Remarks on the employment of the waters of Kreuznach / by E. H. Sieveking.

  • Sieveking, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1816-1904.
Date:
1853
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Credit: Remarks on the employment of the waters of Kreuznach / by E. H. Sieveking. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oeven cases presented no change whatever either in the 'Size of the tumours, or in regard to the morbid symptoms. The method pursued and the duration of treatment by >the Kreuznach waters necessarily varies according to the duration and extent of the disease, and according to the constitution of the individual. One remarkable and well ; authenticated fact regarding its influence upon the or- ganism, is the continuance of the peculiar action it has set mp, long after that action has been initiated, and the re- :medy has been discontinued. Dr. Prieger has repeatedly observed that after the conclusion of the course in August or September, the progressive diminution of the local affec- ;tion continues until the following spring. Thus in a lady ’who had employed the baths for eight weeks, on account of ;an ovarian tumour, previous to the 1st September 1851, Dr. ^Prieger was unable to perceive a notable diminution of the ;tumour when she quitted Kreuznach, nor could her own imedical attendant in the following January detect a marked ■ change ; still, a few months later, the tumour was found to i be much reduced, and she had made use of no remedies in .the interval but an occasional local application of the ; Kreuznach water. We have alluded to the different modes in which the i Kreuznach waters are exhibited. A few more detailed re- imarks on the subject may be acceptable. When adminis- rtered by the mouth, the water may be taken by itself, or (Combined writh milk, whey, or other mineral waters, and t either warm or cold ; the quantity varies from one to six I beakers, or from a few ounces to two and more pints; it is t taken in the morning at short intervals, and moderate ex- ercise is enjoined during the potations. The baths are ' commonly employed tepid at a temperature of about 90° F.; ; at the commencement of the course the patient is ordered ;the use of the water only, while its power is subsequently and progressively increased by the addition of more or less < of the bittern. Dr. Prieger* informs us that it is usual to ■ commence with one quart, or about 4 lbs. of the latter for 1 baths for adults, while a less quantity, proportioned to the age of the individual, is used for children. If the inspis- - sated bittern be employed, we should use from one to two I pounds for the bath of an adult. The increase in the quan- ! tity of bittern in the baths must be gradual; and in the same * The Mineral Waters of Kreuznach, etc., p. 21. By Dr. Prieger.