A treatise on the mineral spring at the New Tunbridge Wells, near Islington, with rules for drinking the waters : and a plan of diet for invalids labouring under chronic complaints / by the late Hugh Smith, M.D.

  • Hugh Smith
Date:
[1790?]
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Credit: A treatise on the mineral spring at the New Tunbridge Wells, near Islington, with rules for drinking the waters : and a plan of diet for invalids labouring under chronic complaints / by the late Hugh Smith, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 [' 24 ] which accompanies it, will convince every Pa¬ tient oi thfc Truth of the Obfervation. I am the more particular in enforcing this Rule, becaofe the general Indolence which at¬ tends chrcmic Complaints is too apt to induce Patients to retire to the Rooms, and fit motion- kC, the Moment they have taken the Waters. For their own Sakes I hope they will adl other- wife* I It is much to be wifhed fome Amufement could be pointed out, that fhould invite Inva¬ lids to be continually in Motion, while they are at the Wells. Dancing is too violent, and (me¬ dically fpeaking) too irregular a Motion, to an- fvyer the Purpofe; but fome' adlive Purfuit might pofhbly be found out, if the Company were to pay a proper Attention to the neceflity of it. ; There is another Miftake, and in my humble Opinion a great one too, although it has received the Sandlion of Men whole Judgment upon moft Occafions is not to be doubted : I mean, that of taking off *the Chill of the Chalybeate Water, by adding boiling Water: it immediately be¬ comes turbid, and in fome Degree the Chaly¬ beate is decompofed *, which in a great Mea- fure dellroys the Efficacy of the Spring. I ra¬ ther
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