Austrian health resorts and the bitter waters of Hungary / by W. Fraser Rae.

  • Rae, W. Fraser (William Fraser), 1835-1905.
Date:
1888
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Austrian health resorts and the bitter waters of Hungary / by W. Fraser Rae. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XIV. THE BITTER WATERS OF HUNGARY. Patriotic Hungarians are gratef ul to nature for having made the capital of their country the source and centre of many and varied mineral springs. No city is more favoured in this respect than Buda-Pesth. In other countries than Hungary, the inhabitants of the capitals have to leave them, and they must often make long journeys if they wish to drink and bathe in mineral water at the fountain head. The inhabitants of Buda- Pesth have many healing springs almost at their doors, some of which are unique, while strangers travel far to profit by benefits which Hungarians can enjoy with- out leaving home. The capital of Hungary is one of the finest watering-places in the world. The springs in and around Buda-Pesth consist of three classes. Firstly, there are sulphurous springs; secondly, there are ferruginous waters ; and thirdly, there are the bitter waters, which cannot be found in