Natural mineral waters : their properties and uses.

  • Ingram & Royle (Firm)
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Natural mineral waters : their properties and uses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    served to endow artificial waters with all the disadvantages, and none of the good qualities, of those which they pretend to replace. In short, the difference between artificial and natural aerated waters may be defined by one word—the former are but the vehicles, the latter truly generators of the carbonic acid gas. “ In my opinion the Yals Vivaraises waters, Nos. 1 and No. 3, may be regarded as. typical digestive and table waters, combining all the qualities essential to secure favourable conditions and beneficial results.” Similar testimony is rendered by Dr. Barthez, Physician to the Military Hospital at Vichy, and author of several valuable treatises on the uses of Natural Mineral Waters. The foregoing extracts demonstrate the absolute necessity of avoiding the use of artificial mineral waters, and of obtaining and using only natural mineral waters, pure as they issue from the spring, and entirely free from artificial chemical treatment and manipulation of any hind whatsoever, if the beneficial action sought is to be attained. It is for that reason, and to secure the attainment of all the advantages that accrue from the use of any mineral water in its pure and unadulterated natural state, that our firm make it their chief object, by special arrangements, to obtain and supply the principal Natural Mineral Waters directly from the Springs, being there bottled and hermetically sealed, under strict supervision, just as they issue from the parent source. This method can alone guarantee the perfect preservation of all the subtle and active properties imparted to such waters by Nature. We may add that we shall be glad to receive samples of any new variety of Natural Mineral Waters, for introduction to the faculty and the public, on account of general excellence or special properties. The various natural Mineral Waters may be classified as follows ; and full details, regarding each, will be found in the subsequent series of notices, arranged in alphabetical order. BITTER WATERS. HUsculap, Birmensdorf, Friedrichshall, Hunyadi-Janos, Hunyadi- Laszlo, Leamington Spa, Ofen (Rakoczy), Piillna, Royal Hungarian* Rubinat, Saidschiitz, Seidlitz, Victoria-Ofener, &c. These waters owe their medicinal activity chiefly to the saline ingredients, which are either the sulphate of soda or the sulphate of magnesia ; but the chlorides which are usually present in them contribute much to their medicinal efficacy. Those Springs in which the sulphate of magnesia predominates are called “bitter.” In full doses, these waters are mild cathartics—in small repeated doses, they act as refri¬ gerants and alteratives ; and they are valuable in all hepatic dropsical complaints, haemorrhoids, &c. ALKALINE WATERS. Bethesda, Bussang, Condillac, Contrexeville, Evian, Giesshiibler, Marienbad, Pougues, Royat, St. Galmier, St. Galmier-Noel, Saratoga*