathing, with cautions and admonitions on their use and application. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![OBSERVATIONS, ON ft ] Mineral Waters^ md on Sea-Bathings wiTn CAUTIONS AND ADMONITIONS ON THEIR USE AND APPLICATION. IN the course of the foregoing rvork will be found an •analysis of the different mineral waters, visited, with an enumeration of their qualities and effects ; but as it may- be satisfactory to know the principal component parts and classification of those salutary springs in general, we borrow the arrangement and remarks of the learned and ingenious Dr. Thomson, in his late excellent work, “ The Family Physician,” on this subject; premising, that some medical person 6n the spot should always be consulted, in regard to the use and application of every kind of mineral w ater. “ The various substances,” says this able writer, “ oc- casionally found united with water, may be comprised chiefly under four classes; aerial, saline, metal c, and earthy, __ “ The first of these classes contains atmospheric, vital, fixed, inflammable, hepatic, and phlogisticated airs. “ The second contains vitriolic, nitrous, and marine acids; natron, kali, ammonia, and sulphurated kali. “ The third contains iron, copper, zinc, manganese, and arsenic. “ The fourth contains magnesia, lime, clay, barytes, and siliceous earth. “ Of neutral salts, the vitriolic acid is found united with natron, kali, lime, magnesia, clay, iron, copper, and zinc.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22480602_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
