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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    Soulzmatt, Tarasp, &c. There are subordinate distinctions to be drawn, even in these, according to chemical composition. Other principal Alkaline Springs are classified as follows :— Alkaline Acidulated Springs: — Apollinaris, Bilin, Fachingen, Geilnau, Neuenahr, Vais, Vals-Vivaraises, and Vichy (all the springs in various degrees^, &c. Alkaline Muriated Acidulated Springs:—Ems, Luhatschowitz, Roisdorf, Salzbrumi, and Setters (Ober), &c. Alkaline Chalybeate Acidulated Springs:—Franzensbad, Schwalheim, &c. The Alkaline Waters are the most considerable class of Natural Mineral Waters, both in point of numbers, and in their extensive uses, in most forms of diseases affecting the digestive organs, and to combat the evil effects arising from abnormal and excessive acid secretions. They are especially prescribed for gout, rheumatism, calculus, catarrh of the stomach, affections of the kidneys, etc., as well as for pulmonary affections and many other forms of disease, as mentioned in the respective notices of the various springs. FERRUGINOUS OR CHALYBEATE WATERS. Driburg, Griesbach, Orezza, Pyrmont, St. Moritz, Sehwalbach, Spa, Vichy-Lardy, Vichy-Mesdames, etc. These waters are of two kinds, viz., carbonated and sulphated. The carbonated ferruginous waters contain the sub-carbonate of protoxide of iron ; the sulphated, sulphate of protoxide of iron. They are stimulant, tonic, and astringent. The acidulated carbonated chalybeates are most easily digestible by the stomach, by reason of the excess of carbonic acid which they contain. The use of this class of natural mineral waters has, from remote periods, been found very efficacious in those states of debility denominated anemia, or more properly hyphemia. In these constitutional states the blood is defective, both in quality aud quantity; the skin appears pale and almost exsanguineous ; and the cellular tissue is oedematous. Patients in this condition of the system are affected with great weakness, entire loss of appetite, and palpitations; and in females, menstruation is frequently defective and abnormal. Under the influence of these waters, the appetite is stimulated, digestion is facilitated and promoted, the skin reassumes its natural tint, the cheeks become florid, the tempera¬ ture of the body is elevated, the uterine discharge is enhanced, and the pulse becomes fuller and stronger. The value of this class of Natural Mineral W ater, as a perfectly safe, reliable, and natural remedial agent, can scarcely be over-estimated. SULPHUROUS WATERS. Aix-la-Chapelle, Bareges, Bonnes, Cauterets, Challes, Enghien, Harrogate, Miers, Weilbach, etc. These waters are impregnated with sulphuretted hydrogen; and are especially useful in the treatment of scrofulous diseases, syphilitic eruptions, and all chronic cutaneous affections. Perhaps the most remarkable water of this kind, differentiated by special constituents, is the St. Boes, a sulpho- naphthalic, arseniated and ioduretted water, of unique chemical constitution.