A treatise on the nature, properties, and medicinal uses of the waters of Pyrmont, Spa, and Seltzers : Also of the Malvern waters, from Dr. Wall's observations. Being a proper supplement to Dr. Russel's [sic] Dissertation on the use of sea water, &c.
- Date:
- 1762
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the nature, properties, and medicinal uses of the waters of Pyrmont, Spa, and Seltzers : Also of the Malvern waters, from Dr. Wall's observations. Being a proper supplement to Dr. Russel's [sic] Dissertation on the use of sea water, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![were thefe; with the Aufteres, as Tea, BaLuL tine flowers, and Galls, firli a Blue, then a Purple, and then a black Colour. With Log¬ wood, Blue; with Syrup of Yrio!ets, a deep Green ; from Sena and Rhubarb, it drew deeper Tinftures, than did either common Water, or diltilled Water. From one Gallon of this Water, you may ob* tain about two Drams and two Scruples refiduum. Th is Refiduum is of a pale brown, or white and reddifh Colour; It is of a brackifh Tafte, and naufeoufly bitter; it does not fo foon moil? ten in the Air, as the Refiduum of feveral other Waters. It yields about one third Part of Sab, which is entirely different from the Salt yielded bv the German or Pouhon Spa, not only in Tafte, but other Appearances-; for though it ex¬ cited an Ebullition, and an acid Vapour with Oil of Vitriol, (though lefs than the Salt of the Pour hon Water) it made no Ebullition with other Acids, which the Salt of the Pouhon Water does; nor did it turn of a deep Green* with Syrup of Violets, as the Salt of Pouhon Water dees, but only of a dilute Green ; and its Solution yielded white Grumes, with Oil of Tartar*per Deliqui~ urn, and half a Dram of k, boiled with half a Pint of Milk, curded it ftrongly. All Phyficians agree, that this Water hath many and great Vir¬ tues : as to its Manner of operating, it common- ]y proves diuretic, frequently fudorific, even to fuch as otherwife fweat with Difficulty : When the Humours^ abound with Salt or Bile, it com¬ monly caufes a breaking out on the Skin for a little Time. It commonly moves to Stool, and remarkably more than the Pouhon Water, and it tinges the Stools blacker than other Acidulcae* / from](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30786423_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
