A treatise on the mineral waters of Harrogate; containing the history of these waters, their chemical analysis, medicinal properties, and plain directions for their use.

  • Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802.
Date:
1822
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the mineral waters of Harrogate; containing the history of these waters, their chemical analysis, medicinal properties, and plain directions for their use. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    The chemical part, however, of Dr. Wal- ker’s work, though containing some very just remarks and accurate experiments, is deficient; and we are not furnished with, by any means, an accurate analysis of the sulphur water, which is the only one the doctor has attempt- ed : but this undoubtedly proceeded from the author’s not having seen the writings of the celebrated Bergman, neither could he be ac- quainted with the new chemical system which has been since published, and has thrown so great a light on this subject ; otherwise, the abilities of the doctor are so well known to me, that if the avocations of an extensive practice would have permitted him to repeat his analysis, this essay of mine would never have appeared. In the Philosophical Transactions, we have an excellent dissertation on the Harrogate wa- ters, by the bishop of Landuff; and though this eminent chemist has not attempted any analysis of those waters, yet he has presented us with several ingenious conjectures and ob- servations concerning their sulphureous im- pregnation, which will be noticed afterwards. He observes, that u sulphur is rendered solu-