A full and distinct account of the mineral waters of Pyrmont, and Spa ... / Collected from the best authors, and improved by Dr. Turner.

  • Turner, George, M.D.
Date:
1734
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Credit: A full and distinct account of the mineral waters of Pyrmont, and Spa ... / Collected from the best authors, and improved by Dr. Turner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 7° ] known any inflance of mifcarriage occafioned thereby; yet I have obferved that moft of them are troubled with naufeating and vomiting, and with fome few, the waters have operated but flowly and with much trouble, as if nature did powerfully keep back and oppofe fuch evacuations, wherefore in fuch circumftances, there is very little to be done with drinking the waters. Women that give fuck have frequently got great benefit by the waters, and fucking children have thereby been greatly relieved and happily cured ; in the morning they ought to let the chil¬ dren fuck them dry before they begin to drink the waters ; and about ten when the waters have done working, they may let the children fuck a little, or wait till noon. They muft take care that every morning their bodies be kept open, and when the waters don’t pafs freely, they muft take fome gen¬ tle things to make them pafsj for if this be not done, it brings a great purging upon the children, occafioned by the waters they fuck along with the milk ; and the milk is rather increafed than db minifhed by them. As to different conftitutions, the waters agree beft with [anguine and cholerick perfons, lor they can bear drinking cold things, and the waters drank in fmall quantity work well and quickly with them, which is not fo with phlegmatick and melancholy perfons, for they muft drink a greater quantity or forward the working by falts, and it is beft for them to drink them lukewarm. When people drink the waters in a regular manner, it feldom happens that any hurtful ac¬ cident prevents their going on with the cure, but fometimes fuch circumftances happen which re¬ quire particular confideration, viz. Intire retention of thp waters, vomiting, cojiivenefs, want of appe¬ tite,
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