An essay on the chemical and medicinal qualities of the water of Caudren Well, in Renfrewshire : with introductory observations on waters in general / by Robert Lyall.

  • Robert Lyall
Date:
1814
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Credit: An essay on the chemical and medicinal qualities of the water of Caudren Well, in Renfrewshire : with introductory observations on waters in general / by Robert Lyall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    P R E P A C E. 1'HE object ef the following Essay is tos treat of the chemical and medicinal qualities of the Candren Well Water. After a few preliminary observations on waters in general, and on mineral waters, I have given, ]. Tlie history of the Well. 2. The a-nalpis of the Vifater, 3. An account of its medicinal ppwers, s^nd manner of using it. 4. I have stated the diseases in which it is likely to be useful., And, lastly, I have added a few words on air» exercise, diet, ^c. The analysis of mineral waters, it is ac- knowledged by all, is one of the most difficult and complicated processes in chemistry j it is therefore with diffidence I present the public with the foUowinc: analysis of the Candren