A treatise concerning the medicinal Spaw waters / by M. Nessel. Translated out of French. [With French text].

  • Nessel, Matthieu, approximately 1685-1763
Date:
1714
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Credit: A treatise concerning the medicinal Spaw waters / by M. Nessel. Translated out of French. [With French text]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ î .all the Ferments of the Bowels were revived at the fame Time, natural Heat reftored, her true Colour returned ; and, in fhort, Ihe went home from the Spaw with all the Sacisfaètion in the World. If ever a Remedy has been juftly recommend¬ ed for the Cure of the s Çravel, ’tis the Spaw- Waters. Neverthelefs, the fame Waters, tho’ diuretick, very often, as I fa id before, flop an 0- ver-flux of Urine, and a PiabeteSjWhich I fliould fcarce believe, if I had not been convinced of the Truth of it, as well by the following Expe¬ riment, as fome others, which my Father has fince done me the Fa¬ vour to communicate to me. I have, with my faid Father, feveral Times feen a Lady,-of the Or¬ der of St. Bernard^ trou¬ bled with fuch a Flux pf Urine, from which ? ] temps ^ I a ehdeur mturelle fe reveilla^ fon teint reprit pi couleur naturelle en un moty elle retourna chez» elle la plus contente du monde. Si jamais remede fut jufement recommende pour la cure de la gravellcy ce font les Eaux de Spa: ce-- pendant ces memes EauXy cj^uoi que diuretiqueSy ar-^ rètent. bien fouventy com^ me P ai dit y P incontinence d^uriney et’ le diabete ; ce que j^aurois eu peine a croire y (i je n^avois été convaincu de cette veritéy tant par Pexperience jui~^ vantBy que par quelques autreSy que mon Fere rrP^a^ fait la grace de me commu^ niquer du depuis, f^avols avec mondk Fere vu plufteurs fois une Dame Bernardine atteinte dPun fux di urine fi co¬ pie uXy qu'mon ne pou voit en tirer qdun prognofik