Analysis of Jackson County Springs at Lynchburg, Miss / by J. Lawrence Smith.

  • Smith, J. Lawrence (John Lawrence), 1818-1883.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Analysis of Jackson County Springs at Lynchburg, Miss / by J. Lawrence Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    eous to the taste: for some time little atten- tion was paid to the medicinal qualities of the water,untilone ofthe proprietors, Mr. Young, directed the attention ofthe writer of this no- tice to it, some time in the latter part ofthe year A. D. 1851^ Upon examination I dis- covered a large quantity of Protoxide of Iron and Sulphuretted Hydrogen, and pro- nounced it superior to the Bladen water of Alabama, while the water was similar in its effects. The conviction of its great medicinal vir- tues, induced me to suggest to the propri- etor the expediency of having it analysed 5 and at his request I obtained the valuable services of that celebrated Chemist, Dr. J. Lawrence Smith, Professor of Chemistry in the University of Louisiana, in order to have its qualities tested by one whose qualifica- tions would guarrantee to the world a true and correct analysis. The analysis, quantitative and qualitative, prepared by him is as follows: