A guide to the use of the Buxton mineral waters / by William Henry Robertson.

  • Robertson, William Henry, 1810-1897.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to the use of the Buxton mineral waters / by William Henry Robertson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    A GUIDE TO THE USE OF THE BUXTON MINERAL WATERS, &C. ♦ PREFACE, &c. This smaller Guide to the use of the Buxton Mineral Waters has now reached its twenty-fourth edition. There has been no edition of less than one thousand copies, and the more recent editions have consisted of two thousand copies; and more than 36,000 copies have been issued altogether. It cannot but be gratifying to have such additional proof of the extended usefulness of these great mineral waters. Issuing from the earth at the uniformly constant tepid temperature of 82 degrees Farenheit, in unvarying and vast quantity, beyond any possible requirement for bathing purposes; of a chemical character that has undergone no change, as proved by successive examina- tions, extending over more than three hundred years; of slightly alkaline and emollient character; containing a considerable surcharge of pure nitrogen gas ; bright and beautiful in appearance; easily raised from its natural temperature—which is from 30 to 40 degrees above that of ordinary cold water—to any higher temperature that may be desired for medicinal purposes; the prescribed