An essay towards a natural, experimental, and medicinal history of the principle [sic] mineral waters of Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Bishop-prick of Durham, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Glocestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Liecestershire, and Nottinghamshire, [and other Northern counties] ... To which is added a short discourse on cold and tepid bathing ... And a table of the temperature of all the warm waters in England, and most of the cold baths, from Carlisle to Glocester and Oxford. Being the second volume of the mineral waters of England / By Thomas Short.

Thomas Short

Date:: 1740

Credit: An essay towards a natural, experimental, and medicinal history of the principle [sic] mineral waters of Cumberland, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Bishop-prick of Durham, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Glocestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Liecestershire, and Nottinghamshire, [and other Northern counties] ... To which is added a short discourse on cold and tepid bathing ... And a table of the temperature of all the warm waters in England, and most of the cold baths, from Carlisle to Glocester and Oxford. Being the second volume of the mineral waters of England / By Thomas Short. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lime ftone, Iron ftone, and Sandy Clay, in which at a fmall depth a little above the Spring, may be found calcarious and ferruginous pet refactions, full of Shells, and in the Clay below, the Selenites. The Water is a noble, brisk, very fpiritous, clear, pleafant tailed Chalybeate, confiderably lighter than common Water, Springs up in¬ to a Clofe ferong Bafon, full of Holes at bottom, and empties it’s felf by a long neat Gutter, cut out of Freeltone, both which it lines with a ragg’d fmall furr, of a light pale coloured Ochre, and all along it's courfe leaves a llrong variegated Scum, which gathered and dried in a very gentle Heat, then laid on a red hot plate of Iron, in a dark Room, Smoaks, and emits a blew Small flame, with a fmell of Sulphur, and leaves a little brownilh ferruginous Earth. The Spring Difcharges between 3 and 400 Gallons of Water in an Hour. With Galls there, it's of a deep Purple, but carried 4 of a Mile to the houle, it's only a pink, and is of equal weight, or rather heavier than common Water. So very fubtle and volatile is it's Chalybeate Spi¬ rit, any folid ponderous Body laid a few days in the Bafon, contracts an indelible black Colour, the fame Tin&ure it gives the Fseces of it's Drinkers, and fometimes to their Mouth and Teeth. On the fame fide of the brook with the Well, is a houfe with pallifadoes before it, from this the Company go ufider a Shelter into another very large Sallied, wainfeoted, boarded floor Room, where they walk, drink Coffee or Tea, and in the afternoon meet, converfe, or entertain thera- felves with fome Diverfions, out off, and behind this, is a noble, dry fine Gravel Walk, 140 Yards long, 6 broad, -with a charming dole fet clipp'd Hedge 1 a foot high, with feveral neat Benches on each fide; at the far end of it isaftately large Garden houfe, whereat right Angles from this, turns off another Shaded walk 45, Yards long, at the far end of which, are conveniences for the drinkers to retire when their Waters operate, On the other fide of the brook from the Wei], is a fine Tea Room, dancing Room, and a large Kitchin And near this a convenient Shop. In the Town there is a large Ball or Affembly Room. Thus Nature and Art have combined to make it a paradife of plealure^ and the Elements have added a Signal Sa¬ lubrity to the place, all which joyned to the Efficacy of the Water, perform moft furprizing and feemingly incredible cures. Take one or two or a fpecimen of the many hundreds that might, be produced,, ajndalfo out of the common difeafes that fuch Waters are generally ufedh

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