Stories
- In pictures
Water of life?
From ancient sources of spiritual sustenance to the modern spa, Ross MacFarlane traces a brief history of healing waters.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
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Doctors and the English seaside
Fashionable seaside towns in England owe much of their popularity to 18th-century doctors, who advised them to take the 'sea cure'.
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Finding out where my lithium comes from
The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?
Catalogue
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Spa and the English, or, English influence in the history of Spa (Belgium Ardennes) / Pierre Lafagne.
Lafagne, Pierre.Date: [1948?]- Ephemera
Spa ephemera. Box 1.
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Spa et ses eaux : observations sur les propriétés chimiques et thérapeutiques des eaux minérales de Spa ... / par le docteur Cutler.
Cutler, Thomas.Date: 1856- Books
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Spa Belgique : the most ancient, richest, and most celebrated ferruginous springs are the sources of Spa Belgique.
Date: [between 1870 and 1879?]- Books
Spa treatment in Czechoslovakia / [Bohuslav Kocáb].
Kocáb, Bohuslav.Date: [1972]