Practical reflections on the uses and abuses of Bath waters. Made from actual experiments and observations / [William Baylies].

  • William Baylies
Date:
1757
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Credit: Practical reflections on the uses and abuses of Bath waters. Made from actual experiments and observations / [William Baylies]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lar] But indeed, to compofe a Work of that nature, which would be plain and ferviceable to thofe who may be unacquainted with Chemiftry, would require more time than a Perfon of his diftinguifh’d Abilities in the Pro- feflion, could {pare from his other Avocations; and to thofe who are well verfed in that Science, it may be thought unneceffary. However, cértain it is, fuch a Work would be ereatly ufeful to’ the Public, as it might be the means of preventing great Mifchiefs from an imprudent Ufe’ of Medicines with the Waters ; for if, ‘in defpite of the deftructive Mixtures demontftrated ‘to have been -ufed with ‘the Waters, they have’ neverthelefs' been falubrious, ‘how much more might they have proved fo; had they been free from “fuch difadvantage,